Chapter 5

He flew into a rage and yanked Ryan away.

Face full of anger, he grabbed Ryan's thin little wrist:

"Idiot! Rosalind is your biological mother! Call her Mom right now!"

Ryan cried out in pain and struggled desperately to break free:

"No! She's not my mommy!"

"Mommy, save me!"

Alexander couldn't take it anymore. He kicked Ryan hard in the knee and forced him down in front of Rosalind.

"I should have kept you with me all along. Aurora raised you to be completely ill-mannered!"

"If you don't apologize to your mother today, I won't acknowledge you as my son anymore!"

Ryan's knees slammed hard against the floor, and all the fight drained out of him.

His face grew even paler, his lips purple.

I screamed frantically:

"Alexander! Can't you see the child is sick?!"

But Alexander only glanced over carelessly.

Seeing the teeth marks and blood on Rosalind's neck, the coldness in his eyes deepened:

"This child has been spoiled rotten by you. He does something wrong and then pretends to be sick to get sympathy. Being this weak and useless—how is he fit to be my son!"

As he spoke, he pressed his hand on Ryan's head and made him kowtow several times in front of Rosalind.

"Got to teach them while they're young. If I don't discipline you harshly today, you'll cause even bigger problems later!"

The sound of his head hitting the floor and Ryan's pained cries stabbed into my heart like knives.

Seeing Ryan barely breathing now.

Agonizing pain tore through my chest. I was on the verge of breaking down.

Just then, the maid who had gone to fetch the doctor returned.

I immediately told them to save Ryan.

"Hurry, someone grab these two!"

They rushed forward, but Alexander snorted coldly and knocked them down with just a few moves.

"Open your damn eyes and see clearly—I'm Alexander! My uncle is the Alpha of this pack! Who does Aurora think she is that you'd help her!"

"Today I'll teach you all a lesson about who you should be listening to in this pack!"

Alexander struck viciously.

Before long, the maids were screaming in agony.

My eyes were bloodshot. I was so angry I was about to lose my mind:

"Noah won't let you get away with this! You hurt his son like this—he will make you pay!"

"Aurora!"

Alexander roared.

He reached up and grabbed my jaw hard, then with one sharp twist, dislocated it.

"You still dare to run your mouth. You haven't learned your lesson at all!"

"The child turning out like this is entirely your fault—your parenting is the problem!"

"I came to find my uncle to ask him to officiate our wedding, but you've gone so crazy you're no longer fit to be my wife. I think you can only be a mistress now. You need to learn some proper manners first!"

The sharp pain spread from my jaw throughout my entire body.

My vision blurred. Tears poured down uncontrollably. Looking at Ryan's swollen forehead, his eyes closed, I was on the verge of collapse.

Just as I was about to fight Alexander to the death, scattered footsteps suddenly came from the distance.

Someone shouted:

"Alpha Noah is coming!"