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    Kirby arrived quickly, his face dark and stormy, like thunderclouds just before a downpour.

    He looked at Slyvana dangling midair, then turned his eyes to me. They were full of tangled emotions.

    “Help me! Leslie’s trying to kill me!” Slyvana screamed, her voice hoarse and frantic as she tried to throw the me on me.

    I scoffed and slowly pulled out my phone. “Hold on. With this many people watching, I’m not about to let myself get framed.”

    I opened the recording app, paused, then pressed y.

    “Slyvana, were you trying to push me just now?”

    “If you lie, I’ll let go…”

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    “Yes, I’m sorry, Leslie, I was wrong…”

    The audio yed out, loud and clear for everyone to hear.

    The banquet hall fellpletely silent. Then the whispers started.

    “Slyvana really tried to push her? That’s attempted murder!”

    “She looked so sweet. I didn’t expect her to be so ruthless.”

    “Thank god there’s proof. Otherwise, even a Rogue Packdy couldn’t clear her name.”

    “And she still didn’t drop her. That’s way more mercy than she deserved.”

    The voices swelled like a rising tide. Slyvana’s face went from pale to gray. She hadn’t expected me to have this in my back pocket–she was totally blindsided.

    Kirby’s expression went cial. The fury in his eyes was unmistakable. He stepped forward, Alpha pressure radiating off him, and grabbed Slyvana from my grip, then tossed her hard to

    the floor.

    Then he leaned down and pped her. Hard.

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    The banquet hall wentpletely still.

    Everyone stood frozen.

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    Kirby hadn’t held back. That p carried the weight of an Alpha’s rage–it shattered Slyvana’s pride in front of everyone.

    She cradled her stinging cheek and copsed on the floor, trembling uncontrobly.

    She looked up, her eyes full of shock and terror. “Kirby…”

    His re was ice–cold, filled with fury. “You still dare say my name? Slyvana, do you even realize you almost destroyed the entire Crimson Moon Pack?”

    Asphodel sneered in my mind. i“/iiServes /iiher /iiright/ii. /iiThe /iilittle /iihyena /iifinally /iimmed /iiinto /iisteel/i.i” /i

    I didn’t bother watching the rest of the show. I waved a hand, a mocking smile curling on my lips. “Now that the truth’s out, I’m leaving. That wasn’t exactly a fun show.”

    I turned to Slyvana, my voice like a de. “A brain’s a nice thing to have. Too bad you don’t.”

    I gave her onest look. “Goodbye, Slyvana.”

    Leslie POV

    Astrid and I left the banquet hall and went to the restroom to fix our makeup.

    Under the soft garden lights by the doorwayi, /iI was about to leave when a low voice came from behind.

    “Leslie.”

    I looked up.

    Kirby’s tall figure stepped out from the shadows. A cigarette glowed faintly between his fingers. He moved with calm precision, but there was a sharpness beneath it.

    His eyes were deep, full of things he hadn’t said.

    “Leslie, I need to talk to you,” he said. His voice was low and rich, touched with fatigue.

    Astrid nced at me. “Should I give you two a moment?”

    I raised an eyebrow. “No need. I’ve got nothing to hide.”

    Kirby’s brow twitched, but his face smoothed quickly.

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    He took a slow drag from the cigarette and exhaled. “About what happened earlier… I’m sorry. I’ll make sure she remembers this. And… thank you. For not letting go.”

    I smiled, but my eyes were cold beneath the lights. “Don’t thank me. I’m not like your Crimson Moon Pack. I still have shame.”

    Asphodel snorted in my mind. “Well said. This Alpha still thinks guilt can tie you down? Keep dreaming.”

    Kirby’s face stiffened. Pain flickered in his eyes.

    He paused, then said quietly, “I didn’t control Slyvana well enough. But after what she did, you had every right to drop her. She… deserved it.”

    I let out a sharpugh. “I’m not like your pack. I’m not that cruel.”

    I turned and walked away.

    Astrid followed close behind, chuckling. “Your mouth’s sharper than a moonlight arrow.”

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