Forbidden Alpha - Chapter 179

Ethan

As soon as everyone was seated, the main reason for the emergency meeting had been discussed. Everyone had been notified of the new alpha. Since we were all gathered, everyone gave their reports on how their pack was doing. After everyone had given their report, hours had passed.

When everyone was done, I stood and updated the packs on the progress we were making on the new system. If it continued to do well, Odis and I would be traveling to each pack and installing it into the packs who wanted it. The rogue issue was something we all had been grappling with and from what I knew, everyone was on board with installing the new system.

After the meeting, many of the alphas hung around to chat. A handful of them had excused themselves. I wasn’t surprised, we had all been notified this morning and not everyone had received word until later.

A few of the other alphas approached me. Some wanted to plan a group date, saying their Luna’s were dying to go out and make friends. I was wary of taking Adea away from our territory right now with everything going on. I knew she’d like the idea and told them we’d have to plan something when it was safer.

Others approached me wanted to find ways to strengthen our alliance. To this, I offered to invite them onto the territory for a meeting. I don’t think my mate would appreciate me leaving the pack so soon after leaving.

Recently I was always working and while it was my duty, I was in need of some downtime. All this work was keeping me from the important people in my life. I hadn’t had any time to hang out with Odis, go running for fun, or make love to my mate. My wolf whined in agreement.

Now, with the news of Shane taking the title of Alpha, I needed to break the news to her. I’d also have to break the news of Alpha Joshua and his mate’s death to her. I don’t know much about her relationship with them but I knew it would hurt her.

I wish I could go over there and kill him but I couldn’t move first. I would not only break the pact with the other packs but I would lose their loyalty as well. There were a few other alphas that expressed their want to move against Shane but I knew better. I wouldn’t ruin my relationship with Alpha Rich. I knew how he ran things and this is the way it needed to be.

We were stronger united. At least, that’s what I kept telling myself. Closing my eyes, I pushed back the images that threatened to have me relive what I’d seen. Anger and the need to protect her resurfaced.

I fought the growl that began building in my throat but fuck if I wasn’t wondering why the fuck I was trying to stay calm. One of the hardest things to do was fight your wolf when he wanted the same damn thing I did.

I wanted nothing more than to find the piece of shit and watch him cry as I tore him apart, piece by piece. He’d caused my mate an insane amount of damage, he’d hurt and bruised her. Until this day, she still feared him, and Goddess I swore I’d kill him.

I don’t know how I was going to hold back from killing him at the next meeting. Sitting at the same table as that dickhead was a dilemma. I don’t know if it was possible but he needed to be alive by the end of the next meeting.

My muscles were tense at the thought but I’d deal with it when the time came. Until then, I needed to figure out how to get my wolf, Elijah to go along with me. He was protective of Adea as much as he was of Korra.

We haven’t talked bout her nightmares recently but I knew she was still having them. She still woke up in the middle of the night. Some nights when I couldn’t wake her, I’d hold her close and do my best to calm her.

My muscles cracked as my hand crushed into a tight fist. Adea was mine but the thought of seeing that fucker pissed me off. The images I’d tried so hard to push back came crashing to the forefront of my mind.

The asshole was on his knees in front of her the night of the ball. That night before he stood to his feet, the fear I’d seen on her face set a bomb off in my head. Now, it crippled me and stole the breath from my lungs.

If I’d been only a little later to stepping outside, he would have claimed her. I would have had to kill him… I should have executed him at the trial. The words the other alpha had spoken repeated in my mind. They were right, I knew they were right but it was too late. I couldn’t go back in time no matter how much I wanted to.

I’ve never asked her how long that had been going on. I didn’t know how long she’d had to suffer in that packhouse under him. As much as this needed to end, it had to wait, I had to wait.

Elijah tenses and snarls within me. Odis clears his throat and I almost get whiplash as I turn my neck to face him. My gaze lands on him and my eyes glow in the reflection in his eyes.

“You need to relax, Alpha,” Odis says quietly and lowers his head. Remembering where I am, I push Elijah to the back of my mind.

“My apologies,” I say to the Alphas standing by me.

I wasn’t there for her before the night of the ball but every time after, I’d been there for her. I would continue to be there for her and stay by her side. I’d do everything in my power to keep him from her.

There was nothing I wouldn’t give for her.