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.

to explain why your

decorative stones. A single scrape against Henry’s hand would draw blood. And to

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The Needle

“Sharp?”

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For one terrifying moment, she thought her task was

that Henry might be infected with the virus from

off—perhaps it was rumor, perhaps not. Proof was needed. A blood test would decide.

plan, snatching the strap away at the critical moment. She had been

forced a brittle laugh. “You mean the pearls and jewels? They’re not sharp at all.

for her bag, smiling stiffly, but even with both hands she couldn’t match Aubrey’s single

Aubrey’s for a moment, silent understanding passing between them, before he

you trying to do? Take my

face draining pale. She shook her head frantically.

kept trying to wrench

sharply, striking Shamin unconscious. The young woman crumpled soundlessly