Reborn Omega: Avenge Herself Like an Alpha

Chapter 28 I Was So Naive

Reory’s POV

After Aubrey finished speaking, she flung open the door and stormed our without looking back, her determination absolute,

In that instant. I felt as if I had lost something irreplaceably precious; even Callen, who always had something to say, stood silent as stone.

The officer standing at the door glanced at me hesitantly and asked, “Alpha, should I bring her back for the statement?”

“No need. I snapped out of it and shook my head.

Though Aubrey hadn’t provided solid evidence, the pain in her eyes said it all.

Back then, I had been young; it was an accident, and there seemed no need to verify it. So I had always treated Mariana well. And now, Aubrey was telling me I had been wrong all along?

Aubrey’s POV

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When I ran out, I found that night had fully fallen; a cold rain was coming down steadily. As the water trickled from my hair down my collar, I suddenly thought of the showers at the virus research center the wolves in white lab coats always set the water icy cold, claiming it would help calm the virus inside me.

Cold really did clear the mind.

In my past life, after losing everything, I had once confronted Mariana. She had looked at me with innocent, tears, denying everything; she said the aphrodisiac had only been meant for her pet. She swore she had no idea there was anything in the wine – that someone else must have been targeting Alpha Henry, and I had simply been caught in the trap.

I had half–believed her; after all, Mariana had always been kind to me, always gentle, always looking out for me. And yes, there had been many she–wolves eager to get Alpha Henry into bed.

But in the end, if she hadn’t betrayed me herself, I never would have been captured by Bailey and sent to the virus research center. Only then did I realize all of Mariana’s warmth had been a lie. Only then did I see how deep her mask truly ran.

wrong I had been. Mariana wasn’t just good at hiding; her schemes were

down my hair in

day since my rebirth; already, I had seen just how terrifying people could be. This new life was going

was too slow to act. I had been too late in recognizing my enemies; too foolishly

Henry; my longing for my father’s affection;

this life would be different. I had another chance; no matter how strong my

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now I had Alpha–level Ella. There was still time. Time to

it still hurt

The bitterness, the anger, the helplessness, the resentment

moment, a car stopped beside me. Charles jumped

you

are you doing here? Weren’t you

voice pulled me out of my suffocating

to the skin; Charles pulled one of his

–

said firmly. Amusing just this afternoon he’d treated me with nothing but

to go home. Bailey had said this morning that my father wouldn’t be coming home tonight;

glanced sideways at me, voice low.

didn’t answer. After a pause, he spoke again, voice awkward. “About this afternoon… I want to apologize. I’ve interrogated Robert and Easton; they really were connected

laugh and turned to look at him. “You don’t need to apologize. You’re nothing to me; whether

into your family. That makes