Chase’s POV
The engine of the car came to a staggering halt and I was brought back to reality. Away from my thoughts”We are here your highness” Angus informed me. I nodded.
“You and the others head out, I’ll be right behind you”
“Alright your highness” Angus replied and opened the car door. I could hear car doors close and open behind me. My other men were heading into the venue with Angus.
I took in a deep breath.
It was the Alpha’s meeting. The 4, 443rd but it would be my first. Since I became Alpha I had never attended any. I saw no reason to. For all I know, what they do there is talk and argue amongst themselves who was the greatest. It was useless but here I am in attendance.
Why? I wanted more allies. I want to contest for the position of the king Alpha. I have always wanted this and when I found out I had a son, I wanted it more.
Having Arya in the pack made me see things from a different light. Or more like since Angus became my beta. All the times, I had asked for his honest comment on certain issues, he has proven to be a fountain of knowledge.
Angus has been instrumental in getting Arya to like me. He advised me to apologize to her after I choke slammed her before. He first told me that anger and force was never an answer to all situations. Then he told me to apologize to her. Then he began telling me ways to be in good relationship with other packs, after I went berserk when Chamberlain was missing. I made peace with some Packs, apology to a few and I had 3 allies now aside from the Drix pack. Even Chamberlin’s big birthday was sort of his idea. It was then he said attending things like meetings would help me as an alpha.
I am going to admit it was pretty hard. I had to put my ego aside and do my job as an alpha and a leader of my pack. That was what my father said before he died. He said my ego was not worth the blood of any of pack. I had to protect them, in every possible way.
Angus’s advise helped me with Arya until Mika struck. Now this has put me 1000 steps backwards.
Sighing, I unlocked the door and climbed out. I was immediately flooded with cameras and numerous pairs of eyes. I put on my no game face. My plan was simple. Go in sit althrough, introduce myself and then go home.
But then what is life without surprises. The moment I walked into the building, people began to mummur. i could see them talk with their eyes and the little movement of their gossip laced lips.
“Your highness” Angus walked up to me. “You have a seat reserved upstairs” I nodded.
“Okay Angus,” I moved to go upstairs then I suddenly turned to him. ” You know what?-”
“Huh?”
“Stay close with the boys. I have a feeling I’ll leave here soon. ” He nodded. ” This place already irks me” he nodded and I made my way up.
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The present King Alpha, the Alpha of the Blue moon pack immediately approached me.
“Hey Chase, it’s nice of you to join us this eye” he smiled as he extended a hand to me
“I am happy too to do that” I replied mirroring his facial expression and shaking his head. He talked about some mundane stuff and showed me to my seat. The other alphas were yet to arrive and doi busied away my time going through my phone.
The first thing I noticed while I was busy was the widened eyes fixed in my direction. I rolled my eyes. What were they doing whispering like ladies, I thought.
Suddenly I turned to them. ” You see anything you like?” I said deadpanned.
Immediately they looked away like scared little mice. The rest of the time, they kept stealing glances at me. I flexed my neck. My anger was building like a house being built. It would take me nothing to smack someone in the face.
“Shall we begin Alphas?” The Alpha kimg announced and everyone got into place. ” The-
“Who told you to begin without me?” We all turned to the door. I ground my teeth as I stared at him.
Jake.
He walled in with his men. I raises an eyebrow. I though they said alphas aren’t allowed to carry their men into the meeting.
“Alpha Jake I thought you would not attend this year’s meeting” the alpha king said.
“Where did you hear that stupid talk?” He snapped.
The other alphas went straight to him and began to butter him up. I narrowed my eyes. What the heck? If I had known that this was Jake’s sycophancy club, I would have stayed back. I took in a deep breath and clenched my fist.
Now I have to sit through all this bullshit.
“I’m sorry” the alpha king said.
“You should be” Jake spat. ” He began toook around. ” By the way I don’t se-” he stopped when his eyes landed on me. His lips began curl into a smirk.
“Well well well what do we have here?”Jake smirked as he made his way to me. I crossed mu legs and sat comfortably. Jake seeing me uncomfortable was not going to play well in my favor.
“What is it this time?” I stared deadpanned at him. His smirk turned into a grin.
“What are you doing here? Huh? I thought you were the almighty and didn’t need anybody’s help?” He snarled.
I scoffed. ” I never asked for your help, I mean if help is what you call this sham ” he looked around the room, my face filled with disgust.
He smiled smugly. ” oh you will need it, when I finally make Arya mine”
Anger surged through my heart. I clenched and unclenched my fist. Right then, I knew exactly what to do.
I stood up and walked out of the meeting. People murmured as I made my way out. Angus ran up to me.
“Your highness, is everything alright?”
“Angus listen carefully” I growled. “If you see JJe anywhere near our pack shoot him”
“What?”
“You heard me” I said and climbed into the car. Enough of this.