The Alpha's Chubby Obsession. novel Chapter 77

Chapter 73

Osborne

Ciser

After ending the call with Hamilton, I let the phone slip from my fingers and land on the desk with a

dull thud. The room felt heavier, the tension still humming in the air from the conversation. Across from me, Alex was staring, his eyes fixed on me like he was looking at a stranger. Fear flickered there, sharp and obvious.

“Your eyes are going to come off if you keep staring like that,” I said dryly, breaking the silence with

a joke.

He swallowed and tried to smile, but his voice came out unsteady. “Well… if I said I wasn’t scared

of you, then I’d be a liar. When did you become like this?”

I leaned back in my chair, studying him. It’s better he knows me now, I thought. Better he

understands the kind of man he’s working for.

But even as I sat there, anger pulsed through me. That lunatic had gone too far. I had paid him to cripple Bella, nothing more. Maybe he thought that because I gave him money, we were suddenly allies, maybe even friends. But r**e? That was never part of the deal.

He had walked right into my pack like he owned the place, like boundaries and rules didn’t apply to

him. And then he had the audacity – the sheer guts – to come to me afterward, bragging about a

“job well done” as if we were buddies.

I clenched my fists, my jaw tightening. I had cut off his p***s in the most brutal way ever.

Owen

I got word from a trusted friend in Waterford pack-Hamilton and his daughter Bella were both in

the hospital. At first, I thought it was strange news, but the more I considered it, the clearer it

became. Attacking them now, while they were wounded and weakened, would be the easiest

strike. Still, there are lines I do not cross. I don’t waste my strength on broken enemies.

“Alpha,” my beta rushed in, his tone urgent. “I just received another call-Hamilton is gathering his

men.”

I snapped my head up at him, eyes narrowing. “I thought he was laid up in the hospital.”

“He is,” my beta confirmed with a deep frown. “That’s why I don’t understand it myself. But the message was clear-he’s preparing for war.”

So, Hamilton wasn’t wasting time after all. That left me with none to waste either. “Inform Osborne immediately,” I ordered, my voice firm as steel. “Tell him to ready himself. War is coming.”

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Taking down Waterford would be almost effortless. Hamilton knew that as well as I did. So why risk everything? He was cunning enough to survive all these years, yet he wasn’t a fool. He knew

what it meant to go up against me. That left one question gnawing at me-what pushed him into

this sudden recklessness?

“Bring Osborne to my office,” I commanded.

It wasn’t long before he appeared, walking in with that composed grace of his. He always carried

himself like a man who had already measured the battlefield and decided who lived and who died.

“Have you heard?” I asked, watching him closely. “Hamilton is gathering his men.”

“Yes, Alpha,” Osborne replied coolly, his expression unchanged.

My gaze hardened. “What did you do?”

He didn’t flinch. His eyes locked onto mine without hesitation, and when he spoke, his words were

flat, merciless. “Bella hired a hitman to kill Aina.”

The blood in my veins ran hot instantly. Rage clawed at my chest. “What?” My voice was sharper

than I intended. My daughter-in-law… if Aira were to learn of this, the fury she’d unleash would be

something even I might not be able to contain.

Osborne’s jaw tightened, but his voice remained steady. “So I did something to her.” He paused, letting the weight of his words settle before continuing. “I had her crippled.”

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