Chapter 164: _Final Verdict

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Chapter 164: _Final Verdict "ENOUGH!" Kaelos’ voice boomed, causing the crowd to instantly stop their murmuring. Everyone stared at him with fear, but I could see some defiance. He slowly lowered me off his body, letting me stand close to him. I quickly clutched the suit draped over my body like a coat, lowering my head in both shame and hesitation. What would become my fate? "Alpha King. With all due respect to the fact that this is your territory, you have no right." Lucinda snapped, her voice not even trembling slightly. "Odessa is the Luminari Coven’s burden. As our coven’s delegate, I—" "She’s MY burden and MY wife, so I decide what happens to her." Kaelos interrupted with a cold tone, a guttural growl escaping his mouth. I raised my head and glanced at him just then, seeing the small frown lines on the side of his head. But the coldness in his eyes was unlike anything I’ve ever seen in him before. As for Lucinda, her eyes twitched repeatedly, but before she could say anything, a sharp voice spoke from the crowd. "Alpha King, I can’t believe your incompetence." It was the Gamma who stood up to him without hesitation as he stretched out his arms and gestured at the destruction around us. "We stand here close to the remains of one of our pack’s greatest monuments. Tens of people, mostly werewolves, died!" My jaw clenched with guilt, but I didn’t dare look at the Gamma and instead scanned my gaze around. Sitting at the back of one of the ambulances was Marcellus, who watched everything unfolding with keen interest. Our eyes locked, and for a moment, I saw amusement. But then he looked away, as if he was ashamed of staring at me. As if I were responsible for his downfall. "You’re protecting a murderer, Kaelos! Do you think the people will forgive this? That we’ll just sit back and say nothing?" The Gamma added, his tone getting more confident and threatening. There was suffocating silence as everyone exchanged glances and murmured in agreement with Gamma Zane’s words. At that moment, I felt the mate mark on my neck sting and could feel Kaelos’ suffocating rage, causing me to hold my breath as I stared at him from the corner of my eyes. He seemed like a bomb about to go off. Like a flame waiting for fuel to turn into an all-consuming inferno. And unfortunately, the people were acting as just that. Suddenly, Kaelos left my side and bolted forward with his right hand stretched forward. His claws came out, and in a flash, he slashed. "Ahhh!" Shocked gasps erupted from the crowd, and a few stepped back in fear. My eyes widened as well when I saw what Kaelos did. That scream had come from Gamma Zane, whose right hand was cleanly cut off. The slash was so clean that blood didn’t start bleeding from the stump where his right hand had once been until he fell to the ground and started yelling out in pain. "You speak of justice? Let this be your offering to the dead!" Kaelos snarled, staring down at him with the cold eyes of a predator. And then it came crashing out. All his anger, his frustration... All of it came out in the form of his pressuring Alpha King aura. Unlike previous moments, everyone was affected, including Lucinda, who stepped back with dread in her eyes. "I am the Alpha King of the North American packs. The destruction and death that Odessa brought to this event, while tragic, is nothing compared to the devastation I am capable of." Kaelos continued, his voice thundering for all to hear. "Make no mistakes... Odessa will be thrown into the dungeons and will face a sentence for her crimes tonight. But if any of you stands in my way with false righteousness, preaching what I should or shouldn’t do..." He paused, making everything he’s said sink in as he scanned his gaze around. Everyone was dead silent, apart from Gamma Zane, who whimpered and grunted from the pain, his blood spilling out from the stump like a fountain. I swallowed hard, staring at Kaelos with complicated emotions. This wasn’t him standing in my favor. Something had shifted in him. After what felt like an eternity, Kaelos finally continued. "... I will no longer look at you as political equals in this continent but as insects in my way." He glanced at Gamma Zane one final time before he turned away from him and headed for me. His shadow loomed over me, his silver eyes glinting with a cold light as he grabbed my hand without a word. He dragged me through the crowd, who all quickly gave way for us. Or more accurately, they gave way for him. As we walked and I clutched the suit on my naked body weakly, I spotted Caroline in the crowd. Well, at least she’s alive... Her gown was covered with ash, but at least she wasn’t injured. "Ma’am Odessa..." She whispered with a shaky voice, but I only gave her a curt nod and a small smile, trying to reassure her that I would be okay, even though I was uncertain of my fate. Kaelos had mentioned I would be thrown into the dungeons. What would that feel like? What’s the place going to be like? "I’m about to find out..." I murmured to myself as Kaelos headed toward the Alpha King’s mansion with me. . . Once we got to the mansion, he led me through a passage at the back of the compound that led into a dark tunnel that went underground. The walls were lined with flame torches, which lit the way, but the warm light did nothing to ease the chill that went down my spine with each step we took. After getting to the end of the stairs, Kaelos led me through a large underground dungeon, opening one of the cells which had stern-looking guards standing close to it. The guards bowed, but he barely paid them heed as he shoved me harshly into the cell, causing me to stumble forward.

Chapter 164: _Final Verdict

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