Aria's POV
It was Alpha Richard!
"Let go of me Richard!, What do you want?" I hissed, yanking free. My wolf bristled instantly.
He looked at me, his eyes rimmed red, his chest rising unevenly. He already knew what had happened.
"You saw, didn't you?" he said, his voice cracking. "Nathan's heart belongs to Sophia. Showing up here like this… you were just asking to be humiliated. I pulled you away to spare you the shame. You should be thanking me."
"Thanking you?" I spat. My voice came out rougher than I expected, the growl threading through it unmistakable. "For what? For your false testimony that sent me to prison? For pretending to care while you stole my work and handed it to her?"
His eyes darted, guilt flashing in them.
"Don't tell me you didn't love Sophia," I went on, my voic
