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Chapter 54
Darius‘ POV
When I heard what Larry had to say made me realize that Abel was involved in all of this. It seemed that interfering with Kara’s letter was wrong. After all, these she–wolves were no longer prisoners anymore. Instead, they were already our mates. Treating them like this was definitely wrong. I didn’t care about what the rules had stated any longer. If I didn’t defend those women, the council would obviously tear them down.
“Your Majesty, we have rules here. The rule in the north states that a she–wolf who has mated can never be a Luna,” Larry stated the rule grimly, causing me to laugh.
“Do you think I look like someone that follows the rules?” I asked Larry who looked slightly afraid of me.
“I don’t give a fuck. By the blue moon, Zora will be my Luna. Also, Kara will marry Marcel, my Beta, too. So, it’ll be very wise for the council to stop trying to blame those she–wolves and shame them just because you think that you can get away from it,” I told the man firmly.
“I’ll protest, Sir. The Northerners are the only ones who can rule the north!” Larry protested, but he only made me laugh more.
“I’ve told you before that the council isn’t over me. The council’s duty is to help me to deal with things so that I can focus on others. I’ve already mentioned what will happen from now on. I expect that all of you must agree to it. Those she–wolves are now part of my pack. Not only that, I’ve also chosen who will rule by my side. Let
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this be the last time for the council to ever send Abel here and humiliate the people who live in my pack in order to justify a goddamn investigation. I let this hearing happen only because I wanted to see the council’s goal. Yet, it’s clear that this council isn‘ t interested to discover who the real culprit is. Instead, this council is just focused on consolidating the hostility between the north with the south and the east. The one thing I know is that Elder Jenny isn’t important both to the east nor south. Besides, I highly doubted that those warriors really went their way to catch Zora from my mother’s house. Last but not least, I also want to see who interfered with Kara’s letter without my acknowledgement. Secretly acting without telling me obviously can be considered as an act of an intentional rebellion. I’d like to know who did this and the reason,” I explained lengthily while I was giving a signal to Zora and her friends to go back to my side.
“I did it,” Abel then confessed as he rose from his seat.
However, I knew one thing for sure. Abel would be too stupid to execute something like this. Surely, he would get some help from someone or was given the idea to do this by someone.
“Are you sure?” I asked my brother, which he replied with a nod.
“While I might not be the Alpha, I also have the right to defend my province and people in it. If I think that you’re losing your heart in this, it’s my task to ensure that the system keeps working as it’s supposed to be,” Abel tried to reason with me, making me smile when I heard his reason.
“Understood. But I want to ask you who chose you to be my second in command? Also, who gave you the right to say that I’m like that?” I asked him again, but my brother only answered with silence this time.
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“Abel, you’re the only sibling I have. I truly love you. Nevertheless, I‘ Il let you know that you’ll stand trial for treason the next time you act without my acknowledgment,” I coldly said to him.
Immediately, there were murmurs in the hall. Meanwhile, Zora already sat down on the chair next to me.
“I want the real culprits who had their motives to be found in two months. I really want to know why someone would want to murder Elder Jenny. Let this meeting be the last time for all of you to ever try to put the blame on my mate again just because she married the Alpha of the east!” I firmly shouted with my Alpha voice, prompting them to be scared of me.
While I almost never used my Alpha voice because I felt that it was intimidating people, the council didn’t give me any choice. I was done with their bullshit charade. Besides, I also knew that they might think that Larry would have something to say if I didn’t coerce them into agreeing with me. After all of this, they were free to talk about other matters that didn’t need my presence.
Then, I decided to leave. However, Vino Lawrence then came to meet me. He was a young man who was around my age. Since the council’s establishment, his family had led the council. A few months ago, his father passed away. That unfortunate event made Vino take over as he was the first son of the Lawrence family.
For a while, that man had tried to be my friend. But I didn’t really consider him as one. While I knew that it was a wise step to keep him close to me because he was the head of the council, I was confident that we didn’t really have anything in common. What happened before made me believe that it was the best choice to keep him closer than ever because of people like Larry who were too ambitious for their own good.
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After all, Larry had championed my brother as well when my name was put on the ascension. If it wasn’t because Abel wasn’t an Alpha and lacked the strength to be the Alpha of the north, Larry would be successful in making my brother as the Alpha of the north.
“Hi, Vino,” I greeted him as I let out a smile.
The young man then bowed to greet Zora, which clearly showed that he respected my mate as I had asked from them.
“Congratulations on your engagement. I truly hope that you two will have a joyful and thankful married life together,” he congratulated me and Zora that made me thank him back.
“Zora, this is Vino Lawrence. He’s the head of our council,” I introduced Vino to Zora so that she wouldn’t feel left alone.
Besides, my lovely mate would be a Luna soon. It was very important for her to know everyone of important status regarding the government issues in the north.
