Chapter 63

Zachary

The moment I entered the council chamber, the tension was thick enough to choke on. No one bowed. Not fully.

“Alpha, this situation could have been avoided,” elder Bruce said, staring at me.

“You are losing focus on your duty and we are affected by it.”

Give it to him to always speak his mind, not scared of anyone or anything that could happen. Few people dared speak to me like that and live.

“Careful there, Bruce,” I warned. “I am not losing focus. As you can see, I am trying my possible best to help us out of this situation.”

“The elders made a vote last night,” he informed. “They are ready to bring you down if you don’t fix what has been broken.

Meaning exile… or death, depending on how far this escalates. And this time, they mean business. If you lose this pack, you will no longer be considered an alpha. You will rank low in hierarchy and I know that is something you hate to hear.”

I had failed them.

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