Chapter 226

Violet’s words cut through the air and silence followed. No one moved, no one spoke. The music from the ballroom seemed distant, as though even the celebration itself had stopped to listen. Everyone was waiting to hear what would happen next, what Angus and Avery would say next. And so was I. My chest heaved up and down as I breathed heavily. In that moment, the place was so silent that you could hear a pin drop. Angus’s face turned red with rage, Avery’s lips pressed thin. Her eyes flashed with venom. They were cornered. They had nowhere to run now and they couldn’t deny it either. They looked at me like they wanted to kill me but they couldn’t dare to lay a finger on me. my mate wouldn’t let them. Besides that, they were surrounded by Alphas, Betas, Lunas, and pack members who had all heard Violet’s voice, heard her accusation. “You ungrateful child!” Avery suddenly hissed. “How dare you betray your parents in front of strangers! Do you have no shame, Violet?” Violet flinched, but sh