Nathan heard for the first time that Bill was suspected of attempted r**e. His eyes widened in horror, once again reshaping his perception of Thea. "You're her own father. She actually accused you like this? She ruined you—isn't she afraid of the stain on her own bloodline?"
Bill said, "I have also advised her that if I had any political stain, it would affect her and the future children. However, she said she would never get married in her lifetime, let alone have children. She wants to let the Moore line die with her."
Nathan stared wide-eyed in terror.
Thea's despair for love—her refusal to ever mark a mate or be marked—was the shadow he had cast upon her wolf’s soul. He felt a complicated surge of emotion. On one hand, he hated Thea for hurting the vulnerable Victoria, but on the ot
