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The moment Scarlett Vale laid eyes on Riley descending the hallway, her blood surged with fury.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She hated seeing her like this-ethereal, glowing, untouchable.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Everything about Riley tonight was flawless: her luminous skin, the soft waves of her pale hair, the layered gown of blush silk that caught the corridor\u2019s light like moonlit mist. A living daydream.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett\u2019s nails curled into her palm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley had inherited every advantage-beauty, bloodline, and now, even presence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And she had tried everything to ruin her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
To humiliate her. To erase her. To shred her face and strip her pride.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And yet here Riley stood. Untouched. Radiant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As if five years in a prison cell had done nothing but sharpen her into something more dangerous.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett\u2019s lips curled with spite. She\u2019s here for Lucien, she thought. That must be it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The idea made her stomach churn.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley cast her a single glance-brief, expressionless. Then looked away as though Scarlett was nothing but a dust mote.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No sneer. No retort. No recognition.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That indifference was worse than contempt.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley tightened her grip on the velvet-wrapped gift box in her hands and turned to her companion. \u201cLet\u2019s go, Andy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett\u2019s rage ignited.\u00a0<\/p>\n
How dare she ignore her. Like the past never happened. Like Scarlett was the one who didn\u2019t belong here.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She waited until Riley\u2019s footsteps drew closer, then let her mask drop.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The corridor was empty. Perfect.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her voice cut through the silence, sharp and poisonous.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, well. Dressing like a Luna already, are we?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley didn\u2019t stop.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett\u2019s voice rose.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhoring yourself out at a Matriarch\u2019s birthday party, hoping some Alpha will forget your prison record? You might fool strangers, Riley, but we know what you really are.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her words echoed through the hallway like a slap.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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But Riley didn\u2019t flinch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett\u2019s breath came faster. She wanted a reaction. Needled one.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley\u2019s silence was unbearable.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This wasn\u2019t how it was supposed to go.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was supposed to scream. Cry. Break down. Just likealways.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Just like when the family would turn on her. When Scarlett played innocent, and the others shielded her like a wounded pup.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Riley had changed. She wasn\u2019t playing that game anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett snapped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With a snarl, she lunged forward and yanked Riley by the hair.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou think you\u2019re better than me now?!\u201d she screeched, her claws digging toward Riley\u2019s scalp. \u201cLet me remind you what you really are-nothing but a stain on the Vale name!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley staggered, caught off guard, but didn\u2019t cry out. Her fingers went instantly to Scarlett\u2019s wrist, trying to break the grip.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLet her go!\u201d Andy shrieked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The petite Beta launched forward, grabbing a fistful of Scarlett\u2019s curls and yanking them back with all his strength. \u201cYou absolute lunatic! She\u2019s the Luna\u2019s guest, not your chew toy!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett screamed in pain and released Riley, stumbling backward.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At that exact moment, a male voice thundered from down the corridor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat the hell is going on here?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
All three turned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ronan Duskcliff stood like a storm at the end of the hall tall, broad-shouldered, his Alpha aura pulsing in waves of restrained violence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Andy blinked. His anger dissolved instantly into girlish awe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Good gods. That man was carved from marble and dipped in danger.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He immediately let go of Scarlett\u2019s hair, smoothing down his sleeves and trying not to stare.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett\u2019s eyes brimmed with tears the moment she recognized Ronan\u2019s voice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In a heartbeat, she switched gears-from fury to fragility\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRonan,\u201d she whimpered, staggering toward him like a frightened doe, \u201cI didn\u2019t mean to-I was just trying to talk to her, and she got so angry-I think I ruined her hair and she\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her voice cracked, and tears spilled like a broken dam. She threw Riley a trembling glance of fear. \u201cPlease don\u2019t be mad at her. It was my fault. I-I was too loud.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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19:34 Sat, Jan 10 GG.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Riley narrowed her eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Classic Scarlett.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Ronan frowned. His gaze flicked from Scarlett\u2019s tears to Riley\u2019s unbothered calm, and his jaw clenched.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou went too far, Riley,\u201d he said coldly. \u201cThis is a family event. What the hell were you thinking?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Andy\u2019s mouth fell open.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What?!\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have got to be joking,\u201d he snapped. \u201cShe was the one who attacked us! Pulled her hair like some feral wolf! And now you\u2019re blaming Riley?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ronan\u2019s eyes slid to Andy with disdain. \u201cThis isn\u2019t your pack. Stay out of it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then, he turned back to Riley. His tone dropped, sharp and commanding.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cApologize to Scarlett.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Andy took a step forward, fists clenched. \u201cYou arrogant-!\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Riley raised a hand. Calm. Controlled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u201d she said quietly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ronan\u2019s eyes darkened. \u201cNo?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Riley met his gaze, steady and sharp.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou came in halfway through a scene and assumed the ending. If you want to talk about honor, Alpha Duskcliff, perhaps learn what actually happened first.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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