Chapter 86
I was sitting in my chair, staring absent-mindedly at the glass of water in front of me. We had been going in circles for hours and were yet to arrive at a conclusion.
The meeting hall was huge and I chose to not hold the meeting in my office as we needed to accommodate all the alphas along with some of the betas or gammas who came in as additional representatives from their packs.
The situation had definitely worsened over the last few weeks. The rogues had begun attacking innocent kids, targeting those who were yet to shift or had recently shifted.
This was a surprise move as mostly they went after the strongest members of the pack and tried to lure them to come over, members that felt they deserved the beta and alpha titles but were denied the position so a few of them had left their packs.
All around I could hear people bickering with each other, trying to prove their point. And the more I heard them, the more I felt my head hurt.
I flicked my gaze to the window, staring outside at the lush
greenery.
“King, what do you suggest?” Matteo tried to nudge me.
The crowd waited for me to answer but I did not speak for a while.
Seeing that, Matteo got up from his chair and came to whisper in my ear.
“King, they are all waiting for your response”
I blinked and turned my attention to the people seated around the large table that almost spanned through half the meeting hall.
“Teenagers are rebellious. I was too, at one point. It is easy to lure them into a trap rather than grown up men.”
Hearing my response, one of the alpha leaned forward, a look of concern on his face.
“But King, what are we supposed to do now? If they keep brainwashing our young blood like this, we will lose our future heirs and warriors.”
“What age group is being targeted by the rogues?” I asked.
who are about to shift or have
as a
a recent shifter too. And the rogue King himself had tried to come for
And were they taken in forcefully or did they leave on
own?”
everybody began to answer at once.
of my recent shifters left together at once, claiming that they were not respected
were tempted to leave but stayed back after hearing about how the rogues make everybody suffer and we had to sit with them
kids of age right now so my pack is safe but they have been hearing things. I overheard some kids. gossip amongst each other about how they would also want to explore the new world after they came of age.”
out their worries and frustration while wondering how to tackle this
and brainwashed easily if they felt their own home and pack did not give them enough
follow a strict protocol, and
was weakening the pack
lifeline. His approach was meticulous and it was interesting to
getting increasingly curious
rogues? And where are they going? Will it not
I asked.
who opted to leave the pack. Technically, as they left the pack, we did not have any law to govern them.
just kill him for once and all” I
He simply offered the kids a better chance at life and more perks. Those who were willing to join his pack had to prove that they had completely cut contact with us
teenagers were not in imminent danger. Not yet, at least.
he does not even want them in his pack. He is just trying to break all of you. These are mind games
each other worriedly, wondering
“Does every pack have
a silent murmur of approval.
with those who have gone away. Even offer them money, food, whatever is needed through the kids. Just don’t
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