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Kael Vale\u2019s fist came down hard on the metal side table, the loud clang echoing off the sterile walls of the Stormridge Pack infirmary.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His father flinched at the outburst. Even while confined to a hospital bed with both legs broken, Alpha Alaric still tried to keep his spine straight, his jaw clenched in defiance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t forget,\u201d Alaric snarled, voice hoarse with pain and rage, \u201cyou were the one who testified against Riley at the High Tribunal. You were the one who pointed the finger, Kael. Don\u2019t you dare try to pin this on me and your Luna.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kael froze. His heart pounded like a war drum. Those words hit harder than any blow his father had ever struck him with.\u00a0<\/p>\n
How could he forget?\u00a0<\/p>\n
The memory was carved into his bones-standing in that cold courtroom, Riley\u2019s golden eyes burning with disbelief and betrayal as he, her own brother, had declared her guilty. Even then, a part of him knew the truth. But he hadn\u2019t fought for her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou think I don\u2019t remember?\u201d Kael growled through gritted teeth. His canines sharpened, claws flexing involuntarily as his wolf stirred beneath the surface, agitated by his guilt. \u201cEvery night, I hear her screams from that cell. Every. Damn. Night. You think these broken legs are punishment? No. They\u2019re karma.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He turned his cold, furious gaze on his father. \u201cYou destroyed her. And you made me help.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Luna Zara, lying in the next bed, winced. The pain in her legs must\u2019ve flared again, but it was nothing compared to the look she gave her son-equal parts disgust and disappointment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow dare you speak to your Alpha that way,\u201d Alaric spat, his pride still more intact than his bones. \u201cYou\u2019ve been brainwashed by that girl-she\u2019s nothing but a defect. A stain on the Ebonclaw bloodline.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t call her that,\u201d Kael hissed. His voice dropped low, a predator\u2019s growl rumbling in his chest. \u201cDon\u2019t you dare.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alaric surged forward, ignoring the agony in his legs. Veins bulged in his neck, face red with fury. \u201cGet out! Get out before I make you!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Kael didn\u2019t move. He stood still, like a monolith carved of stone and regret,\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alaric\u2019s breath became ragged, his body trembling from both pain and rage. His eyes fluttered,\u00a0<\/p>\n
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and for a moment, Kael thought he might faint. A sliver of satisfaction curled in Kael\u2019s gut.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Was that wrong? Maybe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But watching the Alpha who\u2019d once ruled their pack with an iron fist now reduced to this- sweating, gasping, helpless-it felt like a sliver of justice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou two did everything to break Riley,\u201d Kael said, quieter now. \u201cYou framed her. You locked her away. You let Scarlett take everything that should\u2019ve belonged to her\u2026 and you expected her to thank you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Luna Zara\u2019s voice quivered. \u201cWe were just trying to protect the pack.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kael scoffed. \u201cNo. You were trying to protect Scarlett. The perfect daughter. The fake one.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zara\u2019s eyes welled with tears. \u201cScarlett never wanted to hurt Riley-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe let Riley take the fall for her,\u201d Kael snapped. \u201cDon\u2019t act like you don\u2019t know that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zara fell silent. Her hand clutched the bedsheet tightly, knuckles white. The silence thickened until she finally spoke again, this time with a tremor of maternal worry.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cScarlett\u2019s returning from Northhaven today. She\u2019s coming to pay respects to Matriarch Duskgrave. You need to call her. Tell her to turn back.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kael blinked. \u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Riley sees her,\u201d Zara pressed, \u201cshe\u2019ll retaliate. You know how she is-vengeful. She\u2019s dangerous\u00a0<\/p>\n
now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alaric grunted in agreement. \u201cScarlett\u2019s still weak from her last recovery cycle. She won\u2019t survive another confrontation.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kael stared at them. The same parents who once celebrated Riley\u2019s birth with pride now feared their own daughter like a rogue beast.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Good. They should.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He thought of Scarlett\u2019s bruised face back in the tribunal\u2019s holding cell. He hadn\u2019t dared tell Zara what had happened. That Riley had left those bruises after Scarlett begged for mercy. That it had taken three Enforcers to pull her off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His voice was flat when he said, \u201cI\u2019ll think about it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Without waiting for another word, Kael turned and left the room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Each step out of that infirmary hallway felt heavier than the last. He wasn\u2019t sure if it was guilt\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
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or something deeper. Regret had hollowed him out, and now all that remained was duty.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He stepped into the fluorescent-lit corridor-and stopped short.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Theo Hale stood near the exit, arms crossed. The silver Omega\u2019s sharp eyes locked on him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cKael,\u201d Theo said. \u201cYou\u2019re leaving already?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kael nodded. \u201cI\u2019m going to find Riley.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Theo\u2019s expression didn\u2019t change, but his stance straightened. \u201cYou know where she is?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. But I\u2019ll find her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was a pause. A beat of understanding passed between them-both men bound to the same girl in different ways.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m coming with you,\u201d Theo said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kael narrowed his eyes. \u201cWhy?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI need answers,\u201d Theo replied. \u201cAbout her past. Her medical history. Her missing records. And I think she\u2019s the only one who has them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kael studied him for a moment. Then nodded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They didn\u2019t trust each other, not completely. But they both trusted Riley more than anyone else. And maybe, for now, that was enough.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Together, they left the infirmary and vanished into the cold night-two broken wolves chasing the one they\u2019d failed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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