chapter 36
Asher’s POV
I looked at Violet, proud. She was even more fierce than I
thought.
My original plan was to bring the members together and talk to them. They had been misled by Kylie. So today I would tell everyone the whole truth and let them see who the real victim
was here.
Yet Violet took care of this herself.
She faced the challenge bravely and demonstrated her strength. She had showed to everyone that she was fully capable of being a good Luna. The wolves admired power and strength. They
would accept her from now on.
Kylie’s lips trembled as she glared at Violet. Tears still hung on her angry face.
“Bully… You are a bully! Everyone look, that is how she bullied me for 18 years!” Kylie cried hysterically, “You have no right to forbid me to come near Asher. He is my husband—”
“WAS!” Violet cut her off sharply, her tone harsh. “And the only
reason you could have him was because you stole him from me!”
She bravely looked across the crowd, saying in a loud voice:
“Here is the truth, guys. 7 years ago we both found our mates, mine is Alpha Asher and Kylie’s is a rogue. Not satisfied with the Moon Goddess’s decision, Kylie rejected her mate secretly and told the family that her mate was dead! She pretended to be devastated and suicidal, and insisted that if she couldn’t marry Asher, she’d rather be dead!”
There was a short moment of silence. Then the room erupted into noises.
“Are you aware of this?” someone in the crowd asked the former Beta and his wife. Violet’s father stood silent as always. Her mother lowered her head in guilt.
I couldn’t help but let out a sneer, “Of course they knew about this. They were the ones dragged Violet to the witch and hid her scent. They were the reason I was kept away from my mate for 7 years!”
I hated my former Beta and his wife no less than Kylie. They orchestrated this whole thing together.
The gasps and cries grew louder as people stared at the Beta
family. I could imagine their shock. The Beta family was highly respected before this. But who thought they were capable of manipulating even their Alpha?
“This…this is shocking…” one of the members murmured in
disbelief, “So when Kylie said she wanted Alpha Asher, do any
of you know that Violet is his real mate?”
“Of course they knew!” Violet gritted, “I told them myself. I cried and begged when they forced the potion down my throat. Yet
none of those stopped them.”
I casted a surprised glance at Violet. She was never this vocal about her parent’s sin. Although her parents hurt her deeply,
she was still trying to defend their public images. But not today.
She bravely stepped out today. I was so proud of her.
“This is absolutely outrageous,” a senior member exclaimed
loudly over the murmurs of the crowd. “This isn’t just your
family drama–it’s a matter for the entire pack. Because of your
selfishness, our Alpha almost missed out his true mate, and they still don’t have an heir now. This could practically be considered
treason!”
Jayden and his brothers looked worried. Violet’s mother
suddenly burst into tears, hands over her face as she sobbed, “I
know what we did was unforgivable…but that was the only
way at the time! we were trying to save both of our daughters
lives.”
“You almost killed Violet for fuck’s sake!” I snarled, my eyes
blazing with anger.
This was no point talking sense into this woman anymore. She
was biased beyond help. Although she kept saying that she was
trying to save both daughters, the only one she really cared
about was always Kylie.
I looked over at my former Beta, “Don’t you have something to
say?”
In my memory, my former Beta wasn’t used to be this…
restrained. Probably his family drama had destroyed a part of
him too.
“Stop being so quiet! Don’t you have an apology to say to our
Alpha?” one of the members cried.
Yet he still stayed quiet.
Just when everyone was perplexed as hell, the witch spoke up:
“He couldn’t.”
“What do you mean he couldn’t? He lost his tongue or
something?” I asked with a frown.
“A witch’s help always comes with a price. The mother offered
me his masculinity. I helped them hide the daughter’s scent.”
There was a collective intake of breath. Even I couldn’t hide the
shock on my face. What kind of parents went this far just to
satisfy one daughter’s need? This was so fucking sick.
“You did this to him?!” Violet let out a trembling scream and lunged at her mother, “You stole his masculinity?”
Her mother cried even harder, “I shouldn’t…but I was trying to
save-”
“Don’t you dare finish that fucking sentence!” Violet snapped,
her voice broken. “You saved no one. You ruined everyone’s life! Stop making this sound so sacred and noble because it is nothing
but a sick, twisted fucking game of yours! I can’t believe this
mom…Kylie might be the one who started this, but you are the
one who go through with it. How could you!”
I strode over to Violet and pulled her into my arms. She was
shaking. My hatred toward her mother had reached its climax. How many more times was she going to hurt her daughter?
“I can’t believe this…” Violet buried her face onto my shoulder, her tears soaking my shirt. “The thing she did to my dad…”
“You knew what kind of person she is a long time ago,” I
tightened my arms around her.
“Alpha, I think we all need time to process with all these,” said a
member of the council, looking drained. Everyone else all
seemed shaken up about this.
“Alright. I’ll dismiss the council today. But we need to find
another time to revisit the matter.” I casted a glance of disgust at
Kylie and her mother. They must pay for what they did.
Violet could barely stand. I could imagine the shock and
heartbreak that she was going through. I spooned her up
carrying her my arms and headed to our home. She needed rest.
A guard rushed into the council hall before we could leave.
“Alpha Asher, the royal family is here!” he cried.
I stopped abruptly.
All the bad news just had to happen on the same day.
