Five Alphas Kneel for Me (Isabella) novel Chapter 555

Chapter 555

I saw Leo’s body go rigid. His inner wolf, which had been pacing in a delusional frenzy of greed, suddenly stopped, its tail tucking in a belated realization of the trap.

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He slowly turned his head, his gaze sweeping over the crowd of onlookers, and then, with an unnerving intensity, it landed squarely on me, just as I was about to turn away. My wolf stood tall in my mind, her white fur shimmering with a cold, predatory satisfaction.

A faint smile played on my lips–so subtle, yet I knew it pierced him, sharp as a silver needle, right in the heart.

It was that smile.

I watched as something seemed to explode in his mind, all the scattered pieces of the puzzle suddenly clicking into place. The scent of his realization was bitter, like burnt hair and ozone.

He finally understood.

From beginning to end, I had played him for a fool. Me. This ‘little she–wolf‘ he’d dismissed as a weak Omega mark.

You goddamn stop!”

A guttural roar ripped from Leo’s throat, the sound more beast than man. His eyes were instantly bloodshot, glowing a frantic, unstable red. He looked ike a wild animal, completely unhinged, and my breath hitched as he started charging straight at me, his claws beginning to unsheathe as he pushed hrough the crowd.

I’ll kill you!” he bellowed.

lis furious yell sliced through the noisy Gilded Den, and suddenly, the entire place fell silent. The heavy pheromones of fear and excitement from the rowd vanished, replaced by a vacuum of shock.

Everyone’s eyes, including mine, snapped to the man who’d just lost his grip on his wolf.

Vas he really going to get violent just because he lost a stone? My stomach clenched. My own wolf bared her teeth, ready to lunge if he got too close. and against me? A young woman? A Luna of the Silvermoon? The thought alone made my blood run cold, but not with fear–with the anticipation f

is ruin.

he collective gaze of the pack–members shifted, the air around us turning thick with the judgment of the stronger Alphas.

stood my ground, my eyes locked on him as he charged, my face an unreadable mask, my feet rooted to the spot. I didn’t need to move

eo’s distorted face was inches from mine when, without a whisper of warning, a figure abruptly cut in front of me, his Alpha presence expa shockwave.

was Ali.

le didn’t even make a superfluous move. One hand shot out, casually, almost dismissively, snatching Leo’s collar with the wreng nforcer.

ist as he lunged, Leo’s momentum abruptly slammed to a halt.

Ji had him, hoisted right off his feet. Leo’s legs dangled uselessly, kicking at empty air like a pup being scolded by a wire

L–let me go! Leo choked out, his fare rapidly turning a furious criman.

di’s hand might as well have been forged from cold iron, his grip unyielding. He stared down at Las

ull silver light of a warrior.

You have a death wish, trying to lay a hand on our Miss Ali’s

vuice was

Despite the calm tone, I saw Leo flinch, a visible shiver running through him, chilling him to the tone: He could finally wase

rom Grayson’s chosen protector.

The security enforcers from the Gilded Den quickly reacted too, swarming around us their hickler rais

The scar–faced Alpha leading them locked eyes with All for a secund, then his gaze all over sa Lan, still failing mid–air I could see the abdit in hi xpression–a subtle but distinct appraisal taking hold as he recognized the caliber of the wall holding the juicer

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Ali’s no ordinary enforcer, I thought, reading the scar–faced man’s expression.

Still, the Chief spoke, his voice deep and gravelly, echoing the Ancient Laws of the Den. “Friend, causing a scene in our Gold Touch Casino, that’s against the rules.”

Ali completely ignored him, just turning his head slightly to glance at me, a silent question in his eyes.

That was my cue. I took a slow, deliberate step forward, my scent shifting to something sweet and deceptively harmless.

I circled Leo slowly, a sweet, innocent smile plastered on my face, making sure I looked utterly submissive to the eyes of the crowd.

“Mister,” I cooed, “jade betting is a game of chance, win some, lose some. Your own eyes failed you, you made a bad bet, so why on earth are you blaming me?”

I tilted my head just so, my expression pure innocence. My wolf let out a mock–whimper in my mind, playing the part.

You’re the one who practically snatched that stone. Now you lost and you want to hit someone? What, can’t handle a little defeat?”

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A chorus of agreement immediately rose from the crowd, laced with undisguised contempt. I could almost feel their judgment radiating off them like

heat.

Yeah, if you can’t handle losing, don’t play!” an old Beta barked.

You can’t even play fair, so you bully a girl? What kind of he–wolf does that?!” I heard one of the house enforcers mutter, loud enough for Leo to hear. Leo’s face, already red, deepened to a purplish–red hue as he absorbed their disdain. He was clearly burning with shame and a impotent rage that made

his scent sour.

He opened his mouth, probably to accuse me, to claim I’d somehow orchestrated this through the mind–link, but the words seemed to catch in his

hroat.

He couldn’t deny it: he had practically snatched that stone himself. He had nobody to blame but himself; his judgment had been completely clouded by ¡reed.

His voice was barely a whisper when he finally managed, “I… I didn’t!” But the words lacked any real conviction, crumbling under the weight of his own

¡uilt.

let out a soft laugh, a sound that dripped with pure mockery, vibrating through the cavern.

