Page 59 of Alpha On The Hunt: My Luna Stole My Sons

“Alpha Axton’s.” The man says, and I press my lips in a line.

“Yeah, you fucked up big time, girl. Now you’ll have to answer to him!” The man retorts smugly, and Marco laughs, and I scoff.

“No, now he’ll have to answer to me!” I snarl back at him, and the foreman laughs.

“You? You are damn nuts if you think he will even entertain this little land dispute! Who do you think you are?” The man laughs, and I growl.

“His fucking mate!” I snarl at him, feeling Lexa come forward just as furious that he would do this. Was this his way of ensuring I would have no choice but to return to the city? Turning on my heel and stomping back toward the house when I see Eli rush toward me.

“I’m trying to get a hold of him; he’s been in meetings all morning and keeps blocking me out.”

“You and your men get the fuck off my territory now!” I yell at him, and he stops, putting out his hands in some placating gesture that serves to anger me more when his phone suddenly starts ringing.

“Finally!” Eli says, looking at the screen.

“Is that Axton?” I ask him, and he nods. I snatch the phone from his grip and answer it.

Chapter Forty-Six

Axton

Logging into the council server while in the meeting with half the council, I check to see if my ban has been lifted. I growl when I find nothing showing she has even put in the appeal yet.

Tuning back into the conversation about the strigoi, I am antsy, eager to see Elena and the boys, when my phone rings on the table. Glancing at it, I see it’s Eli. I reject the call.

He has been pestering me for the past ten minutes via mind link and I keep having to shove him out. His timing is impeccable. Grabbing my phone, I shoot Marco a text asking if Elena has done the appeal yet when I hear my name mentioned.

Looking up from my phone, I spot Osiris with a smug look on his face.

“Pardon?” I question.

“I’ve been speaking with the other alphas, and we are all in agreement,” he states. My eyes flick to the seven alphas sitting at the table, not one of them able to meet my gaze.

“Agree on what?” I ask through gritted teeth.

“About you standing down. We want to run an election. Let the people decide who should hold the highest seat within the council. I had the paperwork sent off last night to the supernatural council of elders requesting permission for a status change.”

“You did what?” I snarl.

“We just don’t think it is a good idea to have someone with such disregard for the supernatural council law to be in a seat of power.” Osiris smiles wickedly and my anger rises. My phone rings in my hand and I reject it, seeing that it is Eli again.

“You want to run against me?” I scoff, leaning back in my chair and folding my arms across my chest.

“We all agree. I am the next best candidate for the head of the council, and you’ve proven how you lack the capabilities to take on the job with so many deaths. The city is frightened and you’ve done nothing to extinguish that fear. If something isn’t done soon, the human governments will get involved, which is not in anyone’s best interest, certainly not the city’s!”

“This city is thriving with me in this seat. You’ve barely been Alpha for five minutes Osiris and you think you can run an entire city?” I laugh.

“My name isn’t painted with the deaths of those living in this city, Axton, so who do you think the city’s population will side with?” Osiris questions and I want to wipe the smug look off his face!

“I own the largest pack in the city, and Elena is behind me, you can’t win,” I tell him.

“Exactly, which is why I had everyone involved in the upcoming election packs removed from voting, to make it fair, of course! Not only will your pack be removed from voting, but since Elena is your mate, her pack is out too, along with mine. Leaving the decision up to the other five packs and the human population that has been growing by the day.” Osiris says and I glance at the other Alphas, all of them look at the table while Cane looks between me and Osiris.

“And you all agree with this?” I ask them.

“He has a point. You and Osiris can’t get on long enough to work together, and nothing is changing, maybe a different–” I growl and Thomas’ words cut off while I turn my glare on the rest of them.

“This is my city and I will fucking challenge all of you and strip you of your fucking packs if you go against me!” I snarl.

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