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Chapter 311
~Dristan’s POV~
Alpha Alexander chuckled, and the sound came off low and cruel. "Bold little cubs," he muttered. His cold eyes settled on me. "Valerie?"
I said nothing. My fists clenched at my sides, nails biting into my palm. The rise and fall of my chest must have given me away, because the others stilled too.
"You think I and the other Alpha Kings don’t know about your little whorish mate?" my father sneered.
"She’s no—" I barely got the words out before my father’s Alpha aura slammed into the room like a tidal wave.
It crushed at my chest first, then my knees. The others lowered their eyes instinctively, shoulders buckling against the weight of it.
"Know your place, mutt!" Dad snapped. "Without me, without my title and rank, you are nothing. When I speak, remember who it is you’re talking to."
The walls vibrated. The silence in the study became deafening.
"If she is no whore," my dad continued, his voice becoming steel, "then how come she is shackled to all four Alpha Heirs... and the twin Lycans? Don’t you see this is a disaster waiting to happen?"
"And says who," Alpha Draven added calmly, "that just because the Moon Goddess ’bestowed’ a mate upon you, you must be tied to her? Do you take the Goddess’ will as gospel now?"
"We’ve heard the whispers," Alpha Xavier chimed in. "We’ve seen the reports. And I must say— I am deeply disappointed. All of you, heirs to powerful regions, wrapping your entire future around a girl with no Alpha lineage, no noble title. A nobody. This is not how heirs behave."
"But Father..." Xade stepped forward. "I... I love her."
Alpha Alexander’s head slowly turned. "Love?" His scoff was sharp. "What do you know of love, boy? How do you expect her to return that love to six men? Are you that naive? Or just desperate?"
Xade’s jaw tightened, but he didn’t back down.
Dad wasn’t finished. His attention returned to me. "And you... you promised me she was just a fleeting distraction. A toy. That she would never interfere with your duty. But what did I hear? You skip class for her, taint your records with detention for her, get into fights for her and..."
"And I’d do it again," I growled, cutting him off. "If it meant protecting her, I’d fight ten times harder."
Silence engulfed the room all of a sudden.
The room froze, stunned. Even the other Alphas went still as the air sparked with defiance.
Most of the Alpha Kings stared at me as though I had grown two heads.
I was always the model Alpha King’s Heir. I did what my father wanted, carried out his orders, and led by example, and here, right now, I was openly defying him.
"I love Valerie," I said, voice level but steady with emotion. "And I’ll always protect her."
My father’s nostrils flared as he took a step toward me. "Do I need to remind you what happened last time you let the wench cloud your judgment?"
I didn’t flinch. I met his gaze head-on. "No. I hear you loud and clear. But unlike last time... I won’t sit back. I won’t let you touch her. Not again. This time, I’ll protect her. No matter the consequences."
The others moved in, stepping up beside me like a wall. Kai. Axel. Xade. Their loyalty was wordless, but it burned bright in their eyes.
"As will we," Kai said darkly.
Alpha Draven narrowed his eyes. "Then thank you for the confession..."
"Because now, Valerie’s life isn’t safe anymore," my dad completed.
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