Chapter 147
Chapter 147
Lucien POV
Along with Tarian and a few other gammas, I went to the place where the traders were waiting for us. Their leader, a burly wolf with brown long hair, was pleasantly submissive. He showed me around his trade vans. There were families, women arranging food, and pups who played around like there was no tomorrow.
A smile came to my lips when I saw how carefree they were. Some stopped to stare at us with fear in their eyes. I knew that look. These gypsy wolves were sweet souls. They meant no harm. They rose from one pack to another. They couldn’t be categorized as rogues because they were former rogues who came together and got into this business model to sustain and live a better life.
“Okay!” I breathed as I wore my sunglasses again. “But you can camp only for a week”
“That is more than enough, Alpha,” the leader said with a bow. “We will clear after a week and you won’t hear any complaints. We mean no harm, and we are just hoping to sell our wares to the local packs.”
“Good, because if I hear a single complaint, I won’t guarantee that my warriors won’t attack. Pack members will keep watch. So stay outside the borders, and we won’t have a problem.”
The leader flinched at my threat, but he still bowed. “I agree.”
The next day, I stood on the balcony as Auren and pups were sleeping inside. My life was so quiet these days that it felt surreal. But then why was it that my gut told me to be cautious. Probably I was overthinking.
Inside, I heard Auren stirring as one of the pups woke up. I walked in, hoping to cuddle her back to sleep, but Tamara wanted to have her morning breakfast, and she looked at Auren from her cradle with interest. I chuckled as I picked her up. “You’re such a naughty girl!” I chided her, placing her next to her mother. I opened Auren’s gown and gently held Auren’s breast, and pushed the nipple in Tam’s mouth. Immediately, she started suckling. I watched the two of them with so much love that it was overwhelming. I slid behind Auren and spooned her as she fed Tamara.
Later in the day, I went to the office. As I was discussing finances with one of the council members, Ta urgent look on his face. He gave me a letter. “From one of our allies.”
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The council member got up, bowed to me and left. Tarian perched on his chair. I opened the letter and its contents immediately caught my attention. “What the fuck!” The letter was from one of our allied packs. It said that a few alphas were going to go against me about my curse. It sent a sharp jolt through me. And these fucking alphas were my allies. So they were breaching the treaty. “Find out who they are!” I growled, tossing the letter toward Tarian. “I will fucking smash their heads before they can blink!”
“The letter claims that you used dark forbidden magic to break the curse and that the High Council needs to intervene!” Tarian rasped. “The fucking audacity!”
My fists tightened, my jaw clenching. “Who could have started this rumor?” I stood up, frustration rising within me. “They are using the curse against me, claiming that they used dark magic to break it? They want to start a fresh stir amongst the alphas in order to challenge my authority!”
“We can strike them first,” Tarian replied, his brows furrowed. “We can move quickly and hit them before they have time to rally the other packs.”
“No,” I shook my head. “This letter doesn’t say who all are against me. So it would be wrong to strike without a reason. Unless they give us a reason to provoke, we wait. Let them come to us. I’ll deal with it when the time comes.” I turned to face him. “But find out who all are involved. Send your spies. Go to meet this alpha and ask about his resources.”
Tarian didn’t argue. He knew that rash action could lead to a useless war. We had to play it carefully.
By the time it was evening, I was restless. Sitting at my desk, I tapped my fingers on the surface. My mind was finding ways to counter the threat. The first thing that came to my mind was to write a letter to the High Council. The words came easily.
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Everyone knew about the curse. So I explained how the curse was broken, how the bond between me and Auren created the right conditions and how it was the birth of pups that finally lifted the curse. There was no dark magic involved. The High Council had Elders from my pack as well in the past, and so they were well–versed with the curse and shadow wolves.
I sent the letter off, my mind anxious if the High Council would believe in me. But the response from the Council came faster than I expected. The letter arrived in two days.
The letter began. “It’s not for us to look into it. We have no reason to interfere with your personal matters. Congratulations on lifting your curse. We were aware of the events, and no further action is required. As for your query regarding other alphas accusing you of using forbidden magic, we know that you haven’t. Our witches immediately come to know where forbidden magic is used. They’ve known about the shadow wolves for centuries, and that magic is beyond them. Even they were afraid to face it. So we know that you haven’t used dark magic, because it can’t counter a curse so ancient.”
A shudder of exhilaration went through me. The High Council knew. They hadn’t interfered and made it clear that it wasn’t their problem. My lips curled up. Now the rebel Alphas could come and I will unleash my wrath upon them.
That night my warriors sounded urgent when they reported me. Presence of enemy wolves was detected. It felt like they were coming closer.
