Chapter 7
7 Alpha Personally Conducts the Inspection
Aubrey’s POV
The atmosphere in the foom turned feverish the moment Alpha Henry appeared.
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The she–wolves around us grew visibly excited; several young women in short skirts instinctively straightened their backs. If not for the current circumstances, they would’ve rushed over to speak to him already.
After all, Alpha Henry was the most desired man among all the northern she–wolves–no exceptions.
Normally, it was nearly impossible just to catch a glimpse of him, let alone get this close.
The surrounding heat only intensified; yet when I saw him, it felt like falling into an ice–cold abyss.
My mind was boiling, but my body trembled.
It had been five or six years since I’d last seen him… I closed my eyes; when I opened them again, for the first time, I looked straight at him without flinching.
“Mr. Miguel, please conduct the inspection yourself.”
My words drew a derisive chuckle from Henry. His looks and aura were stunningly imposing; his tone , even more so–arrogant and cold.
“You want me to inspect you? On what grounds?”
His voice was low and rich, like precious metals striking one another; his face radiated disgust.
“And who says you’re my woman?”
“Because you and I mated. Why wouldn’t I be your woman?”
Two years ago, Alpha Henry had been drugged and slept with me–a fact known to very few. But afterward, he hadn’t marked me; instead, believing I had drugged him, he grew even more hateful toward me.
My words caused an instant uproar.
The guests‘ stares were sharp enough to pierce through my back. They all thought I was unworthy of Alpha Henry. They also knew how much he hated me; hated how I followed him around. The chocolates I gave him always ended up in the trash; he never listened to a word I said.
“Shameless!”
Alpha Henry frowned sharply and turned to go upstairs.
As he turned, Adelyn grew anxious./
“Henry, wait!”
Bailey stepped forward as well.
“Alpha! She is your fiancee, after all. Even if you don’t care about her, you should at least consider the family’s reputation!”
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Alpha Henry ignored Bailey completely; it was Adelyn’s pleading voice that finally made him pause.
“Henry, just do it—for my sake.”
Henry frowned again.
“Think of it as a favor to your mother. Isn’t that enough?”
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Adelyn coughed softly, feigning frailty; her health wasn’t great, and of all people, she was the one Henry would still listen to.
Sure enough, Alpha Henry stopped.
He turned to look at me–the woman who had chased after him since childhood; his eyes filled with even deeper loathing.
“Get upstairs.”
His tone was vicious.
I smiled gratefully at Adelyn, then headed upstairs.
I followed behind Alpha Henry, quietly watching his back.
This was the man I had loved for over twenty years; even though he’d always despised me, I had shamelessly pursued him–only to end up with nothing but misery.
It had taken me a long, long time to realize: with a man as extreme as him, once he judged someone as good or bad, that judgment never changed. Not in ten years; not in a hundred; not in a thousand. He would never spare me even a glance.
In my past life, this thought had always brought me pain; yet now, reborn, that pain had transformed into a strange pleasure.
Pain meant I was still alive; but love–could it ever outweigh life itself?
Alpha Henry was tall. The moment we entered the room, he turned and loomed over me.
“Didn’t you want me to inspect you? Strip.”
Strip? He wanted me to undress in front of him?
I chuckled softly. Of course Alpha Henry was doing this to humiliate me; I’d once been so timid and shy. Even though we’d already slept together, just seeing him used to make me blush instantly.,
But in my past life, my body had been examined and experimented on by so many people that shame meant nothing to me anymore.
Without hesitation, I unzipped my dress; in an instant, it fell to the floor.
Under the bright lights, there was no hiding the marks on my body. Faint scars still bled slightly; more prominent were the bruises and finger marks left from my struggles.
And I wore nothing beneath the dress.
My shapely figure and pale skin made the marks stand out all the more; yet the wounds also rendered me.
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heartbreakingly fragile. My trembling body seemed like an irresistible poison; no man would rernain unmoved.
Alpha Henry’s gaze darkened; but in the next second, those finger marks fueled his fury.
He slammed me against the door with one hand and sneered.
“You dare ask me to inspect you when you’re covered in marks like this? Want me to lie for you? Keep dreaming.”
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