A Truth Revealed!

His face was squeezed in a scowl as he stood before me, his left hand buried deep in his pocket while the other clutched a steaming cup of coffee. He took a sip, then froze mid-swallow as he locked eyes with me.

I glared back, noticing his hands were shaking and his eyes were wide with disbelief. "It's me, dad," I said with a smirk, watching as the cup slipped from his grasp and shattered on the concrete floor with a deafening crash. Even as the shards scattered around his feet, his attention remained fixed on me, his finger pointing in my direction as he blinked in disbelief.

"Vic... Victoria?" I stammered, my eyes rolling in exasperation as I shoved past the guard who had pointed a gun at me.

"You recognize your dead daughter!" I spat, my voice dripping with malice. "The miserable girl you banished from this pack is standing right before you!"

"How is this possible?" he whispered, his voice trembling with shock. "You can't be alive. You're not Victoria! Who are you?" His eyes darted