The moment the coffin entered the hall, the atmosphere changed.
The red-haired Alpha Jeremiah’s eyes immediately fell on Alpha Gebriel.
Gebriel noticed his gaze and quickly looked away.
He sighed and looked at Ethan for an unknown reason.
For a few seconds, Ethan stared back at him with a deep frown.
But instead of saying anything, he suddenly smirked and looked away, confusing everyone.
His expression mattered a lot to them, because he’s the only person who always understands what the supreme Alpha is up to.
Sailas, the oldest, sighed.
Ethan rarely smiled.
And that little smirk on his face made the situation feel even more dangerous.
Hazel, who was still hiding behind one of the huge pillars, narrowed her eyes.
Something is definitely wrong here, and her crazy mate made it normal.
The coffin was placed right in the middle of the hall.
Panicked.
Michael suddenly fell to his knees.
He was already shaking.
He knew exactly what this was about.
The mad king must have heard about him wanting to nominate another king.
“Ahhh… your….your Majesty…. you must….well….about that, I’m so sorry!” Michael cried, hitting his forehead against the floor.
“I’m stupid! I’m just too young and naive! I don’t know what I was thinking. Please spare me!”
Everyone stared at him, but couldn’t speak.
Caius slowly turned his head toward the short dude who was kneeling and bowing.
There was amusement in his golden eyes.
He looked kickable.
He looked at the red-haired Alpha.
“Jeremiah,” he called with interest.
The Alpha immediately held his breath.
“This scene is beautiful, isn’t it?”
Jeremiah swallowed.
He wasn’t born yesterday.
He understood exactly what Caius meant.
He quickly stood up and walked toward the king before bowing.
“But I am not a traitor, Your Majesty.”
Caius raised one eyebrow.
“Did I call you a traitor?”
Jeremiah’s face turned pale.
“No, Your Majesty.” Ethan and Alex are very loyal to him; they told him, of course!
“Then why are you defending yourself?” Caius was hell-bent on teasing him.
Jeremiah opened his mouth, but nothing came out.
Caius smiled.
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“Werewolves were among those who attacked my Rita yesterday.” he stretched his hand toward one of the dark thrones.
Rita, who was sitting beside the High Priest, immediately pouted when everyone looked at her.
“What?” She looked offended.
“They attacked us while trying to wake his majesty…That’s so rude.” She snorted and looked away.
Caius gave him a meaningful look.
” Hmm?”
Jeremiah gave Alpha Gabriel a deep look.
“I heard the werewolf leading them was from Gabriel’s pack…. his maid…her name is Sarah”
Caius raised his brow again and looked at the quiet Gabriel.
To everyone’s surprise, Gabriel said nothing at all.
“I also heard he protected a witch for twenty years,” Jeremiah continued.
“Isn’t it obvious he is siding with the unbadged witches?”
“Be straightforward,” the High Priest said firmly.
“The black smoke that came from the stone means something else,” the High Priest continued.
A blonde-haired Alpha named Jude raised his hand slightly.
“A tinted soul,” he said.
“Or a wolf cursed by witchcraft.”
Several Alphas nodded in agreement.
Caius frowned.
He turned around and began walking back toward his throne.
“What happened?”
The High Priest stepped forward.
She explained everything.
She told him about Sarah’s accusation, the ritual, the stone glowing, the black smoke and how Hazel had never been able to shift despite being old enough.
Caius stopped in front of his throne.
“How is that possible?”
The High Priest sighed.
“That’s the problem. Her wolf isn’t gone. Her strength was caged.”
Hazel’s heart jumped.
She had always known it.
She could feel her wolf.
She could hear her sometimes.
But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t shift.
” So I wasn’t imagining it.” She whispered.
She slowly touched her chest.
Alexander, the Gamma, raised a brow.
“Are you saying Alpha Gabriel is the traitor who opened the door for the dark witches?”
Caius ran his tongue around sharp canines; the air grew heavier.
“You even pushed the poor young Alpha under your wing and…” He nodded sideways.
The doors opened again.
Two guards walked inside, and between them was the Queen Witch.
Rita followed behind them with a proud smile.
Jeremiah’s eyes widened.
He stared at the woman in disbelief.
He had never imagined that they would capture her.
” You…”
The Queen Witch glared at him.
Caius looked at Jeremiah.
“You know my rules.”
Jeremiah dropped to his knees.
“Your Majesty, please…. You misunderstood…. I mean…”
Caius turned his back at his, and his silver eyes suddenly turned gold.
He watched as his claws slowly came out.
” Stand up” he said coldly.
Jeremiah swallowed; he looked at the rest nervously and rose.
The air became heavy.
Michael felt a cold shiver run through his body.
He immediately moved backwards.
Even the strongest Alphas in the hall became tense.
Hazel could feel his anger too.
It was like standing beside a sleeping volcano that had finally opened its eyes.
In the next second, Caius turned toward him, and his hand flew to Jeremiah’s neck.
With one clean, powerful pull, he tore the red-haired Alpha’s head from his body.
The head rolled across the floor, leaving a trail of blood.
Hazel stared at the bloody scene in shock.
Emily’s warning echoed in her mind:
“He’s not a good person, Hazel.”
Fear filled her chest.
Hazel’s legs began shaking.
She couldn’t take her eyes off Caius or bear to watch any longer.
He stood there without any emotion on his face, blood dripping from his fingers.
He killed an alpha like him so easily.
Her heart pounded violently.
This is the man I’m supposed to wake up?
She took another step backwards as if it was her fault for bringing back the cruel beast.
She started stepping backwards, trying to leave quietly.
She bumped into someone solid behind her.
Hazel spun around in terror.
“Ahhh!” she screamed.
She wasn’t expecting anyone!!!