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.

For Oceanheart. For the pack. And now, in this moment of crisis,

grabbed her mother's arm, desperate to leave the suffocating atmosphere of the study. "Let's

*Smack!*

came faster than Aria

side, her cheek now

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 disbelieving.

eyes were cold, narrowed

should have been smarter. You should have found

with a grim expression,

that I didn't want to

stood up quietly and began

sure you want to make an enemy of our

Who was

head to look at Nicholas, but I didn't notice that Leo's body stiffened,

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

this." Leo bellowed angrily, "The consequences of another

he mean?' I asked

Leo

took me by the shoulders and led me out

the way, Leo just followed me without a word, his movements quiet and

we passed Panther, he leaned over

voice low, sensing the tension

Beyond that, do what you must." His tone was devoid of action, add as the winter winds that blew across the northern front. Panther bowed slightly, a visible tremor running through him

study, I felt a sudden wave of