After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

Chapter 188

Angelina collapsed to the floor, her voice breaking into sobs.

"Alpha Leo, you you can't do this! We'll have nothing left! How will the Oceanheart pack survive?"

Leo's gaze didn't soften. "You have a choice, Angelina. Return what's mine, or I'll send you to prison. I have more than enough evidence to make that happen."

Angelina's cries grew louder as she turned desperately to her daughter.

Aria! Beg him! Didn't you say he loved you? Beg him to forgive us!"

Asta stood frozen, her world collapsing around her as everything she had fought for crumbled to dust.

Aria stood frozen in place, the sharp sting on her cheek lingering long after her mother's slap.

The impact had been physical, but the emotional weight crushed her even more.

Shame, betrayal, and disbelief swirled in her chest.

Her face burned, not just from the slap but from the embarrassment that engulfed her.

She had been the center of attention for so long, posing as me, receiving the adoration and care that wasn't meant for her.

Now, stripped of the illusion, her family's coldness left her feeling utterly exposed.

She swallowed hard, holding back tears as she tried to make sense of it all.

all been for them. For Oceanheart. For the pack. And now, in this

suffocating

*Smack!*

came faster than

whipped to the side, her cheek now stinging twice

the shame of being caught in a lie that hurt-it was the realization that the one person she trusted, her own mother, had betrayed her. Aria stared at Angelina, wide-eyed and

eyes were cold, narrowed with

like ice. "You should have been smarter. You should

a grim expression, his patience clearly wearing

shook my head slightly, signaling that I

quietly and began to walk toward

sure you want to make an enemy of our Oceanheart

daughter? Who was

that Leo's body stiffened, and for a moment his demeanour was

Leo to recall some kind of hatred, "Don't forget whose parents deserted the battlefield and left

"The consequences of

asked suspiciously,

nothing. Leo denied

the shoulders

followed me without

Panther, he leaned over slightly to greet us,

low, sensing the tension that lingered like a storm cloud over the

hard look. "Just let them keep their lives. Beyond that, do what you must." His tone was devoid of action, add as

I felt a