Claiming The Hidden Alpha✔️

Chapter 29

Erica

I was in my office. I thought of the kiss I had with Jerome, even though I was the one who kissed him unexpectedly. I shouldn't have done that, but I couldn't help myself. I felt so happy knowing that he had broken off the engagement with Mabel, even though it was through a letter. I couldn't help but feel happy about it. I felt on top of the world with the way he had defended me in what she wrote in the letter.

I was lost in thoughts when I saw Samuel walk up to my office with a worried expression on his face. He walked up to my office with the same expression on his face. The expression he had isn't something to write home about, and I couldn't help but wonder why he had the expression on his face. I knew that when he gets to my office, he will explain the reason for his worries. He got to my office and knocked on the door impatiently, and I knew with no doubt that whatever had made him worry wasn't going to be good. He doesn't get worried easily, and even if he does, he doesn't like this.

It seems like today was different. I ushered him into my office, and he walked up to me without greeting me. I knew that whatever was happening made him hurry.

"Alpha, you need to see this," he said, and I sighed heavily as I watched him stretch his hand toward me; I couldn't help but to sigh heavily.

"What's this?" I asked, and he exhaled loudly before replying.

"This is a letter from the councils," he said, sweat forming on his forehead. I knew that whatever was in the letter didn't contain good news but bad news instead.

"What is in the letter?" I asked while staring at him with a raised eyebrow.

"You will find out what it is after reading it," he said professionally. I opened the letter, and what I saw made me gasp loudly.

In the letter, they said a duel would be taken to determine who would end up with me. The duel is to take place in a week, and not only that, they said my partner needs to participate. They knew that my partner is an omega, and doing this would let them get rid of him. I felt the need to stop all this. This is nothing but a lie. I won't let what they want come to pass.

The letter contained nothing but thrash. How dare the councils poke their noses into my matter just because I'm a female? Why don't they do what they are supposed to do? How can they say a duel will be the one to determine who I will end up with? That is so lame. How can they say they don't trust my mate, and not only that they said he looks like a gold digger, they want a strong mate for me, and that because I'm one of the most important people in the country? They think I'm not capable of protecting myself.

I knew that Jerome was a , but I still feel fearful. I knew it had been days since I had given the books to him, even if not directly. I don't know why, but I feel scared that he may lose his life while fighting, and that's because I have never seen him fight, and not only that, but because he is still new to Lycan and probably knows nothing about it.

"What are we going to do now?" "This is a suicide mission for him, and the other way around, it's not a good thing," Samuel said, and I sighed heavily before replying.

"I'll try to see if I can sort things out. I will be off to the council leader's house." "He is our only hope of stopping all this," I said hastily while staring at him.

I was worried, and I could feel sweat dripping down my head. I knew that I was scared of him dying—who in hell will hear of his mate going on a suicide mission? Who would voluntarily let his or her mate go on with something like this? I remember that the book clearly states that a low-rank lycanthrope can take on an alpha if trained, but he isn't trained. I had forgotten the fact that he isn't a low-ranked lycanthrope, but I don't want him to embark on such a journey.