Page 197 of His Sunshine Baby

I frown. Black protecting me? Nathaniel never came to the White Moon territory, and I did leave the house a few times unaccompanied or with Daniel only… What is she talking about?

“Moreover, you weren’t my only issue. I needed to do more for Father to consider me as an heir, and I did. To be fair, I’m sorry that my brother lost an arm, but it worked in my favor. I already had control of most of our medical facilities, our pack’s main economy. All I needed was better control of the funds. And guess what? I could do so by an agreement with the Gold Moon clan.”

I growl. She wants to shift the clan’s money to the Gold Moon banks to gain more control! So far, the only place we have our money stored is under the financial establishments owned by the Sapphire Moon clan, the main reminder of our alliance with them! If we shift this money, we will clearly be losing the partnership with them!

“You’re crazy, Iris! You can’t manipulate our money in favor of the Gold Moon!”

“Oh, I will. My father was never good at handling these things or making big decisions, so I did. I let my dad think he could lead the negotiations, but I was the one behind it all. And you fell for it, cousin.”

I growl. Damn it, she’s right. I always thought Xavier was the one behind the scheming with the Gold Moon clan, not her!

“You can’t do that, Iris,” says one of the men behind her. “Chris is the new Alpha, you…”

“I control the clan’s finances! I am the one in charge! My brother has lost an arm and has nothing, he is not fit to be an Alpha!”

“Chris is still better than you!” I yell back. “He is a brave, strong, and good kid! He cares about others, not only his little old self like you, Iris!

“That is not for you to decide, Elena,” she growls back.

I glare at her, furious. Who the hell does she think she is? She’s been deceiving not only me, but the whole pack for weeks, and now she wants to fucking claim ownership? Iris has a smirk on.

“They will never accept you, anyway. Not with the little bastard you’re carrying.”

I growl. How dare she insult my daughter! The people around her are confused. I bet they didn’t expect Iris to have done so much. One of them steps forward.

“Iris, we can’t move without the Alpha’s permission.”

“I am the Alpha! Didn’t you listen? I control this pack’s money, and I have the support of the Gold Moon. Chris and Elena have nothing, and my father even stepped down because of her. If you don’t want to be exposed and penniless, you’ll do as I say!”

Everyone hesitates, unwilling to say anymore. I cross my arms, staying right in front of her. She frowns, a bit surprised.

“What the heck are you doing?”

“You’re not going anywhere, Iris. I’m still a fighter of this clan, while you are not its official Alpha. I say you’re not going. Don’t you dare take one step outside.”

“Oh, and you’re going to stop me, perhaps? I know of your medical condition, Elena, you can’t fight or you’ll lose your baby. And you would never risk that.”

This time, it’s my turn to smile.

“I don’t need to shape-shift to fight, Iris. And I can assure you my human form is plenty enough to keep you here, cousin.”

I hear Reagan step forward behind me, handing me a large pole. It shines immediately, and Iris goes pale.

“You… You can touch silver?”

I chuckle.

“Surprise, surprise, cousin. You’re not the only one with secrets.”

Even if I am not a full Royal like Nora, I guess being a daughter of the Sun also has its perks.

I glare back at my cousin.

“Now Iris, I would advise you to use your smartness and think twice before trying to cross me.”

My cousin goes red with anger, probably the first time I have ever seen her lose control. Her eyes are glaring at me, yet staring at my silver pole with defiance.

Yes, I can touch silver. It injures me like any metal if I’m hit, of course, but unlike most werewolves, I am not that affected by it. I’ve known since Reagan started training me, but it had become something irrelevant in a city inhabited half by werewolves and half by humans, both living together in peace. I never thought it would come in handy at a time like this.

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