The crisp sound of a slap rang out, echoing through the medical center.
Sera staggered backward, her hand flying to her burning cheek in shock.
Never, in all the months of manipulation, had Kieran ever laid a hand on her.
Kieran's face was carved from ice, his Alpha aura pressing down on her like a physical weight.
"You better not have lied to me, Sera. Because if I find out you have, I'll make you pay back a thousandfold!"
"I'll make you experience every moment of pain you caused my family!"
Owen stepped forward, and despite his young age, he radiated the same intimidating aura as his father.
The resemblance between them had never been more obvious.
"Aunt Sera, if I find out everything you said was lies, then however you bullied my mother, I'll bully you back the same way!"
"I'm not a little kid anymore. I know what real cruelty looks like now."
Sera stumbled backward, covering her stinging cheek with both hands.
She realized things weren't developing the way she'd expected at all.
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