Chapter 50: Rejected
Alex
The moment the words left my mouth, I saw exactly what I expected. I saw the fury.
It exploded across Alpha Alaric’s face like a fire catching onto dry wood. He leaned his massive body forward. He gripped the carved wooden arms of his chair so tightly that his knuckles turned bone-white. The heat in the hall seemed to vanish instantly. It was replaced by a heavy, suffocating pressure that made it hard for everyone to breathe.
“How dare you,” he snarled at me. His voice was deep and it carried through the room like a roll of thunder. “How dare you say such a thing on a day like this? You stand here in my great hall, on New Year’s Day, and you spit on every single thing this pack stands for?”
I heard whispers start to ripple through the groups of nobles. I look
