Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter Two Hundred and Four

Chapter Two Hundred and Four

The Rogue leaders had waited. When the two days were over, I invited them into the meeting room.

A maid brought over bottles of beer, and Edna was the first to take a deep gulp, the others following soon after. The maid excused herself.

“Edna, Skale, Kev, Gal, and of course, Timothy. Welcome to the Nightshade Pack.”

“I didn’t remember keeping you waiting this long when you paid us a visit.” Edna said to me.

“I’d hoped you’d get impatient enough to leave.”

Edna chuckled; it was silent and humorless. “Unfortunately, we’ve come to speak on an important matter.”

“I assumed as much.”

“We allowed a peace treaty with you once, and now we’ve come to discuss the terms.”

a promise, Edna. I told you that if you couldn’t keep the rogues under control, there would be war. This time, something tells me you were the brains behind

Like the rest, we believed you were gone, and

guess you were wrong.”

“Sorely.”

you as some kind of god Only a god could bring hell to earth. So tell

god? No. Not even close. I’m just a

peace isn’t something I have to offer. You attacked my Luna; the arrow was meant

was the agreement. But you didn’t honor it.

a moment, then Edna slammed the bottle of beer onto the table with a sharp ‘thud‘.

will not succeed.”

before. They always get it wrong”

said, his patience

have nothing of value to

arrow at the Luna.

what will count as an effort at ‘making

right there, but instead, he set his pride aside. “What is

and I’ll decide if it’s good enough. After all, you led the attack. Why should the man

to his feet so quickly that