Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

Chapter 105 - I need a part of your body

The two men exchanged a long, stunned look, their expressions filled with confusion and disbelief as they tried to process what was happening in front of them, because the idea that a fellow Alpha would push things this far over a single she-wolf, especially one that most of the packs openly despised, felt almost impossible for them to accept.

"Voren, you are not seriously kicking us out of the circle, are you?" Riven asked as the realization slowly sank in and his heart began pounding heavily inside his chest, because Voren was the chairman of the council and someone in that position usually cared more about maintaining a respectable image than satisfying people who never knew when to stop being children.

Voren looked at him with cold indifference before answering in a calm voice that somehow made the threat behind his words even more unsettling.

"That isn’t even an option anymore because you are already out, but there are two ways this situation can end tonight. The first option is that both of you step down as Alphas of your packs, and after that you will each give up a part of your body."

The night grew eerily quiet as those words settled in the air, and although the darkness of the late hour hid the color draining from their faces, the tension around them made it painfully obvious that the shock had hit them hard.

"What?" Riven finally shouted, his voice filled with anger and disbelief as he struggled against the ropes holding him in place. "That’s complete bullshit, Voren," he said, only for his protest to be cut off when Voren’s fist slammed into his face again with brutal force.

"You forgot about your language," Voren replied coldly, his voice carrying a warning that made it clear he had no patience left.

Riven’s eyes filled with tears as pain shot through his jaw and cheek, the impact leaving his head spinning while he fought to remain conscious.

"You can’t seriously expect us to step down because of that bi..." he began before stopping himself abruptly, clearly remembering the last blow that had come from speaking too freely. "I mean, Seraphine."

Voren pressed his lips together tightly as if weighing the situation for a moment before speaking again.

"Actually, I do not have authority over your packs anyway, so that option is no longer on the table," he said with a quiet, thoughtful tone that made the two Alphas uneasy. "Instead, the two of you will whip each other until one of you dies."

Gray’s entire body started trembling at those words, the fear he tried to hide becoming impossible to control.

lost your mind?" he demanded, though

but the expression never reached his eyes, which

expect to walk away from this as

that

can whip each other if that is what you want, but can you remove the

crossed his mind,

only after the whipping will

of them liked the situation, they both

"Fine," they agreed reluctantly.

a plan forming in his mind, because he believed that the moment Voren untied them both he and Riven could simply refuse to go through

him, Voren clearly anticipated

of releasing both of them, Voren walked over and untied only

as he tossed the whip toward him. "Take it and give him

increased the number, but since the last option he had in mind

trembling as the weight of the weapon settled

happens if I refuse?" he

way that

right here where you stand, and nobody would ever find out," he said

understanding that there was no escape from what was about

word, he raised the whip and brought it

sharp crack echoed through the quiet

and again, striking twenty times while refusing

lash tore through Gray’s skin, and although the pain forced groans from his throat, his pride refused to allow him to