Chapter 140: The Danger
Though her father had fought tooth and nail for the glory of the Obsidian Pack during his life, Lethia had never been impressed by it. He had been betrayed too many times by his own people; betrayals that always ignited chaos and nearly cost him his life more than he cared to admit.
In fact, she was convinced his sudden death hadn’t been from chronic heart failure, as the doctors claimed. No, she believed something darker lurked behind it.
But just when she thought she’d gained enough power to uncover the truth, betrayal struck again, and she was rejected and cast out. What good was a pack if it couldn’t even protect its own member?
The real problem, though, was that half of Obsidian’s members were tied to her ranch, and that alone made it impossible to simply turn a blind eye to their future.
"Or... maybe I could just split the pack and form a new one under my ranch corporation," Lethia muttered, pouting slightly as her gaze followed the rows of pine trees swaying peacefully outside the window.
"I’ll kick out every single annoying, hypocritical bastard," she added with a dry smile.
"Do you need a king?" Caelum teased, "I’m happy to sign up for the job."
"I’ll consider it if you can milk a cow."
"Ah... I’m terribly weak for that," he sighed dramatically.
Their ridiculous banter made Terressa chuckle, even though she still winced from the pain. But that faint, weary laugh was enough to warm something in Lethia’s chest.
Somehow, however small the laughter was, it made everything feel a little more bearable.