Chapter 220: _ We Get Our Hands Dirty
Axel’s body firmed for a while before he puffed out air and it relaxed. "Look, we are going to take care of that. We just need to prove that Rosa is a heartless bitch and is not capable of being the pack’s Luna."
If it were others who said this, I would have called them dumb. However, I very much knew that Axel was far from that. He was everything but dumb.
Hence, spewing words like proving Rosa was not worthy of being a Luna was laughable. Firstly, did he think his Father, my father, or any noble in the Alpha council cared about that?
If anything, they were worse than Rosa. Morale doesn’t rule here, power does. And power? Oh, my dear sweet Rosa had that in bulk.
Something I lacked in every aspect. I didn’t come close to being a rival where she was concerned.
"You know quite well how pack’s politics work. Nobody cares if Rosa damaged the face of her little sister. They’ll blame the little sister for not being able to defend herself or not being able to heal her wounds after it was inflicted."
I raised my head to bring my solemn gaze to his determined one. "In the end, Axel, I’ll become the victim and your father might just disown you for daring to disobey him and disrupt his plans."
"Do you think I give a damn if I’m disowned?" Axel snapped, his voice suddenly sharp and alive like flint against a stone.
"If it wasn’t for the fact that I’m trying to do right by the people of this pack and help stop all these unlawful killings and because I want to protect them, I wouldn’t care about being the Alpha, I would’ve spat on that title and walked away the moment they forced me into a betrothal with Rosa just like I did back then."
He shook his head sadly. "But María, I’ve seen the way people live in this pack. You’ve been to Santa Leticia. Look at the condition of the residents there. I want everyone to flourish, girl. I can’t stand seeing a selected few having the time of their lives while the public bask in poverty and lack of security."
I nodded, startled by his sudden burst of anger, and tried not to let my heart flutter at how sexy he looked when he was righteous.