chapter 45
Asher’s POV
My aunt and uncle stopped me in the courtyard later, their
faces all serious.
“Asher, I am so sorry about your loss,” my uncle spoke up, his
voice low and firm. “But it only made me more determined to
fight those goddamn rogues. We need to take action now. The
Alphas from the surrounding packs are here, and they’re all
demanding an attack. We can’t keep stalling.”
I could hear the pressure in his voices, the way they were
trying to back me into a corner. It was so obvious what they
were doing, and they didn’t even bother hiding it.
The war felt like the right thing to do before. But not anymore.
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They stared at me, clearly shocked. My aunt’s mouth fell open a
bit, and my uncle’s eyes widened. They hadn’t seen this coming.
They didn’t realize I knew the truth. They thought I was still
that puppet on their leash.
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You’re protecting a rogue at the expense of your pack. What will people think of you, Asher? They will see you as a weak and ungrateful person. A coward!”
“Provoking me isn’t going to work, aunt. I’m protecting my
people from being used as pawns in a game they didn’t sign up for. If that makes me selfish and weak and ungrateful, then so
be it!”
Our argument attracted people’s attention. A few men rushed into the courtyard. I recognized them as the Alphas of the neighboring pack. Boy was my uncle eager to start a war on the
rogues.
“This is very selfish of you, Alpha Asher!” one of the Alphas snapped, his voice dripping with distain. You just want to protect your rogue brother. Justice and order don’t mean shit to
you. And you call yourself an Alpha?”
“Being a hothead doesn’t make you a good Alpha either. Back
away from my family business, all of you.”
“Our King has summoned us! If he decides there’ll be a war,
there WILL be a war! You won’t dare to go against him-”
“I’ll go against anything I think is wrong. I’m not afraid of him. I‘
“I’ll go against anything I think is wrong. I’m not afraid of him. I‘
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“This is my pack, uncle. And I am the Alpha. I don’t need
anyone else’s help to protect them.”
We stood there for a moment, the tension between us thick in
the air. Then, slowly, my uncle stepped back, his lips pressed
into a thin line. He turned on his heel and walked away
without another Wor
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