Lea took a step back, feeling the strength from her father, hitting him in the chest like a hammer. For a moment Lea felt dizzy, then she slowly realized that she had completely fallen into the trap that Fely and Garry had set up.
They planned everything very cleverly and carefully. Lea felt the presence of Nada, her wolf form, rebelling within her. She wondered mentally why Nada had not grown as weak as she should have been. If it was true that the milk she drank contained poison, she should have been lying down unconscious and weak by now.
Dalton orders one of his men to summon doctor Ian, a trusted Windclaw pack doctor. A few moments later, doctor Ian, who is the trusted doctor of the Windclaw pack, entered Lea's room.
"Alpha Dalton, you called me?" asked doctor Ian. "What happend?"
Dalton pointed to a glass of milk that was one third of the glass left on the table. "Please check the milk in the glass and tell me whether it contains anything dangerous or not."
Doctor Ian didn't ask anything. He does its job quickly. He knew something was going on and he needed to do his job carefully.
Lea had high hopes that the doctor could prove the truth of what she said about Fely. She knew that her prediction of the worst possible scenario could happen and that made Nada keep growling to be released from inside her.
After tension reigned in the room while doctor Ian examined the milk in the glass, doctor Ian straightened up.
"This milk is just plain milk. There's nothing harmful in it."
Dalton frowned. "Are you sure, doctor Ian?"
"Of course. Milk that contains poison or noxious substances won't smell like this. The color will also change slightly and especially the taste will leave a bitter aftertaste on the tip of the tongue after drinking."
Suddenly, Fely start to sobbed sadly. "I drank the milk because Lea was cruelly forced, but I don't feel anything strange happening to me," Fely said. Her tears flowed down her cheeks. "I told Eris to make milk for Lea because I wanted to wake her up after a night of drunkenness. I just wanted to help her get ready for her wedding, but Lea treated me cruelly and slandered me."
Everyone stared at Lea intently. Lea realized that Fely and Garry were successful in trapping her. Right now in everyone's eyes, Lea was a bad person and a liar.
Lea approached Dalton and took his hand. "Dad, I'm not lying. Fely and Garry set me up on purpose. She--"
"SHUT UP!"
SLAP!
Lea held her cheeks that felt like they were burning. She was sure that, if she looked in the mirror now, there would be the imprint of her father's hand imprinted on her cheek.
Everyone in the room was shocked by the loud slap and the fact that Dalton Braiven had laid hands on his own biological daughter, the female alpha who will be his heir. No one dared to move to intervene.
Tears streamed down Lea's red cheeks and she tried her best to keep her sobs from erupting.
"D-dad, why did you slap me?" whispered Lea in a hoarse voice.
Dalton didn't answer, just stared at Lea with a cold gaze. Lea felt her chest so tight. She turned to Garry and saw the corners of Garry's lips lift into a sly smile. The same smile also graced Fely's and Nyla's faces.
"Lea, let me take over! I'll make them pay for this crap!"
"How dare they disrespect me!"
Lea's wolf was pissed off, the poison in her body seems to be working. Lea knew that she couldn't fight against her father. She wanted to stop Nada, but Nada had already escaped her control.
Nada stretched out her claws, making Lea's clothes turn into pieces. She shifted to a white wolf. Its thick, pure white hairs stand up, but her eyes seemed to be on fire, flashing red light.
Watching Fely and Garry's betrayal, Nada rushed towards them.
As soon as Nada's claws were about to tear a piece of flesh from their bodies, her father's wolf, Leo, ran into her.
Nada fell to the ground and whimpered in pain, but she would not give up. She snarled at Leo crazily and then stretched out her fangs and bit Leo's paw.
BOOM!
With a sound, Nada was thrown onto the wall by Leo. Leo rushed over quickly and held her neck with his claws.
Just when Nada thought she was going to die here, Leo stopped.
Nada gasped as she weakened. Slowly Nada returned to her human form.
Lea gulped and with tear in her eyes, she looked at Dalton, who had also returned to his human form.
Looking at her father, her heart hurted even more. She couldn't believe that her father chose someone else instead of his own daughter. If the pain of being betrayed by Garry was like a broken arm, then her father's cruelty was as if the oxygen in her lungs had been drained. She curled up on the ground, feeling so painful that she couldn't breathe.
Why? Lea asked silently, her tears running dry. But her father still didn't intend to let her go. She watched her father's claw-shaped thumb forcefully scratched her neck with a cross!
That's a sign of rejection!
Her father wants to drive her out of the pack!
