Adah's POV
I let the tears flow freely, making sure they looked as genuine as Angela's fake performance had been. The only difference was that I was much better at this game than she was.
"I don't understand," I said with a trembling voice, still holding my reddening cheek. "I saw her fall and I just wanted to help. Why did she hit me?"
Alpha Castello's expression was thunderous as he looked between Angela, who was still on the ground, and me, who was clearly the injured party.
"Angela," he said in that quiet, dangerous tone that made everyone in the family nervous. "I want you to explain to me exactly what happened here."
"She... she was..." Angela stammered, trying to come up with a story that would make her look like the victim. "She attacked me first!"
"From what I can see," Alph
