Ruby’s POV
The silence in the chamber was deafening.
Levi’s voice still echoed in my ears his words like splinters embedding themselves beneath my skin. I hadn’t expected to feel this much... guilt. Anger. Confusion.
“I didn’t betray you, Ruby. I was trying to protect you,” he said again, softer now. “But you wouldn’t listen back then. You still don’t.”
Manson stood beside me, arms crossed, face unreadable, but his power swirled in the room like a storm ready to explode. I could feel it tugging at my wolf. Protective. Possessive.
Dangerous.
“You don’t get to rewrite history, Levi,” I said, my voice cold. “You were supposed to be my mate. Instead, you let them tear me down.”
Levi’s jaw tightened. “And you think this... this Alpha King will fix what’s been broken? You think he’s diffe
