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.

the pack. And now, in

the suffocating atmosphere of the study. "Let's go,

*Smack!*

came faster than

to the side, her cheek now stinging twice

shame of being caught in a lie that hurt-it was the realization that the one person she trusted, her own mother,

eyes were cold, narrowed

snapped, her voice like ice. "You should have been smarter.

grim expression, his patience

at him and shook my head slightly, signaling that I didn't want to witness any more of this family's twisted

quietly and began

Nicholas said grimly, "Alpha Leo, are you sure you want to make an enemy of our Oceanheart Tribe for

traitor's daughter? Who was he talking

didn't notice that

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

this." Leo bellowed angrily, "The consequences of another word are more than you can

asked

nothing. Leo denied

by the shoulders and led me out the

me without a word, his movements

he leaned over slightly to greet us, his

the tension that

"Just let them keep their lives. Beyond that, do what you must." His tone was devoid of action, add as the winter winds that blew across the northern front. Panther

I felt a sudden wave of

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