I smiled, just a little, and held back the words I wanted to throw at him. He wasn’t finished.
He looked around like he was about to gossip and leaned in a little. “How’s your lovely wife, Liana? I heard she was with you during the… incident. Is she good?”
“She’s fine,” I replied simply.
“Good, good,” he said, then clicked his tongue. “I heard the accident was pretty bad. Ghastly, even.”
I didn’t answer that. I just kept looking at him, trying to keep my face blank.
Then the bastard actually reached out and patted my shoulder, like we were old friends. “Congratulations in advance,” he said. “The wolves love you. You’ll probably win. No doubt. But let’s hope you get to enjoy it. Let’s hope there won’t be another… unexpected accident.”
That was it. Logan growled beside me and moved again, but this time, I didn’t stop him right away. I stepped forward myself and stared Dorian right in the eyes.
“Let’s also hope you won’t be dealt with by the time I’m crowned,” I said slowly, letting my voice drop so only he could hear. “Because as the next Alpha King, I’ll make sure you pay for what you did.”
His smile twitched, just a little, and I leaned in even closer.
“Don’t think I don’t know it was one of your men who drove that car straight into us. I know everything, Dorian. And no one, I repeat, no one tries to harm me or my family and gets away with it.”
His eyes flickered.
“Don’t think you’ll be able to disappear like Cassian. I already know he’s hiding in Vegas. You can tell him I said hi. And he should get comfortable while he still can, because deportation papers are already waiting for him.”
I kept my smile small but sharp as I patted his shoulder in return. The fear in his eyes made it worth it.
Right then, a loud voice echoed through the hall, announcing that everyone should return to their seats. The winner of the election was about to be announced.
I gave Dorian one last look before walking past him and heading back inside. Let the bastard sweat a little.
KILLIAN’S POV
Just as everyone was gathered and waiting for the election result to be called, the councilmen had returned to the stage, and the hall was filled with anticipation. One of them stepped forward, holding a folded parchment that looked like it carried the final result. But before he could speak, a strange sound came on from the loudspeakers behind the podium. It was a voice. No, two voices.
The entire hall went dead silent.
Everyone turned toward the speakers.
Then the audio started clearly.
“Are you sure it happened?” Dorian’s voice rang out, clear and unmistakable. He was speaking in a low tone, but the mic had caught everything.
“Yes,” came the voice of his beta, Gary. “The men did as they were told. I paid them in full. The car was totaled. They didn’t even see it coming. Here… this is the picture they sent.”
There was a pause, and then Dorian’s voice again. This time colder.
“Damn. I didn’t think they’d really go through with it. Can they even survive that? It looked brutal.”
Gary snorted. “I doubt it. They said the impact was bad.”
Then Dorian laughed. Actually laughed.
“That’s what he gets for trying to take something that was never his. I’ve had my eyes on that damn crown since the last Alpha King died in that stupid plane crash. This title was meant for me. If he dies, fine. It saves me the trouble.”
Gasps rippled through the hall.
Some growled.
Some cursed.
I looked over at Dorian. He froze. His entire body turned stiff like he couldn’t believe what he was hearing himself. Slowly, the entire room turned their heads toward him. His face paled. His lips parted. And then, he did the one thing no one expected, he tried to run.
“Stop him!” one of the councilmen yelled.
The guards moved instantly. Two of them grabbed Dorian before he could make it more than three steps. He fought them. “Get off me! This is all lies! It’s fake! It’s a setup!”
“You said it yourself, you fool!” one of the elders shouted from the other side.
“It wasn’t me! It was Gary! He did everything!” Dorian screamed, yanking away from one of the guards and pointing at his beta. “He was the one who handled the accident! It was all him!”
Gary’s mouth dropped. “What?! You told me to! You said you wanted it done before the election! You said you didn’t care how!”
“Liar!”
“Don’t you dare!”
“Shut up, both of you!” someone yelled.
It was chaos.
The guards pushed them apart, trying to control the growing fight. Gary was now yelling back, completely betrayed, while Dorian kept shouting over him, trying to blame everyone but himself.
Then Mrs Dowaga, the councilwoman stepped forward.
“We were going to announce the winner first, but clearly the Goddess had a different plan.” She looked around. ” This audio was leaked to us just thirty minutes ago by an anonymous source. But we didn’t want to play it until we confirmed it was real. And we did. We verified the voice with the help of our voice match technology. There is no mistake.”
She turned toward Dorian. “Alpha Dorian of the Blackmoon pack, you are under investigation for attempted assassination of Alpha Killian and his mate, Liana. You are hereby disqualified from the election, and a full inquiry into your pack’s activity has begun.”
Dorian’s mouth hung open. “No… no, please, this can’t be happening.”
But no one pitied him. Not after what they heard.
Then the senior councilman stepped forward again, this time holding the parchment higher.
“With the rightful candidate remaining… and after a fair count, the winner of the Alpha King election, with about ninety percent vote higher, is…” he paused.
Everyone held their breath.
“Alpha Killian Wolfe!”
The entire hall exploded.
There were shouts of joy. applause. Wolves from every core territory rose to their feet, clapping and cheering.
I stood there, frozen for a moment. I didn’t even know how to react. My head was still spinning from the whole shock of actually hearing my name called. Alpha King. They called me Alpha King.
When the hall quieted down again, the councilman handed me the mic and gestured for me to speak. I stepped forward slowly, trying to find the right words while still feeling like I was stuck in a dream.
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