Alpha Your Warrior Ex-Wife is Back (by Aurora Starling) novel Chapter 99

Chapter 99

I can tell he was putting on a show with the mask of grief, polished like a weapon honed for battle.

I studied him carefully and closely.

His tone, his posture, even his timing–none of it rang true. A wolf like Darius didn’t simply crawl from the shadows when his daughter faced exile. No. This was too clean, too rehearsed like he knew this day would come.

And Daphne’s reaction… that smile earlier was an expression of relief, the glimmer of recognition in her eyes when the voice had first called out. She had known he would come and save her.

This wasn’t desperation to survive.

It was a strategy to make me change my mind.

“You speak of failures,” I spoke slowly as I started circling him like a predator. “But tell me, Darius–where were you when your daughter schemed behind my back? When she poisoned me? When she attacked my child in my pack? When she made me lose my mate completely?”

His jaw tightened, but he remained on his knees. “I did not know she would become this worse.”

“Did you really not?” I pressed, my voice sharp and cold. “Or did you simply just turn away? Pretend to be blind, so you could keep your precious legacy and reputation intact?”

He didn’t answer immediately as if he didn’t expect me to argue with him. That pause told me more than words ever could.

A bitter laugh escaped me. “You think I am blind, old wolf? That I cannot see the strings you’ve been pulling to be in power? You raised her. You forged her ambition. And now, when she stands exposed, you crawl forward to cloak her in your shadow to hide your guilt and shame.”

The way I spoke to Darious made everyone stunned in silence, it was thick enough to choke on.

Daphne finally spoke as she saw even her father was not able to convince me, her voice trembling with anger. Father-”

“Quiet!” My Alpha voice command lashed through the hall, as she quickly closed her mouth shut. Her eyes widened as the force of my authority wrapped around her, leaving her trembling in her restraints as she quietly looked down.

Darius’s gaze darkened knowing he didn’t like the way I spoke to his daughter. For the first time, I saw a flicker of something dangerous beneath his carefully worn mask. A flash of pride wounded, of control slipping.

And I knew then.

This wasn’t just Daphne’s game completely. This was his plan as well.

My father’s once–loyal advisor was no longer a shield. He was a dagger in the dark which was ready to strike me

if he had to..

I let the silence stretch, the pack holding its breath. Then I spoke, each word deliberate, heavy with command.

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Chapter 99

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“You beg for mercy in your daughter’s name. You kneel, you weep, you speak of loyalty. But loyalty is not measured in the past, Darius. It is measured in the present, my parents had given you everything to pay back for saving my father’s life and now I don’t owe you anything.”

I stepped closer until my shadow fell over him. “And right now, your loyalty is in question, if you really want to prove your loyalty let me punish Daphne.”

Gasps rose again, but I didn’t stop looking at him calmly but then I thought for a moment.. “You want me to punish you for her? Fine. But it will not erase her sins. It will not shield her

from justice. She stands guilty, and she will answer for her crimes. If you wish to join her in disgrace, then so be it. But make no mistake–I will not allow your old debts to chain my judgment.”

Darius’s eyes burned into mine, and for the briefest moment, his facade cracked. I saw the truth–the fury, the calculation, the venom.

And it confirmed every suspicion gnawing at me. He wasn’t here to save his daughter.

He was here to save himself. And I intended to uncover why.