Ruby’s POV 

Dominic’s rage was like the wa offer 

The moment Leonidas stood before him, speaking with the arrogance only a Beta of the 1gcan King could posites, but Dominic longed forward. His eyes had already died to a feral golden hue, and I stepped back, Serling my chest totes as he unleashed his Alpha aura 

“You dare bring a threat into my pack?” he roared, his fits cleared, his byly trembling with uncontroldie bary 

“Are you out of your mind, Alpha Dominic? 

“YOU- 

“Alpha Dominic, you were the one who started this, he hissed, his eyes shifting from their dark shade to an icy gold. “You should have had the sense to consider what kind of atonement befits someone like you‘ 

I had expected things to take a turn for the worse. But I hadn’t expected Dominic to act so recklessly, making the first impulsive move. His attack was so swift that I could barely register it. 

Yet, Leonidas was far quicker than Dominic. He moved like lightning across the sky. One blow sent Dominic crashing across the room, slamming into the grand dining table, shattering it into splinters. The pack members scattered into chaos–some frozen in fear, others retreating cautiously in search of safety. They realized this was not a battle they could hope to interfere in. 

I covered my mouth, feigning shock. But Leonidas was not satisfied with merely knocking Dominic down. He grabbed him and slammed him into the ground once more with his claws. Blood splattered everywhere. 

My hysterical scream drowned out the battle cries in the background. I begged Leonidas to stop, my voice desperate, while keeping an eye on a Luna who hesitated to approach the battlefield where the two strongest warriors clashed. Here, I was playing my role–making Dominic believe that I was still the obedient wife who loved him with all my soul. As I stepped closer, his furious eyes locked onto mine, and I pretended to shrink back in fear. 

Leonidas, always the strategist, caught on immediately and played along. 

“Step aside, Luna,” he commanded firmly, his gaze as sharp as a dagger. “I came here only to deliver a message, but it seems your Alpha prefers fists over diplomacy.” 

Dominic let out a guttural growl. “It was you and your kingdom who make this trouble first. Do you think you can humiliate me in my own pack?!” 

“Wow, playing the victim? How pathetic,” Beta Leonidas sneered with a mocking chuckle. 

“Go straight to the abyss of death!” 

Before anyone could stop Dominic, his bones cracked and shifted. His limbs twisted unnaturally as his body expanded, his clothes tearing apart at the seams. Fur sprouted along his skin, claws elongated, and within moments, where Dominic once stood, now loomed a towering black wolf–its fangs gleaming sharply, its eyes ablaze with unfathomable fury. 

Terror engulfed the entire pack. Shifting inside the residence, in front of his pack members, was an unmistakable display of dominance–a clear sign that Dominic had no intention of resolving this matter peacefully. 

Yet, Leonidas remained unfazed. A smug smirk curled on his lips. 

“Oh? So you want to play rough, Alpha Dominic?” 

And with that, he shifted. The fight erupted into chaos. 

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09:31 Fri, 25 Apr 

Chapter 60 

It happened in a flash. Dominic lunged, but Leonidas twisted through the air, evading his snapping jaws. The Reta retaliated with a powerful swipe of his claws, sending Dominic crashing onto the floor, deep gashes marring the wooden surface. 

The gathered pack members scattered in haste. Heavy breathing and panicked cries filled the residence. My fake parents, who had been resting in their chambers, rushed into the hall, their faces contorted in alarm. 

“What in the world is going on?! What is happening?!” 

Then my fake mother turned to me. “Ruby, explain this at once!” 

I shook my head, feigning a stammer as if still in shock. 

“M–Mother… Dominic and Beta Leonidas- 

“Stop this!” 

Nathaniel’s voice thundered, though it carried more fear than authority. 

“Someone separate them before-” 

A deafening crash of splintering wood echoed through the air. Dropping my act as the stunned Luna, I swiftly moved to block Nathaniel’s enforcers. 

“No one interferes!” I shouted. 

I turned to the two wolves locked in battle. “Alpha Dominic! Beta Leonidas!” 

Raising my voice, I commanded, “This is madness! Control yourselves before you end up hurting the innocent members of this pack!” 

Dominic didn’t listen. But Leonidas did. With a powerful strike, he brought Dominic down, pinning him to the ground. He shifted back into his human form, his boot pressing against Dominic’s heaving chest. The room fell into sudden silence as he spoke. 

“Look,” Leonidas said with deadly calm, “this is what happens when arrogance blinds you.” 

With a sharp kick to the pitiful Alpha’s head, Leonidas stepped back, retreating to the side. The pack members rushed to Dominic’s side, dragging him away as he gasped for air, his pride left in ruins. My parents hurried forward, their expressions torn between horror and rage. Nathaniel turned to Leonidas, his eyes wide with fear. 

“Beta Leonidas?” Nathaniel stared at him, trembling, perhaps terrified by the conclusions forming in his mind. “What has Dominic done to cause all this?” 

Leonidas wiped the blood from his knuckles before shrugging indifferently. “Oh, nothing much. Just a little spying. A little betrayal. A little attempt to test my King’s patience.” 

Nathaniel paled. “By the revered Moon Goddess… Tell me you’re lying.” 

Leonidas smirked, stepping forward, forcing Nathaniel to retreat. “Would I lie about something that might cost your dear son–in–law his life?” 

His grin widened, shark–like, as if he were circling prey. His towering frame loomed over Nathaniel. 

“The King is on his way. If I were you, I’d start preparing to beg.” 

Nathaniel froze as though a bucket of ice water had been dumped over his head. 

“B–Beta, please,” he whispered, desperation dripping from his voice. “Give me time. I can fix this.” 

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09:31 Fri, 25 Apr # 

Chapter 60 

I glanced at Leonidas as he tilted his head. 

“You think I care about your pleas?” he scoffed, “Speak to the King yourself. I’m just the messenger? 

多维 

Fear and chaos blended into the air around us. But before anyone could utter a single word, a sortex of bright light enged within the room. Energy pulsed like a heartbeat, sending waves of magic rippling through the air. 

1 braced myself. My thoughts immediately went to Killian. But then a familiar voice filled the space. 

“Oh my, did 1 just walk into a miniature apocalypse?* 

1 blinked. “Nora?” 

The vortex dissipated, and there she stood–my best friend, the Grand Witch, Nora. Clad in her usual eccentric robes, she surveyed the disaster before her with both arms crossed over her chest. 

Nathaniel stammered, furious at the sight of her arrival. 

“You again?! What are you doing here?!” 

Nora ignored him, her gaze fixed directly on me. “Ruby, darling, I traveled all this way, and the first thing I see is a man bleeding on the floor. You really need to work on your hospitality.” 

I could barely suppress a smile at the woman’s antics. 

“Oh, trust me,” I exhaled, glanced at Dominic’s bruised and battered form, “you showed up at very perfect time?”