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Yes, Alpha Denzel. I swear on your blood to be loyal, steadfast, and protect this pack and its members with my life," Alice said seriously, but everyone realized that Alpha Denzel’s attention was divided.

From the look in his eyes, he was in the middle of a mindlink.

"Alice, we have to hold on with this. Alpha Ludwig is here to see you. He said it’s very urgent. Should we let him in?" Alpha Denzel asked as soon as he broke the mindlink.

Alice was not excited to see Ludwig, rather annoyed for the initiation process to be interrupted.

All her life, she craved being a part of the Evergreen pack from the way other teenagers talked about it.

Being here, she realized their thoughts of the Evergreen pack were even underestimated.

Here, she was treated like a real person and they showed mutual respect to everyone.

She even heard Burke talking to the maid who cleaned her room politely. Something she never saw at the Black Fur Pack.

Feeling that Alpha Ludwig was here to convince her to return, Alice she did not give an instant answer to the question.

Instead, she snatched the drinking glass containing Alpha Denzel’s blood from Burke, emptied it into her mouth, and swallowed it in one gulp, followed by a splitting headache.

Her movement was so fast but also came as a surprise to all and sundry, since she appeared rather meek.

It was as if her head was being hit with a hammer, the pain unbearable, her body violently shaking as a shrill tore from her throat.

She heard that the pain one felt after drinking an Alpha’s blood when initiated into a new pack was tantamount to the Alpha’s strength.

This showed that Alpha Denzel was indeed as the rumors said. Very strong and unmatched by any other Alpha.

Alice had seen new members joined the pack but none of them showed any sign of feeling such immense pain after drinking the late Alpha Kendrick’s blood.

Burke caged her in his arms when she stumbled to prevent her from falling, but Alpha Denzel gave him a look.

The two seemed to understand each other even without words and he quickly pulled away from Alice.

Soon, the pain subsided, and congratulatory messages flooded Alice’s mind, the first from Alpha Denzel.

’Welcome to the Evergreen pack. From now on, you owe responsibilities to the pack, as you enjoy its rights.’

’Thank you.’ She began to respond to all of them.

Alpha Denzel’s initial reason for pausing the initiation to have her talk with Alpha Ludwig was to allow her to join the pack by her own will.

The only person he would never allow to leave his side was Valerie because she was his mate, but with the others, he could not exercise the same authority as that would make him a tyrant.

Just like everybody else, Denzel was equally amazed by the way Alice took the bull by the horn.

It was hard to discern if she had any feelings for Burke, which would be a good reason for her stubbornness to stay.

Or, was it her love for Valerie or the pack? Was it because of the burns she incurred after using her powers to protect the Black Fur Pack?

Denzel could not make it out and asked her, "Are you ready to see Alpha Ludwig now?"

Alice was happy that she now had a new home with a loving family. "Since I’m already your pack member, I am ready to see him."

Alpha Denzel mind-linked the warrior at the gate to send Alpha Ludwig to the training arena, and in less than ten minutes, he arrived with two warriors.

"Alpha Denzel, Luna Valerie, greetings," Alpha Ludwig politely said before his gaze rested on Alice.

It pained him so much that his negligence caused him to lose Alice. Who would have thought that those girls would cause this problem to make the pack lose someone like her?

Ludwin could only blame himself for not respecting his instinct when he had the opportunity to keep Alice at the pack house.

He even wished she would grow to become his second chance mate but sadly for him, her mate already found her.

"Can we speak in private, please?" He asked her, she stared nervously at Valerie as Alpha Denzel sensed something and said,

"There are benches at the recreational areas under the trees. You can use any."

Alice sighed with relief, and so did Valerie and Burke. Both of them did not want this meeting to happen, but Alpha Denzel felt a need to not pressure Alice.

She had been caged for so long and should be allowed to make her decisions and stay by them, but Alpha Ludwig was not so happy about the arrangement.

"Can’t I speak to her in the car? I won’t be long."

Before Alpha Denzel could respond, Burke beat him to it. "NO."

His voice was greatly possessive, the kind the pack members never heard him use before. Alpha Denzel knew that his wolf had taken control of him and pushed him aside.

"Burke, stay out of it."

It would be unwise for him to allow Burke to handle a situation like this when his wolf was out of control.

Knowing that Burke was Alice’s mate, Alpha Ludwig wished to just steal her away from the Evergreen pack.

"Alpha Denzel, please, I just want to speak to her in the car," Alpha Ludwig spoke nervously, looking rather vulnerable.

Alpha Denzel could not help but feel there was something amiss. Something he could not put a finger on but was determined to find out.

’What is the worst thing that could happen?’ Alpha Denzel thought. What if Alice sat in the car and Alpha Ludwig drove away with her in it?

They could still give him a chase in anyway they could but it was also a risk he was not willing to take, speaking directly.

"So, you could drive out of the pack the moment she sits in your car? Alpha Ludwig, Alice is now my pack member, so you should be careful about what goes through your mind concerning her."

Alpha Ludwig was already sweating bullets from the way Alpha Denzel caught through his plans, and began to think about plan B.