Semua Bab My Alpha Family Loved Their Adopted Daughter More Than Me: Bab 1 - Bab 9

The moment I accepted the offer, I felt strangely relieved.No one in the moon courtyard noticed.Mother was too busy directing two servants as they carried Rosalie’s barrel of moonwine from our family cellar. Its black oak had been polished until it gleamed, and fresh gold wax sealed the lid.“Bring the crystal cups,” she called. “It’s time to celebrate!”Callum took several pictures. His own barrel stood beside Rosalie’s, bearing the crest reserved for our family’s Alpha heir.A moment later, his post appeared on social media.My sister is going to the Royal Wolf Academy!I saved my moonwine for a worthy occasion, and tonight, I’m opening it for her.Father sat beneath the marble colonnade, watching with a rare smile.As Alpha, he rarely attended private family celebrations. Apparently, Rosalie’s Academy acceptance was important enough to make an exception.Julian stood beside Rosalie.“Want a picture before they break the seal?” he asked.Rosalie nodded, smiling sweetly. “Get my rig

The next morning, the sound of helicopter blades woke me.I stepped onto the balcony and found my family gathered on the landing lawn, dressed for a day in the capital.Rosalie spotted me and waved.“Aria! Why aren’t you ready? We’re shopping for the Academy today.”I frowned. “When was that decided?”“Callum told everyone in the group chat last night.” She lifted her phone. “Didn’t you see it?”I checked mine. There were no new messages.“What group chat?”Rosalie’s smile faltered.“The one Callum made a few days ago—”Julian cleared his throat, cutting her off.“It’s mostly jokes and random videos,” he said. “We didn’t think you’d be interested.”His fingers moved across his screen. A second later, my phone vibrated with an invitation.Rosalie’s Royal CourtFive members: Father, Mother, Callum, Julian, and Rosalie.Five people.A complete family without me.“Go get dressed,” Mother called. “We’ll wait.”I returned to my room and had barely pulled a dress from the wardrobe when the ro

The Ashwoods returned to the estate before sunrise.Father went straight to the apartment above the stables. The door was unlocked.Inside, the bed had been made, the wardrobe emptied, and every drawer left open. Not a single piece of clothing remained.Even the framed photograph of Grandmother was gone.“She planned this,” Father said.Callum stood behind him.“She’ll come back in a few days. Aria has always been stubborn.”But a week passed, and I didn’t return.By the fifth day, Father had deployed every tracker in the Ashwood Pack.They searched the territory, questioned the guards, and reviewed every record from the territory’s gates and private airfield.Finally, the head warrior returned with an answer.“A Council vehicle collected Aria outside the eastern gate. Her travel clearance was valid, but the destination is sealed.”Father immediately contacted the Pack Council.“My daughter left Ashwood territory under your authority,” he said. “I want to know where she was taken.”“Ar

Three months later, Rosalie returned to the Ashwood estate for winter break.A driver carried her designer luggage inside, but no one came to greet her.Mother sat on the sofa in the great room, staring into the cold fireplace. She didn’t rise, ask about the flight, or call for servants to take Rosalie’s coat.“Mom, I’m home.”Mother looked up.Something in her eyes had changed.She used to look at Rosalie as if she were something precious that had to be protected at any cost.That warmth was gone.Rosalie sat beside her.“What’s wrong?” she asked softly. “Is it because Aria still hasn’t come home?”At Aria’s name, Mother’s eyes filled with tears.Callum stood near the windows, his expression cold.“The Council finished investigating your father.”Rosalie turned toward him.“What about him?”“He gave the rogues our patrol route.”Her face went blank.Callum continued.“Your father planned the attack because he wanted to become Beta. He intended to let the rogues cross the border, then

The Council notified me when Garrick Vale received his final judgment.He was convicted of treason, stripped of his warrior rank, and removed from the pack’s roll of honor. Although he remained trapped in an endless sleep, everything he owned was seized to compensate the families of the wolves who had died in the attack.I read the notice once and closed it.Two weeks later, Grant stopped me outside the laboratory.“Aria, there are people waiting at the main security gate.”My hand tightened around the reports I was carrying.“Who?”“Your family. They filed an emergency petition with the Council and have been outside the gate since sunrise.” He studied my face. “You don’t have to see them.”I was silent for a moment. Then I handed him the reports.“I’ll go.”Four people stood beyond the outer gate.Mother’s hair was streaked with gray. Father seemed to have aged years, and Callum had grown thin. Julian stood behind them, clutching a bouquet of blue moon lilies wilted from the journey.