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.

done-every lie, every pretense-it had all been for them. For Oceanheart. For the pack. And now, in this moment of crisis, they turned on her.

suffocating atmosphere of the

*Smack!*

slap came faster

the side, her cheek

shame of being caught in a lie that hurt-it was the realization that the one person

cold, narrowed with

blame me for this, Aria," she snapped, her voice like ice. "You should have been smarter. You should have found a way out of this before it all

a grim

head slightly, signaling that I didn't want to witness any more of this

stood up quietly and began

grimly, "Alpha Leo, are you sure you want to make an enemy of our Oceanheart Tribe for the sake of a

daughter? Who

didn't notice that Leo's

recall some kind of

about this." Leo bellowed angrily, "The consequences of another word are more

asked suspiciously, Who are they

Leo

the shoulders and

followed me without

Panther, he leaned over slightly to greet

his voice low, sensing the tension that

giving Panther a hard look. "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 bowed slightly,

stepped outside the study, I felt a sudden