Defy The Alpha(s)

Chapter 571: Crazy King

Chapter 571: Crazy King

For a moment, there was silence. Elijah stared at Dominic intensely, his face so blank and unreadable that Dominic began to question why he had come here in the first place.

The heavy stillness gnawed at him until, just as he was about to speak, Elijah suddenly burst into laughter. It was a long, hysterical sound that needed no explanation, the kind of laughter that told Dominic without words exactly what he was: a fool.

And just like that, it destroyed whatever courage he thought he had brought with him.

"I mean, come on," Elijah said, lounging back and clearly enjoying this, "you’ve been planning this for a while. That means you didn’t need my permission at all."

Dominic’s frown deepened. Elijah’s words were ambiguous, leaving Dominic unsure if the king was mocking him or secretly on his side.

"Your Majesty, I would never dare!" Dominic dropped his head even lower, his voice shaky. "Asher is your heir. I would never make such a move without your explicit order."

"So, in one word..." Elijah said slowly, as if savoring it, "you want me to turn a blind eye while you murder my heir."

Dominic swallowed, but pressed on. "Accidents do happen, Your Majesty," he said carefully, his words laced with meaning. "Undoubtedly, you’d have to investigate the accident to appease the people. All I’m asking is that you ensure it isn’t traced back to me."

Elijah’s expression shifted, the puzzle finally falling into place. His lips curved in dark amusement. "Ah, you want me to provide them with a scapegoat." A chortle slipped past his throat as he fixed Dominic with a predatory stare.

Dominic didn’t speak, but the glint in his eyes was all the confirmation the Alpha king needed.

Elijah said, his voice dropping to a cold, menacing edge, "coming to me with such a

up from his position on the floor. "You know what

and defiance in his eyes. "We, the West Pack, do not want him. And that is why we’ve

want as Alpha? You?" Elijah mocked. "The one who dreams of being

face burned with embarrassment, but he forced himself

winning. However, Asher Nightshade has been known to have a few tricks up his sleeve. We are simply trying to

far fewer resources spent

Elijah said, feigning horror. "I mean, I’m no saint, but I have to admit

am made Alpha, the West Pack’s resources will be yours. I would never

my

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addicting, Beta Dominic." Elijah emphasized his title, his fingers brushing the golden lion ring. "You gave me a golden lion for the West Pack. Who’s to say you won’t offer a golden dragon

for the petty games played in the West Pack, but I don’t. My battlefield is much larger." His eyes were

Majesty..." he stammered, his words tumbling over each other. In

them as people. But he cared about power. The existence of the cardinal alphas infuriated him, yet

fragile and the bloodlines diluted, while humans grew stronger every year. Elijah wasn’t about to risk losing the only weapons—the cardinal alphas—that could secure the future of the wolves should a second Great War

smart enough to back down when the situation called for it. He bowed deeply, his voice trembling. "I must have lost

You were just greedy. But don’t worry, since you gifted me the lion, which I like, your