Chapter 39 chapter 45 Asher's POV My aunt and uncle stopped me in the courtyard later, their faces all serious. "Asher, I am so sorry about your loss," my uncle spoke up, his voice low and firm. "But it only made me more determined to fight those goddamn rogues. We need to take action now. The Alphas from the surrounding packs are here, and they're all demanding an attack. We can't keep stalling." I could hear the pressure in his voices, the way they were trying to back me into a corner. It was so obvious what they were doing, and they didn't even bother hiding it. The war felt like the right thing to do before. But not anymore. M || MYDXX :: Ju MIL 00 ||| M W W www M 888 双 M 88 11 || ||| M IIIIWI W.. TW 00 XXX WW 3000 M דאון TW שור 100 ww w Ilw M wwww W M 0000 W HW WW ww !!! || W ww WII 00 www W || www. W און ■IW W W 29111 chapter 45 They stared at me, clearly shocked. My aunt's mouth fell open a bit, and my uncle's eyes widened. They hadn't seen this coming. They didn't realize I knew the truth. They thought I was still that puppet on their leash. For a moment they were speechless their dishe W 黑炎 00 - Suppadaloupor po biasing ww www OOW 000 0000 M || W V-MEL willloy watchmemiliĶIDGE CI: |||||| 00 XXX |||| 00 W MOM XX 00 11 W W M I MXX W 1000 W 12 TIM W w w X000 00 0011 W 00 M W M W "WX 00 ww M Iw Ell www.l M || W {St Louis, ww M M WII M IIM الله M 0011 MIL M W M 88 XXX WWW.HXX M WWW # IW M M100 WII W M M W accusations. || LI W M W WI ווד TIXX H יי W || புட பட் ביניים W W TW יר ■ ||| M II M 88 ■ M || || W chapter 45 You're protecting a rogue at the expense of your pack. What will people think of you, Asher? They will see you as a weak and ungrateful person. A coward!" "Provoking me isn't going to work, aunt. I'm protecting my people from being used as pawns in a game they didn't sign up for. If that makes me selfish and weak and ungrateful, then so be it!" Our argument attracted people's attention. A few men rushed into the courtyard. I recognized them as the Alphas of the neighboring pack. Boy was my uncle eager to start a war on the rogues. "This is very selfish of you, Alpha Asher!" one of the Alphas snapped, his voice dripping with distain. You just want to protect your rogue brother. Justice and order don't mean shit to you. And you call yourself an Alpha?" "Being a hothead doesn't make you a good Alpha either. Back away from my family business, all of you." "Our King has summoned us! If he decides there'll be a war, there WILL be a war! You won't dare to go against him-" "I'll go against anything I think is wrong. I'm not afraid of him. I' "I'll go against anything I think is wrong. I'm not afraid of him. I' m not afraid of anyone who thinks the- WII 20 || W MIW 88 001 || ..IM XXX W 品 www w M IM ||| ww M 00 W mw W || 888 W M וד wm XXX 88 W ■ ||| M M ||| W 00 www. M "This is my pack, uncle. And I am the Alpha. I don't need anyone else's help to protect them." We stood there for a moment, the tension between us thick in the air. Then, slowly, my uncle stepped back, his lips pressed into a thin line. He turned on his heel and walked away without another Wor - 1 11: M 日 1 TEM ||| M W ww W W M WII M W || www M W W W www ||