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.

the nerve," Elijah said, his voice dropping to a cold, menacing edge, "coming to me with such a wicked idea, Beta Dominic.

that is a thorn in your side," Dominic countered, peering up from his position on the floor. "You know what Alpha Henry was, Your Majesty. And now, his son seeks to

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

Pack members want as Alpha? You?" Elijah mocked.

burned with embarrassment, but

few tricks up

resources spent if father and son were buried

saint, but I have to admit that is

Majesty," Dominic said tightly, his tone clipped, inwardly seething at Elijah’s endless taunting. "If I am made Alpha, the West Pack’s resources will be yours. I would never resist your authority, not like Henry did. Together, we could

for my throne next,"

Majesty, I

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 my

don’t. My battlefield is much larger." His eyes were amber now, flashing with the anger of his wolf, "And you dare suggest I sacrifice my greatest ace, Asher

dry. "No, I... Your Majesty..." he stammered, his words tumbling over each other.

alphas. And he was right, Elijah didn’t care about them as people. But

stronger every year. Elijah wasn’t about to risk losing the only

it. He bowed deeply, his voice trembling. "I must have lost my mind even thinking such

your mind. You were just greedy. But don’t worry, since