No Beta

"The Beta has been compromised. The Luna is Beta's daughter so we can't trust that she won't act with her father. Our only option would be to convince the Alpha." Kat puts in words what we've circling around for hours. The Beta's family holds most of the important positions in the pack and now, with the Alpha in that state, the pack trusts them blindly. We are stuck.

"Even if we do, he lost his authority, didn't he?" Diana asks everyone, but looks directly at me. I can't help but question if I did truly ruin Axel exactly like everyone feared I’d do.

"Two months won't erase the years he spent as the pack's golden boy. The pack adored him. If he pulls himself together, Beta won't stand a chance in their eyes." I tell the rest, but more than that I tell myself. I need to believe the mate bond didn't destroy him.

"With the situation that we have, he won't listen to us. He's gone mad." Damon leans against the wall with his arms crossed.

"There might be someone he would listen to..." Robert