Alpha Amanda's Love Adventure (By Aurora Grey) novel Chapter 194

Chapter 194 Confrontation

Samson’s POV:

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I walked over and sat across from him. I pushed the tablet across the table. “I’ve revised the resource allocation plan three times. The branch welfare policy you’ve mentioned is in there.”

He stared down at the screen, staying silent.

One of the elders shifted, ready to speak. I shut him down with a look. “Derrick.” My voice dropped. “Splitting the pack won’t help you. And it sure as hell won’t help Eclipse. If it’s recognition you want, you’re not gonna get it by forcing a takeover.”

He snapped his head right up. His eyes were bloodshot. “Recognition? When have you ever given me that? In your eyes, I’m nothing but the bastard child. The one who shouldn’t exist. The shame your mother had to carry!”

That cut deep. Like a blade to the chest. I remembered the look in my mother’s eyes when she saw him. It was never cruel. But it was never soft either. She didn’t hate him. She just couldn’t reach him.

“I never saw you that way.” I reached for the black wolf badge on the table. I’d had it made just for him. Smaller than mine, but etched with the Eclipse emblem all the same. “I should’ve given this to you back then. But trying to tear the pack apart? That’s the mistake you’re making now.”

Derrick flinched. He kept his eyes on the crest. His fingers twitched, but he didn’t touch it.

“It’s too late.” He looked away. His voice strained. “The elders are already with me.”

I turned to the elders. I brought up the financial reports on the screen. “You’ll get the resources you asked for. But if you push for a split, I’ll sign the removal order myself.”

They started trading glances. Their faces turned grim.

I didn’t care. I only looked at Derrick. “You’ve wanted to manage this pack since we were kids. Now’s your shot. The western branch is a mess. I’m giving it to you. If you pull it together, the badge is yours. So is the branch chief role.”

His eyes snapped up. Bloodshot, furious, broken. “You’re handing it to me?”

He laughed. Short, sharp, and bitter. “You think that fixes everything? A title and a desk? You think that’ll shut them up when they call me a bastard? You think that’ll make you finally see me as your brother?”

He raised his voice. Rage cracked through every word. I clenched my hand against my knee. My knuckles turned white. But I held my tone steady.

“I know you’ve suffered. But ripping Eclipse apart isn’t how you heal. This pack keeps you grounded. If you cut it down, where the hell are you gonna land?”

One of the elders jumped in. “Derrick’s right! Samson, you’re just trying to stall. Why would we believe anything you say?”

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Chapter 194 Confrontation

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I didn’t look at him. I didn’t look away from Derrick. I did not believe at all that he’d actually destroy the place that raised him.

“Keeps me grounded?” Derrick slammed the crest off the table. It bounced against the wood with a harsh metallic crack that split through the silence.

“It rotted years ago. The first time you all looked at me like trash. The day you kept that crest clutched in your hand and wouldn’t give it up. The moment Grandpa tossed me his used cufflinks like I didn’t matter. That’s when I lost everything that kept me grounded.”

He stood. “I’m taking the western branch. The ones who hate you are coming with me. Either you let us walk, or I stop pretending we’re still family.”

I sucked in a breath, shoving the chaos back down. Then I stood, slow and steady. I was half a head taller. My shadow stretched over him. It weighed heavy.

“Derrick.” My voice came out cold and sharp. Each word hit like ice. “I’m asking one last time. Are you really gonna split this pack?”

I stepped forward. I locked my eyes on his. The stubborn fire from when we were kids still burned in there. So did every ounce of pain he’d swallowed all these years. But there wasn’t a trace of doubt in sight.

The air inside the chamber felt like it had frozen over. None of the elders dared to breathe too loud. Outside, the storm pounded the windows. The wind kept screaming through the trees, and the snow beat down in bursts like the world was trying to drown out what was about to happen.

I stood there and waited for his answer.

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