Chapter 345\u00a0<\/p>\n
Author\u2019s POV\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alaric\u2019s roar still echoed through the Vale estate when his words struck like venom in the air:\u00a0<\/p>\n
29 Finished\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat sin did I commit to deserve a daughter like Riley Vale? She\u2019s rotten to the core. She\u2019s hated for a reason. She\u2019s always been cursed.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His tone was venomous, his lies stacking one atop another as if he truly believed them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe chopped her finger off willingly! No one forced her! In fact, I think she should lose both hands-maybe then she\u2019ll stop pushing people down the stairs!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was madness. Unrepentant. Cruel.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kael met his gaze from across the room, not with rage but with cold, quiet disappointment-disappointment that cut sharper than any blade.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou want to talk about sins?\u201d Kael said, his voice low but unwavering. \u201cWhen Mom gave birth to Riley, she begged you to stay awake and keep her safe. You fell asleep, remember? That\u2019s how she was stolen. That\u2019s how all of this started.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His fists clenched at his sides.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf she\u2019d grown up with them, gotten the love and education she deserved, she wouldn\u2019t be like this. She wouldn\u2019t be broken. But she didn\u2019t. She grew up in Rogue settlemnet just like an orphanage while they coddled a stranger. And now you call her unworthy?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kael took a step forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe was born into the Vale family and raised like a stray. And now you dare say she deserves this?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alaric\u2019s face turned beet red. His body trembled with rage. It wasn\u2019t guilt-it was the loss of control that infuriated him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou-\u201d he bellowed. \u201cYou ungrateful little bastard!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before Kael could brace himself, the slap came. Alaric\u2019s hand cracked across his face with Alpha strength, splitting the inside of Kael\u2019s mouth and sending blood trickling down his chin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The sharp, metallic taste didn\u2019t dull the ache in his chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Any lingering hope Kael had for this man-the father he once admired-was snuffed out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He laughed. It was a bitter, hollow sound.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe must regret ever coming home,\u201d Kael said quietly, wiping the blood from his mouth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then he turned to Mia. \u201cGo. Take the food to Riley. Get her whatever she wants. If anyone dares stop her, I\u2019ll cut off their hands myself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His voice was as cold as the steel buried in his tone. Mia, eyes glassy, nodded firmly. \u201cYes, young Alpha. I\u2019ll\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
14:57 Sun, Dec 28\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 345\u00a0<\/p>\n
KO HOW.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kael didn\u2019t wait another second. He turned and left without sparing anyone else a glance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mia was just about to follow when Zara\u2019s voice stopped her\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going too.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zara gently removed Scarlett\u2019s clinging arms from around her waist and straightened her shoulders.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett\u2019s eyes widened slightly in panic, Kael\u2019s threat had clearly been for her, and she knew it. If she\u2019d realized Kael was on the second floor watching the entire scene, maybe she wouldn\u2019t have tried to steal Riley\u2019s food.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now it was too late.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett turned pitiful eyes toward Zara, \u201cMom, I want to come too. I want to visit Riley.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zara hesitated but eventually said, \u201cShe\u2026 she doesn\u2019t want to see you right now. Stay here.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And with that, she and Mia left.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett was left alone with Alaric.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her tears vanished. Her pout twisted into a scowl.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s poisoned him,\u201d Scarlett snarled. \u201cKael used to hate her. Now he\u2019s threatening me over her! You\u2019ve got to do something before she takes them both away from me!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her voice had sharpened, shrill and venomous-gone was the fragile, innocent girl she pretended to be. Now she sounded like a petulant snake who\u2019d lost her bite.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alaric sat heavily on the couch, arms crossed, face dark as a thunderhead. Then slowly\u2026 he smirked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t worry,\u201d he said. \u201cThat mongrel pup won\u2019t get far.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett\u2019s eyes lit up. \u201cYou have a plan?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alaric nodded. \u201cThe Stormridge Pack from Northhaven is arriving soon to bid on the Eastside territory. If they\u2019re serious about the project, even the Ebonclaw Pack and Blackmaw pack working together won\u2019t be enough to outbid them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett\u2019s brows furrowed. \u201cAre you saying we should marry Riley off to one of them? You\u2019re going to reward her by marrying her into a royal bloodline?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alaric laughed darkly, \u201cReward? No. The Alpha heir of Stormridge-he\u2019s a monster. Sterile. Violent. Dominant to the point of sadism. Rumor has it he breaks wolves the way one breaks wild dogs.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett\u2019s lips parted in surprise, then curled into a delighted smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo\u2026 we send Riley to him. Let him tame her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
14:57 Sun, Dec 28\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Pack\u2019s Daughter\u00a0<\/p>\n
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