Rejected by the Beta, Claimed by the Alpha

Chapter 205

Chapter 206: Chapter 206

The room was dimly lit, and silence hung in the air like a heavy curtain.

Kimberly sat on the long leather couch with a file in her hands, her brows furrowed and her lips pressed into a thin line.

Theo stood by the window, arms crossed, staring blankly outside while Elijah paced back and forth.

"This... this isn’t just suspicion anymore," Kimberly finally said, holding the file up. "We have proof."

Theo didn’t turn around. "Are you sure it’s her?"

Elijah stopped pacing and nodded.

"Positive. One of the trackers traced an encrypted signal.

It was coming from her room, alpha. Mona planted a cloaking charm around her space, but she wasn’t smart enough to cover her trails outside the main house."

Kimberly flipped open the file again, her voice steady but low. "She’s been meeting with two of the elders, Elder Gregor and Elder Evans.

The same two who questioned your rise to alpha king."

Theo finally turned around, his jaw clenched.

"They’re the ones who brought Derrick up last year... during the council review."

"Yes," Elijah answered. "And now they’ve found a new pawn. Mona."

Kimberly’s eyes flickered with something like disbelief. "But why? What does Mona gain by working with them?"

Theo’s voice was sharp. "Power. The seat of alpha isn’t enough for her anymore. She wants more, wants the throne I sit on."

There was a long pause. No one said anything until Elijah broke the silence again.

"There’s something else." He walked to the corner of the room and pulled out a small wrapped item from his bag.

"We found this hidden in her room. It’s ancient... coded with dark incantations."

Kimberly leaned forward. "Is it cursed?"

"No. Not cursed. Worse, it’s a blood-binding talisman. She’s bound herself to someone.

We’re still analyzing the energy signature, but from the first reading, it matches someone not in the pack."

Theo’s eyes narrowed. "Derrick."

Elijah nodded slowly.

Kimberly gasped. "She bound herself to him?"

"Seems so. That’s why she’s so confident... she believes no one can touch her."

Theo moved away from the window, the weight of their discovery resting heavily on his shoulders.

"If she’s bound to Derrick, that means their strength is linked. If he returns..."

"She’ll be unstoppable," Elijah finished.

Kimberly shook her head. "We have to act now."

"No," Theo replied sharply.

"What do you mean, no?" Kimberly looked stunned.

was unreadable. "We do

joking?" Kimberly

said she’s aligning with Derrick. The same Derrick you said we must

table

he was trying

watch. We wait. We learn everything. If

we’ll never see her

yourself, Derrick

said, voice

she’ll get sloppy soon. She’ll think we’re blind. That’s

we make her believe

folded his arms. "I don’t like it. It’s

turned to him. "It’s the

deep breath. "Then we tighten the inner

nodded. "Agreed. And Elijah... have your techs build something that

a sharp nod. "Already

there was a knock on

at

She shook her head.

opened it a crack. A young boy in his teens

he stammered, handing Elijah

and placed it on the table.

eyes scanned the letter. Then, without a

she read. "’To the ruling king alpha,

The rightful bloodline always returns. Expect

scoffed. "That sounds

crushed it in his hand. "It

trembled slightly. "They’re not hiding

Theo replied. "They’ve

exhaled. "Then what

we use what we know. Every lie,

the moment comes, we burn everything they’ve built

eyes hardened. "She played the long game. Now it’s

then, Theo’s phone buzzed. He picked it up and

it?" Kimberly

Gregor and Evans just called for a midnight council

who they’re bringing

"Derrick," Kimberly whispered.

a tight

crash it?" Elijah

at him. "No... We let it happen. I want to hear what they

her voice was steady. "This is

voice cold. "And when it’s exposed, they’ll

cracked his knuckles. "Then we better get

them both, then down at

how it

bond, and a throne they want to rip from

eyes scanning the woods like he could already see

from

starts, I won’t be the one to

jaw tightened, and his next

this war. We’ll end

fell silent again, only the ticking of the clock, and the storm

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up from the bed, her breath sharp

sweat, and her hands trembled as

light from the disappearing moon spilled faintly through the window, casting eerie shadows on the

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