Chapter 86


    30 minutester, all Gammas were gathered in the same tent where they had the meeting


    yesterday.


    J was thest one to arrive. She wasn’t ready to face Daran after their quarrel. When she


    stepped into the tent, she saw Daran talking to a man.


    That man looked familiar.


    “J!”


    The man strode over with his arms spread wide open and pulled J in for a big hug


    “My gosh. It was so nice to see you again! You look radiating.”


    J was slightly taken aback.


    It took her a minute to realize that this man was Silver w Pack’s Alpha Jared, AKA Glen’s Alpha.


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    …Alpha Jared, it has been quite a while.” J smiled and hugged him back. “How have you


    been?”


    “I am doing just fine. Thanks for asking,” Jared replied briskly, still holding J’s hands. “I heard


    what Glen did. I am terribly sorry for that. So I traveled from Silver w Pack overnight just to be


    here to-”


    Daran cleared his throat deliberately, cutting Jared off.


    He cast a dark look at Jared and J’s holding hands before saying coldly, “Alpha Jared, one


    apology is not enough.”


    “Yes, I know. And that is why I came over myself to make up for all of your loss. And to make sure


    that Glen is sentenced justly…‘


    “Make up for our loss?”


    Daran walked up to him step by step, his voice echoing boomingly across the tent, drawing


    everyone’s attention.


    “That is an easy way to say. Thanks to your Gamma, we lost thousands of people’s lives, soldiers


    and civilians. You can’t put a number on our loss! And let’s not forget about one thing-”


    Daran narrowed his eyes into slits.


    -We haven’t ruled out your suspicion yet.”


    There was a ringing silence among them.


    Jared’s face turned cold, “What do you mean?”


    The two men stood face to face, both of them tall and sturdy, ring at each other with sharp eyes.


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    Tension was quickly building up between them.


    “Well.”


    Daran sneered.


    “Maybe Glen was working for the Rogue King with your connivance. And that makes the entire


    Silver w Pack—including you–a traitor…”


    “Daran!”


    J snapped, clenching her fists.


    She felt that Daran was being unnecessarily aggressive here.


    They all heard Glen and Veronica’s testimony, Glen betrayed them for personal reasons. It was


    most likely that Jared had no idea of this.


    And even if Jared was indeed aware of it, they couldn’t confront him until they had concrete proof.


    Jared was an Alpha. There was no way to talk to an Alpha like that.


    The others were also astonished by Daran’s bluntness.


    Jeff let out an awkwardugh, “Alpha Daran, I really don’t think Alpha Jared is at fault here. And


    seriously, I am tired of pointing fingers at this group. We should really be working together right


    now.”


    Steven nodded to that hastily.


    “That is what I think,” Jared said calmly.


    He looked at Daran with a candid expression.


    “I understand your doubt, Alpha Daran. But I swear to the moon goddess, I didn’t know what he was


    up to. And not to defend my men or anything, us Silver w men are all very emotional and crazily


    romantic. We fell in love easily. And would do crazy shit for love. But that doesn’t make us traitors…


    We are just very dedicated to our partners.”


    He winked at J.


    J replied to him with a dry smile.


    Daran saw their little interactions. His face darkened.


    “I am sure that most men in this room are dedicated to their partners,” Daran hissed. “But your point


    being?”


    “Let me talk to Glen and that girl Veronica,” Jared said. “Our top priority is to locate the Rogue King,


    right? They must know something. So let me persuade them to work


    for us.”


    Daran frowned with an expressionless face, pondering.


    “I agree with Alpha Jared,” J said. “Balvina just told me that the fled rogues were gathered at


    the Great Canyon 200 miles away. They were cheering for the Rogue King. From what we know,


    they might be working on their next strike. We need to be proactive.”


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    Daran breathed out a sigh.


    “Fine.”


    He said sullenly.


    “Let’s go to Glen and Veronica. And see what Alpha Jared can do.”


    The group of them filed out of the tent.


    J fell a few steps behind to walk with Daran.


    “What was that about?” J whispered.


    Daran kept his eyes straight forward with a deadpan face.


    “What was what?” Daran said icily.


    “You. Going after Jared!” J said in fume, “You knew at heart that he was


    innocent. So why did you attack him? It makes no sense.”


    “Do I need to exin all my decisions to you?” Daran’s jaw tightened. “As you have constantly


    reminded me, you are not a member of my pack.”


    ‘Don’t be a baby, Daran. You were clearly going after him for personal issues


    She paused.


    And then something hit her.


    “Wait…”


    She slowly began, while thinking about her seemingly absurd theory.


    “Daran…are you–jealous of Jared?”


    Daran halted abruptly. J almost collided with his back.


    “Jealous of him?” he snapped, his voice getting louder. “Why do I need to be jealous of him? The


    only thing he can brag about himself is how much of a crazy romantic he is!”


    Daran WAS jealous. For sure.


    And he was acting like a baby.


    A jealous little baby.


    J felt an urge tough at him to his face. But that would infuriate him even further.


    “Why are you grinning like an idiot?” Daran snapped.


    J tried not tough as she said, “You can’t deny that romance is a very important part of a


    rtionship.”


    Daran red at her, “So that is what you see in him? That is why you turned me down and chose


    him over me?”


    “Well…”


    J shrugged, keeping her tone light.


    “First, this is not a mating ritual. I am not choosing between you two. And second, picking a partner


    isn’t like picking a leader. The standards are drastically different. Being a strong Alpha doesn’t


    necessarily make you a great lover. Personally speaking, I don’t hate my lover being romantic once


    in a while.”


    They looked at each other, staring deep into each other’s eyes.


    “Why are you telling me this, J?” he asked hoarsely after a pause.


    “You started this conversation.”


    J let out a light sneer.


    “And what I think doesn’t really matter, right? Since…you know….we are just s*x partners.”


    Daran grabbed her hand forcefully, looking irritated, “You just like to remind me of that, don’t you?


    Why can’t you just be a normal she–wolf? Why can’t you be a little more submissive?”


    J freed herself from his grip, “Maybe because you have a type, Alpha Daran. Maybe you just


    love to be challenged.”


    She ignored the horrible look on his face and smiled:


    “Now let’s go. We still need to talk to Glen and Veronica.”