---- Chapter 9 Ethan stared at Ryan's bloody wolf head, his face white as a sheet. But the next second, he spun around, his finger shaking as he pointed at me. "It was her! Regina made him do it!" Dead silence. "what?" Maverick narrowed his eyes. "Ryan always listened to Regina!" Ethan's voice was sharp with fear. "He would never act on his own! It must have been this vicious woman, trying to get revenge on me, deliberately sending Ryan to provoke you!" I couldn't believe what I was hearing. This man's shamelessness had hit a new low. Eleanor immediately chimed in, "Yes! It was Regina! She's jealous of Scarlett, so she ---- deliberately tried to destroy our Stone Pack!" "Regina has always been a malicious schemer!" "She must want Maverick King to wipe us out!"" "This woman is too dangerous!" To save their own skins, the surrounding pack members all started accusing me. Even the Alphas from the allied packs began to distance themselves: "We warned Ethan long ago that Regina was trouble!" "A she-wolf like that should never have been in the pack's leadership!" "Maverick King, please punish the real culprit!" Seeing everyone's reaction, Ethan grew bolder. " Maverick King, you must give us justice! This evil woman used our trust in her and nearly got the entire Stone Pack killed!" ---- He pointed at me, his voice full of righteous anger. "She's the real mastermind!" Maverick slowly turned his head to look at me, a dangerous glint in his eyes. Everyone waited for my explanation, for my defense, for my fear. But I just looked calmly at Ethan, a cold smile playing on my lips. "you're right," I said lightly. "I did order Ryan to provoke Maverick King on his territory." The crowd gasped. "She admitted it!" "Tt really was her!" "That evil she-wolf!" Ethan smirked. "See? She admitted it herself! Maverick King, now you know the truth!"