Chapter 13: Corrupt

Adolph rose with the sun, mounted his horse, roused his retinue, and rode into the Golden River to deal with the Golden River pack’s alpha. He’d subdued Daniel for the time being, but his actions spoke to a greater problem that Adolph had to deal with before reaching the Imperial City. Daniel was still being treated for the loss of his fingers, so there was no one around to try to stall for time as he ordered for all the records of the pack’s economic movement, taxes, and every piece of paper detailing Daniel’s policies.

It took all of an hour to find proof of Daniel’s greed and corruption: bribery, tax evasion, illegal slave trade, etc. If there was something an alpha should not do, it seemed that Daniel had done it.

“Go out among the people and find an honest man to take his place,” Adolph said. “And restrain Daniel for formal sentencing. He is not fit to be alpha.”

Soldiers jumped to his command. Chasel busied himself organizing all the records that would need closer attention an