Leo’s face contorted further, twisting into an even uglier mask.

Sir,” the staff member announced, cutting through the tension as he looked at his glowing slate, your territory ledger has insufficient funds. The ayment for that raw stone didn’t go through. We’ll need you to settle the balance.”

The words hit Leo like a bucket of ice water, visibly draining the last bit of defiance from his already ashen face

watched as his mind seemed to short–circuit. He practically snatched the ledger slate, his voice a desperate roar, thick with panic. Impossible: I have ixty million gold marks on this slate! How could it not be enough?!” He was practically screaming now, his eyes wide and wild

That worthless rock was only three million! How could it possibly not be enough?

The staff member, however, remained completely unfazed. His voice was flat, as if he were stating a simple, undeniable fact of the Ancient Wo Treaties. “Sir, you misread it. The price of that rough stone isn’t three million”

co froze. It was as if a switch had been flipped, cutting off all his frantic energy

My gaze tracked his as he slowly, almost agonizingly, turned his head to follow the staff member’s pointed finger, his eyes fixed on the empty spact where the stone had originally bat.

My gaze, along with everyone else’s, finally landed on the price tag of that raw stone. There, emblazoned in bold, black letters on the wrone altar, a single number jumped out.

One hundred million.

Not three million. A hundred million gold marks. The realisation hit me, cold and sharp

Leo’s eyes were instantly wide and bloodshot, fixed on the number as if he couldn’t believe is. His wolf gave a desperate, brokert how! in the back of ha

mind.

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His eyes had been so fixed on that rock, his mind so consumed by visions of Imperial Green and striking it rich, that he hadn’t boxared to send so the

price tag.

But I saw the dawning realization on his face, the way his eyes darted back to the sign, as if remembering a different number and

His mouth opened, and I could almost hear the accusation forming on his lips. They swapped the tags!

His conviction was almost comical. It had to be them!

A flush spread across his face, and his eyes glazed over, as if a surge of blood had rushed to his head, burning away his last shred of say. He was completely losing it.

saw the dawning, sickening realization flood his features. He must have realized it was all a trap, a setup from the very beginning. He probably though -that little bitch–had conspired with the Golden Touch staff to fleece him.

You… you tricked me!” Leo scrambled to his feet after Ali dropped him, a trembling finger aimed first at the staff, then searing me where I stood vatching the entire scene unfold. He roared, “You’re all in on this together, you set me up!”

The moment those words ripped through the air, every single face in the Gilded Den shifted, the atmosphere immediately thickening with silem, Nigin

nenace.

The scarred security chief’s gaze turned instantly glacial, fixing on Leo as if he were already nothing more than a dead rogue walking

Golden Touch prides itself on transparent and honest dealings, always,” the chief’s voice was a low growl, laced with steel. To make such accusations. o smear our reputation like that… how do you expect us to ever conduct business again?*

eo’s face drained of all color, his voice barely a squeak. “I… I… I didn’t mean it like that!”

efore he could stammer out another word, two hulking pack–enforcers in black suits, their faces utterly devoid of emotion, materialized. They lamped down on Leo’s arms, one on each side, wrenching them behind his back in a single, brutal motion that made his shoulder joins pop

Agh! What are you doing?! Let me go!” he shrieked, struggling uselessly against their iron grip.

You dare slander Golden Touch, and then refuse to settle your debt? Hmph.” The chief’s gaze was lethal. Take him. Teach him a proper lesson about ne rules we live by in this territory.”

efore he could even put up a fight, a heavy punch landed square in his gut–a blow delivered with the force of a shifting wolf.

le doubled over, a sickening crunch echoing in the sudden silence of the hall. He hunched over like a boiled shrimp, unable to even muster a whimper hen, he was dragged away, unceremoniously, like a sack of dead weight, disappearing from view as the crowd parted like a dark wa watched him get dragged away, and the smile on my face grew wider, brighter. My wolf purred in my chest, a low, rumbling sound of victory. 1y smile held no trace of girlish innocence, only a cold, detached indifference, a quiet Luna’s command over everything.

When Leo saw the look in my eyes as he was being hauled off, he finally understood.

had been a setup from the very beginning.

tailor–made trap, his own personal hell under the shadow of the moon.

eo was tossed into a dark holding room in the bowels of the den, collapsing onto the cold stone floor, his body trembling persilab ishin was himpered in terror.

Moments later, the heavy door creaked open again, and I stepped inside

fis eyes, wide and bloodshot, fixed on my face. It was a face he must have found utterly alien now, despite its beauty a trigger for the raw is that lawed its way from the deepest part of him, consuming every last shred of his reason

Who…who are you really?” His voice was a raw, uncontrollable tremor.

slowly rose from the submissive posture I had held outside, looking down at him as if he were nothing more than a pathetis insect

didn’t answer. A soft, chilling laugh escaped my lips.

t was a clear, almost melodious sound, but I could see the way it twisted his face, turning it into something far more terrifying than a rogue’s whisper o him.

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I turned away from Leo, dismissing him, and addressed the man with the scar who stood by the door. “He’s all yours,” I said. “Handle him according to your rules.”

With that, I walked out, Alex and Max following close behind me like shadows. I didn’t look back. My work here was done; the moon would take care of the rest.