Chapter 160
Reborn Omega: Avenge Herself Like an Alpha
160 Shadows and Eavesdropping
Third Person POV
Even with the suffocating alpha presence Henry had displayed earlier, Ulrich still harbored doubts.
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But the bitter defeat at Gold Mountain lingered in his memory like a fresh scar until there was irrefutable proof that Henry had been infected , he wouldn’t act recklessly.
“Tell me,” Ulrich pressed, his expression dark. “Just tell me the truth, and I’ll pull you out.” His voice dripped with a snake’s temptation. “I can even find a witch to brew a reversal potion – restore you to a beta.”
Mariana’s clouded pupils contracted sharply. Ulrich could make such a promise because he had already uncovered one crucial fact–when Henry had returned from the Stella Pack badly injured, the only one caring for him up close had been Mariana.
Which meant, at that time, no one knew Henry’s exact condition better than her.
“You get me out first,” Mariana rasped.
Ulrich’s eyes narrowed, and then a cold smile spread across his face. He leapt into the pool. As an alpha, his resilience meant the wolfsbane would take time to eat into him.
Mariana’s eyes widened when she saw him pull her out without so much as a blister. But the moment her body cleared the poisoned water, the pain overwhelmed her and she blacked out. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ Findηovel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access s of novels early and in the highest quality.
“Fucking bitch,” Ulrich muttered, hefting her limp, blistered body over his shoulder before vanishing into the night.
Aubrey’s POV
“Does it hurt? Honestly, you’re just a little omega – what were you thinking, playing the hero? An alpha’s self–healing is ten times yours! That scratch wouldn’t have meant a thing to him!”
In my room, the wolf healer Xavier scolded me as he dressed my wound. He clearly thought it was foolish. to shield Henry instead of letting him protect me.
I frowned. “You’ve forgotten what kind of condition he’s in right now?”
That shut him up. Understanding dawned, but he couldn’t help grumbling again.
“You really are all prickles on the outside and warm on the inside. In a moment like that, you were still thinking about him first. If I’d had a she–wolf like you care for me when I was young, I wouldn’t be alone now.”
Before I could answer, Perry snorted from the side. “Oh, please, Xavier! With that weathered old face, how handsome could you have been back then? The she–wolves weren’t blind.”
“Bullshit!” Xavier’s beard bristled with indignation. “Aubrey’s liked the alpha since she was young. Back then, did she care about looks?” He suddenly swung toward me, his eyes alight with gossip. “Come on, tell this shallow brat – why did you like the alpha in the first place?”
The room went quiet.
I stared at the blood seeping into the bandages, and in my mind, Henry’s image rose – figure in an otherwise gray childhood.
the one bright
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“You all know Alpha Henry’s always been dazzling. At first…” my voice softened without me realizing, “I think it was envy. Envy that he could be so wild, so proud, so brilliant. But later…”
Realizing where I was headed, I stopped short, my tone hardening as I straightened my back. “That’s all in the past. From now on, you two had better treat me with respect! I’m half your boss now!”
Xavier and Perry exchanged glances, coughed twice, and then Xavier asked, “Aubrey, just between us – do you still have feelings for the alpha? If he recovered and proposed to you…‘
“There’s no chance,” I cut in sharply. “Even if he could be cured, the Moon Goddess has already witnessed us as siblings. That makes it impossible. Don’t say anything like that again.”
The disappointment on their faces was plain. They sighed in unison, both silently mourning the fact that their alpha would lose the one he loved.
What I didn’t know… was that Alpha Henry was standing outside the door at that very moment, hearing every word I’d just said.
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Reborn Omega: Avenge Herself Like an Alpha
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Henry’s POV