The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter
Chapter 265: THE CUNNING ALPHA

Chapter 265: THE CUNNING ALPHA

The problem between Ethan and the Crown Prince was resolved just like that. Though it ended in less than fifteen minutes, a lot of threats and twisted words were exchanged between the King and the Alpha before all of this could end, as both of them kept pressuring one another in such a roundabout way.

It was not an easy bargain for Cane as well to get a hold of the King’s power and authority, so he could get his gamma out of it alive.

Therefore, Cane had prepared for the counterattack from the King, but what he heard next was something very far from his expectations.

"I want to give a special order to the Alpha of the Howling Wolf pack. As he is part of the royal family, he is part of this responsibility as well to reassure the people that the royals have everything under control." King Aeon mentioned that out of spite. "I will appoint the Alpha from the Howling Wolf pack, Alpha Cane, to lead the investigation on the black magic, the lycan and the sudden monster attacks during the new year!"

Cane narrowed his eyes when he heard that, but his expression didn’t show anything.

"Alpha Cane will take charge as the special emissary of the King to calm the public and find out who is responsible for all those incidents!" King Aeon was not satisfied to burden Cane with only that responsibility, because he added more. "A curse of black magic has caused misery upon Princess Osana. I want the person responsible for that to be hanged before summer!"

Summer. It meant, the King gave Cane only half a year to resolve the problems of the black magic and the monster attack.

With that order, one could say that the King had burdened the Alpha with all the responsibilities regarding the recent incidents and wished for him to resolve everything within such a short time.

Even if it was the King himself who took the responsibility and exhausted all his resources, he wouldn’t be able to get any satisfying result within half a year! Let alone Cane, whose territory was not close to the capital city at all. He was not even familiar with this area.

He only recently became the Alpha.

This task was set to fail to begin with and all of the people there could see that. There was no way the King would sit idle if Cane didn’t meet his expectations and give a satisfying result when summer came.

King Aeon simply dumped all the problems on the Alpha of the Howling Wolf pack and threw him out to the angry and agitated people, who only knew tiny pieces of information about him. One such fact being that he was an ex-slave, who managed to lead his people toward freedom from their tyrant, but it wouldn’t be enough to calm and reassure them that he was up to this task.

"You will be appointed as my special emissary and start your investigation as soon as possible!" King Aeon’s voice boomed inside this silent main hall. All of the people held their breaths when they heard this.

The task was so cruel. Originally, they would discuss their next steps and proceed with caution, but the King simply put all the responsibility on Cane, which meant he would be the only person that would be punished if he failed.

Kade, one of the King’s right hand men, stepped forward. He wanted to interject the decision, but the King stopped him through mindlink. The voice in his head was so powerful, he couldn’t even utter a single word.

"Alpha Cane, accept your duty to this kingdom!" Archie, the king’s advisor, spoke loudly. He stepped forward with a missive in his hand, it was a symbol of the duty that the King entrusted him with.

The old advisor walked steadily toward Cane and the Alpha had to bend his knees to receive the order, but he didn’t do it, even after Archie stopped in front of him. This made all the people gasp, because it could be taken as him refusing a direct order and it was unheard of.

No one ever refused a direct order from the King, unless they were waiting for their death.

On the other hand, Iris fiddled with her fingers, she was anxious. It was a dead end for Cane, whether he accepted it or not.

Iris believed the curse on Princess Osana had something to do with Cane, he probably ordered the dark sorcerer, who placed the lycan in him, to do something to the Princess, though she was not sure why Cane would do something like that.

More so, the lycan was him. How could he solve the problem with the lycan, unless he surrendered himself, which was out of options.

"Alpha Cane, bend your knees and receive the order from the King!" Archie’s voice was so loud, his eyes hard on Cane. He didn’t believe this alpha would openly refuse the King’s order.

However, Cane paid no mind to him, as he looked at the king directly when he spoke. "My wise king, may I know what kind of authority the King’s special emissary will get?" Cane asked the King politely, but the tension was so high. He actually had the audacity to question this.

The question came unexpectedly and this caught King Aeon off guard for a moment, but he recomposed himself quickly.

However, before he could speak, Cane beat him to it. "As the King’s special emissary, can I get all the resources available to help hasten the investigation?"

King Aeon gritted his teeth. The request was so brazen, but seeing the current situation and the heavy problem, also the huge responsibility he had given to him, it would not make sense if he rejected it.

"Yes."

Cane smiled lightly, the kind of smile that was filled with calculation. "I am assuming that includes using the golden stamp as well."

Holding the golden stamp meant your authority was above everyone else. You could even move the royal warriors at your command, no questions asked.

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