Burn in the Alpha Princess's Wrath novel Chapter 35

Chapter 35 Bow Before Power

Leslie’s POV – Outside Westview Headquarters

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Inside the meeting room, the ones who had just submitted to me–Rowan included–were now watching the protest unfold with barely hidden glee.

“Governor,” Rowan said with mock concern, unable to mask the smugness in her voice, “the crowd’s getting quite worked up out there. Perhaps… it would be wise to go out and offer an apology? For the sake of Rogue Pack’s reputation, of course.”

“Apologize?” I glanced at her. One look–cold and sharp–and she immediately shut her mouth.

Asphodel growled furiously inside me. Let me tear apart those sniveling protestors. Apologize to that filth? That’s an insult to our royal bloodline!

I didn’t waste time with Rowan’s pettiness. I walked straight out of the meeting room, a group of upper–level wolves following close behind, and stepped onto the front steps of the headquarters building.

The roars outside paused for a brief heartbeat when I appeared–then erupted again, louder than before.

“There she is!”

“Leslie of Rogue Pack! Apologize!”

“Get out of Westview!”

I stood high above them all, staring coldly down at the crowd of manipulated, foolish werewolves. Not a ripple of emotion stirred within me.

My voice rang out, clear and sharp, amplified by wolf power so every single protestor could hear: “Are you seriously threatening the Governor of Westview–Leslie of Rogue Pack?”

The moment the words fell, I raised my hand–and brought it down sharply.

The Alpha pressure I unleashed slammed into the plaza like an invisible tsunami.

This time, I didn’t hold back.

This was the full force of my bloodline–the ancient power of the Lycan King. It was law. It was domination.

The plaza fell silent in an instant.

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Most of the crowd were low–ranking Omegas. They had no defense against such power. Under my pressure, they shook down to their very souls. Their knees buckled. Many collapsed outright.

Only the lead agitator remained standing–barely. His face was ashen, soaked with sweat, yet he still clung to the megaphone and screamed hoarsely, “See?! She only knows how to suppress us with force! She’s a tyrant! We–We have to fight-!”

Tires shrieked as an off–road vehicle marked with the Stormfang Pack crest roared up to the plaza’s edge. The doors flew open. Astrid jumped out with a team of elite warriors.

They dragged a bruised, shaking man and threw him down at the agitator’s feet.

It was the one–eyed Beta from Moon Bar.

“Tell them,” Astrid said coldly, pressing her foot on his back. Her voice cut like a blade. “Tell everyone exactly what happened last night. Tell them who sent you to provoke us.”

Under the twin pressure of Astrid and me, the Beta’s composure shattered completely. He sobbed, snot and tears running down his face as he wailed:

“It–It was Leiss! Young Master Leiss of Crimson Moon Pack! He gave me a huge sum of money… told me to… to go provoke the Rogue Pack Governor and her friend… stir up trouble… so his info hunters could capture it on video and use it against her… please! Please forgive me! I won’t do it again!”

His confession detonated like a bomb.

“What?!”

“This was Crimson Moon Pack’s scheme?!”

“We were… used?!”

“That bastard Leiss! How could he pull such a disgusting trick?!”

Rage surged through the crowd–only now, it wasn’t aimed at me.

They’d realized they had been pawns–used to attack a powerful Alpha who had been set up from the beginning.

Their shame turned into fury. And their fury turned on the true culprit.

“Find Leiss! Make him apologize to the Governor!”

“Crimson Moon Pack must answer for this!”

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“Governor Leslie of Rogue Pack is righteous and wise! We were wrong!”

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The same protestors who had demanded my exile now looked up at me with guilt… and a newfound, almost feverish devotion. They praised my strength, my decisiveness–forgetting entirely how they’d cursed me moments earlier.

I stood motionless, watching the farce unfold.

My face remained unreadable.