Ashley's POV
Silvia's face twisted with a mix of anger and panic, the cracks finally showing on her pitiful little facade.
Perfect. That's exactly what I wanted.
"Ashley! You've gone too far!" Brian snapped out of his shock and stormed up to me, standing protectively in front of a hysterical Silvia. His handsome face was filled with rage, and the way he looked at me—like I was some unreasonable lunatic—cut deeper than it should have.
"That painting is Silvia's original work! I was right there watching her paint it, stroke by stroke, just last week!" he growled, his Alpha aura bearing down on me like a heavy storm, trying to crush me under its weight. "You're just jealous! Jealous of Silvia's talent, jealous of the way I care about her! When did you get so vicious?"
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