Defying the Lycan King (Kira and Derek) novel Chapter 269

Chapter 269: Broken Loyalty

Rolf stared at his Beta, his mouth slightly open, caught somewhere between disbelief and dread. Jake stepped forward and raised the documents in his hand, holding them high enough for the whole hall to see.

"These documents right here are the original records that show who truly owns the Moonfang pack." His voice didn’t waver, even as his knuckles whitened around the paper. "I also have photographs to back up every word of it."

"What are you doing?" Rolf hissed at him, his eyes narrowing to slits.

A few feet away, Kira and Claire exchanged a quick, startled glance, both of them trying to make sense of the crack that had just split open between an Alpha and the man who’d stood loyally behind him for years.

Jake held Rolf’s stare without blinking. "I’m telling the truth."

Rolf closed the distance between them in two strides, his jaw tight with fury. "You’re my Beta. Your loyalty belongs to me."

"And you were supposed to be my Alpha!" Jake shot back, his voice cracking with something raw underneath the anger. "Loyalty runs both ways!"

Rolf’s frown deepened, confusion bleeding into the rage on his face. "What are you even talking about?"

Jake tore his gaze away from him and looked past his shoulder, straight at Scott, who was now on his feet, watching the two of them unravel in front of the entire hall with a look of complete bewilderment.

Rolf followed his Beta’s line of sight and landed on the same face. Something shifted in his expression the instant he understood. His shoulders dropped a fraction, and when he turned back to Jake, his voice came out low and shaken.

"How did you find out?"

"We told him," a voice called from the crowd.

Rolf spun round to find Derek and Kai making their way towards the centre of the hall, unhurried, as if they had all the time in the world. His frown carved itself deeper into his face.

Derek walked straight up to Kira and slid his hand into hers, lacing their fingers together, and looked down at her with a small, satisfied smile before lifting his gaze back to Rolf.

"Surprised?"

"What did you do?" Kira asked, staring up at him, her eyes wide with a mix of shock and something close to admiration.

Derek’s grin only grew as the memory of exactly how it had all come together settled over him.

***

Flashback...

A few days earlier, in Kira and Derek’s nursery.

"I’ll miss you," Kira said softly.

"You will?" Derek tilted his head, watching her with warmth.

She nodded and rested her head against his chest, breathing him in, content to stay just like that a while longer.

Your Grace. Connor’s voice came through the mind-link. Kai has found something I think will really interest you.

Derek pulled back with a reluctant sigh, resting his forehead against Kira’s. "I need to meet with Connor for now. Something important came up."

"Is it something we should be worried about?" Kira asked, searching his face.

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