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We re taking over the Pack. We re tired of sitting by while you precious Jamensons sacrifice
those that are weaker or at least those you think are weaker so you all can live. It s bullshit. If I
had been leading the war, we d have won a year ago. But, no, we re forced to sit back because you re
too afraid of dark magic. Fuck that.
North growled, his brothers making the same sound, low, deadly.
Patrick wasn t done. We re tired of dying because you re too weak to do anything about protecting
us. We re done.
Edward raised his chin. Is this really how the entire Pack feels? That I m too weak to rule?
Yes, Patrick answered.
No, screamed most of the Pack.
Edward raised a brow. It seems you re mistaken, Patrick. But if this is a true challenge, then let s
both of us meet in the circle. I ll show you how Alpha I am.
North turned to his father. A dominance fight? Shit. He had every confidence in his father s fighting
abilities, but that didn t mean he wanted to see his father hurt, even a little bit. Plus, though Patrick
might think winning would make him Alpha, that wasn t the case. It was the moon goddess who chose
the Alpha. Meaning Kade would become Alpha since he was the Heir, not Patrick. Patrick would
have to kill every single one of the Jamensons to find a way to take over the Pack fully.
Something the other man seemed prepared to do from the way Patrick s friends looked with their
side glances and tension rolling off of them in waves.
Well, shit.
And when I win, old man, we ll beat the Centrals. Something you ve failed at doing for far too
long.
How do you expect to use dark magic and not become tainted like the Centrals have? Kade
asked, pure anger lacing his words.
We re stronger than them, Patrick spat. We re the fucking Redwoods. We bow to no one.
That arrogance will get you killed, Jasper put in.
No, your ignorance in leading will get us killed, Patrick said. Now. He held up his arm, the
glint of steel catching North s eye.
North pulled Lexi behind him even as the shot rang out, overpowering the screams and shouts
around him.
North could only watch as his father lurched, putting his body in front of his mother the intended
target and take the bullet to the chest.
Dad! Maddox screamed, along with the rest of the family.
Edward growled, his body taking the hit but still standing. Blood poured from the wound, but he
didn t fall. His eyes glowed gold, and a sense of deadly calm rolled over him, his claws slicing
through his fingers a talent only a few of their family could do. With one last look at his wife, the
Alpha jumped from the platform, landed in the dirt circle, then stalked toward his prey.
No one had ever used a gun within the Pack circle before.
No one had ever shot the fucking Alpha during a circle before.
North would fucking kill the bastard who thought he could get away with trying to kill his mother
and shooting his father.
He kissed Lexi hard then ran out to the circle, his brothers following. From the corner of his eye, he
saw Cailin trying to come with them, but Logan pulled her back.
No, protect those weaker than you, the other man shouted. I ll help you. Let your father and
brothers take care of those pieces of shit. We ll protect the Pack.
That s my family out there!
And your Pack needs you.
North would have smiled at any other time when Cailin nodded and went with the Jamenson
women and Logan to protect the other wolves and make sure Patrick and his men didn t have another
plan waiting in the wings. That was the plan he hoped. The Jamensons had always made plans for
something like this though they had prayed it would never happen. People scrambled away, screams
and shouts echoing in the air. Chaos erupted and people held some back, urging some to safety while
others moved forward, trying to find a way to help their Alpha.
He turned back to the circle and growled, ready to fight.
Sandra and Marissa had run off when the chaos had started, but Colleen was standing with the men,
ready to fight. She screamed and lunged at Jasper, who didn t care she was a woman. He fought back.
She was trying to kill their Pack.
She was the enemy.
Another man, Jeffery, came at North, his teeth bared. North growled and punched the bastard in the
throat. His wolf howled, wanting to spill blood, but he stopped himself. There wasn t any call for
killing those other than Patrick, at least not yet. Not until they got all the information they could out of
them.
Then, if his Alpha demanded it, he d kill them.
Kill them all.
He reached out and grabbed Jeffery by the throat, keeping him pinned. Adam had another wolf
down while Maddox was fighting another. Reed and Kade each had their own wolf while Jasper had
Colleen pinned. Each of their enemies fought and spat, trying to claw back, but they were nothing
compared to the Jamensons something all others should have known.
His father stood above Patrick, his face pale from blood loss, but he looked strong like the Alpha
North had always known he was, but North was still in awe to see it.
Yield, Patrick, Edward growled, a sadness in his tone that North wasn t sure anyone other than
family could have picked up.
Never. I m through being your pussy. I ll never quit trying to take care of this Pack. You re
nothing, Edward Jamenson.
Edward let out a sigh. So be it. Before North could blink, his father had his hands around
Patrick s neck. The quick snap was loud, the resulting silence deafening.
Patrick died instantly; the coup was finished.
His father turned to the others, his eyes glowing gold. I give you all one last chance. Yield and
accept your punishment of hard labor at the bottom of the hierarchy or death. There will be no
banishment. I ll not have you go to our enemy.
We yield, Jeffery gurgled, and the others murmured their assent.
Take care of them, Edward ordered his enforcers, who rushed to their sides. They d been in the
fray with the Pack, doing their duty to protect their Alpha s back while the Jamenson sons protected
his sides. Know this, you lot, every time you come near another wolf, you ll bow or fall to your
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