#Chapter 201: Power Always Wins

LUCAS POV

The revelation hung in the air, a horrible truth that bound Shana's destiny with the desires of a power-hungry father.

The Alpha King—the highest authority in the werewolf hierarchy—now knew of Shana's existence, a secret that had been carefully guarded until my father's calculated interference.

"The Alpha King?" I blurted out, my mind racing to comprehend how this was even possible.

It was incredibly difficult for alphas to get in touch with the Alpha King, and here my father claimed to have made contact with him. There was no way he was actually telling the truth.

"Yes, the Alpha King," my father repeated with an eye roll. "Why do you look so surprised?"

"How did you manage to get ahold of the Alpha King? Isn't he impossible to—"

"Lucas, don't ask me stupid questions." My father leaned back in his seat, rubbing a hand over his jaw. "I have my ways, and when I want something done, I get it done."

I did an internal eye roll. It was annoying that he was telling the truth. My