Reborn Omega: Avenge Herself Like an Alpha

Chapter 229 The Needle in the Gem

Third Person POV

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“Alpha Henry, you’re here.” Shamin greeted with a pleasant smile the moment she saw him. Yet Aubrey caught it at once—this time, Shamin’s warmth toward him had cooled.

Henry, remembering her forwardness at the last banquet, gave only a curt nod.

Shamin didn’t seem to mind. Carrying her jeweled clutch, she stepped closer, her voice light and graceful.

“I heard you’re supporting my sister to inherit the alpha position? You really are so kind to her.”

She blinked playfully, slipping herself between Henry and Aubrey.

“Shall we go to the banquet hall together?” Her smile was dazzling, but a flicker of something sharp flashed in her eyes as she reached out, aiming to hook Henry’s arm. The clutch dangled conveniently, about to brush against the back of his hand.

At the last instant, Aubrey’s fingers clamped onto the strap, jerking the bag up. Her eyes gleamed as she inspected it, her voice soft but cutting.

care to explain why your purse is

harmless. But Aubrey’s gaze was too precise–she had spotted the fine needles hidden among the decorative stones. A single scrape against Henry’s hand would draw blood. And to anyone else,

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229 The Needle

“Sharp?”

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For one terrifying moment, she

grandfather had summoned her, warning that

had waved it off—perhaps it was rumor,

hand to ruin her plan, snatching the strap away at the critical moment.

Aubrey’s cold stare, Shamin forced a brittle laugh. “You mean the pearls and jewels? They’re not sharp at all. I don’t know why you’d

stiffly, but even with both hands she couldn’t match Aubrey’s

passing between them, before he turned his glare onto Shamin.

do? Take

burst from Shamin, her face draining pale. She shook her head frantically. “You’re mistaken! You’re

trying to wrench the bag free, still

sharply, striking Shamin unconscious. The young woman crumpled