chapter eighty-two

POV Lily

I walked through that endless corridor, my legs trembling with every step as hot tears streamed down my face. It felt like a giant nightmare, and I struggled to find an exit, any escape from the suffocating situation.

"Daughter?" I heard my mother's gentle voice behind me, a touch of concern evident in her words.

My heart raced as my father spoke with noticeable firmness, "What are you doing here?" His tone cut through the air, filled with tension and perhaps a hint of disappointment. I shivered in his presence, eyes brimming with tears desperately searching for an answer that could alleviate the pain settling between us.

"Father... mother..." I stammered nervously. The emotion of seeing them after so long overwhelmed me. The last time we met, my father aided that alpha in kidnapping me, but deep down, I wanted to believe there wasn't much they could do. Knowing the Supreme Alpha as I do now, he would have come to my pack and killed everyone without exception. I shouldn't bla