Burn in the Alpha Princess’s Wrath


    Chapter 74 The War for a Queen


    Leslie’s POV


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    The incident at Silvermoon Salon spread across Westview–and far beyond–with unstoppable


    force. <ol><li>Leslie of the Rogue Pack, had bared my fangs for all to see, and I did it in the bloodiest, most direct way possible. </li></ol>


    Every faction that had once schemed in the shadows, quietly testing my limits, had now fallen silent. Their gs were lowered, their voices stilled.


    Eric, in this storm, yed the part of the perfect guardian.


    Not only had he stood by me in public at the salon, but afterward, he’d used Frost Pack’s vast intelligencework and media channels to broadcast the official narrative far and wide: <i>The </i>wise and <i>powerful </i><i>Rogue </i><i>Pack </i><i>Governor </i><i>decisively </i><i>rooted </i><i>out </i><i>treachery</i>, <i>delivering </i>swift <i>justice </i>and a <i>resounding </i><i>warning </i><i>to </i><i>all</i><i>. </i>


    In a matter of hours, my authority in Westview reached an all–time high.


    And with it, the rumors swirling around me and Eric–our <i>undefined </i><i>rtionship</i>–only grew hotter.


    “You’re really not worried people will believe there’s something going on between us?”


    We were in the garden of the Governor’s Estate. I was sipping rose tea, watching Eric casually tend to the roses.


    “Worried?” He snipped the fullest red bloom still beaded with dew, turned, and tucked it gently into my hair. “I’d be thrilled.”


    His usual flippant expression was gone. In its ce was something I’d never seen in his eyes before–raw, sincere, and burning.


    “Leslie,” he said, his voice deep and steady, “I’m not helping you. I’m courting you.”


    “I don’t care about your past, or whatever unfinished mess you have with Kirby Crimson Moon. I only know that the first time I saw you–when I was twelve–my wolf told me it was you. You’re the only woman who can stand beside me at the top of the world.”


    I looked at him, a faint stir fluttering in my chest.


    I couldn’t deny it. Eric was a dangerously charming Alpha–powerful, wealthy, intelligent, and he knew exactly how to win a woman over.


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    But my heart… had long since been forged into ice by those three years of hell. I didn’t know if it could ever thaw again–for anyone.


    “Eric,” I said, turning away from his intense gaze, “don’t waste your time on me.”


    “Whether it’s a waste or not, I’ll decide that,” he said with a confident smile. “Leslie, if fate brought us together, there’s a reason. And me? I’ve got time.”


    Eric’s POV


    I watched Leslie’s cold but slightly lost profile. The urge to im her wrapped around my soul like wild vines, choking out all else.


    I knew, of course, she felt nothing for me–yet.


    I knew the scar Kirby left inside her was deep–cut to the bone.


    But so what?


    I’m Eric. And if I want something–even if it’s the moon in the sky–I’ll reach up and take it.


    Kirby, that fool, threw away a priceless gem with his own hands.


    And me? I’m going to lift that gem out of the mud, wipe away the grime, and make it shine brighter than ever before–right in my


    hands.


    I’ll make sure every werewolf across the continent knows: what Kirby cast aside, I cherish beyond all measure.


    I’ll make sure that idiot spends the rest of his life drowning in regret and envy.


    Because this… this isn’t just a pursuit.


    It’s a war. A war between Alphas–for honor, and for a mate.


    And I have no intention of losing.


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