Chapter 16: Completely Severing Ties!
(Amelia's POV)
I pressed play on my phone, and Celine's voice filled the room. The sweet, gentle facade she always maintained was completely gone, replaced by a cold, cutting tone that made everyone freeze.
"Look at you, standing there like you belong here," Celine's recorded voice sneered. "You're nothing but a wild girl raised in some remote pack. Do you think you can just waltz in and take my place?"
I watched with satisfaction as Celine's face drained of color. Her eyes darted frantically between my phone and Patriarch Alaric's increasingly stormy expression.
"Adrian and Livia only brought you back to marry you off to Theodore in my place," the recording continued viciously. "You're just a convenient replacement since he's crippled now. A
