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Skol boldly stepped forward, oblivious to the fact that his words had upset his Alpha.

He was simply exposing the two rogues in case they were trying to deceive the Alpha and Beta.

However, Alpha Denzel’s request caught him off guard and almost made him pee in his pants.

"Skol, please tell everyone how you became a member of this pack," Alpha Denzel said, causing Skol to look embarrassed.

He hadn’t expected it to come to this. How could Alpha Denzel ask him to reveal this secret?

"Alpha, I only thought you didn’t know they were rogues, but since you do, I have nothing against them."

Having let the cat out of the bag, Alpha Denzel was not ready to let him off the hook so easily.

If Skol had confided in him about Ray and Raven, he wouldn’t have resulted in this means of resolving the matter, realizing that his plans had been ruined.

Alpha Denzel was embittered, never allowing born pack members to know, who the non-birth pack members were.

Due to that everyone received fair treatment with no one looking down on the other.

"I had no intention of exposing them as rogues because they never committed any crimes. Their father was kicked out of the pack for avenging his mate. But since you’ve made the announcement, you should also share your story."

Alpha Denzel was forced to explain the situation due to the unexpected revelation, and the warriors sympathized with Ray and Raven.

Some have equally been in that situation but the moment Skol mentioned it, they began giving Ray and Raven scornful looks.

Alpha Denzel despised hypocrites. Not everyone was born into the pack; circumstances brought them together. This raised questions about justice and how some Alphas could get away with bad deeds just because they were Alphas, which was unfair.

That was a matter left to be addressed another day among Alphas and not like this but right now, Alpha Denzel had to make the pack comfortable for each member.

Skol was filled with remorse, but it was too late. "Alpha, please spare me. I will treat them as my brother and sister."

Alpha Denzel took a deep breath and exhaled. Since someone had exposed another’s secret, he couldn’t allow the offender to keep enjoying the secrecy.

"I want you to tell the pack your story, and don’t waste time. Training starts in twenty minutes, and you have only five minutes before I kick you out of the pack."

Skol smiled bitterly, not wanting to revisit his past. "My parents were rogues, and they attacked the East pack fifteen years ago. I was just six at the time, and my mother hid me inside a well."

Most people at the training session were shocked, but Raven and Ray felt more at ease, knowing they weren’t the only rogues to join a pack.

"The rogues were winning the war until the old Alpha arrived, and everything turned against them. My parents died in the war, but Alpha Denzel heard my cries during the pack’s cleanup and asked his father to bring me here. We agreed not to tell anyone about it," Skol concluded his story.

Everyone was shocked, as even the warriors who had participated in the war hadn’t mentioned it.

Skol had been given a family and raised as a pack member since then. "Now tell me how you are different from them," Alpha Denzel requested, still intimidating despite his calm demeanor.

"I’m no different. I’m very sorry," Skol apologized sincerely.

"Go back to your position," Alpha Denzel finally released him before turning to the remaining warriors. "Now, does anyone have any other reason why these two should not join our pack?"

"No, Alpha," they roared in unison. Valerie was impressed, falling even more in love with her mate.

She had seen a potential problem when Ray and Raven were picked on during their first day of training, but Denzel handled it cleverly.

Not even she knew the secrets behind each pack member. There were too many for her to remember, as she hadn’t been there from the beginning.

"Raven and Ray, step forward," Alpha Denzel spoke kindly.

The twins obeyed, and Alpha Denzel asked them, "Are you ready to join this pack? Remember, you will have responsibilities as well."

The twins were grateful for how they were treated, feeling undeserving of it. But with Alpha Denzel, once he took on a responsibility, he never went back on his word.

Therefore, it was his responsibility to take care of the twins.

"Yes, Alpha Denzel, we are ready to join this pack and pledge our support," Ray said, but Alpha Denzel disagreed with the response.

"You may be twins, but you can’t speak for both of you."

Raven smiled in understanding and spoke first this time. "I, Raven Ada, pledge my support to the Evergreen pack, to protect it with my life, even as I enjoy the privileges of being a member."

Ray followed suit. "I, Ray Ada, pledge to support the Evergreen pack, to protect it with my life, even as I enjoy the privileges of being a member."

"Burke," Alpha Denzel called out. Burke stepped forward with a glass, and Alpha Denzel’s claw elongated as he slashed his palm, allowing drops of blood to fall into the empty glass.

"You two should share."

Raven sipped from the glass before offering it to her brother. As he sipped, a shrill cry escaped Raven’s throat, followed by her twin brother’s.

Burke helped stabilize them as the pain subsided. Their minds were now connected through a new mind link.

"Congratulations on becoming members of the Evergreen pack," Alpha Denzel spoke to them through the mind link.

"Thank you," they both responded through the same means as Alpha Denzel addressed the warriors. "Welcome the new members to our pack."

Raven and Ray were welcomed by their fellow pack members when a mind link zapped through Alpha Denzel’s mind.

"Alpha, Beta Hugo from the Yellowstone Pack is here," Alpha Denzel stiffened instantly.