ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY ONE

**Alpha Luggard's POV

"What's your word for me?" I asked Silva who was just recuperating from his injuries.

"Sir, we actually planned to kill his false queen, fortunately for us Nile came to save his wife. And we took advantage of that." Silva explained. But he wasn't being straight.

"And unfortunately what happened? How did you get to this state? And how is he still on that throne?" I asked him, waiting impatiently for a reply.

"Well, he... Eh... We actually dealt with him. But his wife rescued him. But I... I can say this for a fact. That Dianna isn't who we think she is and that is why we lost." Silva explained with a little scare on his face.

"Then you all did nothing. You all just went there, most of you died for nothing! And the rest are being held hostage at the castle! How can you explain that ten alphas with other back ups went to kill an ordinary shewolf and yet she dealt a great deal on you all. How do you explain that tell me how?!" I shouted on top of my voice full of frustration and anger for their loss.

"Sir, it's not entirely like that sir... We were already weakened by Nile's men before Dianna's menace. If not, Dianna would've been a piece of cake." Silva said, shaking a bit.

Cowards and weak men like Silva disgust me. And what disgust me more is how they act so tough and yet nothing inside. If I'm having men like this in my pack then my plans to reclaim my throne is futile.

I can't even stand the fact that Dianna was strong enough to take down more than fifteen of my men in an instance. That means all I've are just girls and not men.

"Who did you plan this assassination with?" I asked him, still looking frustrated.

"Dianne ex boyfriend and Anne. They want her dead so that Anne can marry Neil and become the queen and the ex boyfriend wants to fully take over her father's park." He explained. And this further made me ngry.

"Risked the life of my men for a family fight. Are you mad?!" I charged at him.

"Sir... Sir... I thought you'd be happy if maybe the guy's wife's dead." He explained.

"If you wanted to do something like that. Come up with a good plan and let me know before you do something like that." I replied him.

"In fact, get out of my sight this minute." I dismissed him immediately out of anger.

I got so infuriated that I wanted to smash the wine cup against the wall. I couldn't get my head around the fact that I've awkwardly lost to that nobody-Neil. For crying out loud he stole my throne. So everything should be going in my favor, not the other way round.

I need to have a meeting with my other allies and the rest of my squad members. We need to discuss the intensity of plans to take over the throne.

And of course, I need to meet my mage friend to discuss how the magic amulet is doing and when it is due for use. I need to get my hands dirty too since Neil decided to play dirty with my earlier.

On my way to meet with the mage, I remembered how I was shamelessly defeated and thrown out of my castle. And when I discovered Neil used magic powers which were prohibited for use by werewolves, nobody believed me. And because of that I'll be using the same to get my throne back.

"Xavier, how is my amulet doing?" I asked my mage friend when I got to his coven sheet we exchanged pleasantries.

"Well, I've got good news and bad news for you. Do you want to listen to it first?" He asked me.

"Start with any at your choice. I'm so impatient to start making decisions right." I told him, highly anticipating whatever that he had to tell me.

"Well the good news is, we can make you rebel stronger than Neil. I've got a way for that, and surely this will help you claim your throne back." He explained.

"Okay what's the bad news?" I asked him.

"Well, the only magical item that could help you get more powerful is with Neil, the magical crystal. And no other item could match the powers of that crystal. And another means is with the special wolf. But since we don't know who possesses the special wolf powers. We'll have to make a pact with the devil to give his powers. Can you do that Alpha Luggard? Can you fulfill whatever the devil asks of you?" Xavier explained to me.

I decided to take a deep breath before making any hasty decision. I've heard of the special wolf powers before. It was said someone possesses that in our world but doesn't know how to use it.

I can't really wait to look for the person, for all we know the person cannot find it. And the special wolf powers are so unique that mages cannot even trace its whereabouts. The only way one can find out the one with the special wolf powers is with a hidden symbol on the body of one who possesses that.

I can't start finding that right now. I don't even have the powers to do so, if I was still alpha Neil, I would have told my men to go through the ends of the world in search of anyone that possesses it. But I do not have time for that now.

"Alpha Luggard, you can go home and think about this. This isn't something you should rush into." Xavier advised me.

"I want to have that pact with the devil. I don't care what it may take me." I told Xavier.

"Alpha Luggard, I repeat, please don't rush in making such decisions..."

"I said I want to make that pact with the devil. I'm the one to worry about the dangers that come with it. So when are you going to do it? Can we do it today?" I asked him.

"Hmm... Alpha Luggard, you'll have to wait, this needs to be done in secret. If other mages find out, I might get killed for helping an ordinary werewolf with magic. Secondly, I need to practice the rituals right so that things don't go wrong. So you'll wait, I'll get back to you when I'm ready." Xavier explained. But this even got me more angry, I really wanted this today so that in my free time I can make my first move in reclaiming my throne.

"Xavier, can't we do this sooner?" I asked him.

"Please! Please! Don't rush me! I'll tell you when I'm ready. Or you can go find someone else!" Xavier raised his voice, I just knew that I've to wait for when he's ready.