The Supreme Alpha - Chapter 127

Author’s note: this is from Seraphina’s point of view

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I looked at thirty-two werewolves who gathered in the common room. Fynn called everyone, even the ones who were patrolling the area.

Fynn stood next to me and Duke, with his chest puffed up and a smug smirk on his face. Fynn was definitely enjoying the fact that he knew about Duke’s identity before others. It’s easy to make him happy.

Others took seats on the sofa, chairs, floor, and some in the back were standing.

Everyone looked at Duke with curiosity as they guessed that the reason they were summoned here was related to him. With Nox awake, they could definitely tell that the person in front of them was a werewolf.

My eyes locked on Ari and Bia who were at the back, and I saw them eyeing Duke hungrily. I couldn’t believe this! I was right next to him, with his arm around my shoulders. How dare they!?

Subconsciously, I snuggled closer to Duke, and he gave my shoulder a gentle squeeze. That small gesture calmed my raging emotions. Duke always knew what to do. Or was that Nox? It didn’t matter, they are the same.

I glanced at Duke, silently asking him if he will introduce himself, and since he didn’t say anything, I assumed that I should begin.

“You are probably wondering why we are all here.”, I said, and several heads nodded. “I’m sure you are busy, so I will get to the point. I want to introduce you to someone. He is the person you all once knew, and he disappeared more than a decade ago when your Alpha predicted the upcoming chaos. At that time, he was just a teen without much power, and that is why Alpha Damiano sent him away.” I looked up at Duke. “He is not a child anymore, and he is right next to me. Mateo Testa.”

Crickets.

The room was so silent that I could hear the sounds of labored breathing.

I waited for them to connect the dots.

Bert, Otto, Vito, and Tessa stared at Duke in disbelief. They were first to realize the meaning behind my words because they felt Duke’s aura at the entrance.

“Young master?”, Bert asked under his breath and many eyes moved to Fynn who nodded in confirmation.

“Alpha Damiano’s son is back and he has the power to revive our pack.”, Fynn said in an official tone.

In the next moment, everyone started talking at the same time.

The ones who were sitting stood up and the clamor only increased as they were approaching Duke.

“Easy! Silence! Calm down!”, Fynn shouted, but how could they calm down?

Most of them believed that Duke was dead, and they will remain leaderless forever. Now that Duke was here, it was impossible to stay composed.

Like someone hit a mute button, everyone turned silent with their heads lowered. No one moved a muscle. Fynn was not spared of Nox’s aura either.

I thought that they will be upset by this suppression, but I could see some of them smiling. Instead of being angry by this show of strength, they were happy to confirm that Duke is the leader they were waiting for.

Duke’s handsome features were arranged in a smug smirk.

“I know you have many questions, and I will answer them as long as you behave in an orderly manner.”, Duke said and he pulled back his Alpha aura so they could move again.

They all settled back into their previous positions and looked at Duke with mixed expressions.

Confusion. Longing. Disbelief. Hope.

“Young master…”, Otto called.

“Alpha Mateo”, Bert said right away, interrupting whatever Otto wanted to say.

Otto cleared his throat and corrected himself, “Alpha Mateo. Where were you so far, and why did you come here now?”

“I was in London.”, Duke said flatly. “At that time, father sent me with shaman Sergio and instructions to keep a low profile. I didn’t know why I was sent away, but I understood that there was some trouble and that with my weak power, I would be a burden. I obeyed and waited for father to call me back when it was safe. As you can guess, that didn’t happen. Recently I found out the truth why he sent me away, and Serina told me you are here.”

“Shaman Sergio is alive?”, Bert asked, and Duke confirmed.

With Otto and Bert breaking the ice, others were emboldened to ask their questions.

Duke didn’t disclose that we did a procedure to awaken his wolf, but when the question of his wolf came forward, he said it was a gradual process that happened naturally. It was more believable, and we didn’t want to alert people how we know he was poisoned. The perpetrator could be anyone, maybe even someone in this room.

There was surprise and joy when Duke announced that he owns the land that was the core of the Bluemoon pack, and that we are living there now.

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“What are your plans? Will you form a pack?”, Vito asked what most of them wanted to know.

“That is something I am considering, but I am not clear on the specifics.”, Duke responded diplomatically.

Of course, he wanted a pack! But he wanted to see how eager they were to join him.

He could make them submit, and once they are part of the pack officially, as their Alpha, Duke could control them to some extent. However, it would be all much smoother if they joined out of their own free will.

I could see that Duke enjoyed this situation, and I believed that I was the only one noticing subtle changes as Duke and Nox took turns in who was in control.

As much as Duke denied it previously, he liked the way people looked at him in awe, just how Nox did.

In order to build anticipation, Duke added, “On our property, we currently have about forty werewolves who used to belong to the Bluemoon pack. Serina and I are rebuilding the town and it will be available soon for them to move in.”

“What about us?”, Horace asked impatiently.

“What about you?”, Duke responded with a question, pretending that he didn’t understand.

“Can we move there?”, Nila, another Omega, asked.

Duke pursed his lips. “Assuming that we come to an agreement, that’s an option.”

“What agreement?”, a question came from behind.

Duke glanced at me. “That is something Serina can answer. I came here to discuss important matters with Fynn.”

Fynn’s chest puffed up more. Considering that he was the famous General of the Bluemoon pack, I assumed that he shouldn’t be so childish.

“Is Serina qualified to speak in your name?”

I didn’t need to look to know that the question came from Bia. Should I choke her? I can prevent air from entering her lungs in front of everyone and no one will know it’s me. Well, Duke will know but he wouldn’t expose me.

Duke’s eyes narrowed dangerously at the blonde who was bold enough to speak about me in a derisive tone. “Serina is the only one who can speak in my name. She is my mate.”

Both Bri and Ari grimaced like they swallowed a fly.

When Duke said that I’m his mate, a series of gasps filled the air, and Duke gave them a few seconds to process his words before continuing.

“Without Serina, we wouldn’t have this conversation. Disrespecting her is disrespecting me. If you join me, Serina will be your Luna. That is not open for discussion.”

I was grateful for Duke’s words. With the exception of Ari and Bia, no one disrespected me here. At least not openly.

This group of werewolves saw me as Aldus’s daughter, adoptive mother of Zoe, Luca, and Ash. By thinking of me as their Luna, there will be another set of reasons why they should treat me with respect. Hopefully.

Or course, it could backfire and they might look down on me because I am not a werewolf, but that will come later, once the novelty of ‘Alpha Mateo is back’ wears off.

Duke gave me a light kiss on the cheek, and with that, Duke and Fynn walked out of the common room.