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Chapter 16 - Chapter 15: The Mask of Betrayal and the Alpha’s Roar

That night in Haryana felt darker than ever before.

The silence inside the haveli was suffocating Sonal… as if it was slowly swallowing her alive.

The wind was blowing outside the window,

but inside the haveli… it felt impossible to breathe.

Sonal sat on her bed, staring blankly at the window.

"Why did Valentine lie? What is the real face hidden behind this billionaire game?"

These questions circled her mind like vultures.

---

Suddenly—

A tapping sound echoed on the window glass.

Sonal froze.

Slowly, she got up and moved closer to the window…

and looked down.

In the darkness—

Two eyes were glowing… cold and cruel.

There was no humanity in them.

Only darkness.

It was Ivan.

But in the darkness, she couldn't recognize him clearly.

Startled, she stepped back and rushed to turn on the light.

Ivan had already made his first move in his plan.

He knew very well—

when the human mind is filled with fear, even a small sound feels like a deadly conspiracy.

---

Hearing the noise, Roshan rushed into the backyard.

Holding his stick tightly, he shouted—

"Who's there?!"

Ivan realized he might get caught.

So instantly, he stepped into the light, pretending to be calm.

"It's me, Roshan… Ivan. Don't be scared," he said softly.

"Ivan? You? Why are you here at this hour?

If mom finds out, I'm finished! Say what you came to say and leave quickly," Roshan said nervously, looking around.

Ivan smiled… darkly.

"Roshan… I came to tell you and Sonal something important.

There's a truth you don't know about Valentine and Alina."

Roshan frowned.

"They are one of the biggest billionaire empires in Russia… that part is true.

But they didn't come here for love."

Sonal stepped closer, listening silently.

Ivan continued—

"Alina's love for you? It's fake.

She's only using you to uncover the secrets of this haveli."

"They're using both of you… like pawns."

---

Sonal stood there… silent.

Listening.

Observing.

Thinking.

"He is Valentine's most trusted man…

then why is he speaking against his own King?"

"And those eyes… they're full of greed."

Her mind was working.

But on the outside—

She acted like she believed him.

Like she hated Valentine.

Roshan, however, was shattered.

"So… Alina betrayed me too?" he whispered, collapsing emotionally.

But Sonal wasn't convinced.

Not yet.

---

Meanwhile—

At his grand residence…

Valentine sat alone in silence.

He knew Sonal had found out the truth.

"Sonal doesn't trust me anymore, Alina…

When she came to me, I didn't answer her…

because I believed love should be built on trust," he said in pain.

Alina, with tears in her eyes, stepped closer.

"Brother… you should have told her everything."

"Only our people know about us…

So if Sonal found out—

it means someone from our own circle betrayed us."

Valentine's eyes turned red.

The truth burned inside him—

There was a traitor… within his own kingdom.

---

At the same time—

Inspector Ravi was going through Vikram Singh's old records in jail.

Suddenly—

He found a phone number.

A number connected to someone inside the village.

He tracked the location.

And then—

He froze.

Shock hit him hard.

It was Ivan's number.

Ravi clenched his fists.

"Ivan… you're not just a wolf.

You're more dangerous than a ten-headed serpent."

"You stayed in Valentine's shadow…

just to poison him from within?"

Without wasting a second—

Ravi jumped into his jeep.

The truth… was finally about to be exposed.

---

That night, Singh Haveli was silent…

but inside every heart, a war was raging.

Sonal was in tears…

yet her mind was sharp.

Ivan's words… and Valentine's silence—

something didn't connect.

Something was missing.

---

Inspector Ravi parked his jeep behind Valentine's residence, switching off the lights.

The call records in his hand had already exposed Ivan's true face.

Moving silently, he entered the mansion…

and stood face to face with Valentine.

Valentine instinctively reached for his gun—

But Ravi raised his hand.

"Valentine… we may hate each other…

but right now, the snake beside you is far more dangerous than the beast within you."

He threw the call records in front of him.

Valentine's eyes scanned them—

And in that moment…

🔥 His eyes burned like a volcano.

The leaks to Vikram Singh…

were coming from Ivan.

For the first time—

The Alpha and the Inspector stood on the same side.

---

Meanwhile—

Sonal didn't just sit and cry.

She made a move.

Secretly, she met Ivan in the backyard.

"Ivan… I feel like I'm in danger because of Valentine.

His real form… it terrifies me. I need protection… help me," she said, pretending to break down.

Ivan believed she had fallen into his trap.

And just like that—

His mask slipped.

"Sonal… I should have told you earlier," he smirked.

"Valentine is planning to kill your father in jail."

He showed her a fake letter given by Vikram Singh.

"And if you want to stop him… use this."

He placed a poisoned dagger in her hand.

Hidden in the shadows—

Valentine witnessed everything.

And in that moment…

💔 His heart shattered.

His own Beta…

had fallen this low.

---

After Sonal left—

Valentine summoned Ivan to the main hall.

Ivan acted innocent.

Fell to his knees.

Cried.

"Alpha… I lied to Sonal for your sake!

I suspected she loved you for your wealth… so I tested her.

I am your most loyal Beta… please trust me!"

Gaslighting.

Manipulation.

Lies.

Valentine grabbed his throat and slammed him against the wall.

"Beta does not test an Alpha's love…

he protects it!"

"You sold your loyalty for power."

His roar echoed through the hall.

Every lie Ivan spoke—

Collapsed into dust.

Valentine stripped him of his Beta rank.

And ordered his capture.

---

At the same time—

Outside the haveli…

Roshan met Alina in the darkness.

"Tell me the truth, Alina…

Is what Ivan said real?

Is your brother playing with my sister's life?"

His voice trembled.

"Answer me… or this ends here."

Alina held his hand tightly.

Tears in her eyes.

"Roshan… my brother may be a billionaire…

but he would give his life for Sonal."

"The one betraying us… is Ivan."

In that moment—

Roshan's doubts melted.

Their tears merged…

And their trust bloomed again.

---

But the story didn't end there.

While escaping captivity—

Ivan remembered Vikram Singh's final command:

"Make Sonal and Valentine destroy each other."

Before disappearing into the shadows—

Ivan dropped a final bomb.

He laughed—

"Valentine… Sonal is coming to kill you. Be ready."

---

Inside the prison—

Vikram Singh laughed like a demon.

"This is where truth and lies collide…

Sonal will be lost between them."

"And when love turns into blood…"

🔥 "The real war begins"

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