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Chapter 4

Author: Peachy
Elara’s smug smile froze on her face.

Victor looked at her, confused. “What do you mean? I did everything by the book…”

“The book? What book?!” Elder Graham was practically roaring. “The core of the Sacred Ritual isn't in some dusty book! It's blood knowledge, passed down through generations! It requires a psychic bond between an Alpha and their true Lead Mate! For the last five years, Leo has been carrying this burden for you!”

Elara’s face went pale. “Elder Graham, what’s happened?”

“What’s ha
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    “No.”My answer was simple and firm.Victor froze. “What?”“I don’t love her anymore,” I said, looking at him calmly. “Not even a little.”The room fell into a dead silence.Victor suddenly broke down, howling.“You don’t understand! It’s not just about the Alpha position!” he screamed, losing control. “The elders said if the pack is destroyed, Elara will be exiled for good! She’ll lose all her territory and become a rogue wolf!”Elara’s face grew even paler.“And…” Victor trembled all over. “I spent most of the pack’s reserve funds…”“What?” Elder Graham shot to his feet in horror.“All those sports cars, the parties, the luxury goods…” Victor’s voice grew hoarse. “I thought I could get reimbursed for it all once I became Lead Mate, but now…”“How much did you spend?” Elara’s voice shook.“Eight hundred thousand dollars,” Victor swallowed guiltily.An explosion of angry shouts erupted in the room.“Eight hundred thousand?” Marcia roared. “That was our emergency fund for the next three

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    “Leo, I know you’re still angry, but…” Elara began.“Angry?” I scoffed. “Elara, do you think what I’m feeling right now is anger?”She looked surprised. “Then what is it?”“Indifference,” I said, my voice devoid of all heat. “I feel nothing for you. Or your pack.”“That’s impossible!” Elara said, her voice rising. “This is your home! We’re your family!”“Family?” I scanned the room. “Where was this family when I needed support?”Everyone looked down.“Leo, we admit we were wrong,” Elder Graham said. “But this isn’t the time for personal grudges. The entire pack is facing annihilation!”“Personal grudges?” I walked towards him. “Elder Graham, you think betrayal and deception are just ‘personal grudges’?”“I didn’t mean it like that…”“You people ran this pack into the ground, and now you expect me to save it.” I cut him off. “Do you think I have an obligation to do that?”“What good does it do you if the pack falls apart?” Elara asked angrily. “These people are innocent!”I looked at he

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    Elara’s voice, laced with her Alpha command, hit my back.I stopped and slowly turned around.“You think that Alpha command has any power over me?” I sneered. “The bond is broken, Elara. Remember?”Elara’s face changed. She pulled back her aura. “I didn’t mean it like that…”“Then what did you mean?” I stared right into her eyes. “Forcing your ex-mate to obey with your Alpha power?”“I just want you to think about the pack!” Elara’s voice rose. “You can’t be this selfish! So many lives are on the line, and you only care about some human’s wedding?”“Selfish?” Her words lit a fire in me. “Elara, who the hell are you to call me selfish?”Victor strutted over, a smug look on his face. “That’s right. As the former Lead Mate, you have a duty to help the pack through this crisis. It’s your obligation!”“Obligation?” I looked at Victor. “Sorry, current Lead Mate. That’s your duty, not mine.”“But I don’t know how…” Victor said, as if it was obvious.“That’s your problem,” I cut him off. “You

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    “Don’t be like that, Leo,” Elara sounded desperate. “Breaking the bond was just… it was impulsive. We can get it back…”“Get what back?” I stared at her coldly.“Us,” Elara took a deep breath. “Today’s ceremony meant nothing. Victor… that was a show for the pack. You are the one who matters.”Victor’s eyes widened. “Elara, what are you saying?”“Victor,” Elara turned to him, her tone severe. “Go apologize to Leo. Apologize for screwing everything up.”“Why should I apologize?” Victor shot back. “I did my best!”“Your best?” Elara was furious. “Your ‘best’ nearly destroyed our entire pack! Now apologize, or you can give back the sports car and all the other toys!”Hearing “sports car,” I couldn’t help but scoff.I remembered three years ago. I’d asked for a small budget, three thousand dollars, to upgrade the training grounds.I wanted it to be a gift for our mating anniversary.What did Elara say then?“Leo, this isn’t the time to be spending money. The pack’s finances are tight. We ne

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    I froze.“What?”Victor realized he’d said too much and shot a panicked look at Elara.“You messed up a scouting mission before?” I pressed.“That… that was just an accident…” Victor stammered.A memory flashed in my mind.Two years ago. A disastrous border conflict. I was away negotiating an alliance, and the pack needed backup.By the time I returned, three warriors were dead. A dozen more were seriously injured.Elara told me it was a trainee’s fault. Said he led the patrol down the wrong route.That trainee was immediately kicked out. No one ever spoke his name again.The elders chewed me out, saying the tragedy was my fault for “poor supervision of my trainees.”I was demoted a rank. It took me six months to earn it back.“It was you,” I said, looking at Victor. “The trainee from two years ago. That was you.”Victor’s face went white. “I…”“You led them the wrong way,” I said, walking toward him step by step. “The patrol walked into an ambush. Three pack members died because of yo

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