192 Blood rights II

Nathan

“What did you just say?” Alpha Regan – Alpha to Western Hill pack and Luna Vanessa’s older brother asked rising to his feet.

His face had gone white with surprise.

“I said,” I held his gaze. “I will marry Clarissa – Late Alpha Logan’s daughter but I want blood rights in exchange. A blood oath from every Alpha in this room, binding whatever

b agreement we make today regarding me and Lyla…” o

“And binding our packs to you for the next three generations,” Alpha Renwick added. “Have you gone nuts? How dare you think of such a ridiculous thing?”

Alpha Gab’s smirk which had faltered as soon as I made the announcement walked up to me, his gaze was burning with annoyance. “You’re out of your mind.”

I narrowed my gaze. “Am I? You’re forcing me into this marriage to save Lyla. I’m giving you what you want. But I’m not walking out of here with nothing. If you want my compliance, you’ll give me the power to ensure nothing like this happens again. Never in my life would I put my future in your hands and let you decide for me when I can

make such a decision.”

The temperature in the room seemed to drop several degrees. Alpha Regan scoffed. “You can’t be serious, Nathan Tanner,” he sputtered. “A blood oath? That’s ancient

magic…”

“Oh Alpha, I’m deadly serious,” I cut him off.

As I spoke, I let my eyes scan all of them in the room. “You want to play with my life? Let’s play. Every Alpha here will pledge their bloodline to mine. When I call, your packs answer. When I command, they obey. Three generations of absolute power.”

that hadn’t been invoked in centuries. Blood oaths were

Alphas and packs from breaking their promises. The good thing is that it always works according to the date set as the expiration of the contract and doesn’t bind one

She knew as did everyone in the room that I had outmaneuvered them. If

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their threats against Lyla as the empty

my terms, I said softly. “A blood oath from each of you, sworn on the old magic, witnessed by the moon goddess herself.

Nathan,” Alpha Gab sighed “We just want things to be right. and fair. My sister has lost so much, doing this would put her mind

lips curved into a cold smile.

Regan, including the Alphas from the South, exchanged alarmed glances, realizing too late that they’d pushed a desperate man too far. In their arrogance, they’d assumed I would break. Instead, they’d given birth

the things I learned from Alpha Logan was how to always be ten steps ahead. when dealing with

his words “You must be armed with wisdom and knowledge if you want to keep power. You keep power because you want to protect the people you love and those around you because every single day, Nathan, the Alphas would try to fuck it up

have a deal?” I asked staring at

shifted uncomfortably in their seats and then as if they timed it, they erupted

once.

“This is absurd!”

can’t give him that kind of power!”

“He’s manipulating us!”

I’m demanding what’s rightfully mine. Take it or

Gab stared at me for a while with an unreadable expression. “Do you even understand what you’re asking for, Nathan?”

him. “I understand perfectly. And so do you. You’ve all pushed me to this point. Now,

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south. I feel like this is a gang up and for the fact that none of you stood up for

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