Chapter 221: _Branded At The Gates
"Excuse me?" Kaelos’ voice lost its former warmth after the male witch’s statement.
I could feel the slight spike of aggression in his emotions through the mate bond and gently placed my right hand in front of his chest, glancing back at him.
He brings his gaze to me and I nod once before speaking mentally.
’Please, let me handle this.’
He shows hesitation but then complies, his expression becoming completely stoic as the male witch continues speaking.
"Yes, you heard me right, Alpha King." He said, shrugging as he clasped his hands together, his tone plain. "I know who you are. I’ve seen all the reports about you... Including how you once slaughtered thousands of Mexican human soldiers back in your glory days during the war."
Kaelos scoffed, sounding more amused than angry. "Really? Did you also see in those reports that I did that after the humans massacred hundreds of wolves? Innocent civilians if I may add."
I sighed lightly, speaking before the male witch could. "The Alpha King has worked hard to keep the peace in this continent with the peace treaty signed with the high covens of North America. Isn’t that enough to... Pardon his—"
"War crimes?" The male witch interrupted, folding his arms in front of his chest. "I don’t know, you tell me. Also, the self-proclaimed ’Lord of the North’ and his broadcast begs to differ with your statement about... Peace."
Goddess, have mercy. This guy is difficult.
"So, let me get this straight..." Kaelos chuckled, but it was humourless and dry. "Me taking down thousands of soldiers in retaliation is a war crime, but those same soldiers massacring hundreds of innocent wolf civilians isn’t?"