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For years, Ronan Duskcliff had believed with absolute crtainty that Riley was the one who had harmed his sister. He hated her so deeply that he had been willing tuse every resource at his disposal to destroy her, going so far as to see her imprisoned for a crime she didn\u2019t commit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But now, Tessa\u2019s reaction-so raw and visceral-hit him like a silver-forged hammer straight to the chest, shattering the foundation of everything he had believed over the past five years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His fists clenched tightly at his sides, knuckles pale from the pressure.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If Riley truly hadn\u2019t been the one to hurt Tessa\u2026 then what had all those years of revenge been for? What did that make him?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kael Vale, Alpha of the Ebonclaw Pack and Riley\u2019s biological brother, stared at Tessa with wide eyes, disbelief carved across his face. He had always favored Scarlett, tuning out Riley\u2019s protests, even helping drag her down when she was at her weakest. He had stood in count and testified against his own sister, claiming with full confidence that Riley was the attacker.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now, the world spun beneath his feet, and his legs nearly gave out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maddox, a respected member of the Lycan Tribunal, locked equally stunned. As a law wolf, his duty was to seek truth and uphold justice-but when it came to Scarlett, he\u2019d let personal bias blind him. He had even tried to convince Riley to take the blame for what happened to Tessa. He couldn\u2019t fathom back then that sweet, delicate Scarlett could be the real monster.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He\u2019d accepted the Ebonclaw Pack\u2019s narrative without question.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now he saw how wrong he\u2019d been.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sweat beaded on Maddox\u2019s brow. His gaze flitted nervously between the others, guilt tightening around his\u00a0<\/p>\n
throat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley watched all of them, her sharp eyes recording every flicker of their shame. She had once believed their pain would bring her a sense of satisfaction.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It didn\u2019t.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Instead, bitterness welled up in her chest like poison. Even if her name was finally cleared, those five years- those blood-soaked, soul-crushing five years-would never leave her. The damage done would haunt her forever.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t want just justice. She wanted them to suffer to.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If she had to drown in that pain, they would drown with her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She turned toward Tessa again, voice steady and unforgiving, \u201cTessa, Tell them. Was it Scarlett who lured you into the Black Forest that night?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kael, Maddox, and Ronan all froze, holding their breath\u00a0<\/p>\n
Suddenly, none of them wanted the answer,\u00a0<\/p>\n
Because if it was yes, then every belief they\u2019d clung to would collapse. They would be forced to face a truth they\u2019d never prepared for-and their own roles in that cel deception.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Kael stepped forward, his voice sharp. \u201cRiley, that\u2019s enough. Tessa\u2019s only just woken up. She needs rest. Let\u2019s go home.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He reached out to grab her, but Riley slipped out of his rasp like smoke.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maddox, ever the peacemaker, gave a nervous smile. \u201cRey\u2026 Kael\u2019s right. This isn\u2019t the time. Let\u2019s not upset her. We\u2019ve already-disturbed her enough for one day, don\u2019t you think?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her eyes turned to ice. \u201cOh, I see. You\u2019re scared. Scared know the truth. Scared that your precious Scarlett isn\u2019t the pure little saint you convinced yourselves she was. Scared to admit you\u2019ve all been played for fools.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Their jaws clenched. But neither Kael nor Maddox said nother word.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They couldn\u2019t. Not after everything.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She turned then to Ronan, who had been watching silently, struggling with the war inside him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her gaze pierced through him, sharper than any blade.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ronan Duskcliff, don\u2019t you want to know who really hurt your sister? Or are you going to stand there like a coward and protect the wrong person again?\u00a0<\/p>\n
His face turned ashen. He was caught in a storm-guilt, doubt, rage all swirling together. If what Riley implied was true\u2026 then his hatred had been misplaced all along. The punishment he\u2019d dealt her had been unjust. Unforgivable.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But if he knew the truth\u2026 could he live with it?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley saw his hesitation and nearly laughed. So this was the kind of brother who claimed she could never repay the sin he thought she\u2019d committed. And now, standing at the edge of truth, he balked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He couldn\u2019t even stand up for his own sister.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She took a bold step back and moved beside Tessa, forming a silent but resolute alliance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTessa,\u201d she said clearly. \u201cTell them. Was it Scarlett who lured you into the Black Forest that night-the one who caused your coma?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her voice rang with the weight of justice long denied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moment of reckoning had come.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tessa\u2019s eyes fluttered shut-deliberate. Definite.\u00a0<\/p>\n
One clear answer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett began to shake uncontrollably. Her limbs trembled, and she seemed to collapse inward, curling like prey that had just been spotted by a predator.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The room fell into a deafening silence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The truth, after five years buried, had finally begun to surface.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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