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Chapter 25 – Demotion

Author: Hiraya Cross
last update Last Updated: 2023-02-14 17:56:30

“You didn’t need to kick the door.” Wade was unimpressed and glared at his son.

“We knew you were coming today. You didn’t need to announce it.”

“Is that so? What is this meeting for?” Jared strode inside and found a vacant seat.

He saw the men exchanging glances, which he found suspicious. He raised an eyebrow as he looked around.

Wade briefly glanced at James. “Well, it’s good that you’re here. You might as well join the meeting. Now that you’re back, you can't continue the way you've done before. Things have changed. I’m the alpha and I’m still the authority. Everything that I’ve delegated to you before, I have revoked all of them. For now . . .”

Jared quickly interrupted him as he squinted. “You're revoking . . . Are you kidding me? You can't be serious. What? Are you saying I have no right to command these men? Who’s going to keep them in order?”

Wade already expected him to react this way. He was quite calm as he stared at his son. “Me, of course. I’m the alpha, no? Don’t thin
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