Rogue Alpha's Sweet Trap

Chapter 144: An Offer from the Enemy

RION

Whatever ancient relic Darec had, it must have been what he was using to summon the dead and control them as his puppets.

If I could destroy that relic, he would lose his limbs in this war. I was sure he was hiding it somewhere on his body. I must get it to end this war faster.

"If you’ve found such a powerful relic, why do you want the Celestial Wolf when you already have great power yourself?" I asked.

"You seem too greedy, Your Majesty." I addressed him in a way that made it sound like mockery. "Don’t you know that in history many great Alphas had fallen because of too much greed?"

"This isn’t about taking the Celestial Wolf but avenging our lost pride, Morrigan. You Diaj wolves trampled on us Arysians. I know your people have been fighting over who the Celestial Wolf should mate. We have been lying low because we were growing our power for this moment. I want to take what all of you desire most and strip you of everything. That is what my ancestors would love to see."

"Tsk, such a petty reason to start a war. You want to avenge a historical event you didn’t even witness?" I scoffed. "I thought you’d have a better reason than that. After all, your people see you as such a smart Alpha. But you disappoint me. I’m sorry, but the Celestial Wolf is not a thing you can steal. She has her own mind, and she is fully capable of choosing which side to stand with."

Darec laughed. "She will have no choice but to side with me in the end. After all, I’ll be the Alpha King of both continents. She will be mine."

She will be mine.

Those words snapped my last thread of patience.

I called Lark, and he responded immediately. My wolf swallowed my humanity, and we became one. The wolf of shadows.

’Kill,’ was all I said, and my warriors moved.

It took me three heads before I realized Darec’s puppets would simply rise again unless they were shredded into pieces. I told my warriors that.

Diaval and Ares led groups while I hunted Darec, who had shifted into a wolf. His grey wolf was fast, moving through the mist as if he were part of it, but my shadows were fast too.

’How about you die fast and become my puppet? That would be fun,’ Darec said while evading my attacks. I realized he had been playing with me, not attacking, just dodging and dodging.

He was really fast, I realized. I gritted my teeth. Darec was an old wolf, probably far more experienced. I didn’t know much about his fighting skills and abilities, but he definitely knew mine. He knew how my shadows worked.

’How did you know about the keys? The Book of Keys was from my family,’ I growled mid-pursuit.

’Hmm. It’s because once upon a time, I had a lover from your family. She wasn’t your mother, but maybe your aunt?’ He chuckled. ’She told me about it. She told me a few things about your clan.’

It made sense. He wouldn’t have known anything about the Book of Keys unless someone from my clan had shared the information with him.

’But I believe I know something you don’t. The Celestial Wolf isn’t in the Undersea Tower. Her true power lies there, yes, but no person is under there. The legend is wrong. The Celestial Wolf chooses its vessel, and once the vessel goes to the Undersea Tower, she’ll unlock her true potential.’

I was a bit surprised. We had stopped moving, now standing ten meters apart, away from our warriors who were still fighting.

He snickered. ’But you know what the catch is? Once the vessel’s soul enters the Undersea Tower, she might not be able to come back.’

’What the fuck are you talking about?’

My power was pulsating in Lark and in my body, ready to burst out in a murderous explosion.

’You really are clueless, poor thing. The Undersea Tower is a very ancient sacred place. Only the soul of a person can enter. The vessel of the Celestial Wolf can enter once the keys are complete. But that doesn’t guarantee she can come back alive. The power sealed in the Undersea Tower might be too much for her to handle, and she might drown in it.’

I was about to attack because I was getting really mad at his shitty mouth. But—

’I know a way we can increase her chances of surviving. Open the wards of the Night Sea and show me the way to the Undersea Tower. I can go inside and bring her back to you.’

’Why would you do that for me, huh? Do you take me for a fool? Why would you help your enemy?’

’You shouldn’t call it helping. Let’s say a trade. I can absorb the power of the Celestial Wolf in the Undersea Tower, and you’ll have your mate back. Then we’ll continue our fight. How about that?’

I didn’t say anything. I let my actions speak for me.

My speed doubled as my anger grew tenfold. How dare he try his petty tricks on me?

Shadows hovered over me. It was only a matter of time before I recognized his pattern. He was exhausting me by dodging because he knew he couldn’t win against me head-on. I smirked at the realization.

When I faked my exhaustion and acted like I had been weakened, his movements shifted. He was about to attack me for the first time.

But little did he know it was only a trap.

When he attacked, I caught him off guard and wrapped my shadows around him, pinning him to the snowy ground.

’You think you can convince me to do what you want? My mate was chosen by the Moon. She just beheaded an Alpha recently. Alone. She can definitely do it again. She doesn’t need saving because she can do it herself.’