42. The Beast

Aldric

'They really think they could keep me confined here, don't they?' I chuckled lightly as I watched Destiny leave.

'Well, you are kind of helpless right now,' my wolf chirped.

'Helpless! Don't make me laugh. I am merely waiting. Those fools didn't know what they were doing and didn't get their timing right. If they were smart, they would've done this much earlier,' I said.

My wolf laughed along with me as they knew exactly what I meant.

The next day, Nathan came inside the dungeon to visit me.

"Ah, Beta Nathan," I jeered, "so faithful and loyal. What brings you here? Do you come to gloat about your victory?"

Nathan didn't smile. "Today is your trial, Alpha Aldric. So I wouldn't be so cheerful."

I raised an eyebrow. "A trial for what? It seemed that you had already found me guilty. So this trial is just for show, isn't it? I didn't think you were the type who likes theatrics."

"I only agreed to it because of Destiny. She is Aria's sister and the Luna of this pack as of now. So, I