Aitana's POV
The air left my lungs in a rush. Tristan stiffened beside me.
"You were mated to a wolf of the Silva pack?" I asked, struggling to process this new revelation.
Liora nodded, her gaze distant. "A human and a wolf—it was forbidden, of course. But we loved each other in secret. When your grandfather ordered the attack on your family, my mate... he couldn’t go through with it. He was the one who helped you escape."
Her voice broke, and she pressed a wrinkled hand to her mouth, as if holding back decades of grief.
"And what happened to him?" Tristan asked, his voice softer now.
Liora's breath shuddered. "They executed him for treason. Nobody knew I had a son with him, and they think my granddaughter is not related to them, but he made sure I had everything I needed, even afte
