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Aria's POV.

The moment I stepped into the grand hallway, it felt like the walls were closing in on me, pressing down until I could hardly breathe. My father's cold, calculated words echoed in my mind, Kael's smug smirk burned into my memory, and Alpha Wolfhart's commanding tone reverberated like a drumbeat that wouldn't stop. All of it swirled together into a storm of anger, betrayal