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The Alpha title. They actually dared to threatch me with my Alplis title! Do they even realize how much I’ve done to boost this pack economically? All they have to do is sit in their cushy elder seats, bragging about how many women they’ve slept with each
Rage churned inside me, so volatile I could hardly keep my human forta intact. Ashley, Ashley! Was she really this crucial to the pack?
“Brian…” Silvia’s trembling voice came from behind me.
I turned to see her standing there, eyes shimmering with tears, watching me in pure terror.
Ever since I gave in to Silvia’s wishes, it felt like the pack had started spiraling out of control. And now, I was stuck trying to figure out how to convince Ashley to come back.
The pack elders are threatening to strip me of my Alpha title? Seriously? Why was everything perfectly fine when Ashley was here? Did I mess this up somehow? No, that’s impossible. Ashley is still the Luna. I haven’t officially removed her.
She has a responsibility–to give me an heir.
I crouched down eventually, my gaze landing on Silvia. “It’s nothing, just some elders from the pack pressing about Ashley needing to have a child soon. Otherwise, they’ll challenge my position as Alpha.”
“And what are you going to do about it?” Silvia asked.
“I’ll tell Ashley what I’ve decided,” I replied firmly.
“But Ashley doesn’t seem very willing,” Silvia said tentatively. “Is there anything I can do to help you?”
She spoke softly as her slender hand reached out, gently brushing against my chest in an undeniably suggestive way. It was meant to comfort me. I glanced at her–the woman I once adored. Her beauty was as striking as ever: sleek blond hair, clear blue eyes, and those full lips.
But the second her hand touched me, something felt… wrong. Off.
Silvia’s touch used to carry this electric spark, calming that wild storm inside me in an instant. Now? There was nothing.
That strange void left me more agitated than before. Maybe it was the damage to her wolf spirit. Or maybe it had just been too long since I last felt her touch. Whatever it was, something had changed.
“No need.” I gently pushed her hand away, trying to keep my voice soft. “Your health isn’t great right now. You need to rest. I… I have urgent pack matters to deal with.”
When I saw the hurt flash across her eyes, a wave of guilt surged through me. But my thoughts were too tangled, a complete mess–I needed time to sort everything out.
“I’ll be back soon, alright?” I leaned down to place a light kiss on her forehead. “Rest up, okay?”
Without waiting for a response, I strode out of the Alpha Manor.
The cold night air stung my face, snapping me back to reality just a little. I knew I’d hurt Silvia again, but I just couldn’t give her the tenderness she wanted right now.
I had to find Ashley. Whether it was the council’s threats or the chaos brewing in the pack, none of it would be resolved without her. Things simply wouldn’t hold together unless she came back.
The icy wind kept me sharp as I pulled out my burner phone and dialed Kael’s number directly.
“Did you actually cut off Ashley’s financial support?” I roared in fury.
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‘s repletame instantly, shaky and panicked “Alpha ftrian, forgive me, but Luna Ashley hasn’t used a single rent from the account vou gave libr. Not once. Not in the last three years.”
What?! Then what about the expensive cufflinks shic gifted me? The watches? How did she afford all that? Her father hadn’t even left her a dime.
This is ridiculous. She’s just a useless housewife. Where would she get the money? Unless some other Wolf’s been helping hér.
The thought alone made my blood boil. Whoever it is, I’ll rip his heart out with my claws.
I gave a direct order. “Find out who Ashley’s been in contact with recently.”
I have to know the truth the reason behind her sudden defiance.
Has she really been hiding something from me all along?
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