Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter One Hundred and Sixty Four

KADIA'S POV

The whole pack had gathered before me-some drawn by curiosity, others eager to know what would happen next.

I looked upon the faces of those I had to protect, their lives resting in my hands. One wrong decision, and they would all suffer. I couldn't let that happen.

Austin and Phil sat on either side of me, on the platform overlooking the pack members.

After the incident with Sarah, her body had been disposed of. I supposed I should feel bad that she hadn't been given a proper burial, but I couldn't bring myself to. She was a traitor, and she had died a traitor. News of her betrayal had spread through the pack, giving people even more to gossip about. Aric deserved the same fate. I should have killed him-made his death slow and painful. might have once considered Sarah a friend, but Aric... I had seen him as family. His betrayal cut the deepest, yet I couldn't bring myself to expose his treachery-not until I heard everything he had to say. For now, he rotted in the cold, dark cells, wasting away.

Once the crowd had settled, Austin rose to his feet.

"We are gathered here today to announce our new leader. By right, she is next in command after the Alpha. She has proven herself brave and capable of leading this pack...

His words were cut off by a voice from the crowd-Stark. One of the advisors who had chosen to walk away.

in agreement and that urged him to continue." What will the other packs think of us? They

agreement rippled through the

and Phil had mentioned this, so I had expected

said, finally speaking up. "The Nightshade Pack has never been seen as weak, and

I was paying attention, I realized the crowd had split

you would tell us what happened to our Alpha, not to watch you claim a title that never belonged to

you believe you can challenge me for the title, then

Blackwood is, by right, the

Pack members drop to

Alpha, and the soldiers would force them

head. "No. If they will submit, then they will have

This time he didn't face me but the

would come to this. This foreign woman walks into our pack with her people, and

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