Chapter 384: True purpose...

Ramsey

The sun was too high in the sky, and I was pissed.

Elias, on the other hand, looked like I’d just accused him of something he didn’t do. But I wasn’t in the mood for games.

"What did you say?" he asked.

I took two steps towards him.

"I said," I enunciated my words, holding his gaze "The same Hollow Kin that sent me a threatening message saying if I don’t show up within a fortnight, I’ll be stripped of my rank as Lycan Leader? That same Hollow Kin?"

Elias looked at me with genuine confusion, his eyebrows drawing together in a frown. "I don’t understand. The Hollow Kin would never do that. They respect the autonomy of—"

I scoffed, cutting him off as I pulled out my phone. "Really? Then explain this." I flashed him the screen, showing the threatening message I’d received in the early hours of the morning.

He leaned in, squinting his eyes as he read the message, his expression growing more embarrassed with each other. Then, he sighed deeply and rolled his eyes in a gesture that meant this was not the first time something like this had happened.

"Damn it," he muttered, rubbing the back of his neck. "Of course it came from him."

"Him?" I asked, arching my brow. "Who’s him?"

"Our new leader," he murmured, giving me a sheepish look. "Alpha Ramsey, I’m sorry about this," he said, running a hand through his hair. "Our new Hollow Kin leader is... annoying. He’s not like the previous leader. He’s younger, just like you, the youngest leader we’ve ever had. More aggressive, less diplomatic."

"Does that excuse him for sending me this stupid message, and for what? Doesn’t he have people who advise him?"

"He does," Elias sighed. "But his new inner-council members are much worse. He has the notorious Korvain on his side and a few others who think the world owes them something."

"That doesn’t explain anything, Elias. I own the goddamn Hollow Kin. I should not be getting threatening messages from them. Except, of course, there’s another Lycan Leader somewhere whom they take orders from."

said hastily. "Power-hungry. He’s been looking for ways to introduce the Hollow Kin into our world and you know make us

pull authority away from me?" I

shook his head hastily. "He means no harm, he doesn’t know how to go about things, you know, and with the way Korvain put words in his ears, it’s difficult to separate those two. But stripping you?" He shook his head. "That’s not our

not sure this was a mistake. He threatened

were never meant to interfere in leadership unless

laughed dryly, stuffing the phone back into my pocket. "So, what – this guy decides on his own that I

hesitated, seeming to choose his next words carefully. "I’ll be plain with you. We need your help and that of your mate, and we need you

mad, Elias. I’m trying to meet you at a common ground, but every

saw that I’d stopped to listen to

I came here was threatening to explode. "They asked me to bring my ’werewolf Luna.’ They told me to bring

off, scratching his head

You don’t," I snapped. "She’s my mate. My fated mate. The Moon Goddess gave her to me." I interrupted, my voice dropping to the dangerous growl that usually made even Alphas think twice. "And I love her so

understand your

the space between us. "Do you understand what it’s like to have ancient councils questioning the woman you’d die for? To have them treat her like some curiosity to be examined instead of

side here. But you have to understand, Lyla is unprecedented. A pheromonal werewolf, with a two-tailed wolf who became a

is one thing.

Elias said quickly, hands raised. "I just... need you to understand. Lyla is something they haven’t seen before. She’s powerful in a way they don’t understand. And the Hollow

She’s a person,"

reaching its breaking point. "I cannot wait to leave this contraption called the human world and get

back toward the house, but

want to leave? No, you can’t. Not

look over my shoulder

right here in the

my tracks. I turned to face him fully. "What do you

Ramsey. Something is happening. Something bad. That’s part of why I’m

eyes. "What kind

weren’t being overheard, then stepped closer. "The kind that could expose our entire species to the human

not in the

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