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.

with each passing second. “This is

still looked uncertain. He stared at me as if he

had been fatal, but the Empress had appeared out of

you for one moment think

only one brave enough to answer. “The plan was for the

I said. I could see it in the way the others kept darting

something new and… different. But there were many flaws to the plan. So we decided that leadership

council,” I said. From the look in their eyes, I knew exactly what they weren’t saying. The plan was to seize control–to force their way into the council even after walking away from it, afterall, I would be dead, there would

others were too reluctant to act… perhaps even

respect and loyalty being earned, but these people had wanted to seize power into their hands; they didn’t care about

had to guess which 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. But to my surprise,

if I’m stripped of my title or forced to work in the fields among the farmers–I’ll

swear our loyalty to you,” Stark said. He 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

I silenced him with a small wave. This

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