Chapter 20

Chapter 20 A Strange Omega
Charles ‘ POV
It was hard to imagine gentleness and sharpness could exist in the same person.
The girl sitting on the white leather couch had her hair pulled into a high ponytail and wore a gracefully Tailored long dress. Her slender neck arched like a swan’s, elegant and poised. Sunlight filtered through the floor–to–ceiling windows, outlining her silhouette–like a royal noble stepping out of a classical oil painting…. if you ignored the glint in her eyes that was as sharp as a blade. Discover more novels at.net
My wolf, Soren, growled cautiously in the back of my mind. Be careful. This girl is dangerous.
She didn’t stand up when she heard me enter. She just lifted her eyes and glanced over. And I was surprised to find–her eyes were incredibly unusual. It was like tiny stars shimmered in the depths of her pupils, mysterious and breathtakingly beautiful.
Something stirred strangely in my chest. If only her gaze weren’t so cold…
Aubrey looked at me with a knowing expression.
“Sit.”
She smiled. I must’ve looked confused, like I didn’t recognize her, because she started introducing herself.
“I’m Aubrey. Judging by your face, it seems you don’t remember me?”
I was still stunned by her smile before I fully registered what she said. Aubrey – she’s Aubrey? That quiet Omega who always kept her head down, hiding in the shadows? My hand instinctively reached toward the gun at my waist–an officer’s reflex to any sudden unknown.
As Bailey’s cousin and Aurelia’s nephew, of course I had met Aubrey before.
Growing up, I’d heard Bailey talk plenty about how Aubrey used her engagement to the Alpha to bully her. I’d seen Aubrey from afar a few times too–always silent, always rude. But this time, she felt like a completely different person.
“Dude, she’s not the same girl,” Soren muttered in my head.
“Yeah, I noticed too,” I replied silently.
“That hairstyle change hit harder than a suspect pulling a wolfsbane blade.” I deliberately took a formal tone to cover my shock. “Where’s my aunt?”
A mocking smile curled on her lips. “Upstairs washing her hair–after all, I gave her a rice–and–soy–sauce deep–conditioning treatment earlier.”
The antique clock on the wall gave a heavy chime. As Aubrey set her cup down, the crisp clink of porcelain. against glass made me think of a bullet loading into a chamber.
“Those two werewolves brought into the enforcement office last night,” she said bluntly. “Have they confessed who sent them?”
At the mention of work, I immediately went on alert. My expression sharpened. “That case is sensitive. It’s still under investigation. Why are you asking?”
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Aubrey smiled faintly. “No need to be so tense.”
She took another sip of coffee and said calmly. “Their dirty secrets came to light yesterday because I overheard them and exposed them in public. Madam Adelyn didn’t send me to the enforcement office because she wanted to protect me. But I felt it was still necessary to inform you.”
“You heard them confess?” I raised an eyebrow and gave her a look of disbelief. “What a coincidence– they just happened to loudly discuss their crimes right as you passed by?”
I couldn’t help but scoff. “What I don’t get is–why would the Miguel family pull you out if you were the key witness?”
“Because…” She suddenly pulled back the high lace collar of her dress, revealing deep purple bruises along her neck. “They almost assaulted me right there in the Alpha’s home.”
My coffee cup hit the table hard. Those two bastards actually dared to lay a hand on the Alpha’s fiancée?
But Aubrey talked about it so calmly, like it had happened to someone else. Her expression didn’t even waver. “They didn’t succeed,” she said evenly. “But for the sake of everyone’s reputation, I won’t testify. You know how it is. I used to be Alpha Henry’s fiancée. If this gets out, it’ll humiliate him, too.”
“Used to be?” I caught that part immediately.
“Yes.” Aubrey nodded without flinching under my scrutinizing stare. “I officially ended the engagement with Alpha Henry this morning.”
“Just because of what happened last night?” If that were true, I’d lose all respect for the Alpha. Even if he didn’t love her, a real man wouldn’t call off an engagement after his fiancée had just been attacked.
“No,” Aubrey said, shaking her head. “I asked for the breakup–because of personal reasons.”
I froze. She ended the engagement? That was impossible. No Omega had ever refused to marry an Alpha.
I glanced at her again. She really was beautiful, but still…
“Ms. Mary, you should understand–beauty alone is a dead hand,” I said plainly. If a woman relied solely on her looks with no ability or resources, beauty only brought disaster.
Aubrey paused for a second, then smiled. “Thank you, Charles. That’s very gentlemanly of you. But that’s not what I want to talk about.”
She leaned slightly forward, her eyes sparkling. “Have you ever considered–why did those two werewolves target me? Why at the Alpha’s home? And why, at that exact time, was there not a single guard or servant around the room where I was resting?”
Her eyes gleamed sharply. “That’s why your aunt called you here today. If someone wants to make sure those two stay quiet, who better to handle it than you?”
And just like that–I got it.
“You’re saying… it was my aunt who hired them to go after you?!”
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