So, King keeps talking as if he was giving some grand speech.
“The Gold Moon will stand by its words and oppose the Blood Moon!”
“So, you really are as stupid as you look...” Sighs William.
Surprised to hear him, Alessandra gives him an annoyed look.
“Aren’t you one to speak, Blue? You hate the Blood Moon as much as we do! You should side with us and—”
William suddenly burst into a dramatic laugh, echoing through the stadium. What is so funny? Even Alessandralooks uneasy after that. When he stops, he stares at her with disgust. “Side with you? I may not be on Black’s side, but I still have better to do than to hang out with some bottom-of-the-barrel mutts.”
Oh, Moon Goddess, he can really be insulting when he wants... Alessandra puts on an outraged expression, and Lysandra laughs out loud despite her father’s glare.
“Serves you right, King! You really should learn how alliances work, because there is no way anyone here will ally with the likes of you!” She says.
“You are wrong! Many would follow us, even—”
“Because you hold their money? The small packs are just going to be taken hostages by you, and that’s it,” growls Nathaniel.
“The Rising Moon Clan shall side with—”
Before the Asian woman, the Alpha of the Rising Moon Clan, can finish her sentence, both Damian and William give her a thunderous growl. Having both Alphas using their auras against her, her words get lost in her throat, and she looks down.
“You may be young, Mari, but you should really learn your place before it gets you killed,” mutters William.
The woman goes white, but Taaron King, ignoring her situation, scoffs. “The Rising Moon Clan is proud and respectable! And the Opal Moon Clan will follow us, too!”
Clark Hamilton, the White Moon Alpha, is now the one growling at King. Moon Goddess, did the Opal Moon Clan really plan to side with the Kings? Does that mean Elena’s Clan is in trouble, then? Is that why she’s not here? I glance at Nathaniel, but his gaze is on Clark.
“Say that again, King.”
“I mean it! They are tired of your tyranny; they will rise as their own clan and—”
“Tyranny? The Opal Moon is our branch Clan! They won’t dare to move behind my back!”
“Oh, they will! They—”
“They didn’t even dare to come here!” Yells Clark. “Did this idiot, Xavier, say he would side with you? He wouldn’t even come here to face me for that! I hope you are not counting on them, King, because I would rather slaughter the Opal Pack myself than let any of my wolves side with you!”
King looks at him, speechless. He probably didn’t expect the Opal Moon wouldn’t dare to oppose the White Moon in such an obvious way. Clark is burning with anger, but Nathaniel suddenly turns to him.
“Clark, you—”
“Shut up, Black! I may hate the Gold Moon, but don’t you think I trust you, either! Do you think I don’t know what’s going on? Do you really think I’m that blind, Black?”
Oh, Moon Goddess... He is glaring right at Nathaniel, not his brothers. From Nate’s surprised expression, I immediately guess what’s going on. Clark knows about his relationship with Elena.
I didn’t think the White Moon Alpha would know! He doesn’t seem happy about it at all, either. Nathaniel doesn’t dare to say a word after that and glances down, almost looking guilty. I’ve never seen Nathaniel like this, so nervous. What’s Clark Hamilton’s relationship with Elena? I thought the White Moon might side with us, but this makes it clear they won’t.
Damian is staring at his brother, visibly surprised to hear this, too. I forgot he doesn’t know much about his brother and Elena’s relationship, either.
Taaron King, on the side, looks pleased by their argument, though he obviously has no idea what this is about.
“See? The Blood Moon Clan can’t be trusted!”
I bite my lip. I don’t like where this is going. We need alliances, but at this rate, we won’t be able to do anything anytime soon. Putting the Gold Moon Clan’s scheme aside, it is obvious they made it hard for any other Clan to trust Damian. The lesser packs look worried, and William will not change his mind, either. And the White Moon and Violet Moon Clans won’t act with us, either. Nothing has changed, despite our efforts. The only thing is that most Clans are now convinced that the Dark Witch is a genuine threat.
“The Black family should have stepped down years ago when Judah Black was murdered by his own son! Why should a family of murderers rule over Silver City? We are—”
