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Adira wanted to spread panic among the warriors to help her search for Valerie, making it easier for her to eliminate Valerie once found. She was determined to keep her plan a secret.

A frown creased her face as she rushed out of the Luna’s chamber to see the warriors still in position, showing no signs of panic. None of them seemed concerned, only staring at her as one of them asked, "Do you need her for anything?"

Adira was surprised by their nonchalance. She had just finished discussing her transfer with Alpha Denzel and was certain that the pack had not yet been informed, as there was no replacement yet.

Raising her voice, she commanded, "Didn’t you hear me? Go find Luna Valerie. I need to talk to her. I want to bid her goodbye," she added, just in case they bumped into Alpha Denzel and he asked about their reason for looking for Valerie.

"She’s safe," one of the warriors replied, his expression stern. Adira was relieved to hear that Valerie was still in the pack, but she was eager to know her whereabouts. If the Alpha had given her the Luna’s chamber, how did she leave of her own will?

"Where is she?" Adira asked seriously, but the same warrior responded without sparing her a glance, "Only the Alpha knows."

Adira gritted her teeth when she realized that Alpha Denzel had moved Valerie to a secret location. Did it mean that he suspected she would attack Valerie? Her love for Alpha Denzel turned to fear upon realizing that he had always been a step ahead.

His ways remained unpredictable. Deflated, she went to her room to pack her belongings. Alpha Denzel left the office in search of Allessia, since she was not answering her calls.

He already guessed it was because she was upset with him for hanging up the phone on her. Luckily, he got hold of her at the packhouse. Alpha Idris was equally relaxing on the patio when he arrived.

"Adira will go with you."

Alpha Idris was surprised by the news, greatly disappointed to not have Valerie. He was shocked that Alpha Denzel had allowed Adira to go with him.

"Are you sure?" He wanted to ask about Valerie but felt threatened by the look in Alpha Denzel’s eyes. Since he had kept his word to give him a strong female warrior, he had no right to argue.

"Isn’t she strong enough?" Alpha Denzel asked, as if reading his mind. Alpha Idris was shocked that Alpha Denzel would rather give up Adira, his beta, than Valerie, whom he claimed to be his slave.

"She is, but I never thought you would let her go."

Alpha Denzel remained expressionless. "You seem to care about her more than I do."

"Thank you. She is just as strong as Valerie," Alpha Idris retorted, hiding his disappointment of not having Valerie as he wanted.

Rising from the recliner he sat on, he smiled, but it didn’t reach his eyes. "Since the matter is settled, we shall leave now."

Alpha Idris’ bodyguards went to pack his things. Alpha Denzel went to sit on the sofa in the living room, and Alpha Idris followed. They were both lost in their own thoughts, but neither of them spoke to the other.

After a while, the luggage was hauled down, and Adira and Allesia descended the stairs with the bodyguards carrying their luggage along with Alpha Idris’ belongings.

Allessia ignored Alpha Denzel, not even greeting him. Alpha Idris stood up and smiled at Alpha Denzel, but his eyes were distant.

"Thank you for your hospitality."

He wanted to at least catch a glimpse of Valeria, but even that seemed impossible, and he dared not ask. He was leaving with Adira and Allesia when Alpha Denzel asked,

"Allessia, would you like to stay?"

Adira was shocked by the request, and jealousy welled up in her heart, but she pretended not to care. For Alpha Denzel to think that she was better off without him, she hooked her arm with that of Alpha Idris.

He was stunned but didn’t move away. However, his gaze remained on Allesia, awaiting her response to Alpha Denzel’s request. Allesia was taken aback by the unexpected request.

After the way Alpha Denzel hung up on her, she would have been a fool to think he would give her what she had always wanted, which was to be by his side like before. Or, was he testing her? In annoyance, she retorted with a pout,

"What is it with you, Denzel? You’ll not let me stay even if I wanted to."

Everyone expected Alpha Denzel to be upset, but a rare smile decorated his already handsome features. "Alpha Idris doesn’t like you anyway, so you can stay."

Allesia was over the moon, already walking towards him before stopping halfway and frowning a little. "But mom will be upset."

"I will explain things to her when I go visit. So, will you stay?" Alpha Denzel’s voice was not cold, but neither was it warm.

Adira felt a stab in her heart upon hearing their exchanges. Deep down, she didn’t want to go, but she knew that she had messed up.

"What will I be doing?" Allessia was still looking annoyed. Alpha Denzel glanced at Adira before focusing on Allesia.

"I need a beta."

Both Alpha Idris and Adira were shocked. When Luna Fernanda recommended Allessia as a beta, Alpha Idris refused to oblige, making her his gamma instead. Now that Allessia was going to be the beta of an even bigger pack, he didn’t know how to feel about it.

"You are making me a beta?" Allesia’s expression was priceless, and she wanted to hug Alpha Denzel, but she didn’t. That would only make him upset.

"It’s higher than being a gamma," Alpha Denzel replied in a calm tone, and Adira’s eyes were red. She had hoped that finding a new beta would be hard for Alpha Denzel and she would be missed, but right now, it didn’t seem that Alpha Denzel lacked the human resources.

Alpha Idris, visibly irritated by the whole thing, snarled, "She’s not strong enough to be a beta."

Allessia’s head lowered, knowing that Alpha Idris was right, but Alpha Denzel’s response caused everything in her to come alive once again...