Chapter 23 The Breaking Point
Baldwin’s hand trembled as he clutched his phone.
Then, all at once, everything snapped into place in his mind.
“That stunt you pulled at the birthday party-accusing Florence of stealing—that was you, wasn’t it?” His voice was low and dangerous.
“And the allergic reaction, the burn-those weren’t accidents. Ursa, how could you be so cruel?”
Ursa’s face went pale. She stumbled backward, knocking over a vase behind her. It shattered across the floor.
“Alpha, I did it because I love you!” she cried.
“You were my first love. I was supposed to be your mate! But that omega-she took you from me. Always pretending to be so generous, so unaffected. I just wanted you to see her for who she really is!”
Baldwin couldn’t take it anymore. His hand flew before he even realized it, striking her hard across the face.
Ursa collapsed to the floor, clutching her cheek, stunned. “You hit me? For her? And you claim you don’t care about her? You’re such a hypocrite!”
As her voice echoed through the room, something inside Baldwin cracked. The disappointment, the disgust-it was suffocating.
“All these years, and you still don’t get it,” he said coldly. “Your family treated you like one of their own. You could’ve lived a peaceful life.”
He stared down at her. “I was wrong about you, Ursa. I never should’ve trusted you.”
Ursa, who had been shaking moments before, suddenly grew eerily calm. She lifted her eyes to his.
“Oh, you still think Florence left because of me?” she sneered. “Let me tell you something. That girl had everything handed to her since birth-beauty, status, and love. I hated her for that. So I took what mattered most to her. Her parents. You.”
Her smile twisted. “But women know women best. She left because of you. You broke her down with every cold word, every silent night, and every time you put me above her. She’s given up on you.


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