Dalton stared at Lea for a moment, then stood up and looked at everyone in the room. "You will all be my witnesses. Today, I, Dalton Braiven, alpha of the Windclaw pack, decided to expel Lea Ariane Braiven from our pack. I don't need a rotten heir and this pack doesn't need a lying alpha either. This second also, Lea Ariane Braiven is no longer part of the Windclaw Pack."
Lea shocked. The wound on her neck was not as painful as her heart at the moment. Her own father, the man she always idolized and respected, was blinded by Fely and Garry's crimes.
"Dad, you can't--"
"Pack your things and get out of here," said Dalton in a sharp tone, "you need to go outside and learn respectful etiquette."
"My Dalton family can't tolerate unruly young ladies. Lea, don't blame your dad, you are just too spoiled."
Feelings of pain and sadness hardened into anger inside Lea. She laughed sarcastically while looking at everyone in front of her with a piercing gaze.
"So you all turned into stupid werewolves caught in that little liar trap in the end," Lea hissed sarcastically while pointing at Fely and Garry. "Just remember my words. At some point, when the truth finally comes out, don't expect to beg for my forgiveness. You are all dead to me from now on."
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Lea drove her car out of town. She felt her whole body hot and weak, as if some invisible hands were trying to squeeze her from the inside.
Lea realized, somehow and when, Fely really had poisoned her with something. Maybe a stimulant.
She saw a hotel on the right side of the road and decided to stop there. She mustered the last of her strength to drag her suitcase and checked herself in at the reception counter.
Her mouth was dry, her eyes were heavy, and her head felt like it was spinning. Lea realized that she was in a state of unbearable heat and she needed the help of an alpha to release the fire within her body or she would burn to death.
"Miss, are you all right?" asked by receptionist, as Lea leaned against the counter breathlessly..
Lea raised her hand, trying to say something, but at that moment her breath caught in her throat, as a distinctly masculine scent hit her nostrils.
Lea turned in the direction the scent was coming from and every joint in her body screamed with longing, as her eyes caught the figure walking towards her. A man in a black vest, light blue long-sleeved shirt, and black leather shoes.
This man has a body shape that strengthens the dominant aura in his blood. Tall, with a broad chest and broad shoulders, he had a perfect athletic body.
His skin was tan and his handsome features conveyed a stern and cold side that was charming. Sharp eyes, shaded by thick eyebrows, a nose and high cheekbones like those of a special edition men's magazine model and a perfect bow of lips.
"Ah, damn, why my body react like this," Lea cursed in whisper. "but who is he? A bellboy?"
Lea was shaking violently, feeling her blood rush under her skin, wanting the feeling where her body melted into that man firm arms.
Lea had never felt this strange feeling when she was with Garry. She has cut ties with Garry and vowed revenge. This man, whoever he is, might just be able to help her release the fire burning within her.
Lea stepped closer to the man. She grabbed his sleeve and whispered. "Hey, can you help me?"
Jayden Franzine, an alpha of Horizon pack, stared at the woman in front of him with a thumping heart.Black, the wolf inside him growled. Not rage as a natural instinct when detecting an enemy, nor rage when it succeeds in doing something important or difficult, but rage full of wild desire.Jayden could smell the sweet scent of pheromones like vanilla and a touch of lavender, filling every inch of the skin of the woman in front of him, even though she was wrapped in a beautiful wedding dress, beautifully enveloping her plump curves.Jayden even seemed to be able to feel the sweet taste of white skin like jasmine buds on his tongue.Black growled softly, whispering the influence that said she was the mate he had always wanted.Inside Lea, her wolf--Nada, was struggling with the fire flowing through her blood, making her slowly burn in intense heat.Lea, in her nearly thinning consciousness realized that Nada could no longer be stopped, not only because of the influence of the stimulan
Five years later.Skyhigh Airport.Lea fixed the long, cream-colored coat she was wearing, matching the handbag and high heel she was wearing. She tossed her wavy chestnut-colored hair.The young man standing near the exit could not hide his admiration, looking at the shining beauty in front of him.Lea held a small boy in one hand, very handsome, well-built, and with thick, wavy black hair, contrasting with his fair skin.But his expression revealed a calmness that didn't match his age. He frowned impatiently when he saw the astonishing eyes of the people passing by, and tugged on Lea's sleeve with his small hand, signaling them to leave here quickly.Lea was just about to pick up the phone to ask where her friend was when she heard a familiar shout. "Lea!" Then she was caught off guard by a strong hug."Lea! You are so bad! How could you leave me five years ago without saying anything? Did you know how worried I were? Boohoo..."Seeing Shery again, Lea felt happy and guity with her
