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    I felt my frustration mounting. Why couldn''t she see that I was trying? That I


    wanted to be a


    better father to Lily?


    "What do you want from me, Olivia?" I demanded. "I''ve admitted I was wrong. I want to


    apologize to Lily personally. What more can I do?"


    Her emerald eyes locked with mine, burning with an intensity that made me take a step back.


    "What about Emma?" she asked, her voice dangerously quiet. "What happens to her now that


    you know the truth?"


    I blinked, caught off guard by the question. "This is between me and Lily. Emma doesn''t need


    to be involved."


    "Doesn''t need to be involved?" Olivia''s voice rose incredulously. "She lied about being pushed!


    She let Lily take the me and punishment!"


    I shook my head, defensive instincts kicking in. "She''s just a child, Olivia. Children lie


    sometimes. They make mistakes."


    "And Lily? Wasn''t she just a child too?" Olivia''s eyes shed dangerously. "A child you


    punished without hearing her side. A child you left standing in the sun with a fever while you


    I felt my temper rising, my Alpha aura ring in response to her challenge. "What do you want


    me to do? Punish Emma now? Would that satisfy you?"


    "I want justice for Lily," Olivia insisted, standing her ground despite my intimidating presence.


    "I want Victoria and Emma to acknowledge what they did."


    My patience snapped. "This is ridiculous. Emma made a childish mistake years ago. Victoria


    had nothing to do with it."


    "Victoria has everything to do with it!" Olivia shouted, herposure finally breaking. "She''s been poisoning you against Lily and me from the beginning!"


    I felt my Alpha aura expanding, filling the small cottage with my anger and frustration. The windows rattled slightly, and I saw Olivia flinch despite her defiance.


    "Enough!" I growled, my voice deepening with the influence of my wolf. "I came here to make peace, not to listen to your usations against Victoria and Emma."


    Olivia didn''t back down, her own anger matching mine. "Of course you defend them. Even now,


    when you know the truth, you shield Emma while Lily suffered your harsh punishment."


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    "What do you want from me?" I demanded again, my voice echoing off the walls.


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    "I told you-justice for Lily," Olivia repeated, her voice steady despite the tears gathering in her eyes. "Victoria and Emma should acknowledge what they did. They should face consequences just as Lily did."


    I felt my control slipping, my wolf pushing against the surface of my skin, demanding release. "So you won''t be satisfied until Emma suffers the same as Lily? Is that it?"


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    "Shouldn''t she?" I retorted, my voice sharp with years of pent-up resentment.


    I could feel my body trembling with the force of my emotions, my emerald eyes burning with unshed tears. The injustice of it all-Lily''s suffering, Emma''s immunity from consequences,


    Victoria''s maniptions-threatened to overwhelm me.


    "Victoria Frost and Emma should beg for Lily''s forgiveness," I dered, my voice breaking slightly on my daughter''s name. "They should kneel before her and admit what they did."


    Ethan''s face contorted with rage, his amber eyes glowing with the intensity of his wolf. The air around us grew heavy with his Alpha power, pressing down on me like a physical weight.


    "You''re being unreasonable," he growled, his voice barely human. “Emma is a child. She made


    a mistake. It doesn''t warrant this level of vengeance."


    "Vengeance?" I echoed incredulously. "Is that what you think this is? I''m not asking for


    vengeance, Ethan. I''m asking for ountability."


    He shook his head dismissively, already turning away from me. "This conversation


    is


    pointless. You''re too blinded by your hatred for Victoria and Emma to be rational."


    The usation stung, but I refused to back down. "And you''re too blinded by your infatuation


    with them to see how they''ve manipted you."


    Ethan''s jaw clenched, a muscle ticking visibly as he fought to control his temper. "I''m done


    with this discussion. I came here to see Lily, and I will see her-with or without your permission."


    He stormed toward the door of Maple Grove, his broad shoulders rigid with anger.