Chapter Seventy–One – Venting
Chris’s Pov
(Three Days Later)
It was over for me.
“Alpha King! Wait, please!” the Red Moon Delta begged, put my father’s claws sank deeper into his throat.
Vanessa was on the ground in tears. I didn’t even understand her. What was the point of crying? Her mother was a fraud–what was there to mourn?
“How dare you!” my father barked. “How dare you use sorcery on me You and that bitch of a woman!”
The “bitch of a woman” who was the mother of his children. But it was alright; I shared his rage. Red Moon had crossed too many limits
I embraced my sister, hoping she’d get a hold of herself, but she simply buried her wet face into my chest. I sighed. “Father, you’re scaring her.”
My father paused and gently dropped the Delta onto the ground, his claws leaving deep gashes in the man’s neck.
Vanessa turned, peeking at the Delta as he bled from the wounds. “Father, Mother isn’t a bitch. She’s still your wife.”
My father’s eyes darkened at her words. He stepped away from the Delta and ran his hands through his hair. “That’s inconsiderate of you, Vanessa.”
Vanessa lowered her gaze as my father glared at her. I released her from my hold. She was being inconsiderate.
“You swapped my father’s mate with his Delta. Do you realize the chaos you caused in their lives?” I demanded of the Delta.
Clutching his neck, he struggled to speak. “I was told by the former Alpha to find a witch to do his bidding, and that’s what I did.”
He sounded far less remorseful than he should have. Anger surged through me, and I kicked him in the stomach, making him cough up more blood. “Father, you can vent on him.”
My gaze drifted to the scroll on my throne–the one Alpha Jaden had used to send this cursed information.
He deserved to know I was grateful for his report, but he’d never understand how much sadness it had brought me. Worse, Jaden had sent the same scroll to all the packs and even beyond the seven seas.
The Red Moon deal with the Lycan had been exposed, and the prophecy revealed. My throne would be questioned.
I heard a throat being slashed and turned. My father stood there, holding the gullet of the Red Moon Delta–the only Delta they
had.
In six months, they’d lost both their Beta and Delta. And I was certain Alpha Jaden had exonerated the Red Moon Alpha from this.
Claiming the Red Moon Alpha hadn’t known about the deal didn’t mean he hadn’t become aware of it later. Jaden had saved Red Moon from being branded as a rebellious pack, outing only the direct perpetrators.
“Red Moon ceases to be part of this kingdom from now onwards,” my father muttered under his breath.
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“Father!” Vanessa sprang up Irom the floor. “You can’t do that! My other is from there
Was she stupid? Her mother wasn’t my father’s matel Why was shell fighting for her?
My father, his hands still bloody, pointed a trembling finger at her. You’d better watch your mouth, Vanessa. You’ve been shockingly biased in all of this.”
I nodded in agreement.
“You should be thankful I haven’t sought her out and killed her myself for deceiving me for years!” my father added bitterly. I didn’t like hearing that.
Vanessa scoffed loudly. “And what would you gain from that? She bore your children and was your Luna. Do you prefer a maid like
Sasha’s mom?”
“Vanessa!” I snapped, dragging my sister back. She fell to the ground How dare she demean her father’s true mate while praising the fraud?
“Be careful. Are you justifying Red Moon’s actions?” I demanded.
“And you?” she retorted, stubborn as ever. “Rejecting a mate you knew wasn’t worthy of you–isn’t that the same as swapping?”
My wolf, silent and dumbfounded by today’s revelations, suddenly burst into mocking laughter.
My sister’s words stabbed through my heart, sparking a spiral of self degradation.
“Chris rejected Rih because of your mom!” my father roared at Vanessa. “She made him do it. No wolf in their right mind rejects
their mate!”
I remained calm despite my wolf’s tormenting laughter. I had never blamed my mother for my mistakes, but she truly had been the root of many of them.
“Vanessa, go to your room and reflect on your actions. Our mother was wrong in what she did. Don’t deny that,” I told her firmly.
She hesitated, itching to argue more, but eventually let out a sigh and trudged off to her room. I called for guards to remove the
Delta’s body.
“And Sasha is missing,” my father exhaled. “Perhaps this is the Moon Goddess punishing your mother’s sins.”
Of course, he’d twist it to make my mother the evil in the prophecy.
Speaking of the prophecy, other matters had been exposed with Jaden’s message.
“We need to kill the Lycan. If the people find out we took it from Red Moon without killing it, they’ll panic and rebel,” I said in a low tone, trying not to trip my father’s temper.
His chest heaved, his eyes darted, and I could see his thoughts racing.
“Yes. There’s no need to kill Rih’s mate. She deserves another after everything she’s been through. That foolish plan was your mother’s doing,” he admitted.
My shoulders slumped as I nodded. “Father, you should rest. The Delta had already sent word he’d keep his wife…”
“Yes, I don’t want his wife. She’s no longer my mate. She was swapped. They should remain together,” he finished for m again.
nodded
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“I’ll handle the Lycan. Take care of yourself,” I said, stepping back. sighed deeply but didn’t speak.
I couldn’t fathom the betrayal and pain he must have been feeling.
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The guards outside wore fearful expressions as I walked past them.gnored them. Today wasn’t Black Hills‘ day at all.
I envisioned my enemies laughing at us for sheltering a fraud for so long. It made me wonder what else we had been deceived
about.
My mother’s lies about how she had realized my father was her mate–all those emotions she had claimed–had all been false.
“Alpha! Alpha! It escaped!” My Delta ran up to me, screaming and breaking my train of thought.
screaming
I frowned. “What escaped?” My gaze followed the direction he had come from–the prison. The Lycan.
I rushed inside before he could explain further. The metal gate to the prison had been torn apart, a hole gaping in the center.
The brick–and–rod walls had collapsed
leaving a clear path of destruction.
“How did it grow so strong?” I murmured, dread settling over me.
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