The Alpha King is unavailable 44

Ethan immediately loosened his grip, but his anger was palpable. He stood up, towering over me, his amber eyes flashing with fury.

"Olivia, just because you didn't push Emma today doesn't mean Lily didn't push her that day," he said coldly before turning and leaving the room.

I slowly sat up, my eyes cold and distant. I had hoped that today's incident, mirroring the past, would at least make him question the narrative he believed. I had underestimated the hold Victoria and her daughter had on

him.

The door slammed behind him, leaving me alone with my thoughts and the lingering scent of Dr. Bennett's healing salve.

(Isabelle's POV)

I sat on my bed, tears streaming down my face as I looked at my bruised knees and bloodied legs. The pain was excruciating, but my rage burned even hotter.

"That b**h, Olivia, I won't let her get away with this!" I seethed, pressing a cold compress against my throbbing knee.

Mother stood nearby, her expression a mixture of concern and anger. She'd always protected me ways ensured I got whatever I wanted. This humiliation was unprecedented in my twenty-four years.

Just then, a servant from Ethan's quarters entered without knocking. His face was impassive as he delivered

his message.

Chapter 17 Words and

"Miss Stone, Mr. Stone has ordered you to the ancestral hall to receive punishment."

I cried, the pain from the earlier whipping still

her to intervene as she always did. But the servants, following.

of me! I'm injured!" I screamed, fighting against

forward, her voice sharp with authority. "How dare you! Release my

powerful members of the Stone family. But Ethan's authority as

direct orders from the Alpha," one servant said

echoed through the hallways

scolding.

(Eleanor's POV)

me away, ignoring

just as the punishment concluded. My

lashes of the discipline rod.

wailed, her face streaked with tears and

How could Ethan do this to his own cousin? I

now," I soothed,

confront Ethan. I found him in his study, calmly reviewing documents as if he hadn't just ordered my daughter's brutal

deserve such punishment?" I demanded, trying to maintain an authoritative

papers, his amber eyes devoid of emotion. "She lied about witnessing Olivia push Emma. She attempted to frame my

I argued, gesturing wildly with my hands. "How

is the same age." Ethan replied calmly,

He was retaliating for Olivia, Isabelle, for trying to harm Olivia, had received the exact same punishment that had been

ignored Olivia, allowin her however we wished. This sudden defense of

to treat

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255