Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter One Hundred and Seventy Three

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 I looked 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.

"Silence," I said, and they fell quiet. The tension in the room thickened with each passing second. "This is how this will go-you speak only when I ask you a question."

stared at me as

my stomach had been fatal, but

was the plan? When you killed me, did you for one

brave enough to answer. "The plan was for the next Alpha to be chosen by

not telling 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 were many flaws to

what they weren't saying. The plan was to seize control-to force their way into the council even after walking away from

many. But the others were

Keith; he had talked about respect and loyalty being earned, but these people had wanted to seize power into

murder me, Keith would have been the first to come to mind. He never liked the

make a move.

if I'm stripped of my title or forced to work

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