Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter One Hundred and Seventy Three

Chapter One Hundred and Seventy Three

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I didn’t need a crowd to witness the trial. I had only invited en pack members, but no doubt, once it was over, news of what happened here would spread to the whole pack. The trial would take place in the dungeon chamber.

Phil and Austin took their positions by my side. I doubted Iooked any better than I had a few hours ago, but I was ready to face them. The door swung open, and three soldiers dragged in the rebels–Stark, Luthor, and, of course, Kade. The very one who had shot me.

The moment they spotted me, they went pale.

The soldiers didn’t have to force them to their knees–they went down willingly.

“We… you shouldn’t be alive. There’s no way you could have survived that,” Stark said, disbelief clear in his eyes. “It shouldn’t be possible…” he kept muttering to himself.

in the room thickened with each passing second. “This is how this will go you

but Stark still looked uncertain. He stared at me as if he had just seen a ghost.

had been fatal, but the Empress had appeared out of nowhere with a magical

you for

one brave enough to answer. “The plan was

me,” I said. I could see it in the way the others kept darting their

plans too, just in case the previous one failed. Military rule. We believed that this could be the beginning of something new and… different. But there

weren’t saying. The plan was to seize control–to force their way into the council even after walking away from it, afterall, I

others were too reluctant to act… perhaps even afraid.”

thought back to Keith; he had talked about respect and loyalty being earned, but these people had wanted

of the ex–council advisors would attempt to murder me, Keith would have been the first to come to mind. He never liked the idea of a woman as Alpha.

face. “I swear my undying loyalty to you. I don’t care if I’m stripped of my title

tried to sound brave, but I could see the fear in his eyes, he knew death was laying wait for them all. “We’ve made a grave mistake–one that will never be repeated. We know the consequences of our actions, but I beg

began, but I silenced him with a small wave. This time, I didn’t need anyone’s counsel–I knew

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