Chapter 26


    I looked up and squinted as the sun brightly shone in the sky. It was a good day, and the Red Moon


    Pack was bustling.


    "I''m so excited! The inauguration ceremony is about to start!"


    "Me too! I can''t wait until Vanessa bes our new alpha!"


    The members of the pack gossiped as I passed by. Everyone was in a great mood as they happily


    awaited the start of the inauguration ceremony. I tried to tune them out, but when I heard my name, I


    could not help but listen intently.


    "Our pack''s future is very bright! Thank goodness our Alpha didn''t choose Chloe, that useless


    daughter, to be our next alpha," I heard the maid who was carrying some cleaning supplies said.


    Beside her was another maid who was carrying a big bucket.


    "You''re right! The Alpha is thinking for the sake of our future," the other maid replied. "Anyway... do you


    have news on what happened to Chloe? We didn''t hear anything about her ever since she left the


    pack," she added, sounding curious.


    "Why are you even asking? There''s a high probability that she''s dead!" The first maid dered with


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    certainty. "Plus, the Alpha does not even care about what happened to her... We shouldn''t care about


    her either!"


    I listened to their conversation. Although I felt sour, I did not care so much about it like before.


    When the two maids passed by where I and Arthur were standing, they stopped and saluted before


    going away. I watched their backs as they were leaving and could not help but let out a sigh.


    "It seems like I''m not Chloe anymore," I muttered. "See? Everyone doesn''t seem to hate me so much


    anymore," I softly added. Beside me, Arthur reached out and patted me on the shoulder. He seemed to


    think that I was sad and wasforting me. I looked at him and smiled. "I''m fine," I reassured him.


    "Let''s hurry and go to the ceremony."


    At the grand ceremony, I found my father and Lisa sitting at the main seats. My father had a serious


    look on his face while Lisa appeared to be very happy. I furrowed my brows and started feeling


    annoyed. Lisa must have been so happy. After all, this was the moment she was looking forward to for


    a long time.


    Everyone was already in their assigned ces, waiting for the new alpha to appear. Finally, after a


    couple of seconds, the door of the hall was slowly pushed open. Then, Vanessa appeared wearing a


    golden long dress and had an exquisite makeup on her face. Escorting her was n who was also


    wearing a suit. They looked like a perfect couple.


    I stopped looking at them and lowered my eyes, somehow feeling defeated. Vanessa seemed to be


    born as the main protagonist. Every time she appeared, she attracted everyone''s attention.


    ''I got nothing to do with it now,'' my eyes shed.


    ''I just hope that you take the burden of the pack. I pray that you lead the Red Moon Pack to a bright


    future,'' I wished in my heart.


    I walked towards ke, only to see that the beta who came with us already returned. He leaned


    towards ke and whispered something. I did not think much of it and watched as Vanessa walked


    towards father. When she reached him, my father began to preside over the inauguration ceremony.


    "Thank you foring, everyone," he started to say. "Through the years, the Red Moon Pack has been


    building great rtionships with each and every one of you. I''m d that our efforts bloomed. You are


    all here to witness the inauguration ceremony of our new alpha," he said as everyone pped their


    hands.


    "Now, may I introduce to you my beloved daughter, Vanessa Baker." As my father spoke, Vanessa


    slowly walked towards him, and they shared a smile.


    "She will be the new alpha of the Red Moo--" He started to say. However, before he could finish


    dering Vanessa as the new alpha of the Red Moon Pack, amotion suddenly started.


    "Aaaaargh!!!!" A loud grunt was heard in the hall before a guest from another pack fell from his chair.


    His face was very pale, and his mouth was foaming. It was a clear sign of being poisoned!


    When the grand hall started to fill with confusion, a few more other people fell to the ground, all of them


    possessing the same symptoms!


    Obviously, everyone was shocked by this sudden ident.


    "You! Exin this!" Suddenly, a guest stood up and pointed his finger at my father. "You used the


    inauguration ceremony of your new alpha to poison the people from the other packs!" He yelled on top


    of his lungs. The grand hall turned deadly silent before a pandemonium started.


    "Exin this right away, Alpha Dean!"


    "How evil! How could you do this!"


    "Properly tell us what is happening... or else...!" The guests from the other packs started using my


    father.


    Vanessa and Lisa stood at the main seats, looking lost. My father reached out and patted Lisa''s hand


    tofort her. Then, he walked towards one of the poisoned people. My father''s face changed after


    checking on him, I saw his frown tightened.


    "This... is really a poison from the Red Moon Pack," I heard my father mutter. The entire hall was


    immediately filled withmotion from all the guests who were demanding my father for an


    exnation.


    "Dean Baker... you better tell me what is going on right now. Or else, we can start talking through our


    wolves!" The alpha of one of the poisoned people threatened to start a duel. n immediately walked


    forward to protect my father as everyone backed away in fright.


    I watched the entire scene and started to feel worried. I took a step forward and grabbed ke''s arm. I


    did not say anything, but ke understood that I was hoping he could help out.


    ke looked at me before giving me a soft pat on my head. Then, he stepped forward. Everyone who


    saw ke stepped forward and instantly turned silent. They all watched ke with fear and respect in


    their eyes.


    ke did not pay attention to them and directly went to my father. Then, he calmly asked, "Did your


    pack poison them?"


    My father stood up and immediately shook his head. "No. Although the poison that was used was from


    the Red Moon Pack, we were not the one who poisoned them."


    ke narrowed his eyes, creating more tension in the air. "If that''s so, then find the real poisoner and


    present them to us within three days."


    "If you fail to do so, I will be like the others..."


    "I will never let the Red Moon Pack go... and might even raze it to the ground." ke said coldly.