Mournful How!
Mournful Howl
Dallas‘ p.o.v.
Charna wants to give that damn Alpha a piece of her mind and I am on the verge of letting her.
“Alpha Luke, how much do you value the truth?” I ask him and I allow Charna to come to the surface, if only to show him that we are very disappointed with him.
“The truth is fundamental to all of us.” Luna Liz says, but I doubt she has any idea why I asked the question.
“If that were the case, then why did you steal another woman’s connection?” I ask her, while keeping an eye on the children.
Adam growls at his Mom, while the youngest moves away from her. All of the children look disappointed at their parents and I
am not done yet.
“Joshilyn didn’t accuse you of assault; it is the cover–up story that you used to justify the demotion and banishment of your Head Warrior and his family. She was your connection, but your Father had other plans for you and this Pack.
He wanted a strong alliance with your southern neighbors and Liz’s Father needed a Mate for his Daughter, who already had two broken connections. Connections that the men broke because she is a spoiled brat.” I explain.
Adam growls once more at his parents before he walks out of the office, closely followed by his siblings.
Alpha Luke wants to follow his children, but Daxton blocks him. They stare at one another for a few minutes before Alpha Luke returns to his seat.
“Do you know what this is?” I ask Alpha Luke as I hand him the file with their Pack–law on succession.
He takes the file from my hand and opens it while Luna Liz moves a little closer to look over his shoulder. The first sheet of paper says nothing more than: Succession Law, Doom Winter Pack
He reads the words out loud and I see his Father turning pale. I doubt he had expected us to bring the file along or to show it to his Son.
“Yes, I know what this is. Why did you bring it along?” Alpha Luke asks and a second later, Darius has him by his throat up against the wall.
“You will address her as Your Highness. I will not tolerate any more disrespect from you or your fake Luna.” Darius growls beside his head, tightening his grip on his throat just a bit more.
I slowly get up to calm my Mate down, but I am not in a big hurry. Charna likes that Darius is holding the Alpha by his throat and wants to give him a bit more time.
After placing my hand on his arm, it takes Darius another minute to release Alpha Luke and drops him to the floor without a further thought.
“If you know what it is, Alpha Luke, I want you to explain why you look Liz as your Mate?” Quinlan asks.
Alpha Luke scrambles to his feet and I feel anger radiating from high, but he reigns it in quickly,
“No one else could take over from my Father, so we figured it wouldn’t matter. Joshilyn wasn’t Lama material and stonewalled me while forming our bond, Your Highness.” Alpha Luke answers
Don is softly growling at his answer, but he doesn’t make a move ward Alpha Luke. He knows that he is no match for an Alpha and that it is a crime, punishable by death. If he survives a fight with an angry Alpha, that is.
“I believe that you have a younger Brother, Alpha Luke. We also know that it was you who tried to move faster than the bond allowed and that is the reason you slept with Luna Liz. Joshilyn broke the connection when she caught the two of you in bed.” I respond to his statement.
“One of our Squads is currently looking for your Brother and he w get the opportunity to take over as Alpha. If he declines the
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position, we will look for a replacement.” Uncle Vaughn says.
Alpha Luke is getting angrier by the minute, and I have Joshua send in a few Guardians to contain the situation. If necessary, I will throw the Jackass in the dungeons for the time being.
His Father seems to understand the severity of the situation and tries to calm him down, but it isn’t doing much good. Alpha Luke isn’t willing to calm down, not even in the presence of the King.
“Confine the Alpha on the Alpha floor. His children are allowed to come and go as they please, but Alpha Luke and Luna Liz will remain on the Alpha floor until further notice.” I order and after a little struggle, they manage to get Alpha Luke out of the Alpha
office.
“Former Alpha Dean, you will be relocated to the Palace grounds. I will determine your punishment at a later date.” Uncle Vaughn says and we see his Wolf pushing forward to take control.
Darius is quick enough to step between Uncle Vaughn and former Alpha Dean, but he isn’t fast enough to avoid the claws that swing through the air. I feel the pain in my shoulder and it is all Charna needs to lunge at the man.
With her left hand, she grabs him by the throat to push him agains the wall and with her right hand, she punches him in the chest. Her claw breaks through his ribs and a moment later, reality settles in for former Alpha Dean as Charna wraps her fingers around his heart.
“That was the worst mistake you ever made, Asshole.” Charna growls, an inch away from his face. I know what she is going to do, but I won’t stop her. I doubt there is anyone who could stop her
She squeezes her fingers a bit tighter around his heart before she pulls back with force, taking his heart with her. His lifeless body drops to the floor with a thud and Charna releases his heart from her hand, which falls onto his chest.
I hear the mournful howl from Alpha Luke, but I don’t pay much attention to it as I feel my Mates stepping behind me.
“Captain Joshua, get rid of this mess.” I hear Uncle Vaughn say, while my Mates guide me out of the Alpha office.
Charna is slowly calming down in the presence of our Mates and I feel her claws retracting, an indication that I will regain complete control in a minute or two.
Our Guardians form a circle around us and I know that Uncle Vaughn told them what happened in the Alpha office. Not that anyone will blame me for killing former Alpha Dean, none of his Pack–members will shed a tear or we would have heard more mournful howls by now.
