Chapter 46: THE SOLUTION AND THE DEMAND
The king watched everything play out before his eyes, but he said nothing. This was the first time for him to meet with his nephew and he thought, after years of slavery, he would be easy to deal with, since Gerald would have broken him physically and mentally.
And yet, here he was, being so cunning with him. He turned the tables around and used the rules against the king himself.
The fact that they had castrated Mason, which rendered him unable to produce an heir, was something that he couldn’t refute, since the law said that one couldn’t be the alpha without having the ability to ensure his line of succession.
Moreover, King Aeon couldn’t punish Cane, since he made use of a different law, which said that he was allowed to do anything to the war prisoners, including killing them. The king used the same law to refuse to help the Howling Wolf pack in time of their need before.
"In this case, we need..." Alpha Gill was about to offer a solution, but Cane didn’t allow him to talk.
"He is not the only child that Alpha Gerald has." Cane looked at Jace and he nodded before walking away from the room.
Not long after, Will entered the room with Iris. He looked a little bit confused with the whole situation, thus when he was not ordered to go out, he stayed there to see how the whole thing unfolded.
"Alpha Gerald has a daughter." Cane glanced at Iris, who was trying to stay away from her brother, even though at this time Mason wouldn’t be able to do anything in his current condition. But the fear that had been instilled in her couldn’t be shaken off easily. "Based on our law, if the first heir is not capable of carrying the legacy, then the responsibility will be carried by the next child."
The five alphas gasped in shock when the realization finally dawned on them. Their eyes widened, while the king remained expressionless. If anything, he stared at Cane sharply, yet the alpha didn’t falter at all with his intention.
Meanwhile, Aderan and Will, who finally caught up with their alpha’s plan, were flabbergasted. They both stared at the beta and the gamma, trying to find out whether this was the alpha’s plan all along, yet they seemed to be as speechless as they were.
"What do you mean!?" Alpha James pounded his fist against the table, as he stood up, enraged.