"Shut up, Nada," Lea said to Nada, who was still nervous. "It can't be him. I no longer believe in bonds like that, because they are surprisingly fragile and can be broken by anyone."Nada growled and muttered Garry's name behind her grunt. Lea snorted and stared out the cab window.The green light flashed and the taxi he was in drove off again. Nada insisted howling softly at the Bentley next to the taxi and it hadn't moved because it was in a different lane and still stuck at a red light."Don't mention that name again, Nada, he's just a useless, accursed hypocrite who is cowardly and immoral. Remember, we came back here to turn things around, to teach them a lesson, so forget about everyone, including that man. He was just a bellboy and it was just a one night stand between us. Nothing more and will always be like that."Nada cries a weak growl and the silence returned. She knows the wounds that Lea has carried over the past five years and what they have experienced has forged Lea
"This is quite a big event, so make sure everything will go perfectly," said Nina Kirk, owner of Flower modeling agency that represents Diamond Entertainment in the Skyhigh area.She ordered some of his helper to check and fix this and that, scolding those who dissatisfied her and giving little praise to workers she found satisfactory.Nina has high standards and excellent performance in her work, so she was appointed by Diamond entertainment to represent them as agent at Skyhigh.Nina herself was just informed yesterday by an official from the Diamond entertainment head office that the model she will represent will come and participate in tonight's cocktail party, which is actually intended as well as a pre-audition event to select a model who will represent the hosting company as a their brand ambassador, namely the Franzine industry which is the largest industrial center in Skyhigh which controls the world of entertainment, hospitality and tourism.More or less Nina knows how much
"This is Meyra Atkins, the newcomer actress who won the best newcomer award at a film festival two months ago," Liam said. The woman named Meyra Atkins who was introduced by him reached out to Jayden in a shy manner. "Hello, Mr. Jayden, it is very nice to meet you," Meyra said softly. Jayden took Meyra's hand for a moment and quickly let go again. His face remained expressionless. "Yes, thank you." Meyra looked a little surprised to see Jayden's cold attitude. She tried to be bolder and more intimate. "I think you should see the movie I'm in, Mr. Jayden. It's a great story about--""I'm sorry, Ms. Meyra, but I don't like movies," Jayden cut in dryly. He looks at Liam with raised eyebrows. "How long will this event last?" he asked Liam, who looked uncomfortable because Meyra looked like she wanted to cry at Jayden's attitude earlier. "In a minute," Liam answered nervously. "You should sit down at this table Jay, I'll make sure the emcee doesn't take too long to wrap this up." Liam
"Why are we giving this to?" asked Lea, when she received the box given by Nina. "What is this?"The box was beautifully wrapped and decorated, with floral ornaments and ribbons. Nina gave it to Lea at the exit door near the lobby."This is just a gift that you can give to the jury, choose anyone from the judges that I have previously introduced to you," Nina said lightly. "It's nothing, it's just something small. They will be very happy to receive it. This gift has been prepared by our company since before the event started. It's common here, giving one of the judges or interviewers a small gift to make our chances a little bit better and bigger."Lea stared at the box in her hands with great doubt. This seemed strange to her, because giving gifts to the jury or the interviewer could be seen as an attempt at bribery.In America, there is no such tradition. Everything must be done transparently and there must be no element of bribery in it, even though in practice fraud still occurs h
Lea approached Jayden, saw that he was standing alone and no one spoke to him. Lea thought that they were looking down on Jayden because he was just a bellboy and maybe because his life wasn't so good that people didn't think he existed.Lea was annoyed, why are people so mean and only look at someone's status. One thing Lea didn't know was that they didn't approach Jayden because they saw his cold attitude and anger towards Fely. Jayden's dark aura scared them away.Jayden looked at the woman, with beauty, grace and confidence, stepped closer to him. He had never forgotten Lea in the past five years, searching for and missing her every moment.Lea had made a deep impression on him, the only woman he had marked and would always be his mate, even though she ultimately disappointed Jayden.Inside Jayden, his wolf Black yelped with pleasure, feeling the scent of his mate growing stronger and when his female owner stood right in front of Jayden, Black nearly jumped in too much joy."Hi,"
"So he has received the box and is going to give it to one of the jurors?" asked Fely to make sure once again. She had seen Lea from a distance, talking to someone she didn't recognize because Lea's back was blocking her view. However, she saw Lea hold out the box in her hand to the person. Nina nodded confidently. "I think she might have given it to someone. I introduced her to the judges and they were impressed by her appearance, but--""They will be even more impressed by the cheating she did when whoever received the box saw what was in it," said Fely in a satisfied tone. A sly smile graced her lips. She had imagined the scene where the jury who received the box given by Lea opened it and saw what was inside.A very sexy and provocative lingerie, will make anyone think dirty about the person who gave it, especially at an event like this. Fely was very satisfied to imagine the next incident, where Lea would be banned and blacklisted from all matters related to the world of ent