Chapter 225: Accused

​Scarlett’s POV

​"I know it was you!" Liam’s voice boomed through the sitting room, vibrating with a dark, terrifying power. His chest was heaving as he stared down at Ma’am Olivia. "You are the one who wants Scarlett dead! You are the one sending assassins after her!"

​Before Ma’am Olivia could even choke out a reply, a blur of motion cut through the room.

​Out of nowhere, Sir Lennox stormed out from a corner and pushed Liam completely away from his wife. He grabbed his own son by the collar of his shirt, his eyes flashing with terrifying anger. "How dare you lay your hands on your mother in such a way?!"

​I watched them from Leonard’s arms, completely stunned. It was crazy to see, honestly. Just like how Liam was ready to kill because someone wanted me dead, Sir Lennox was in the exact same state of mindless rage because another man had dared to touch his mate.

​An Alpha’s instincts are a beautiful thing when they are protecting you, but when it’s a father and son turning on each other, it’s just terrifying.

​Liam didn’t back down. He ripped his collar out of his father’s grip. "You and your wife need to stop sending assassins to kill Scarlett!"

​Sir Lennox pushed him away again, looking at him with deep pain. "Yes, we want to save your lives! We don’t want the prophecy to come to pass! But myself, my brothers, and your mother would never think of harming Scarlett. Is this really how you boys see us? Has it actually come to this?"

​Ma’am Olivia was just sobbing silently in the background.

​I mean, can you blame her for breaking down? To have your own flesh and blood look at you with so much hatred and accuse you of trying to murder his mate has to be the worst feeling in the world.

she was the one behind the assassin attack. A mother’s grief like that can’t be faked, and my gut was

but he just glared

Olivia and pulled her tightly into his arms. He glared at us one last time. "You know what? We are washing our hands completely of this prophecy. Anything that wants

paused, his voice turning dead cold. "From now on, you have

that, they

Liam, my heart sinking into my stomach. I couldn’t let them destroy their own family over a lie. I tapped Leonard’s shoulder sharply until my feet hit the floor. Then I grabbed both of

them right now and

​Neither of them moved.

his sides. The dark, suffocating Alpha aura around him hadn’t faded one bit. Beside him, Leonard just stared at the stairs where their parents had disappeared,

my left arm as I yanked on their sleeves. "Liam! Leonard! Go after them!

rage. He finally looked down at me, his eyes dark with stubborn pride. "They have been obsessed with that prophecy. They

Liam! Your father is a legendary Alpha. If Sir Lennox and Ma’am Olivia wanted me dead, do you really think they would hire a random masked assassin to do it on your property where all fingers would point straight to them? They

to the door. "Liam, she was crying. I’ve

a tiny flicker of doubt finally crossed his pale face.

argued, my voice cracking slightly from the frustration. "Those are your

seemed to pierce

sudden, heavy realization of what he had just done. He looked at the open door, then back at my bloody jumpsuit, torn between his instinct to guard his mate and the guilt of disowning his

softened my tone, placing my uninjured hand gently against his chest. "I have

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