Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 485

Chapter 485: National Threat

"Alpha King Elijah! What’s your response to the explosion?!"

"Where is responsible for the attack?!"

"Alpha king Elijah over here!"

Security had already formed a barricade between the crowd of reporters and the entrance of the Lycanthrope Intelligence Agency. Their black uniforms and the sight of their rifles was enough to instil fear in them and keep the ruckus at bay.

Elijah was standing at the top of the steps, his towering frame rigid, commanding silence by presence alone. Christian, his beta, remained just to the side, his arms folded behind him while his eyes sweept the press for any threat.

With the cameras rolling, Elijah began his speech.

"The incident that occurred last night was not an accident but a deliberate, calculated assault."

The commotion had stopped at this point. Flashbulbs continued to blink, but the reporters had fallen silent now, hanging onto every word he said.

"The target," he continued, "was not civilians, but the future of our pack. The Cardinal Alphas, four of the most promising heirs of the werewolf community. And though many fought bravely, one of ours paid the ultimate price."

He announced. "Alpha Henry Nightshade is dead."

There was a collective gasp as it came as a shock to them.

"Henry was at the scene at the time of the attack and fought to protect the younger generation. He held off the attackers long enough to ensure their survival, and for that, we all owe him a debt of honor."

eyes, a solemn nod as if paying

as he said. "The perpetrator of this atrocity is not hidden and

murmuring came from the crowd. While some reporters recorded, the others were busy jotting down on their

"The same Patrick Vale who pretended to work for the betterment of students

curled

manipulated trust, corrupted science, and betrayed

stretch before adding, "His goal was not research. It was extinction. He sought to wipe out the backbone of our society by eliminating the Cardinal Alphas and destabilizing the

weight of his words. "You would think that

have come far enough to co-exist. We hurt like you. Feel like you. Bleed like you. We are not beasts in

faces before him. "Racist acts like this," he said slowly, "cannot—will not—be tolerated. Not while the Accord stands. Not while I still draw

cameras, eyes dark and daring. "So I’m calling on President Roy to step up. To remember the oath between humans and wolves. To do

as he said. "We will investigate this matter to its end and reveal the truth, no matter how dark. But for now,

a single nod to the cameras. "That will be

Then he turned.

reporters moved forward,

the other

does this mean

you really not

Elijah didn’t answer and simply walked through the agency doors

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a bitch!" President Roy cursed as soon as Elijah’s interview ended. "He just put me on the hot seat in front of the entire damn country,"

fell in the

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