Page 95 of The Alpha's Fated Bond

Karina’s eyes narrow, and the Alpha continues. “You may be Queen of the North Alliance, but the South has an army that is stronger and more determined than yours. You have destroyed your own packs and reduced your numbers. No matter how large an army you raise, it will never be enough. The North will fall in front of the might of the South.”

Karina goes stiff in the face of the threat, and I realize that there is indeed an imbalance of power between the North and the South.

“Tell your soldiers to step down. Now.”

Her face flushed with anger, Karina orders them to stop.

As her soldiers back off, I realize that Noah and Tina have disappeared. She must have taken him away when the South Alliance Alphas first started speaking.

The Alpha who just threatened Karina walks over to me. “My name is Brian Wolfgang. I’m the Alpha of the Blue Fang Wolf pack. It is an honor to meet you.”

The name strikes a bell in my head. I know it from somewhere. But from where?

I glance at Alex, who looks shocked for some reason.

I nod at the Alpha.

Brian takes my hand in his. “The Blue Fang Wolf Pack would like to pledge its allegiance to you. May I have your name?”

“Your allegiance? What does that mean?” I feel troubled now.

Alex still looks surprised, but he starts to explain. “It’s—” He shoots the man a strange look before telling me, “He’s pledging his loyalty to you. He wants to serve under you.”

I quickly snatch my hand back from Brian. “Why would you do that? I’m not the Alpha of any pack.”

“You are the Silver Wolf.” Brian meets my gaze steadily. “Queen Karina isn’t the only one who has heard of the prophecy. Multiple witches have been mentioning you for the last two decades. The one who will unite all three Alliances. I never took them seriously, but I know now that those prophecies were true. You will be our leader. And I would like to stand behind you.”

“The Shadow Wolf Pack also swears its allegiance to the Silver Wolf.”

“The Dark Wood Wolf Pack also swears allegiance to the Silver Wolf.”

One by one, all the Alphas from the South Alliance kneel down on one knee, pledging their allegiance to me: a nobody.

“Alex,” I whisper, shaken to the core. “What is happening?”

Suddenly, I hear one of the members of the Central Alliance speak. “The Central Alliance will not pledge allegiance to the Silver Wolf. However, we will not let someone who has descended from us be imprisoned, Queen Karina. I seem to understand that this is what your intention is. And I would advise you against it. While the Central Alliance does not get involved in the matters of the North and the South, there can always be a first time.”

The warning delivered to Karina is effective. And I have to wonder how strong the Central Alliance is that Karina is scared of it.

“All the packs from the South Alliance have pledged their allegiance to you,” Brian tells me, his eyes glittering with excitement. “As such, you are the new leader of the South Alliance.”

“What?” Everything is happening very fast. “I’m what now?”

“King of the South Alliance,” Alex says, his voice strange. Then he corrects himself. “No. You are Queen of the South Alliance.”

“What about the current leader—the current King of the South Alliance?”

Brian smiles at me. “I will be stepping down.”

That’s when I realize that I’ve been talking to the King of the South Alliance this whole time. And Alex clearly knew it. That’s why he was so taken aback!

“Would you like to tell us your name now?”

Overwhelmed, I clutch Alex’s hand for support as I say, “Sophia. Sophia Hope.”

The person who had spoken for the Central Alliance declares, “The Central Alliance acknowledges Sophia Hope as the new Queen of the South Alliance.”

All eyes turn to Karina, who is red in the face and quivering with rage. She doesn’t look happy about this in the slightest. Grinding her teeth, she mutters, “The North Alliance also recognizes the new leader of the South.”

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