Counterback of the Despised Luna by Diana West

Counterback of the thespised Lama

Chapter 20 A Successful Counterattack

Finished

“That’s my ring!” Wendy exclaimed, staring at me with extreme disdain. “Roseline, so it was you who stole it! Now that we’ve caught you red–handed, with both eyewitnesses and the ring in your possession, what do you have to say for yourself?”

I stayed calm, watching her closely. When the waitress accused me, I was certain the ring would magically appear in my bag. No doubt, Wendy was behind this setup.

“Roseline, if you’d just returned the ring to me and apologized earlier, I might have been willing to let it go. Wendy’s tone suddenly softened, in stark contrast to her earlier hostility.

I glanced over my shoulder and realized why: Caden, the man she idolized, was finally paying attention to

the commotion.

Typical–only now, after everything was practically exploding, did he decide to notice that his troublesome. admirer was causing me trouble.

“Wendy, you’re too kind. A thief like Roseline doesn’t deserve forgiveness! We should report this to the authorities and let them handle it fairly and impartially,” Lilian said, perfectly playing her role.

Wendy nodded. “Fine, let’s call the police.

“This is what you deserve, Roseline. Stealing something this valuable isn’t a minor offense–you’ll be spending time in jail soon enough!” Queenie added gleefully, hurriedly distancing herself from me.

I almost laughed. Reporting this to the police? That actually works out perfectly for me. Exposing Wendy’s

up in front of werewolf officers will make this even more satisfying.

set

“What’s going on here?”

Caden finally walked over.

it took him this long. The whole place was practically about to explode,

figure, while his handsome, domineering face exuded effortless charm. His sharp, penetrating eyes glinted with intensity, and the banquet hall lights cast a golden halo around him,

“Alpha.”

the crowd parted,

with false sorrow. She

pressing into a

What?

was slightly taken aback. Caden was actually standing up for me?

in, “Someone saw Roseline steal Ms. Crawford’s

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steal either, especially since she’s

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ring in her bag. It’s not like the ring just

an award. Her acting skills were good enough to

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on me.

I said no, would you

would.” He replied without

blinked in surprise. Caden was willing to believe me, even when everyone else had turned

side of him wasn’t bad.

the ring end up in your bag?” Wendy gave Lilian a nudge, prompting her to

lips curling into a smirk. “Obviously, someone planted it

not, I wasn’t hiding the piercing look in my eyes. Wendy’s face faltered slightly, and she stepped back. Her flustered reaction was barely noticeable

footage, Caden ordered, his

immediately went to the

this, surveillance cameras were a given. All we needed to do was check the footage to see who had actually taken Wendy’s ring.

no way she’d make it

few minutes later, a guard returned. “Alpha, the surveillance cameras in the banquet hall are