Chapter 11 

Axton POV 

A few hours earlier 

Derrick got me good, yet it didn‘t save him from Khan. He knew it was all over the moment I shifted. Khan was a savage and feared by most Alpha‘s in the city, and now Derrick knew why. I put up with his shit long enough, but to do that to his own daughter, my mate, he had to know it was coming. 

“Will you sit still?” Eli hissed at me as he tried to stitch my arm. We were currently at the Council. I had been placed out the back after the fight broke out in chambers with Alpha Derrick. I got escorted out back while he got escorted to the hospital. Luckily for him, Elena was not in the same hospital because | would have finished what I started; I would have let Khan end him and take his pack, and banished his mate from the city. 

“It‘s just a scratch,” I tell him looking at my arm, the tissue protruding out like it was opened with a can opener. 

“It is too deep to heal on its own, fucking stay still,” I roll my eyes at him, I have had worse and I was anxious to get back to check on my mate. I was hoping to take her back to the packhouse tonight. 

Hearing the door open. Elder Stiles, former Alpha of the Crident 

Pack before his son took over from him, stepped inside. His black robe, which I found rather outdated, no way would they catch me wearing those old robes. I don‘t give a fuck about their boring traditions. That dusty old robe looked older than him, and that was saying something. 

He looked as if he already had one foot in the grave, and his skin reminded me of moth–eaten silk. His complexion would make Casper the ghost jealous, with its transparency, every vein prominent beneath his skin, to go with the white hair barely hanging onto his scalp. Werewolves age way slower once hitting adulthood. When we moved to the city, Eli told me Stiles was 183 years old, and he fucking looked it. 

Alpha Axton,” Elder Stile says, stepping into the room with hands clasped in front of him. 

“Elder,” I nod respectively. He sucks in a deep breath letting it out slowly. 

“Neutral territory, son,” he says slowly, letting those words sink in. 

“He swung first,” I had all intentions of getting the bastard as he left. 

“I know, but we have rules for a reason. Neutral ground is a safe place for packs to discuss: Alpha Derrick was being removed from the Council, not just for Elena‘s involvement with you but 

of the punishment he bestowed on her, and now you

of the city now. You can‘t remove my title or sanctioned land,” I tell him. Elder

decades, by the Council, and I appreciate your desire to ...as you youngins say ‘to get with the times. My son has been saying the same thing for years.”

Council, but a punishment must be made. It doesn‘t look good if the council members aren‘t punished for their own indiscretions, Alpha,” I nodded my head feeling relieved I

what‘s the

Council for those 21 days. You can elect to appoint someone on your behalf to fill the spot until

asking him to step into my role as Alpha for the next 21 days, I knew was a big ask of him. However, I can still pull the strings, but only from

handle all the legal processes upon your return. All council meetings have been suspended

is that meeting not

yes, but no sightings here. If one is made before that time, it would only be a matter of emergency, and rules

morning,” Eli tells

before leaving, and I sit back as the door

honestly expecting a worse punishment,”

days. Would you want to piss off the man that controls the city? I expected less honestly, especially after what Khan did in there,” Eli

Seemed to be a pretty easy punishment in my eyes.

allowed me to finally leave; Khan was still a little butt hurt about being suppressed by the sedative darts I had to pry from my damn ass. However, he was excited to be heading back to our mate.

were stationed there were in a flurry of disarray as they raced around the hospital, making me wonder what was going on. I cursed

shoulders drop. “Alpha,

use the link or fucking call us

thought we would find her. She couldn‘t have

racing knowing this had to have something to do

her room; she never left. I saw her friend leave, but she was in the

an hour later, and she was no longer in the room,” he cringes and staggers back as Khan overrides the wolfsbane burning in our system and snarls a growl

sorry, Alpha, but I think our Luna has run,” I look at Eli, turning toward the stairs

an ultrasound done?” I ask him, and he shrugs, looking unsure. Shaking my head, I race up the steps when I see the doctors in discussion in the center of the ward, looking as if they are about to go through a shift change. One of our

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