Alpha's Abandoned Daughter is the Secret Heiress novel Chapter 377

Chapter 377: Time to Deal with the Drakes

Chapter 377: Time to Deal with the Drakes

(Amelia’s POV)

Lyra’s face went instantly pale. It was as if she had been struck by an invisible bolt of lightning.

She stared at me with wide, disbelief–filled eyes. The arrogance she usually wore like a second skin

vanished in a heartbeat.

“What?” she stammered, her voice trembling uncontrollably. “You say Adrian is going to be sent to the

Council prison? What is going on?”

I looked at her terrified expression. A cold, mocking smile curled the corners of my lips.

“Don’t play dumb, Aunt Lyra,” I said, my voice dripping with ice. “You are not an innocent bystander. You

must have known about the dirty deeds he committed to seize power.”

Lyra’s heart seemed to sink. I could see the realization dawning on her. She knew Adrian’s plan had failed

completely.

Her legs went weak. She swayed, nearly falling to the floor.

But she caught herself. She tried to muster the dignity of an elder to suppress me. She puffed out her

chest, though her eyes betrayed her fear.

“You possess no authority here,” she hissed. “Just because Alaric isn’t here right now, you think you can do

whatever you want in the Pack House?”

I looked at her with indifference.

“Since Grandfather has left,” I replied calmly, “I am the one who makes the decisions here.”

I took a slow step toward her. The sound of my heel clicking on the floor echoed in the silent hall.

“Do you really think,” I asked softly, “that you can still live peacefully in the Stone River Pack after

everything that has happened?”

Her jaw dropped.

“Guards!” I commanded sharply. “Bring Adrian here.”

Moments later, the heavy doors opened. Two strong warriors dragged Adrian into the room.

He looked nothing like an Alpha. His clothes were torn, and his hair was a mess. He stumbled as they

threw him to the floor before me.

I didn’t waste time on pleasantries. I cut straight to the heart of the matter.

“Did Lyra know you hired a hitman to murder your mate?” I asked coldly.

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Adrian’s face lost every drop of blood. He looked like a corpse. He scrambled backward, looking around in

a blind panic.

“I want to see Father!” he shouted, his voice cracking. “Where is Alpha Alaric? I demand to see him!”

I looked down at him without a shred of pity. I ruthlessly shattered his last delusion.

“Grandfather has already gone to the Meadow Brook Pack to retire,” I informed him. “He has completely abandoned you, his fallen son.”

Adrian looked as if he had been struck by thunder. He froze.

“No…” he whispered. “That’s impossible.”

He couldn’t believe he had been discarded by the family. The reality crashed down on him.

“Father wouldn’t leave me!” he wailed. Despair and unwillingness filled his voice. He began to cry, loud,

ugly sobs.

I watched him with a blank expression.

Seeing that I was unmoved, Adrian crawled toward me. He grabbed at the hem of my pants, but I stepped

back.

“Amelia, please!” he begged. “Give me one last chance. Livia will forgive me. She has to! We have been together for so long. She will consider our past feelings!”

He was rambling now, desperate to find a lifeline.

“I was just confused!” he cried. “It was a moment of madness! It was Griffin! He instigated me! He

bewitched me!”

Inside my mind, Ava let out a low, disgusted growl.

*This male is a disgrace to all Alphas,* she snarled. *He smells of betrayal and cowardice. He makes me

sick.*

I soothed her gently.

“You think she will forgive you?” I asked. “Let’s find out.”

I pulled out my phone. I decided to make him give up hope completely.

I dialed Livia’s number and pressed the speaker button.

“Mom,” I said when the line connected. “I’m helping Adrian ask you something. He wants to know if he can

get your forgiveness.”

There was a split second of silence.

“Get lost!” Livia’s roar exploded from the phone, loud enough for everyone in the room to hear. The anger in her voice was palpable. “I will never in my life forgive that beast who tried to kill his mate!”

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I hung up the phone immediately. The silence that followed was deafening.

“Did you hear that?” I mocked him. “Even the mate, who stood by you for years, isn’t willing to forgive you.”

