Found by the Lycan King by Natalie Winter

Chapter 86

I was sitting in my chair, staring absent-mindedly at the glass of water in front of me. We had been going in circles for hours and were yet to arrive at a conclusion.

The meeting hall was huge and I chose to not hold the meeting in my office as we needed to accommodate all the alphas along with some of the betas or gammas who came in as additional representatives from their packs.

The situation had definitely worsened over the last few weeks. The rogues had begun attacking innocent kids, targeting those who were yet to shift or had recently shifted.

This was a surprise move as mostly they went after the strongest members of the pack and tried to lure them to come over, members that felt they deserved the beta and alpha titles but were denied the position so a few of them had left their packs.

All around I could hear people bickering with each other, trying to prove their point. And the more I heard them, the more I felt my head hurt.

I flicked my gaze to the window, staring outside at the lush

greenery.

“King, what do you suggest?” Matteo tried to nudge me.

The crowd waited for me to answer but I did not speak for a while.

Seeing that, Matteo got up from his chair and came to whisper in my ear.

“King, they are all waiting for your response”

I blinked and turned my attention to the people seated around the large table that almost spanned through half the meeting hall.

“Teenagers are rebellious. I was too, at one point. It is easy to lure them into a trap rather than grown up men.”

Hearing my response, one of the alpha leaned forward, a look of concern on his face.

“But King, what are we supposed to do now? If they keep brainwashing our young blood like this, we will lose our future heirs and warriors.”

“What age group is being targeted by the rogues?” I asked.

who are about

on my knuckles as a thought

rogue King himself had tried to

have left from each of your packs? And were they taken in forcefully or did

own?”

and everybody began to answer

at once,

stayed back after hearing about how the rogues make everybody suffer and we had to sit with them for hours to make them understand the dangers of going after something so

I overheard some kids. gossip amongst each other about how they would also want to explore the new world after they came of age.”

one I let them empty out their worries and frustration while wondering how to tackle this delicate issue

their own home and pack did not

train religiously, follow a strict protocol, and

his approach. He was weakening the pack by going

close-knit community and cubs were our lifeline. His approach was meticulous and it was interesting to have come across a rival

getting increasingly curious about

are they going? Will it not be easy to simply

I asked.

did that King. I sent some of my warriors who tailed the kids who opted to leave the pack. Technically, as they left the pack, we did not have any law to govern them. So even if

King’s stronghold? Does he have a packhouse? We can attack it and just kill him for once and all” I replied, twirling the paperweight lying on

Those who were willing to join

relief. At least, the teenagers were not in imminent danger. Not yet, at least.

He is just trying to break all of you. These are mind games that he

other worriedly, wondering what to

“Does every pack have kids

a silent murmur of

money, food, whatever is needed through the kids. Just don’t let any adult go near them for the time being.”

even meet them. And what about the Elders and the kids’ mothers? They can’t live in this constant worry for

forward, “The moment he sees you near them, he would not want to keep in touch with the kids. This seems like an elaborate plan. The kids you send will have to pretend that they want to come over but the pack members are not allowing them. When