Chapter 166: Brothers’ Confrontation 

ZAYLEN

I stared at Leonel, waiting for him to say something, anything. The silence in his room was thick, every second dragging on painfully.

"Why were you running away?" I finally asked, my voice low and edged with frustration.

Leonel remained silent, his eyes fixed on the floor.

I took a step closer, my patience wearing thin. "I take that you have already heard about what the investigation has revealed?"

He nodded, his shoulders slumping slightly.

"And your best solution was to run away?" I couldn't keep the anger out of my voice.

Leonel’s eyes flashed with a mix of fear and frustration. "What else could I do? How would I prove myself innocent in this circumstance?"

"Even if you could, running away would have only made you look guiltier, as if you are the criminal," I pointed out sharply.

He threw his hands up in exasperation. "I got scared, okay?!"

"But why did you get scared?" I finally asked him.

"What do you mean why? I was going to be taken away by the pack members anytime—"