"It''s me," I sobbed suddenly, my shoulders shaking with apparent grief. "I should be med for


    Grandmother Evelyn..."


    The room fell silent, all eyes turning to me in shock. Ethan''s face darkened as he stepped


    closer.


    "What happened?" he asked coldly.


    I cried harder, my apologies flowing freely. "Ethan, I''m so sorry. It''s all my fault. I shouldn''t have called you earlier. Grandmother was convinced that I killed Lily because of that call."


    I continued exining through my tears, "She wanted to avenge Lily, and while I was at home preparing venison stew for you, she had her guards bind me and bring me here. She was so angry with me, and her emotions were so agitated that... No matter how I tried tofort her,


    it was useless..."


    I looked up at him with tear-filled eyes. "I killed Grandmother, it''s me! I''m sorry, I made you lose your grandmother. I''m a sinner!"


    My voice broke with apparent remorse. "Ethan, let the enforcers take me, let me pay for Grandmother''s and Lily''s lives! That way, Olivia will feel better!"


    (Olivia''s POV)


    I listened to Victoria''s tearful confession with cold skepticism. The dramatic shift from denial


    to self-me was too convenient, too calcted.


    Her blue eyes shimmered with tears as she offered herself up for punishment, but I knew Victoria too well. This was just another performance, another maniption. Fury surged through me, hot and unstoppable. I 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!" I demanded, my voice shaking with rage.


    Victoria struggled against my grip, her eyes widening with feigned terror. "No... I didn''t... Olivia, what nonsense are you talking about? Ethan cares about Grandmother so much, how could I


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    deliberately provoke her?"


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    She looked past me to Ethan, tears streaming from her blue eyes, appearing helpless and pitiful. "Olivia, I know you me me, but you can''t nder me like this..."


    I 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 believed me about it!"


    Strong hands suddenly gripped my shoulders, pulling me away from Victoria. Ethan''s scent- pine and winter air-enveloped me as he forcibly separated us. "Enough, Olivia!" he growled, his Alpha authority vibrating through his words. The Northern Territory Enforcers moved quickly, their trained hands restraining me with 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.


    I 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, gave me a stern look. "Ms. Winters, be careful with your usations. We need evidence, not emotional outbursts."