Counterback of the Despised Luna by Diana West

Counterback of the thespised Lama

Chapter 20 A Successful Counterattack

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“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.

this long. The whole place was practically about to

domineering face exuded effortless charm. His sharp, penetrating eyes glinted with intensity, and the banquet hall lights

“Alpha.”

approached me with steady strides, the crowd

with false sorrow. She bit her lip

frowned, his lips pressing into a thin line. “She

What?

slightly taken aback. Caden was actually standing up

cut in, “Someone saw Roseline steal Ms. Crawford’s ring. The head of security found it in

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I don’t believe Ms. Sinclair would steal either, especially since she’s your

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front of everyone, we all saw my diamond ring in her bag. It’s not like

an award. Her acting skills were good enough to

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gaze fell on me.

said no, would you believe

He replied

willing to believe me, even when

admit this side

you didn’t take it, then how did the ring end up in your bag?” Wendy gave Lilian a nudge, prompting her to press the question

lips curling into a

my eyes. Wendy’s face faltered slightly, and she stepped back.

footage, Caden ordered, his tone

immediately went to the security

hall like this, surveillance cameras were a given. All we needed to do was check the

up this trap; there was no way she’d make it

a guard returned. “Alpha, the surveillance