The phone screen shattered instantly, fragments scattering everywhere.

With the silver poison still in my system and his Alpha wolf suppressing me, the pain in my body doubled. I wanted to fight back but was held down again by the Gamma wolves.

Kieran was provoked by my fierce reaction and spoke coldly:

"Aria, don't act so innocent. If you didn't trade your body for resources, how could you achieve those results with so many powerful packs? Don't tell me you sacrificed yourself for me—that fucking disgusts me!"

I looked up at him, my eyes full of disappointment:

"Kieran, do you have to humiliate me like this?"

He smiled carelessly:

"Humiliate? You think you're worthy?"

Faced with his distrust and humiliation, I felt utterly wronged.

"Fine. Since you won't listen to reason, let's call the person in question here for a face-to-face confrontation. Let's see who's spreading lies and who's shameless!"

"Call the person here for confrontation?"

He looked at me coldly:

"You think you still have that chance? You have no shame, but I do! You've already conspired with him. What's the point of a face-to-face confrontation?"

"I'm truly grateful that I only got engaged to you instead of completing the bond. Otherwise, having a mate like you would be the shame of my lifetime!"

I stared at the shattered phone on the ground, and the fury in my heart finally exploded:

"Kieran, if you dare treat me like this, forget about tomorrow's pack expansion plan!"

"Hahaha!"

Laughter erupted around us.

"Aria, have you lost your mind?"

Ivy clutched her stomach, laughing so hard she doubled over:

"Who do you think you are? You think you can influence pack territorial expansion?"

Kieran also looked at me mockingly:

"Do you think you're the Alpha King? That you can make a merger plan between two packs fall through with just one sentence?"

I lifted my head, looked directly into his eyes, and said word by word:

"I'm not the Alpha King, but my father is. The man in those photos is my father, Adrian Sterling."

The laughter grew even louder.

"Aria, have you been driven insane?"

The Elder laughed so hard he slapped the table:

"If you're the Alpha King's daughter, then I'm the Alpha Queen!"

"Exactly, exactly!"

Others joined in the mockery:

"If you're the Alpha King's daughter, we'll kneel down and lick your shoes clean!"

The crowd's laughter pushed the banquet's atmosphere to its climax.

Kieran shook his head, looking at me with pity and disgust, his tone full of contempt:

"Aria, stop embarrassing yourself here. Get out now and don't dirty my territory! And don't claim you have any relationship with me!"

I clenched my fists, nails digging deep into my palms.

The fury in my heart almost consumed me, but I knew now wasn't the time to explode.

"Fine. I'll leave."

"But remember, today's humiliation—I'll repay it tenfold."

Another wave of laughter erupted.

"Repay tenfold?"

Ivy leaned against Kieran's chest, laughing until she trembled:

"Aria, have you told so many lies that you believe them yourself? Repay tenfold? Do you think you're the protagonist with plot armor?"

Kieran waved his hand dismissively, like shooing away a beggar:

"Enough. Stop putting on this melodrama. Get lost and don't delay our celebration."

I took one last look at him and turned to leave.

Mocking laughter and insults followed me, but I no longer cared.

Leaving the banquet hall, I bought a new phone and dialed a number:

"Before Shadowmoon Pack officially merges Ghostclaw Pack's territory tomorrow, I want Kieran to lose everything."

The other end was silent for a moment, then a deep voice came through:

"Understood, Miss."