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Chapter 85
Edric’s POV:
I run into Stephen in the entrance hall. “You made me your Beta,” he says before I can even open my mouth.
“Yes. Is that okay with you?”
“I’m just a warrior. I don’t know anything about running a kingdom.”
“There’s no such thing as just a warrior. As for running a kingdom, I don’t know anything about it either. We’ll figure it out together.”
I can’t imagine running a kingdom is much different from running a pack, except that I’m now also responsible for every single Alpha that lives in my kingdom. “Get Cedric and gather the tribe. Alexander plans on announcing my succession in a few hours.” I switch to our mind-link. “And tell the warriors that already bent the knee to me, that I expect trouble. I think he’s up to something.”
“Yeah,” Stephen sighs. “He always has something up his sleeve.”
“Hm-hm. Be careful.”
“Always.”
I break our link and as I walk back to the apartment, I dig my p
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