Chapter 82: One Last Request

Maya For a moment, Leonardo’s words echoed in my mind, circling endlessly. A chance. They were asking for a chance. They were the ones who never gave me a chance to speak, who never let me take a breath of relief. They were the ones who denied me a chance when I desperately clung to life, when I wanted to tell them the truth, when I fought to keep my dignity, to keep my sanity, to keep my body free of scars. And now they were asking for a chance? The irony was almost laughable. Wow. Before I knew it, a bitter chuckle escaped my lips. “A chance? That’s what the mighty Alpha Leonardo and Maximus are asking for now? A chance from the daughter of their father’s mistress? The same woman you wanted to force into your mother’s shoes, snatch everything from her, drain the life out of her, then discard like trash? The same woman you tried to kill at every chance you got?” I crossed my arms over my chest, each word burning on my tongue like acid. “Wasn’t I just a whore to you? Something to use,