The Wolf In Me

Luka's POV

Turning my eyes at alpha Dale, I observed his tense expression.

"The thing is Marcus that you have not considered asking how this happened and decided to blame someone else's pack. You know we must all observe the rules and if they are broken, consequences follow."

Looking at the watch I thought I should give him another few hours to think about it before I make my decision.

"Getting out or staying here is your decision alpha. You will not be of good use from here to the pack. Without their leader, the pack will be lost forever and their survival in the wild would be limited," I reminded, motioning for Mason and alpha Dale to follow me back outside the dungeon.

"No, wait, wait!" He screamed as we were about to head out.

Forming a grin, I turned back around and returned to his cell.

"We can come into an agreement. Look, the pack will not survive without me and I cannot live without a pack. I am ready to find out how this has all started and we go from there. If my pack was the culprit of the situation, I will take action. If it was from your side Alpha Dale, you have to give me those responsible for the killing. How about that? Huh?"

Looking at each other, I waited for alpha Dale to give him his prefered answer. I knew his heart and I trusted he will make the right decision. Choosing wrongly will affect both my and his child's relationship and mating bond, so there was only one answer.

"Alpha Marcus, I agree with your terms as long as we will all sit in one room and listen to what everyone has to say. A court would do I believe, right alpha king?" Dale said, turning in my direction.

With a nod, I asked the guard to open the lock of alpha Marcus's cell and so we made our way out altogether.

"One thing before you make your way back. Should you decide not to cooperate I can still come for you and bring you back in there," I said firmly, gazing into his eyes.

"Yes, Alpha King. I will bow to you and your decision. This is a fair way to correct the mistake done by our packs," he said before making his way into one of my guard's car to take him back to his packhouse.

One week later.

group from each side attacked each other, resulting in a couple of lives being lost. It seems like the majority of them were teenagers and so their families and their packs need to have closure," I introduced,

elderly judge observed our facial expressions, twitching his eyes from one wolf to the

have Kaden, the omega from the yellow stone pack and Asther the

witnesses. Not so long ago my friend Noah who is one of the diseased has managed to find his mate who was part of the river bed pack. To keep it short she was not happy to have him as her mate and so she did her best to show him exactly how she felt by cheating with other wolves both from her pack and ours. Some were free-willed participants and knew exactly the circumstance, but some were innocently falling for her. Noah used to come to me to pour

is not how the story goes," Asther shouted, looking

Asther. You must wait for your turn in this court," the judge quickly interrupted, "so, Noah. You are stating your version to

"Yes, your honour."

scribbled on the papers in front of him. He started to turn a few pages and soon he

was trying to take her from me by claiming that she was his. I swear to our goddess that she was always with me until he attempted to steal her away from our pack. I have gathered some of my close friends to go save her, resulting in some deaths after Noah took the first step to kill one of us. This

Elaine, why is she not here as a witness?"

of the deceased your honour," Asther whimpered

that a wolf cannot be released from, even after their partner's death. When one of the pair is dead, the couple's bonded mark which normally sits on the edge of the neck turns from light purple into a deep red and that was evidence enough for the judge to know who

have to be a savage rouge to be taking another man's woman. We all know very well how the rules go. With the evidence exposed, I am now convinced and it has been determined that the Yellow

his paperwork as

one cannot assume that it is the other pack's fault. Because of your fast assumption, your beta had to suffer for your fast decisions," I

silent as he also stood up, rushing outside for some fresh air. Looking at Mason I smiled and patted his shoulder

welcomed us back as she waited on her favourite bench, just outside in the

to get a hint

genius son, the fight is over peacefully and we can

leaned in to hug us as she laughed with

us in the realisation that we were on the winner's side as they cheered, content that everyone

me with a party, inviting alpha Dale and his family to join