CHAPTER 5

Everything seems to be out of my control. I was captured by a power-hungry man and his boy-crazy sister who thinks I'm the Alpha's mate. Things couldn't possibly be worse.

Meanwhile, back home the men were packed at Alpha Christian's house, things were intense right now. People were taken from their homes and no one could answer how that was possible.

The elders were furious. They needed answers and solutions, and most people were out for blood. 

“How could you allow this to happen?!” Marlow asked. “They took my daughter right from the doorstep of my home. How could that have happened? You're supposed to keep us safe!”

Christian was deep in thought while everyone else was going berserk in the room.

He couldn't understand how anybody could make it across the border without the alarm going off. They had men there for these things.

Which made him think something was up! Who could've tipped those guys off and why?

No one came to mind at all which caused him more discomfort. Someone had especially targeted his mate at the same time he found her.

It was no coincidence! They knew exactly when he would be distracted and used it to their advantage. Someone close to him had done this.

A couple of people came to mind when he thought about who could've done it. Damon was his Beta so he was the closest to him, could he have done it?

Would Dino do that to me? He was the Omega of the pack so it was more likely he had done it. But he wasn't even with him the day it happened.

“Alpha Christian, why aren't you saying anything?” Asked an elder who had also been quiet while others had been talking.

He sighed heavily and as he rose to speak the room fell silent.

“It is very likely that someone in this pack helped the outsiders to come and take people. I don't know why and I sure don't know how but I promise you I will get to the bottom of this.” He said in a final tone.

But the elders weren't having it. “ You can't just say that and expect us to believe your word with all the rumors going around,” they said.

“What rumors?” He asked quizzically.

Two elders who had been shouting back and forth since they came quietly looked at one another, nodded, and looked at him.

“We have reason to believe that you have been secretly plotting this coup for a while now,” said one of the elders.

“And that tonight was the day you executed it!” said the other.

On his face, he showed no emotion but internally he was shocked. He expected this though and didn't react to what they were saying.

Whoever did this made sure to poison the minds of everyone around him. This also made him realize that the person who had orchestrated the whole thing wanted his position.

“You believe that I would do that to my own pack?!” Said Alpha Christian.

“We don't know what you can do but it's very obvious what you can't. And that is to keep us safe!” Said the elder who started the whole conversation.

Alpha Christian was outraged with the situation presented to him at the moment. What could've made his own people turn their backs on him in this critical moment?

Fear? Resentment? Hatred?

The people he thought he did everything for had started showing disloyalty. Did they get paid to betray him? 

The possibilities were endless but one thing was for sure. They were eyes on him everywhere and he couldn't do anything about finding his mate and his people right now.

“You have to find my daughter, she is not safe wherever she is. You don't know what might happen; she has never been outside our borders on her own!” Marlow said to him, gripping the table tightly.

He cocked his head to the side and tried to read meaning into what he meant but came up to.

He mentally made a reminder to find out what he meant by that.

“I'm going to get to the bottom of this mess in no time,” He said in a final tone. He wasn't going to argue with anybody and he knew how things like this go.

They were going to cast a vote to decide if they would pass a final judgment on him. One would be left wondering how it all went sideways.

“All in favor of passing the final judgment on Alpha Christian Xavier right now, indicate with the raise of your hand!” 

Slowly some elders of the pack put their hands up one by one to cast their votes against him.

As he counted down the hands of those against him, he slowly realized that if he was going to do anything, it was better that he wasn't around to get them done.

So he silently waited for them to pass their final judgment on him. He counted 11 hands raised against him. 

There wasn't a reason to ask who was in favor of not passing the judgment and he preferred it that way.

Damon who had been silently watching from the corner decided now was the right time to add his two cents said, “Please, we should calm down to think about this before jumping to conclusions”

It was too late for that.

“Whatever you do, make sure you find my daughter and bring her home”, Marlow said solemnly.

“Alpha Christian Xavier, you have plotted against your people to destroy the harmony we've built over the years. You have been careless with our peace and most especially our safety. And for that I hereby banished you and everybody who chooses to follow you. You're never to return unless you undo what has been done!”

He was now a Rogue wolf!