I ignored him, my gaze fixed on Olivia. The poor girl''s shoulders sagged with relief at the sight


    of me, fresh tears streaming down her face.


    "Grandmother,” she whispered, the title an acknowledgment of the bond we shared despite the


    absence of blood rtion.


    I nodded to her, then turned my attention to Victoria Frost. The woman had the audacity to


    smile at me, as if we were meeting at a social gathering rather than at my great- granddaughter''s desecrated grave.


    "Matriarch Stone," she said, dipping into a respectful curtsy. "What a surprise to see you out so


    early."


    Cold fury filled me. This woman had helped kill my great-granddaughter, had spat on her


    grave, and now dared to address me with false respect.


    "Seize that woman," Imanded, my voice carrying the weight of decades of authority.


    My security team moved immediately, surrounding Victoria before she could react. Her blue eyes widened with genuine fear for the first time.


    "Ethan!" she cried, reaching toward him. "Tell them to stop! What is happening?"


    My grandson stepped forward, still holding Olivia against his side. "Grandmother, what are you


    doing?"


    "Justice," I replied simply. "Something you have failed to provide."


    The security team grabbed Victoria''s arms, forcing her to her knees before Lily''s Moonstone Tombstone. She struggled against their grip, her perfectposure finally cracking.


    "Ethan, please!" she begged. "I''ve done nothing wrong!"


    (Ethan''s POV)


    I watched in shock as my grandmother''s security team forced Victoria to her knees. This was


    happening too quickly, spiraling beyond my control.


    "Release her immediately," I demanded, my Alpha voice resonating with authority.


    To my surprise, the security team ignored me, their loyalty to my grandmother apparently


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    superseding their respect for my position as Alpha King.


    +15 Points >


    "Grandmother," I said, stepping toward her, "this is inappropriate. Whatever usations Olivia


    has made-"


    "Are true," my grandmother interrupted, her voice sharp despite her frail appearance. "I have


    seen the evidence myself."


    Victoria continued to struggle against her captors. "What evidence? There is no evidence


    because I''ve done nothing wrong!"


    I moved to intervene, but hesitated. We stood before Lily''s grave, a sacred ce that deserved respect. Using force here, even to protect Victoria, felt wrong somehow.


    While I hesitated, the security team bound Victoria''s hands behind her back with what appeared to be ceremonial restraints. One of them stuffed a cloth into her mouth, silencing


    her protests.


    Olivia stepped forward, her face transformed by hatred. In her hand, she held the Ancestral Pack Whip-a traditional implement of pack justice that I hadn''t seen used in years.


    "This is for Lily," she said, her voice eerily calm.


    Before I could stop her, she brought the whip down across Victoria''s back. Victoria''s scream


    was muffled by the gag, but her body jerked with pain.


    Again and again, Oliviashed out, each strike drawing blood through Victoria''s torn designer clothes. The security team held Victoria firmly, preventing her from escaping the punishment.


    I fought my way through the security team, their training no match for my Alpha strength. By the time I reached Victoria, her back was a bloody mess, her designer clothes torn to shreds.


    As Olivia raised the whip for another strike, I grabbed it mid-air, wrenching it from her grasp.


    "Olivia Winters, are you really going to kill someone before you''re satisfied?!" I roared, tossing


    the whip away.


    Olivia stared at me, her chest heaving with exertion and emotion. "She deserves worse for


    what she did to Lily."


    My grandmother stepped forward, her frail form radiating disapproval. Before I could react,


    she pped me hard across the face, the sound cracking through the cemetery''s morning


    stillness.


    "You disgrace your family, Ethan," she said coldly.


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    +15 Points >


    The sting of her palm was nothingpared to the weight of her disappointment.


    I stood frozen, shocked by her action.


    "Grandmother-"


    "Silence," shemanded, and despite myself, I obeyed. "You defend this woman while your


    true mate suffers? While your daughter''s memory is desecrated?"


    She shook her head, her eyes reflecting decades of wisdom and the pain of watching her


    family tear itself apart.


    "Olivia would never make such usations without cause," she continued, her voice softening


    slightly. “That girl loved you and Lily with her whole heart. She would never lie about


    something this sacred."