Maya was about to stand up and give Kelly a piece of her mind but Ashton took hold of her hand and stopped her.
“Why?” Maya’s mind linked with him.
“He doesn’t deserve your attention. Besides, I think that if you bicker with him, we will only fall deeper into his trap. Let him continue the act.” Ashton said.
Maya nodded and continued to hold Ashton’s hand. She was using her magic to secretly heal him and he was starting to feel better. His face which had been drained of color was starting to have some life on it.
“Brother, do you have anything to say in your defense as to why you decided to kill the family patriarch?” Kelly continued his self-directed act. He knew that no matter what Ashton said, no one would believe him.
No one had witnessed when he killed the old man apart from the four of them. And even if there was anyone, Kelly was sure that they would not dare come forward and tell the truth. He was now an alpha, who would dare go against him?
Ashton closed his eyes feeling exhausted. He had not expected that his brother will employ such a sissy act of throwing the blame at him just so he could frame him.
Was he so eager to get rid of him? What was he still afraid yet he was already an alpha?
“He deserves to die!” Suddenly, different voices boomed from all directions. It was only then that Ashton and Maya realized that they have been surrounded by an entire pack.
Even Leonard was shocked. His son has really gone to great lengths just to get rid of Ashton.
Framing him for the murder of the pack patriarch in front of the whole pack! Ha, that was a well-thought-out plan. No matter what Ashton said, no one would believe him.
He wanted to use the pressure from the pack so that he could deal with Ashton! With the pack putting pressure on him, there was no way Ashton was going to save himself.
Kelly looked at all the people that had come and smiled maliciously. He knew that by making the whole pack go against Ashton, only then will he be able to sit firmly in the alpha’s position.
“He killed the pack patriarch and attacked our alpha, what do we do to such a monster?” Kevin took over the momentum and shouted. They had to strike while the rod was still hot. They did not want to give Ashton the chance to turn the situation around.
Although their odds of winning were already high, Kevin did not dare to underestimate the enemy.
“Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!” Everyone shouted three times.
“He doesn’t even deserve to see the first light! He should die right here, right now!” Someone in the crowd said.
When those who still had some hopes that Ashton will come back and save them, saw Gael’s cold body on the ground, their hearts quivered.
They could not believe that the Ashton they believed in so much would actually turn out to be such a cold-hearted person. He could not even spare his grandfather’s life?
So was it really true that he had abandoned them and after coming back and learning that his grandfather had revoked his right of being the alpha, he immediately killed him?
Those people’s only belief was that Ashton would come back and help them salvage the pack from the hands of his brother. They had thought that Kelly was the bad guy, but now….
They did not know what to think anymore or who to believe in anymore.
Kelly, who was kneeling on the ground, looked at everyone from the corner of his eyes. Seeing that those who were loyal to Ashton and had refused to bend to him no matter what torture method he had used against them had a change of expression, his eyes shined with happiness.
Finally, he was about to achieve his dreams. He knew that Ashton trained his men like soldiers, if he managed to get all of them on his side, then he really would have no fear that someone would raise against him.
He now regretted healing so fast. If he was still lying on the ground covered in wounds, the effect would have been even better.
Although the people requested that Ashton be killed right here, Kelly was not going to let that happen. He still had not gotten what was hidden in the safe and he also wanted Ashton to see with his own eyes as Kelly slept with his woman and took over everything from him.
He felt that death would be too easy on him. He wanted to make his brother beg for his death. Although everyone requested for Ashton to be killed right there and then, he still had his thoughts regarding the matter.
“Brother, just look, the whole pack wants you dead, what will I do?” Kelly sobbed.
“Drop your shitty act already. You think that I am afraid of death?” Ashton told Kelly through his mind.
Kelly was shocked when he heard his brother’s voice in his head. He had thought that with his brother’s injuries, it will take him a couple of days for him to recover.
He had thought that his wolf had been so badly injured during the fight and coupled with the fact that he had been poisoned, Kelly had thought that his brother’s wolf would be in deep slumber now.
“Shocked?” Ashton asked in a mocking tone.
“Whether I am shocked or not, I am the final winner. Just look around, even those who followed you blindly in the past don’t trust you anymore. Brother, you have lost!” Kelly said. He won’t be intimated by his brother, not anymore.
“Fine, I admit that I have lost. Are you going to kill me now? I can see that the whole pack is requesting my execution, are you going to do it?” Ashton asked.
“Although I would wish to reap your throat apart just like I did to the old man’s, now is not your time to die! I still have some use for you.” Kelly said.
“I will advise you to kill me right now if you still have a chance, but if you let me leave here alive, that will be the only wrong decision you will ever do in your life,” Ashton warned.
“Ha ha ha brother, don’t think too highly of yourself. You are my prisoner now. With all these people surrounding you, where do you think you would run to, huh? Even if you grew wings, you won’t manage to fly away.”
“What do you want from me?” Ashton asked.
“You will know when the time comes,” Kelly said.
“Take him to his special cell. Make sure that he is kept in check.” Kelly said to Kevin.
Kevin came forward with something that looked like handcuffs and immediately tied them around Ashton’s wrist.
“You think that this thing will hold me down?” Ashton asked with disdain.
“Don’t worry. These are designed especially for you. It won’t have any effect on anyone else apart from you.” Kelly said with a meaningful smile.
“Take him away.” He ordered.
Kevin signaled for a few men who took Ashton away. It was good that they had gotten him clothes or else, he would have been naked in front of the whole pack.
Maya immediately followed after them but was stopped by Kelly.
“Where do you think you are going, little girl? You are yet to serve and you want to leave already?” Kelly asked as he held Maya’s hand.
“Let go!” Maya said.
“I’m not letting go. Today you are mine. Serve me well and I will let you go.”
“Let go of me,” Maya ordered.
Ashton who had not gone far tried to break free from the people holding him but he realized that he was weak all over. He could not even turn his head around.
Ashton groaned in frustration and almost forced Adams out.
Maya stopped panicking. She sent Ashton a message to assure him that she will be alright.
Kelly wanted to play, right? She will make sure that he never gets a chance to play or act arrogant around women, ever again!