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As soon as Riley spoke, the Dean\u2019s entire body tensed. Her hand, already outstretched toward the emergency summoning rune, froze midair.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Alaric, seeing the Dean flustered, stepped forward with glint of concern in his eyes. He stormed toward Riley, grabbing her arm roughly. \u201cYou insolent girl! Haven\u2019t you made enough of a disgrace of yourself today? Get out of here-now!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley yanked her arm free, her eyes blazing with fury. \u201cYou want to talk disgrace? You and Zara have spent five years protecting Scarlett-an adopted daughter-while your true-born daughter rotted in a prison cell for a crime she didn\u2019t commit. If you two aren\u2019t ashamed, why should I be afraid? Today, I\u2019m taking justice\u00a0<\/p>\n
back!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou-!\u201d Alaric\u2019s face turned a dangerous shade of red, but under Riley\u2019s determined gaze, he found himself helpless.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zara, visibly shaken, pleaded with tears in her eyes, \u201cRiley, enough, please. Can we just go home and talk about this? There\u2019s no need to keep making a scene.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley turned toward her mother with ice in her stare. \u201cHome? So you can bury the evidence and protect Scarlett again?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou really are a pair of perfect parents-so devoted to your foster daughter, terrified she might suffer the consequences of her crimes. But your real daughter? You never feared my pain.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
With each bitter word, Alaric\u2019s face grew darker, while Zara had already burst into full sobs, barely able to stay upright.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRiley, no! You\u2019re my daughter-I carried you for ten moons! I would never want you to suffer. Everything I did\u2026 it was for your own good!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
For her own good? Riley almost laughed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFor my good, you let me rot in prison? You let them take everything from me while you stood silent?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve carried the blame for five years,\u201d she said through gritted teeth. \u201cAll I want is for Tessa to speak the truth-finally. And if you really care about me, Luna Zara you\u2019ll stop protecting the one who did this.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alaric and Zara fell silent, shame silencing their protests\u00a0<\/p>\n
They knew the truth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alaric had seen Scarlett lead Tessa into the Black Forest hat day.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zara had seen the surveillance stone, watched Scarlett abandon Tessa as the rogues closed in.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Back then, Riley had no proof. Her cries for justice had fallen on deaf ears.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But now Tessa, the victim herself, had awakened. And Rey would never let this chance slip through her fingers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Dean watched the rising panic in Scarlett\u2019s eyes and nearly trembled from the sight. Her heart broke for her. But Riley\u2019s unrelenting pressure sent the Dean to a cold fury. She pointed a sharp, trembling finger. \u201cIf you don\u2019t stop this madness, I will call the Pack Enforcement Bureau!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Riley let out a chilling laugh. \u201cOh, please do. That way Ian tear off the mask of your precious Scarlett in front of the enforcers.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Of course, the Dean had no real intention of involving the Bureau. She grit her teeth, eyes full of venom.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Something about the Dean\u2019s behavior gnawed at Riley.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But now wasn\u2019t the time to dig deeper. All that mattered was clearing her name.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley stepped forward. \u201cWell? You said you\u2019d call them. What are you waiting for?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Dean hesitated, clearly trapped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley pulled out her communication rune-a slick, silver Howler Stone embedded with the sigil of the Northern High Council. \u201cIf you won\u2019t call them, I will. After five years, it\u2019s about damn time we bring the truth into daylight.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She lifted the stone, ready to summon the enforcers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But a large hand suddenly slammed into hers, knocking the stone from her grip. It shattered on the floor with a piercing crack.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before Riley could react, the same hand struck her across the face-hard enough to send her flying into Tessa\u2019s bed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pain exploded through her cheek, her ears ringing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou disgraceful child!\u201d Alaric roared like a furious Alpha. \u201cIs dragging the Ebonclaw name through the dirt the only way you\u2019ll be satisfied?!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He raised his hand again, eyes wild, fists trembling with rage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley couldn\u2019t focus on him-her gaze shot immediately to Tessa.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tessa had just awakened from years as a soul-trapped shell. She was already frail. Riley\u2019s fall had jostled the bed-and worse, struck Tessa.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had collapsed, unconscious again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTessa! Tessa!\u201d Riley\u2019s voice cracked with panic as she reached for her. \u201cDon\u2019t do this, please-just hold on a little longer!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
If Tessa didn\u2019t name Scarlett now, it might never happen. And without that, Riley\u2019s truth would vanish again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alaric, Zara, Kael, even Maddox and the Dean-they all t out small sighs of relief.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Ronan was the first to act. He shoved Riley aside and rushed to Tessa\u2019s bedside.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTessa-wake up! Come on, little moon, don\u2019t scare your big brother like this!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He shook her gently, his voice cracking. But no matter how he called, Tessa didn\u2019t respond.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pain contorted Ronan\u2019s face. Then he turned to Riley wh eyes full of blame and fury.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is all your fault,\u201d he growled. \u201cIf you hadn\u2019t kept phing if you hadn\u2019t dragged this out-Tessa wouldn\u2019t have collapsed! If anything happens to her, I swear I\u2019ll ke you pay.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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But Riley didn\u2019t hear him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her hands were trembling, tears blurring her vision.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Because this time-it wasn\u2019t just about vengeance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was about truth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And the truth had just passed out in her arms.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Send Gifts\u00a0<\/p>\n
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