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“It wasn’t me… someone else
started it. That’s what made
everything worse.” Emily’s
voice was shaky, barely holding
together.
Aidan gave a single, cold nod,
his expression as sharp as a
blade. “Good. I, Aidan, don’t use
my power to crush the weak.”
“Right is right. Wrong is wrong.”
He took my hand, his grip firm,
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Aidan’s voice sliced through the
room like a blade. “Stand up.”
He didn’t yell–but his tone held a weight that couldn’t be
ignored.
Even though she was bruised all over, Emily didn’t dare disobey. She clenched her jaw and
forced herself upright, every
movement laced with pain.
A clear footprint was stamped
cross the ton of her right shoe
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movement laced with pain.
A clear footprint was stamped
across the top of her right shoe.
Aidan turned to me, his voice
quieter but still unwavering.
“Sweetheart, do you want to
leave one on the left too?”
I didn’t hesitate. I smiled, then
slammed my foot down hard on
her left one.
She let out a muffled whimper,
but I didn’t pull back. I ground
my heel down, making sure she
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She let out a muffled whimper, but I didn’t pull back. I ground my heel down, making sure she felt every ounce of pressure.
Her sobs turned frantic, raw.
Between gasps and cries, she
choked out, “Isolde, I’m sorry!
Please… forgive me!”
I lifted my foot. Now both of
her shoes bore a mark–but
the prints were unmistakably
different.
Emily’s face turned deathly pale.
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Emily’s face turned deathly pale.
Then Aidan’s voice came again
-ice cold. “So, tell me… who
dirtied your shoes?”
Emily faltered, stammering, “I—
I didn’t see.”
Aidan signaled one of the En-
forcers. “No one gets their shoes
messed up without noticing.”
“Help jog her memory.”
The Enforcer didn’t hesitate. He
came at her hard–no mercy,
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The Enforcer didn’t hesitate. He
came at her hard–no mercy,
no hesitation–treating her
the same way he would a male
warrior.
Her screams bounced off the
walls, sharp and gut–wrenching.
Finally, through her sobs, Emily
cried out, “I remember! It was
me—I did it. I dirtied my own
shoes!”
“I was wrong, Alpha King.
Please forgive me!
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ordered the Enforcer to step
back.
Then he turned to the business-
men, his gaze cutting through
them like frost. “You’re sup-
posed to be the top dogs of your
packs–the alphas of commerce.
And yet you couldn’t figure out
something so simple? Or did
you just not care?”
“Clearing my mate’s name
would’ve taken seconds. But in-
stead, you backed her attacker.
You beat her. You blamed her.
Did you really think you could
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The merchants all dropped
their gazes, not a word between
them.
Aidan let out a low, bitter laugh.
“From this moment forward.
Silvermoon Crest Pack won’t be
doing business with any of you.
Not for the next three years.”
Their faces drained of color.
Some winced like they’d been
struck.
Without Silvermoon Crest’s
hacking half of them would he
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Without Silvermoon Crest’s
backing, half of them would be bankrupt within months.
Then Aidan’s gaze locked on
Lucas, his eyes turning glacial.
“And you… I’ll be keeping a very
close eye on.”
“Anyone who sides with your
pack? They’ll feel my wrath
firsthand.”
“Anyone who does business
with you becomes an enemy of
Silvermoon Crest Pack.”
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Lucas looked completely
wrecked. His shoulders sagged, his eyes empty. He stared at
Aidan like a man watching his
world crumble. “Alpha King…
are you trying to wipe out the
Golden Crescent Pack?”
Aidan didn’t even dignify that
with a reply. He turned and
walked away, pulling me along
with him.
But just then, Lucas’s voice
rang out behind us–desperate,
pleading. “Alpha King! Wait-
there’s something you need to
know Inst give me a chance”
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“It’s about your mate. About
Isolde.”
His words slammed into me
like an icy wind, freezing me
mid–step.
Still, Aidan didn’t flinch.
His voice was calm, ironclad.
“We are one. Our souls are
bound. There’s nothing you
can say that will drive a wedge
between us.”
Tears burned in my eyes,
