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.

she'd done-every lie, every pretense-it had all been for them. For Oceanheart. For the pack. And now, in this

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

*Smack!*

slap came faster than Aria

head whipped to the side,

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,

cold,

voice like ice. "You should have been smarter.

grim expression,

at him and shook my head slightly, signaling that I didn't want

stood up quietly and began to walk toward

grimly, "Alpha Leo, are you sure you want to make an enemy of our

traitor's daughter? Who was

that Leo's body stiffened,

compelling tone seemed to be guiding Leo to recall some kind of hatred,

No more talk about this." Leo bellowed angrily, "The consequences of another word are

he mean?' I asked suspiciously, Who are they

nothing. Leo denied

the shoulders

without a word, his movements quiet

over slightly

Panther said, his voice low, sensing the tension that lingered

His tone was devoid of action, add as the winter winds that blew across the northern front. Panther bowed slightly, a visible tremor

I felt a sudden wave of dizziness wash over

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