The Alpha's Unwanted Bride novel Chapter 108

Chapter 108: THE APPREHENSION

"Would you imagine the insult?!" Alpha Brain demanded to the other Alphas once Erik had left the room. "An underdog referring to us like we are his mates."

"He is an Alpha." Alpha Cullen admitted. "If you think of it in a way, he is our mate."

"Bah! Don’t come here with all that silly talk of justice. He is an underdog! A sef, and whether or not he is an Alpha, who cares? So long as he is a sef, he can never be seen as an equal." Alpha Brian argued.

"Xaden is keeping up waiting." Alpha Lockwood said. "I wonder what is going on."

"Xaden is a barbarian. I’ll tell you! He must have returned to the wild where he truly belongs and left us here." Alpha James spat.

"Xaden has left us to suffer for our deed for not stopping Bale’s attack on his family." An old Alpha called Williams said. "He knows that without completing the final ritual, all wolves would be turned to mere humans, and we will suffer until the next halo festival."

"if we even have another halo festival. If that happens, the goddess might never forgive us." The high priestess said. "She would plunge us with suffering beyond words. We can not let that happen."

"Then, if he won’t be present, let’s find another one to participate in the ritual, " an Alpha said, and they murmured in agreement.

"No." The priestess said. "You will do no such thing. I will not sit and watch while centuries of traditions are swept under the carpet. Try me if you dare!"

They all went silent.

"Xaden has completed the first two rituals. He emerged victor for the first, and moreover, he is the Alpha of the pack where the halo appeared. It is he who is to finish what he has started. No one else." She said.

They went quiet, and then reluctant murmurs could be heard through the hall.

"None of you were fit to be victor that was why he won." She said. "And so shall it remain."

"There are a few hours left till the tradition begins." The King said. "Let’s see how it goes."

The Alphas were forced to be silent and agree with what the King said.

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Belle was fidgeting in her room.

"This has never happened before." Corral said.

"Maybe he is just a bit unwell." Belle tried to convince herself.

"Or maybe he is dead." Cherry drawled as she sipped her wine.

Belle gasped and Corral turned to look at her aunt.

"Why would you say such a thing?" Belle asked.

"Because it might be true." Corral said. "An Alpha who was refused to appear all day? No one has made sight of him."

"They said he is fine." Belle said.

"And they also refused to disclose any other information." Cherry said. "When my parents died, they hid from everyone else. Until they were ready to announce me Queen. Those were the good old days."

"But I saw him yesterday." Belle said. "Not as soon as our plans are getting together."

"Something is up." Corral said. "Ignore your aunt. But he isn’t dead. She is just pulling your legs I’m sure."

Belle already had tears in her eyes.

How much she wanted Xaden. If anything happened to him she would go insane.