Chapter 223

Howard's POV I laughed at Kai's delusional fantasy of being with Ella. My daughter would never look twice at this mangy pup. She'd been obsessed with Draven Thorne since she was a teenager. "That's partly my fault," I admitted, cutting into my steak. "I groomed her for years, telling her Draven was perfect mate material. Pushed her toward him constantly." The manipulation had worked beautifully until Ella's rebellious phase. She became infatuated with that weakling Bruno Hill. Started hanging around him, mooning over him like a lovesick pup. The final straw was when she lost her virginity to him at some club where half the pack knew it. Ruined all my careful plans to connect our bloodlines with the Thorne family. "I taught her a lesson that day," I said, remembering the satisfaction of her cries as the belt landed. "Promised to throw her out without a penny if she disobeyed again." My wolf growled with approval inside me. "Weakness must be punished." It worked. Ella was a pampered prin