I turned my sharp gaze back to Lyra. She was shrinking into the corner.

“Did you participate in the plan?” I questioned her again.

“No!” Lyra denied hurriedly. She waved her hands frantically. “I knew nothing! Don’t drag me into this!”

Adrian stared at her. His eyes went wild. He realized he was truly cornered. There was no way out.

If he was going down, he wasn’t going alone.

“She knew!” Adrian screamed, pointing a shaking finger at his sister. “She is lying! She not only knew, but she also suggested I use the Drake family’s intelligence network to plead for mercy!”

Lyra gasped. “You liar!”

“I’m not lying!” Adrian bellowed. “She even encouraged me to get rid of Alpha Alaric along with everyone else! She said as long as that old stubborn fool was alive, we would never truly control the family!”

The accusation hung heavy in the air. Patricide.

Lyra’s face turned a deep, ugly red from shame and rage. She had been exposed.

She rushed forward like a banshee.

*Slap!*

She hit Adrian hard across the face. The sound was crisp and loud.

“Shut up!” she shrieked. “Shut your mouth!”

Adrian touched his cheek. His eyes burned with hatred. All his pent–up resentment exploded.

He spat directly into Lyra’s face. Saliva dripped down her expensive makeup.

“You want to save yourself?” he scoffed, his voice dripping with venom. “Keep dreaming! You think you are clever? The Drake family won’t take you back. The Stone family doesn’t want you.”

He laughed manically.

“You are just a pathetic wretch that no one wants!”

Lyra broke down completely. Her composure shattered. She threw herself at him, clawing at his face.

“You are a curse!” she screamed, tearing at his clothes. “You are a useless idiot! You harmed me! You made me offend the Drake family and Amelia!”

They rolled on the floor, wrestling like animals.

“You have no ability!” Adrian shouted back, grabbing her hair. “You only know how to survive by clinging to

men! You are nothing without us!”

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I stood there, watching this farce. These were the people who had looked down on me. Now, they were

tearing each other apart like rabid dogs.

“Butler,” I called out calmly.

The butler stepped forward, bowing slightly.

“Have the guards throw Lyra out,” I ordered. “She is never allowed to step into the Stone River Pack House

again.”

The guards moved in. They pulled the screaming Lyra off Adrian.

“Let me go!” she shrieked as they dragged her toward the door. “You can’t do this! Alpha Alaric agreed to let me come home! He said I could stay!”

I let out a short, cold laugh.

“If Grandfather knew you had thoughts of killing him,” I said, my voice cutting through her screams, “he

wouldn’t allow a poisonous snake like you to stay in his territory for a single second.”

“I didn’t!” Lyra wailed, struggling against the guards‘ grip. “I didn’t mean to kill the old Alpha! I swear!”

I remained unmoved. I didn’t care about her excuses.

The guards dragged her out. Her screams faded into the distance.

The Stone family hall was finally quiet.

I looked down at Adrian. He was lying on the floor, panting, his face scratched and bleeding. He looked

pathetic.

I needed to hand him over to the Werewolf Council’s law enforcement team. But as I looked at him, a plan

formed in my mind.

Before I sent him to rot in prison, I would make good use of this waste. I would use him to ensure the

Drake Pack had no peace.

(Author’s POV)

Griffin woke up very early that morning.

He hadn’t slept a wink all night. He had been waiting for a message that never came. His hitman had not

replied to him.

He paced around his room. A sense of foreboding weighed heavily on his chest. It was an Alpha’s

intuition. Something was wrong.

He checked his phone again. Still nothing.

Suddenly, there was a frantic, rapid knocking on his door.

“Alpha Griffin!”

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“Come in!” Griffin barked.

The door burst open. The butler stood there, his face pale and sweaty.

“Bad news! Alpha Griffin!” the butler cried out, his voice shaking with panic. “It’s a disaster! Online… suddenly… there are videos!”

“Speak clearly!” Griffin shouted.

“Videos of mass orgies and illegal trades inside ‘Night City‘ club were suddenly exposed