Chapter 54: Raising Suspicion

"Who is he really, Henry?" I asked after I told him again how I met Niccolo in my previous life. That he was the rogue Alpha. He was enveloped with silence after that. "Valerian did not say in his letter that Niccolo Andreu is part of his contingency plan. He only mentioned Demetrius..."

I read Valerian's letter carefully. He did not include a name, Niccolo Andreu, to be the next Beta. But Niccolo told everyone he was part of Valerian's contingency plan.

Henry cocke.d his head from side to side. "Well, I can answer that." He reclined on his seat. "If you are deemed the first in line to inherit a pack, the descendant has the right to decide who would be his next Beta. He can still choose the current Beta's son. However, since the Nocturnal Crest pack was annihilated, Demetrius designated someone to be his second-in-command to rebuild this pack." He shrugged. "Someone who put his trust and would be a good fit as Beta."

"Is that so?" I asked, hesitant.

He nodded. "That is how it works, a