Nathan:
I was about to lose it. What the actual hell? My own father?
Why would he do something like this? What was he even trying to prove? Last I checked, he and Adele were doing great. No feud. So what changed?
The idea of him paying someone to lie and to frame Adele, was something I couldn’t wrap my head around.
“I’m sorry, Alpha,” Ella dropped to her knees, voice shaking. “He offered me so much money... I couldn’t say no.”
Tears streamed down her cheeks, but I wasn’t moved. I scoffed. Who did she think she was fooling?
She clasped her hands tightly, head bowed like she couldn’t bear to meet my eyes. “I s-swear, it’s been eating me up inside. I haven’t had a good night’s sleep since. The guilt, the dreams—I had to come clean. The money was—”
“Get up,” I cut her off coldly.
She f
