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A lol started in Vasile’s chest "I have no mate" It killed Vasile to deny Alina but if it kept her safe, then he would deny her to his dying breath "If I had a s, I would have recognized it for the blessing that it was, and she would be standing beside ave you such infores in your territory"

Vasile nodded, waiting for hie, Solca, the one Petre Sala oversees, did you not claihter as your true mate? Did you not threaten ahim you would cut off his hands if he ever touched another fean to put the puzzle pieces into place Serghei had been in on the plot before hih it was a brilliant plan on the young ed There was no way the pack would believe she belonged to him "No," he answered finally "The information you received has been…distorted"

"So you now deny that she is your true mate," a new voice called out fro to let thehei He barely held hi the male’s head from his body

"Until I leave this castle for the final time, or I am slain where I stand, I ahei dropped his eyes immediately "You will speak to me with respect or I will show you why I aive me, Alpha," the male bit out as he bared his neck "I would like to knohy you are now denying that you claimed Alina Sala as your ed to you while you were in our village?"

Vasile felt so twist inside of him at the sound of her name He missed her, missed her like he would miss his own heart if it was ripped froh she was just some feer, was causing his wolf to pace restlessly

"It is obvious fros for this fean, his voice was even despite the tur inside of hihei if Alina Sala was hisVasile had to show everyone here that he truly did not believe Alina was his Eer with his true ht for one second that Alina truly was his mate, he would hunt her down and kill her just to keep Vasile froth The need pulsing inside of hi to hi without his true h he was only a century old, maybe all the loss he had suffered had caused the darkness in him to e yet and so the ed

"Does she love you?" Vasile did not knohat prompted him to ask that question, but he felt sick at even the reehi stood straighter, raising his head but not looking Vasile in the eyes "She will"

"What difference does that make?" Emilian snarled Vasile’s attention was draay fro so to you?" There was a ruo with it, but still no one aze

"My father is dead and his deeds died with him!" Vasile suddenly yelled out He stepped back so that he could see his pack, could look at each of thee their reactions "I am not my father I will make mistakes but they will not be the sa you that this fe any female as my own that does not bear my marks I would never disrespect a woman in such a way, or her future true mate"

"Can you prove she is your mate?" Louis, one of the noring all that Vasile had just said

"Why should I have to prove it if I a to let a select group of pack s once you find her?" Anton, anotherof your Alpha?" Ion growled at thes, just as no "

Louise stepped forward He held no threat in his countenance, but neither did he bare his throat in submission "We trusted your father andtime they performed their role as required But this is too much Vasile Even you must see how hard this is for our pack to accept To lie about soet past that? Hoe trust you?"

Vasile shook his head "I do not know" His ansas as honest as he kne to be He truly did not kno to s, and now everything including himself seemed broken beyond repair

"Then maybe it is time to let soer or hate Vasile could tell the man truly wanted as best for the pack Vasile could respect that but he did not agree with it

"All in favor ofaside?" He waited to see how many hands would raise Slowly one by one the air was filled not everyone but as good as

"And ill lead you?" Alin asked the pack not wanting to let the to see if the Beta would actually claim it as his own place

Emilian stepped forward, his shoulders pulled back, and his head held high, though he still would not look Vasile in the eyes "I believe this would be considered the saht the treachery You are stepping down because of it, therefore, I will take your place as Alpha"

"This is what you want?" Vasile asked looking to Louis who seemed to have taken the place as spokesperson for the pack