Semua Bab Alpha’s Regret: The Return Of The Betrayed Luna : Bab 181 - Bab 190

Lexi’s POV “Manny, we need to talk now.”His head lifted from the papers he was looking at on his desk, surprise flashing across his tired face. “Lexi? What are you…”“No time,” I cut in, closing the door behind me. “Something’s coming.”He blinked, the confusion on his face shifting into alertness. The scent of ink and old parchment filled the air between us, thick and dry. He leaned back slightly, wary. “What do you mean, something’s coming?”“Jax just called,” I said, crossing the room to him. “He said scouts spotted royal banners, wolves from the Alpha King’s army, on the southern ridge. They’re moving down toward Red Fang territory.”For a moment, Manny said nothing. His eyes narrowed slightly, and his hand tightened on the armrest of his chair. The room was quiet except for the faint ticking of the clock on the wall. Then, without warning, he pushed himself up, bracing on his desk for support.“Uhhh, I received a letter,” he muttered, voice low. “Earlier this morning. It said

Lexi’s POVThe rain had softened to a steady whisper, beating lightly on the rooftops, dripping from the tips of the trees. It was not loud enough to drown out the tension that had just settled over the pack. Every wolf could feel it, the pull of something powerful moving closer.I stood near the front porch of the packhouse, watching the first set of soldiers arrive and advance more toward the packhouse.Their armor shimmered faintly under the gray light, gold mixed with dull silver, rainwater trickling down their shoulders. They carried themselves like they belonged to a world above ours, heads high, movements precise, and they were very careful with their words. One of them, a broad, scarred man with a scar over his left brow, stepped forward and bowed slightly. “Greetings Ma'am, I would like to see Alpha Manny as we have important business with him,” he said immediately.Manny adjusted from where he stood, standing beside me now, he responded to their greeting and the man quick

Manny’s POV“You think he believes everything she is saying?” Jax’s voice came low beside me, barely a whisper, but I caught the flicker of uncertainty in it. His knee bounced restlessly under the table.“He has to,” I murmured back, keeping my eyes fixed on the front of the council hall where Lexi stood. “It’s the truth.”Jax huffed quietly. “Truth doesn’t always matter to men like him.”He wasn’t wrong. From where we sat, midway along the right side of the long council table, I could see Tristan clearly. The King of all Alphas sat on my high-backed chair as if he had been born to it, his posture unyielding, his presence swallowing the room whole. Every wolf, every elder, every being in attendance seemed to shrink in his shadow. Even I, an Alpha in my own right, could feel it, the silent reminder that no matter how strong we thought we were, he was stronger.Lexi stood across from him, the weight of every eye in the hall pressing against her. Her expression was calm, but I could re

Sophia’s POVI shouldn’t care. That’s what I kept telling myself as I sat by the window, pretending to read a book I hadn’t turned a page of in nearly twenty minutes. The voices in the council hall had gone quiet, the council dismissed a while ago, I could tell when I saw people leaving, but curiosity clung to me like a curse. I wasn’t supposed to know what was being said. I wasn’t supposed to want to know. I had been stripped of my duties, my voice, and my seat at the table. And for good reason, apparently. But the silence only made me wonder more.I heard when the Alpha King had told Lexi they should speak in private, I stood by the stairs then. Lexi and the Alpha King, alone. That thought did not sit right with me. Not because I cared about her but because the air in this pack had shifted since his arrival. Something about Tristan’s presence felt… wrong. Heavy. Dangerous in a way that was not visible until you digged deeper. I closed the book and stood. “You’re not doing this,

Manny’s POV“Lexi!” I called, seeing her bolt down the stairs, tears streaming down her face. She nearly stumbled on the last step, grabbing the banister to steady herself.I rushed forward, every muscle in my leg screaming in protest, but I didn’t care.“Hey, hey,” I said quickly, holding her shoulders. “What happened? Talk to me.”Her breathing was sharp, uneven, words spilling out between sobs. “He, he said things, Manny. Things about my mother. He said I was promised to him.”“What?”She shook her head, wiping her face with her sleeve. “He said his father died because of her, that I belong to him because of some ancient deal. He’s insane. Completely insane!”I blinked, trying to process her words. The Alpha King, talking about promises and debts? That didn’t sound like pack affairs or politics, it sounded personal.I took a slow breath, trying to steady my voice. “Where is he now?”“Still in the dining room,” she said softly, her voice breaking again. “Please, Manny, don’t….”But