Chapter 138
[ALPHA DOMINIC’s Point of View]
I gathered the evidence that the fire failed to destroy and kept it somewhere safe. Somewhere, no one can find even Samantha.
After giving orders to the butler to take care of what happened in my office area, I went straight to my room and then slumped my heavy body on the edge of the bed. My shoulders were stiff, and every inch of me was aching. There were dark circles under my eyes, and my eyelids were so heavy that it was as if I was going to faint any moment from extreme exhaustion.
“I had to go back to the barracks,” I murmured to myself while my eyes were closed, resting them for a bit. I massaged the space between them and sighed heavily.
[If you want to die, then maybe you should go.]
My wolf emerged from my thoughts as I saw him lazily lying on the top of my bed like a projection in my head. He looked unsatisfied with everything that was happening in the pack and the fact that my mate had still been missing. And I had no idea where she was staying or if it really was Killian who took her away from the dungeons of the Packhouse.
“I am needed there, and you know that. I have to defend my people and make sure none of those criminals can enter my turf.” I snarled at him, but he just scoffed at me while licking his muzzle.
[You should go after your wife,] he replied with impudence as he narrowed his hazel eyes on me. [You should be taking care of her and your twins. Let those bastard people who are so greedy to claim power in your pack lead that war. Let them taste the terror those Black Claws spread in your city. You make all of them rely on you so much.]
“It is my duty to—”
[F*ck your duty to these people who doesn’t even know how to be grateful for all the things you have done for them!] He snarled at me as he glared, showing his bared teeth, and stood from the bed. He slowly approached me like a predator toying with his prey. [Your duty is to protect your mate and the twins! You should be with them, Dominic!]
He was right. My wolf was right. I should be with my twins and Samantha, and here I was, killing myself. While the elders in my council gathered and engaged in pointless discussions, wasting valuable time, my soldiers sacrificed their lives to safeguard the pack.
There was no balance anymore. And I failed them both—my people and my family.