The Merciless Alpha(erotica)

After claiming all of Australia as ours, the phone call descended into bedlam. Chairmen were shouting at me and each other, Alphas were trying to speak, and the European Council members were outraged. “Nice way to drop the bomb on them,” Nicholas said as we sat patiently.

“And it’s just beginning.” I watched as Chairman Carver banged his gavel, trying to bring the meeting back to order. Flanking him on the table, I saw Midwest Regional Chairman Lewis Wolfe hold up his glass in a toast to me. I smiled back; he was a friend, and he respected the way I threw down that little nugget like it was nothing. On his outside, William Parker of the South region looked confused, while East and Mountain Chairmen Normal Platt and Luke Smith looked pissed off. As long I was unclaimed, they could dream of matching a son with me and bringing my power into their bloodline. Now that dream has crashed down. I knew some wanted to blunt the power that Luna Adrienne and Leo wielded among the Alphas, and that wasn’t happening either. Still, it was how I claimed an entire damn CONTINENT for my Pack that pissed them off.

“THIS IS RIDICULOUS,” Chairman Smith said. “Australia is fucking HUGE, and a few wolves just can’t claim it as their territory!”

“And yet we just did, and there isn’t a damn thing you can do about it,” Nicholas said evenly. He didn’t know or care who these people were, and his mantled Wolf wasn’t taking shit from anyone. “We aren’t asking for your permission. The Southern Cross Pack Alphas are INFORMING you that Australia is our territory. Under werewolf law, we have claimed our borders and announced our Pack Leadership.”

“And we expect those borders to be respected, or consequences will result,” I said evenly.Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.

Lars Svennson interrupted the shouting among the North American Council members. “Alphas, a territorial claim like you’ve just made has specific legal requirements for it to be valid. Perhaps we could quit carrying on like two-year-olds having a tantrum, and go through these requirements like the leaders we are supposed to be.”

“I couldn’t agree more,” Chairman Carver said. The others in the room sat back in their seats as he turned to the Council Lawyer, a female in her fifties. “Do you have the relevant section of law?”

“I do, Mr. Chairman,” she said as she looked down at her laptop. “As you know, territorial claims can be based on discovery, usage, capture, or treaty. The latter two are not relevant, as Packs have not fought a war over the Australian territory, nor has any treaty between Packs granted the land, so only the discovery or usage statutes are relevant to this discussion. Alpha Nicholas, which is the basis of your claim?”

“Both are,” my mate said evenly.

Her eyebrow raised as she looked back to her screen. I could see how the other Council members wanted to interject, but the Chairman was holding them back, and all the Alphas had their feeds muted. He was not going to be embarrassed in front of the European Council like that again. She continued. “The discovery statute requires that the claiming Pack discover a territory that has never been under the jurisdiction of another Pack.