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For a moment, all words seemed to choke in the throat, caught by an invisible hand-
“Scarlett, don’t be afraid. Tell your father–he will avenge you.”
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-no one could utter a single syllable.
Alpha Alaric’s voice broke the silence, but before Scarlett could respond, a low, icy voice cut through the tension.
“It was me. What kind of revenge does Alpha Alaric plan to take against me?”
Alaric stiffened, eyes wide in disbelief as he turned to see Lucien Duskgrave lounging casually on the sofa. His long legs were crossed with effortless grace, his demeanor lazy but imbued with an innate regal authority.
Lucien was like a predator toying with its prey–aloof, superior, untouchable. Though seated, his gaze bore down from an impossible height, calm and indifferent, yet commanding undeniable respect.
That look was like gazing upon trash.
Even Alaric, steeped in arrogance, couldn’t help but doubt himself in that moment. Had Lucien truly released Scarlett from the holding cells out of respect for Alaric’s status?
Suddenly, the prince’s earlier words echoed sharply in his mind: “The real show is about to begin.”
A show ?
Alaric’s instincts screamed that whatever Lucien meant, it wouldn’t bode well for him.
As self–doubt gnawed at him, Tessa’s mother–her eyes bloodshot and wild with fury–could no longer contain herself.
Like a lioness defending her cub, she lunged toward Scarlett and delivered a resounding slap across her face.
The force sent Scarlett’s head snapping sideways, five distinct fingers branded sharply on her pale cheek.
“My daughter was guided to the forest by you,” Tessa’s mother hissed through trembling lips. “And yet you dare to frame Riley? You’re no human–you’re a monster!”
Scarlett’s actions had left Tessa a vegetable for five long years . And Riley had endured unimaginable torment while the Ebonciaw Pack’s traitors–Scarlett and Alaric – mocked them all behind their backs.
The Blackmaw family had been played like fools, their fury and sorrow all aimed at innocent Riley.
Five years of blind vengeance , a lifetime destroyed–not just Riley’s, but Tessa’s too.
Tessa had been just fifteen when she became a vegetable, a promising student admitted to Mooncrest Academy–the most elite high school in Mooncrest , where only two from the upper echelons had been accepted: Riley and Tessa herself.
Riley’s university years were spent behind bars.
Tessa’s high school and university dreams were confined to a hospital bed.
How could Tessa’s mother not hate the woman who ruined her daughter’s entire life?
Her hatred was so fierce she wished she could tear Scarlett apart limb by limb.
She raised her hand again , ready to strike, but Ronan Duskcliff grabbed her arm firmly.
“Mom, how can you hit Scarlett without knowing the whole story?”
Pain flickered across Tessa’s mother’s face. “Tessa was attacked into this state. Doesn’t that justify my anger?”
“Impossible!” Ronan’s voice was resolute. “You Knew Scarlett–you know her kindness. She would never harmed Tessa. There must be some misunderstanding. Maybe Tessa lost her direction…”
Ronan!”
Before he could finish, Tessa’s voice cut sharply through the room.
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Her icy glare fixed on Ronan was not that of a sister to her brother, but of a sworn enemy.
How could Ronan still defend Scarlett at this moment?
He was the one who claimed to love Riley but had inflicted the deepest wounds upon her.
He was the one who wanted to break off the engagement with Scarlett back then.
Now, when the truth was revealed, he scrambled desperately to exonerate her.
Tessa’s disgust for Ronan was profound–his behavior hurt her more than Scarlett ever had.
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“Ronan,” she shouted, voice raw with fury and pain, “I’m telling you clearly now: it was Scarlett who forced me to the forest five years ago. Riley was innocent!”
“No, it wasn’t me! I swear it wasn’t!” Scarlett shook her head desperately, tears brimming as the fresh red handprint on her face made her look like a victim of the cruelest injustice.
“Ronan, please, you have to believe me.” Her voice cracked with sobs.
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