Deacon - Nicholas Bella Page 0,91

this feast was thrown and why our beloved pack brother now lays dead.”

“Fuck yeah, I want some answers!” Barret growled and together, the four of them hauled Graham away even as he raged and cursed at me.

I righted myself and began to remove my vest. “Do you accept my challenge? It really doesn’t matter if you do, the challenge has been issued.” I handed my cufflinks to Elliot, who was right behind me, then began to roll up my sleeves.

The ire in Julie’s eyes… well, if looks could kill, I’d be a pile of ash right now “Scoundrel. Do you think you can do better?” she snapped.

I nodded. “Can and will.” I allowed my claws to extend and my fangs to grow as my eyes glowed their golden hue. “I will avenge my friend, Royce, and in doing to, rid the pack of your ineptitude.”

“I second his challenge of Authority,” Warrick shouted. He was also another wolf I had recruited who still respected me and Royce.

Julie began to take her strongest form, ripping out of the dress she’d been wearing as her body grew larger. It was her best chance to take me. I wondered just how much she knew regarding combat among wolves. Did she rely so heavily on the safety of her position that she never learned how to truly fight? I released a low growl, then charged forward after she’d taken her most powerful form. The pack surrounded us, clamoring and shouting as we fought. I clawed at her chest and face, but she hooked me good when one of my blows left me exposed.

I growled in pain and took a few steps back. As much as I didn’t want to ruin my own suit, I had no choice. She was a bit stronger than I had anticipated, thanks to Connor’s essence. I ripped my shirt open as I commenced my own transformation.

“Do it, Deacon!” I heard Elliot shout.

“Kill her!” Agnes screamed.

Having her blessing really rallied the pack behind me. Julie allowed me to transform as was customary in pack law when a challenge was issued. That was the only courtesy, all else was fair game. Julie charged me the instant I was complete and I used her momentum to sling her against a tree. The tree split in two from the impact and I knew that Julie had broken several bones in that attack. I didn’t give her a chance to recover before I was on her again. I grabbed her by the ankles and swung her hard against another tree, twice, and she howled in agony.

I slammed her hard on the ground and she whimpered, I could see in her eyes she knew this was the end. I took pleasure in ripping her throat out. Blood splattered my face and muzzle as I pulled the flesh apart. She choked on her own blood, but I knew it wasn’t a wound that would kill her. Rearing back, I punched through her chest, splintering her ribcage until I reached her heart. I gripped the organ, then ripped it from her body. Many members of the pack cheered, while others were shocked. The only thing that mattered to me was that I was victorious. With Graham imprisoned, he didn’t have the right to challenge me. That was my only concern as he was the only one who could win as far as I was concerned.

I rose and howled and the pack howled with me in celebration. Next, I ate her heart, taking in the essence of the former pack Alphas into my being. I could feel the surge of power connecting me with Alphas past and it went straight to my cock. I knew it wasn’t over yet, that I’d have to do a blood linking ceremony with all the pack. They had an oath to make to me as their new Alpha. Oh yes, I loved the way that sounded. I was Alpha. They cheered as I devoured the last of Julie’s heart. The battle was over quickly, as I had suspected she wasn’t the best fighter. That was a mistake of the pack even during Connor’s reign.

They didn’t particularly care to have women in the pack, if so, they might have spared my mother. But Connor put value on males, made sure they were trained to fight in all forms. The women, they were meant to keep house, spread legs, and birth natural-borns. I didn’t have those same ideals. I trained my wives how to fight,