Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Alpha's Beta: Once Rejected, Now Desired: Kabanata 71 - Kabanata 80

Lloyd's POVWith Zack Biko around, my thoughts had completely left Elora. Zack was not just a good distraction, he was a good fighter. With this kind of man by my side, fighting and dealing with sorcery is going to be much easier. Elora could fight, but each time I go on a mission with her, I am usually overwhelmed with the sense of protecting her. Xavier wasn't getting any younger and Ragnar is the only young, strong beta I had. With this guy as an extra addition to my team, we'd have real improvements.When I noticed Elora standing at the sidelines beside Xavier. I waved, knowing the reason for her anger. She waved back, sending a glare my way.I could understand and I could relate. I should have informed her before pulling the kind of strings I pulled. But the issue is that I felt I was getting too attached to her, so I was working on fixing that anomaly.I'd explain things to her later and that would be the end of it. Right now, Zack was giving me a good show and I should t

Lloyd's POVI blinked, eyes wide at what I was looking at. What the hell was going on? The fight had begun with them talking, and while I heard their conversations, I didn't expect Zack to fight with such anger. He had taken the first swing, but Elora bounced back, avoiding him. For someone who promised he was going to go easy on Elora, this wasn't going easy. Zack was enraged.At this point, every nerve in me screamed to end the fight, but I couldn't. Ending the fight meant I'd have to fight Zack or surrender Elora’s position, and I wasn't ready to do either of those. Elora still had to be by my side, and the last thing I wanted to do with someone I’d started considering a friend was to fight him. Xavier glanced at me briefly. “This is going worse than I thought.”When I tried to reply, my mouth went dry, and I pressed my lips shut. Zack moved fast, his strokes landing with precision and impact. Elora parried with her own stick, keeping up, but struggling to match Zack’s speed

Lloyd's POVAs Elora helped Zack up, I blinked. He was really wounded. The impact of Elora's blow was devastating. He dusted himself and I walked towards him, just as Elora walked away. “Zack,” I called and he looked my way. “Well, you look pretty messed up.” My chuckle came out dry.“Yeah,” he looked himself over. “I guess your top elite is the real challenge around here. She's got what it takes for real combat.” His voice was a strangled wheeze.“I warned you not to underestimate her,” I reminded him. “But you didn't listen.”Zack snickered. “Guess what? I never did. I just didn't know…it didn't occur to me that I was fighting with…I should have overestimated her.”I shook my head, unusually happy. Perhaps it was a good thing that Elora stepped up and still won. It was true that I was glad to make Zack’s acquaintance, but I didn't want to get so close to him that fast. Defeating all my betas would have made him top elite and automatically my right hand man, forcing Elora to step

Lloyd’s POVI pushed the door to my study open and stepped inside, closing it without looking back. Crossing the room, I sank into my desk chair and leaned back, resting my head and closing my eyes. Elora’s argument about Zack floated back to me and I wondered why she was kicking so hard against him. The same with Xavier. Was there something they knew that I didn’t know? It didn’t make sense.If either of them knew something, the least they could do is to tell me about it. Not leaving me in the dark like I didn’t know what was going on and expect me to figure it out.“There’s something shady about him,” I muttered Elora’s phrase. If there was something shady about him, should I have seen it too? I began analyzing everything that Elora mentioned about Zack’s first day, and I failed to find out what was wrong.The sorcery talk being the first and only thing we talked about could be a coincidence. I mean, if there was anything that wasn’t right, I should have seen it right away. The

Lloyd’s POVWhen Elder Rhys called me and told me there was a need for us to proceed with the ongoing trial with the councilors, it all came all of a sudden and it turned my entire schedule upside down.I’d almost forgotten that we had a guy we were trying for corruption and possible alliances with pack members who were involved in sorcery. I’d quickly informed Elora, and she had experienced the same, shouting on the phone. I couldn’t blame her any less. No one was expecting this. No one, at all.I’d arrived with Xavier and Ragnar at the High Council building, as the pack custom demands, Elder Rhys would preside over the trial as the acting head of the council. As everyone took their seat and the trial protocol was getting set, I turned to Xavier and asked. “Xavier, we did have a conversation.”“We’ve had a couple, sir,” Xavier purred. “Specifics.” His eyes scanned the crowd that walked in through the council’s building double doors like he was looking for something.“Getting Elora