The Alpha's Unwanted Bride novel Chapter 462

Chapter 462: ATTEMPTED COUP

The door to the Alpha’s office groaned open as Uther stepped inside without knocking, a gesture that was as intentional as the smug smile on his lips.

Behind him trailed a few men—older wolves, once loyal to Xaden’s late father, now pulled into Uther’s orbit with whispered promises and the convenient lie of succession.

He had been waiting for this for a very long time.

Time was running out.

Xaden was gone, Jasmine was gone, and that stupid Erik he never liked was gone too.

It was the perfect time for him to take over.

Anna was still around but she was a woman and simply a puppet in the grand scheme of things.

The members of the pack were beginning to get worried.

Whispers around on what was the future of the pack now that their leader was gone.

He had gotten support from her and rallied from the men he had already spun words of doubt and confusion in their heads.

He was here to take over and there was no one that was going to stop him

They finally stepped into Xaden’s office.

Damian looked up from the desk, calm but cold, like ice settling over fire. He didn’t stand. Not yet.

"Uther," he said evenly. "I didn’t summon you."

"No, you didn’t," Uther replied, sweeping the room with his eyes like it already belonged to him. "And yet, here I am. Funny how that works when there’s no Alpha in his seat."

"I’m holding that seat for him," Damian replied. "Until he returns."

Uther’s grin twisted. "Returns? Damian... he’s been gone for weeks. No signs. No word. Just blood in the dirt and ghosts on the wind. You and I both know what that means. Given you should respect me more. I am Xaden’s uncle."

"I’ll respect who deserves respect." Damian said tartly.

Uther decided that once hebhsf became Alpha, he was going to teach this little rat a lesson.

Uther smiled tightly. "Xaden isn’t here. Missing."

"I know exactly what it means," Damian said, rising now, shoulders squared. "It means we don’t give up on our Alpha. We don’t start tearing down the pack from inside while the scars are still fresh."

Uther’s voice dropped into a calculated hush. "What’s dangerous is pretending that hope will feed and protect this pack. We’re vulnerable, and the others will smell it soon. They’ll circle. You know that. The longer we hesitate, the worse it gets."

He stepped closer, ignoring the men flanking the walls like statues. "And like it or not, I’m the last living male of Alpha Darius’s bloodline. Xaden was my nephew. If he’s gone, I am the rightful heir."

"You’re not his heir," Damian snapped.

"Anna is his sister and she is right behind me." He said. "She approved my succession. I am of this bloodline."

"You were never part of the succession line. The only reason you weren’t exiled with the rest of the traitors during the rebellion is because Xaden showed you mercy."

Uther’s smile fell for a second, replaced by a flash of something darker. "You dare speak to me about traitors? When you, an outsider, were handed rank because not even Xaden, but his stupid gamma Erik, trusted you? Tell me, what would he say now if he saw what you’ve done to his pack?" 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"I’ve kept it from falling apart."

"No," Uther hissed, stepping into his face. "You’ve kept it clinging to a ghost."

A silence settled like frost. The other men in the room exchanged uncertain glances. Tension wound around them, coiling tighter and tighter.

"I will not let you steal this pack," Damian said, voice low, deadly. "You’re here because you think I’ll bow to your name. But you forget something."

"What’s that?" Uther sneered.

"I don’t answer to you. I answer to the Alpha."

Uther’s jaw twitched. "There is no Alpha."

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