Chapter 7

Even if that mutt had a stupid face, he had a sharp intellect. I'll give him that. I would have made him my beta only if he wasn't a traitor to his own alpha. The potion he brewed was astounding. To think I could easily conceal my scent without that scoundrel sensing me so close, the beta really has some exemplary skills.

That bastard stood contemptuously with his mate. He didn't even bother to dress up for his own damn wedding. Lust was pooling out of his eyes. The desperation to mark the poor girl clouded his all sensory organs, that ignorant son of a b*tch didn't even notice his surrounding. All of his elite warriors were knocked down, so were the strong wolves in the vicinity. Considering the reputation of the Mountain View pack, it was an effortless feat.

Now, all that we need is his mate to offer him the last drink of his life.

His mate stood next to him and gracefully recited the promises, her face invisible behind her veil. All I could see from here were her delicate hands as she held the bowl and her long brunette locks. Moon goddess had played some dirty game here. Granting a true mate to a bastard like him really irks me.

'Huh'

'Now what's got into your pants, Duke,' I sighed at my uninterested wolf.

'At least he managed to find a mate, unlike you.'

'It's your strange obsession that has kept us from getting one', I angrily replied. But he is not wrong. That bastard sure was born under some lucky constellation. But that will soon end'.

We have many beautiful she-wolves in ours and adjoining packs, but apparently, none of them was to his liking. Strength was a quality he did not want in his mate. A male wolf was to cater to the needs of his female, hunt, protect and fight, whereas a she-wolf was only supposed to bear pups was his ideology that stopped me from getting a mate for these many years. She-wolves nowadays are as strong as males; they train and are ranked equally. But Duke dislikes this 'masculine' character and had rejected any advances. I do sleep with a few of them, but he never surfaces my conscience while I'm at it. Not that I want him to. Although, he did love it when I sleep around with a couple of human females. Instilling fear among others boosts his ego him. So did mine.

'Huh'

'You like any of them?', I asked, pointing towards a group of bubbly females. They were absolutely gorgeous. Rumors did no justice to their beauty. When he knew we would be sneaking into Mountain View pack, he was not thrilled but was hoping.

'They are fine...', he hummed, 'but still, something is missing...', this is an improvement considering that he had a glance at them for more than a minute.

'Sadist Wolf'

He completely disregarded me and lazily went back into mute mode. Time was passing leisurely, building my irritation. The fake brows and mustaches were not doing any better.

Only a few moments, and then I would get my hands on that damn key...

The girl exchanged her cups with him, and they kissed. I quickly mind-linked all the others to take action. The beta signaled his men. Everything was in order and we wait for the poison to work its magic. I saw that bastard shamelessly moving his filthy hands all over the girl and desperately kissing her like there was no tomorrow. Well, there won't be any, for him at least.

Sweat started exuding from his face, his hands shaking, his legs stumbling. He held his heart in the pain that followed while coughing blood. Serves you right, bastard.

My men subjugated all the other pack members, whereas my beta restrained Alpha Vincent. The whole territory was seized and meanwhile, the beta held the girl tightly. Her wails filled with grief and panic filled the entire area. Duke went on alert mode as if he sniffed something. But I didn't care to see, as it was time to act now.

I quickly shifted into my wolf form and lunged towards the altar. Kane was already at death's door; all I needed was to push him into the hell that he earned. His eyes were lifeless, and he tried to say something, but he was not able to. I would not let him use his royal command, not this time...

I raised my paw and, with those long nails, clawed his heart out.