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.”

been invoked in centuries. Blood oaths were considered

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 forever.

trembled. She knew as did everyone in the room

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threats against Lyla as the empty power play they were.

blood oath from each of you, sworn on the old magic, witnessed by the moon goddess herself. You get

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

a cold smile. “After all, as you said, sometimes what a man thinks he

Gab and Alpha 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 to something

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

“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 for you. Be on

at every one of them. They were still

in their seats and then as

once.

“This is absurd!”

that kind

“He’s manipulating us!”

this corner. Now I’m demanding what’s rightfully mine. Take it or leave it,”

Gab stared at me for a while with an unreadable expression. “Do you

to this point. Now, you can either accept my terms or deal

again. Before Alpha

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