Rejected by the Beta, Claimed by the Alpha

Chapter 206

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

joking?" Kimberly

The same Derrick you

to the table

it in his fingers like he was trying to unlock a

everything. If

never see her coming

slightly. "Theo, this isn’t a game. You said it yourself, Derrick could come back any

voice low but

soon. She’ll think we’re blind.

make her believe

don’t

turned to him. "It’s the only

we tighten the inner circle.

have your techs build something that tracks her without

nod. "Already

was a knock on

at

She shook her head.

the door cautiously and opened it a crack. A young

to deliver this," he stammered, handing Elijah a sealed letter with

it in and placed it on the

without a

"’To the ruling king alpha, this is not a threat, but a

on borrowed power never last. The rightful bloodline always

scoffed. "That sounds like

took the letter back and crushed

trembled slightly. "They’re

need to," Theo replied. "They’ve

"Then

what we know. Every

the moment comes, we burn

played the long game. Now it’s

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

it?"

secret meeting... Gregor and Evans just called for a midnight council with

who they’re bringing in

"Derrick," Kimberly whispered.

tight

crash it?" Elijah

We let it happen. I want to hear what

pale, but her voice

Theo said, his voice cold. "And when it’s exposed, they’ll all fall

knuckles. "Then we better

then down

how it begins,*

fake alliance, a stolen bond, and a throne they

woods like he could already see

come. Let Derrick rise from the shadows. Let Mona think she’s

I won’t be the

and his next words were cold

started this war. We’ll end

the ticking of the clock, and the

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bed, her breath

was drenched in sweat, and her hands trembled as she gripped the bedsheet

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

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