The Alpha's Contract Luna (Alexia) novel Chapter 40

~Kieran~

Kieran was watching the seas by the southern coast of Taplean. He narrowed his eyes at the arriving speedboats. They were boats of Alpha Baxter and his warriors.

"Kieran." Alpha Baxter called as soon as he stepped out of the boat. He was in a diving suit, his hair still damped from having gone under the water. He said, "We did it. We changed the arrangements of the mines."

"Good," Kieran acknowledged. "Another intel came in. It looks like King James of Eswen is joining the battle. He couldn't find a new General."

"Good, I hope he dies in our hands. Has Alpha Blazed and his men arrived yet?" Alpha Baxter asked.

"No, he hasn't. I purposely gave him the wrong briefing schedule," Kieran replied. "Still, I doubt that he will send his men on time. Remember the last?"

"Fuck, yeah. He sent his men days after the initial attack! What a scum!" Alpha Baxter remarked.

"Kieran, if this works, you know what it means, right? Alpha Blaze could be a traitor," Alpha Baxter said.

Kieran saw the fury in his eyes. Among the packs, Alpha Baxter suffered the most loss. Thus, Kieran understood where his anger came from.

Patting Alpha Baxter's shoulder, Kieran said, "We still need evidence to prove that, but I am with you on this. I had long suspected Alpha Blaze."

"Remember the plan. We will let the enemies through the first row of mines, and once they are in the middle of the bay, we will set off the mines," Kieran said, and Alpha Baxter nodded.

"Alpha Declan's men have arrived," Alpha Baxter looked distantly and raised his chin at the arriving allies.

"Then, it's time to brief everyone," Kieran confirmed.

Days had passed since Kieran left the Stone Blood Pack's main territory. They had set up new traps while keeping the changes to their battle plan a secret among the trusted alphas.

Kieran's main goal was to end the war as soon as possible. Because for the past few days since he left the pack, he felt like rushing back to his wife. He missed her terribly. With how he felt, he was confident that Alexia was his true mate. She had to be. There was no other reason why he was so crazy about her that he let his guard down. He willingly allowed her into his life, despite the walls he built around his heart.

Before joining the rest of the alphas, he looked to the seas and pictured the war's end. He muttered, "Eswen, you are going down."

"During Eswen's last attack, they masked their scents to some of our locals. At some point, we were confused about who our enemies were. I assume they will do the same. It's a prevalent battle technique that even the rogues use to invade our packs once in a while," Kieran reported. He turned to his companions and revealed, "Alpha Kai has given a very helpful suggestion."

Alpha Kai, the youngest alpha in Taplean smirked. He dropped a sandbag in front of the round table and said, "We are going to mask out scents too... with this little guy."

He pulled the sack and revealed a skunk.

"Fuck, no!" Alpha Declan complained.

"Shit!" Alpha Baxter exclaimed. "Please tell me we aren't."

Kieran purposely encouraged only selective alphas to join the front for the upcoming fight. However, almost all packs had sent warriors to represent them. Inside the tent, only Alpha Kai, Alpha Baxter, and Alpha Declan were to lead platoons of warriors. Alpha Kieran would command the war, overall. Behind them were the gammas, who were third in command.

"I say we do it. It's a fucking disgusting way to catch them by surprise. Besides, we won't necessarily use the skunk's spray," Kieran explained.

Alpha Kai laughed. He revealed, "I have already mimicked the skunk's smell into a liquid formula. It isn't as strong as the real one, but it will do the job. I just brought the skunk as props."

"Thus, we will still smell distinct because we will smell fucking awful," Alpha Kai said. "Our enemies will try to smell like one of us, but we will smell like a skunk!"

"So if they don't smell like a skunk, be alert, identify and kill," Kieran described. "All clear?"

"Crystal," Alpha Declan said.

"No choice," Alpha Baxter said with a frown.

"Yes, Alpha Kieran," the gammas said simultaneously.

Two days passed, Alpha Blaze finally arrived. Kieran had another mock briefing, taking out vital information about the battle plan. He meant only to share the skunk potion on the day of the fight itself.