《The Alpha's Scorned Bride》全部章節：第 231 章 - 第 240 章

Victor's POV“That can’t be right,” Laura said quickly. “Anderson has hated Ava ever since what happened five years ago. There’s no way he’d suddenly be with her.”“I saw it myself,” Justin snapped.“They walked in together looking all over each other, and the second they saw me, they started attacking me. Ava even implied I’d catch some disgusting disease.” His face darkened at the memory. “You think I imagined that?”For some reason, the image irritated me far more than it should have.My wolf paced violently inside my mind.Another male is with our mate, he snarled. What are you doing, Victor?I suppressed the instinct brutally.Laura glanced at me gently.“That doesn’t sound like Ava at all,” she said softly. “She’s never spoken like that before. Justin probably drank too much. Don’t take it seriously, Victor.”“You think I’m lying?” Justin barked angrily. “Why the hell would I make something like that up?”Kingsley stepped in before the argument escalated further.“Laura, Justin

Ava's POVI turned at the sound of clapping and saw a man in a white suit striding toward us across the upper deck.Even before he spoke, my wolf bristled beneath my skin.The man moved with the loose swagger of someone born into power, careless and arrogant. His smile was crooked, cocky, but it was his eyes that made my skin crawl. They carried the same cruel amusement predators wore when cornering wounded prey.I didn't recognize him immediately. Still, instinct made me take half a step closer to Anderson.“Do you know him?” I asked quietly.Anderson gave a slight nod. Instantly, his entire presence changed.The calm Alpha aura around him sharpened into something cold and dangerous as he stepped in front of me protectively, shielding me from the man's gaze.“What do you want?” Anderson asked flatly.The man smirked wider. “Well, well...” he drawled. “Look at you playing bodyguard.”Then his eyes slid past Anderson and landed on me again. I resisted the urge to bare my teeth.“Ava,”

Ava's POVI used to believe everything that happened to me had been Laura's doing, but after hearing Victor speak just now… after hearing how casually he dismissed my suffering...A horrifying thought began creeping into my mind like poison.Was it really only Laura?Too many things had happened, too many coincidences, too many deaths, and Victor Smith was not a stupid man.This was Victor, an Alpha who practically controlled the city from the shadows. Wolves feared him. Most pack alphas bowed to him. There was almost nothing happening in the city that escaped his notice.So how could he possibly know nothing about what happened to me?Victor's pupils flickered slightly. “What are you talking about?” he asked sharply. “Someone tried to suffocate you?”There it is, playing dumb again.My chest tightened with disgust. I yanked my wrist free from his grasp and slipped out from beneath his arm.“If you don't even have the courage to admit what you've done,” I said coldly, “then what's the

Ava's POVThe temperature in the corridor seemed to plummet.Victor's wolf was close to the surface now. I could see it in his eyes, the faint golden glow threatening to emerge.“A man who torments her, takes revenge on her, hurts her,” Victor shot back darkly, “has no right to lecture me.”Anderson laughed softly, though there was no amusement in it. “That's exactly my point.” His words cut like silver blades. “Even as her enemy, I couldn't stomach how heartless you are.”The hit landed cleanly. I watched Victor go completely still. For a moment, he had no response at all.Then he finally forced out, “This is my family's business. Stay out of it.”I stood frozen between them, staring at the terrifying tension crackling through the corridor. The earlier embarrassment had vanished completely beneath the weight of everything being exposed aloud.Then I made my choice. I tore myself out of Victor's grip and walked straight toward Anderson.“Don't speak to me like a husband, Victor,” I sa

Ava's POVAnderson didn't miss a beat.“Absolutely,” he said immediately, grinning down at me.His arm tightened securely around my waist.“You can have as many pups as you want,” he added smoothly. “I've got plenty of energy.”For half a second, I nearly choked.My wolf burst into hysterical laughter inside my head.Oh, he is dangerous.I bit the inside of my cheek to stop myself from laughing aloud.Then Anderson leaned slightly closer, his warm breath brushing near my ear as though we were truly an intimate couple.“And wolf cubs tend to take after their fathers,” he added casually. “Ours would probably be gorgeous.”I finally lost the battle and laughed softly. The sound echoed lightly across the deck.To anyone watching, we probably looked disgustingly affectionate, wrapped in each other's arms, smiling like newly mated wolves completely infatuated with each other.Meanwhile, Laura stood frozen in front of us.The scent coming off her wolf now was no longer gentle sorrow. It was