Chapter 154: Interim Leader - Beta Reid...
Selene POV
We all waited for the guards to leave and for Noah to sit down before we settled on our seats. As I took my place beside him, I couldn’t help but notice the inscrutable mask he now wore. His eyes betrayed no outward hint of the fracas and quarrel we had a while ago. How he could have moved on so quickly was a mystery to me.
He adjusted the microphone in front of him and began speaking "Good afternoon, Alpha of the Easter Coalition," he waited for the Alphas to acknowledge his greeting and continued "Let me first convey my gratitude for your patience and for remaining at Moon Whispers through everything that has happened so far," he rumbled "Initially, you were all slated to spend only a week at Moon Whispers and return to your various packs but, a lot of things forced that you remain here,".
He paused letting his words sink in as his piercing stare swept over all the Alphas stopping at Xavier and Kurtis who regarded him with unreadable expressions. "Now, regarding the purpose of your visit about Alpha Xavier Steele making Kurtis who is a known rogue leader an Alpha and not just that but also a member of the Eastern Alpha Coalition and his assistant leader. After careful thoughts and investigations, I will not give my verdict,".
Why was Noah referring to Kurtis as if he was still carrying out his rogue activities up until now? He stopped over six months ago, while was he making so much fuss at it? Kurtis on the other hand didn’t give a damn, he continued staring at Noah as if he hadn’t just called him a rogue in the presence of this Alphas... he must know that Noah was purposely rubbing it in.
"Honestly, when this case first got tabled here, I was at another crossroads one that would test my foundation as an unbiased and impartial King who takes cognizance of our laws and adheres to them. I am not doing this because I am related to Alpha Xavier the person involved and I hope that no matter the outcome of the verdict, you all will see the honesty behind it and not judge based on your personal feelings. Be rest assured, I made the best choice regardless of blood ties and relation,".
Drawing himself to his full height and squaring his shoulders, He continued again "As the Lycan King of the Easter Region and Zone, it is not in my place both constitutionally and otherwise to interfere in the electoral process of whatever activity that is done in your coalition. My role however is to make sure that the law is followed to the latter no matter who is involved. So..."
Another lingering pause held the room. I could feel the atmosphere charging with tension as all the Alphas had their eyes on Noah as if he were some kind of god. I had a feeling that the next word would spoil a lot of goodwill and Noah wasn’t relenting anytime soon.
"So... by the law, Alpha Kurtis is not qualified to be an Alpha," his voice rang out. I recognize that he has done a lot of good to the Eastern zone in terms of security, alms and a whole lot but that is not enough reason to make him one since the standard way of choosing an Alpha is through inheritance, unanimous agreement, or appointment by a..." his eyes strayed to Xavier by a Lycan King and in cases of the appointment, the person must come from a lineage of Alphas or Betas in most case and will have a track record of being useful in the society,".