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.

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

floor. "You know what Alpha Henry was, Your Majesty. And now,

"We, the West Pack, do not

the West Pack members want as Alpha? You?" Elijah mocked. "The one who dreams of being

burned with embarrassment, but

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

there would be far fewer resources spent if father

mean, I’m no saint, but I

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

for my throne next," Elijah

I

me a golden lion

I don’t. My battlefield is much larger." His

over each other. In that moment, he realized just how foolish his

about them as people. But he cared about power. The existence of the

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

enough to back down when the situation called for it. He bowed deeply,

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