Chapter 187

wad nearby, the weight of the moment pressing down on me

My voice was soft as I spoke, but it carried the full depth of my emotions

"You won't meet with an arides this time, 120. I won't accept your inheritance either. If you must pass it on, give it to Daria or Narik. I don't want it. And I don't need. I don't hate you anymore, but that doesn't mean I need your compensation." Lee, seated by the fire, his rugged face rense, growled lowly, his frustration evident.

"Dis isn't about compensation. I love you! Just simply love you?"

hwords echoed in the room, and for a moment, I closed my eyes, letting the pain settle in.

Once, those words would have been a balm to my heart, a long awaited confession that would have filled me with joy.

But now, they only brought sadness, a deep melancholy that seemed endless.

Before I could respond, Leo's phone buzzed, cutting through the heavy silence.

He answered quickly, his tone sharp. 711 deal with it." He hung up, then looked at me, his voice softer. "There's something you need to see. Come with

1. me.

Later that night, Leoinvited Aria and her family to the villa.

The once-proud Oceanheart pack had fallen on hard times.

Recent failures with contracts-especially the botched deal with Silvermoon-had left them on the brink of financial ruin.

prospects dwindle, and the pack

Aria's mother, was optimistic, as they

sure Leo has remembered how good Aria is. Maybe he's looking to rekindle things," she said with confidence. "And

away. You're

just then, Panther, one of Leo's most trusted men, appeared at the top of the

voice colder still. "Alpha Leo

on Angelina's face disappear, and Aria's initial confidence

air was thick with

his posture

before Aria or her parents could muster up their sycophantic smiles, their attention was drawn to

through the room,

doing here? How are you not

by her words. Leo's voice, however, was steady and

you let Aría impersonate

In the air

Chapter 187

Artax parents booked at one another, their

recover, goke up

of your word Our Aris

fered a one trying to

mistaken. I don't understand what you

May h, he said, nodding toward

filled the room-a

Aria had

widened in panic. "No! That's mine! I was

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