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"It's me," | sobbed suddenly, my shoulders shaking with apparent grief. "I should be blamed for
Grandmother Evelyn..."
The room fell silent, all eyes turning toin shock. Ethan's face darkened as he stepped
closer.
"What happened?" he asked coldly.
| cried harder, my apologies flowing freely. "Ethan, I'm so sorry. It's all my fault. | shouldn't have called you
earlier. Grandmother was convinced that I killed Lily because of that call."
| continued explaining through my tears, "She wanted to avenge Lily, and while | was at hpreparing venison
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so agitated that... No matter how I tried to comfort her,
it was useless..."
I looked up at him with tear-filled eyes. "| killed Grandmother, it's me! I'm sorry, | made you lose your
grandmother. I'm a sinner!"
My voice broke with apparent remorse. "Ethan, let the enforcers take me, letpay for Grandmother's and
Lily's lives! That way, Olivia will feel better!"
(Olivia's POV)
| listened to Victoria's tearful confession with cold skepticism. The tic shift from denial
to self-blwas too convenient, too calculated.
Her blue eyes shimmered with tears as she offered herself up for punishment, but | knew Victoria too well. This
was just another performance, another manipulation. Fury surged through me, hot and unstoppable. | lunged
forward and grabbed Victoria's throat, my fingers tightening around her slender neck.
“Victoria Frost, did you deliberately say something to provoke Grandmother, causing her to die
from emotional distress? Tell me!" | demanded, my voice shaking with rage.
Victoria struggled against my grip, her eyes widening with feigned terror. "No... | didn't... Olivia, what nonsense
are you talking about? Ethan cares about Grandmother so much, how could |
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She looked pastto Ethan, tears streaming from her blue eyes, appearing helpless and pitiful. "Olivia, | know
you blme, but you can't slanderlike this..."
| tightened my grip, wanting nothing more than to squeeze the truth from her lying throat. "You killed my
daughter, and now you've killed the only person who believedabout it!"
Strong hands suddenly gripped my shoulders, pullingaway from Victoria. Ethan's scent- pine and winter air-
envelopedas he forcibly separated us. "Enough, Olivia!" he growled, his Alpha authority vibrating through his
words. The Northern Territory Enforcers moved quickly, their trained hands restrainingwith professional
efficiency. One officer twisted my arm behind my back, not painfully but firmly enough to immobilize me.
"Miss Winters, please calm down," the officer warned, his grip unyielding.
| struggled against their hold, desperation making my voice c***k. "It's her, she must have killed Grandmother
Evelyn! Investigate her, it must be her!"
The lead enforcer, a weathered wolf with gray at his temples, gavea stern look. "Ms. Winters, be careful with
your accusations. We need evidence, not emotional outbursts."