Page 7 of The Alpha's Fated Destiny

“They turned their backs on her?” I bristle in horror and fury. “They knew what was happening to her and they didn't care?”

“I told them she had been captured by Robert. That her child had been ripped from her arms. But your grandfather is a very prideful man. Your mother disobeyed him. She went against his authority, and for him, that was unforgivable.”

My hand balls into a fist in my lap and my voice is harsh. “We don’t need them. I’ll find a way myself.”

“There are certain things, Sophia, that are simply not possible," Elsa says as she tries to caution me. "Don’t kill yourself trying to save your mother when there’s no hope left. If there was, I would have told you.'

I refuse to believe her. I'm the Silver Wolf. Nobody knows the extent and capacity of my powers. I’m not trying to toot my own horn, but maybe there’s a way… Perhaps I can…

A knock on the door distracts me, and when it opens, Alex walks in.

“What’s going on?” I immediately ask.

"Nothing.” He comes to stand by my side, his hands on my shoulders. "We're leaving tonight. Brian is waiting for you outside. He wants to have a word with you.”

"Go," Elsa reassures me. "I’ll stay with Grace.”

Casting one more anxious look toward my mother, I get to my feet and follow my mate out of the room. Once I close the door behind me, I ask, “Why didn’t you just ask Brian what he wanted? You could’ve talked to him.”

Alex gives me a strange look. "I’m not the Alpha anymore, Sophia. I’m your consort, remember?”

“What does that mean?” I feel confused. "You’re still the Alpha.”

"The Alpha of what?”

Is it just me, or is there a troubled look in his eyes?

I stop him in his tracks. "What do you mean the Alpha of what? You’re the Alpha of the Moon Rise Wolf Pack, Alex. The pack hasn’t disappeared, has it?”

Alex studies me. "You don’t understand, do you Sophia? You are the Queen of the South Alliance now. You will have a pack. I don’t know which pack, but I am no longer the Alpha of my own. I don’t have that authority.”

"Bullshit.” I scowl. "You’re still the Alpha. What I have is just a title. You’re the Alpha of your pack.”

Alex rubs the bridge of his nose, exasperated. “Just because you want something, doesn’t mean it’s going to happen, Sophia.”

I press my lips together. Under that exasperation is a vibrating tension that I can sense. This bothers him. And if it bothers him, it bothers me.

“I’m the freaking queen, aren’t I? I should be able to make it so. Where's Brian? I'll go talk to him.”

"Sophia.” Alex’s voice has a warning edge. "Don’t go creating a mess right now.”

"I’m not creating a mess." I storm down the hallway. “I’m fixing it.”

I turn around the corner and see Brian WolfFang, the previous King of the South Alliance, standing in the private garden of theguest house. He turns around to face me and his eyes widen fractionally when he sees irritation all over my face.

"Is something the matter?”

“Is my mate not the Alpha of his pack anymore?” I demand.

Brian blinks. “Well, no. He's your consort.”

"Then who is the Alpha?”

"That would be you.”

“The Alpha of what? Which pack?”

Brian is silent. After a moment, he says "I had assumed that you would be taking leadership of the Red Rock Wolf Pack. After all, it was their Alpha who betrayed you. Both Robert Black and Noah Black are no longer in a position to rule. If I had been in your position, I would remove Noah Black from power and seize his territory and his pack.”

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