A dead silence passed over everyone as Diana showed her vicious side. She had been trying for this position since John started plotting to beco the Alpha. It was easy to get to know from the mbers that Diana was utterly favoured by John and the reasons were as simple as either they were in love and he wanted her to be a Beta when he beca the Alpha or because she was one of the strong Ogas and he was using her to later make her a loyal Beta for him.
Either way, Diana was shown too many dreams of becoming the Beta of our pack. She had apologised to at the beginning for her misunderstanding about so she could add to her pawns. Unluckily for her, I was her biggest rival.
"Don't be a sore loser, Diana," said a girl with a boy cut, biting on her chewing gum. If I rember correctly, she was Rita Hudson, the tomboy of the pack who used to nonchalantly stay in one corner.
Diana scoffed at Rita's words, walking to stand in front of her. "Oh please, don't you say anything. You joined the pack for the free money you get out of patrolling, no actual intentions you had there to protect Winterwells." Rita was taller than Diana and she looked into Diana's eyes like she was least bothered by Diana's words. Diana was not taking anything well right now, "Don't talk when you don't care about the village and are here for the sake of money."
Rita was not at all affected by Diana's words; she indifferently replied, "So what? I don't eat out of your pockets now, do I?"
Diana got agitated, seeing how one more person did not give her the reaction that she was expecting. Her own group that she held pride in and followed her after John's death were being sceptical of her right now. Diana's real face was showing, and it made everyone give a disdainful look to her.
Channing was still holding my wrist, and it was only now that I understood how he was letting Diana taint her own self. Over it all, this would show Channing, who was on John's side.
"You are making a ruckus out of nothing, Diana," added Suzan. "It is the Alpha's decision-"
"Don't you see how your lovely Selene has seduced Channing," Diana fud. She walked to and Channing to hold up his hand that was holding my wrist. I was imdiately conscious to try to pull my wrist away from his hold, but he held onto it. Diana smirked, seeing how Channing was not backing away from his hold on , "See, look at how Channing is holding on to her like she ans everything to him and Selene isn't denying."
The misunderstanding was planted in the mber's minds and Channing was letting it be that way. I turned to him, concerned, but he gave a reassuring smile.
Suzan was angry at the way Diana was showing things to everyone. She stepped ahead, "Diana, you are being unreasonable here. We all know Channing never mixes his personal life with the duties he has as an Alpha."
"Oh, really?" Julianne stepped ahead to give a mocking reply to Suzan. "Why does it not look that way, then? Why is Channing still holding onto Selene's hand as if being protective of her?"
It finally satisfied Diana to see soone speak and react to the false claim she was trying to make on Channing and .
I knew Channing, and almost everyone knew that Channing would never let his personal matters or emotions affect his work, or his just judgent. Even during John Walter's case, Channing had warned that if I was at fault, he won't take my side even if I had saved his life. The day in the hospital flashed in my mind as if it was just yesterday -
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["You didn't answer my question," required Channing
In my overwheld emotions, I totally forgot the question, "Which one?"
"The very first one. Should I really believe in your story entirely?", He repeated.
"Yes!" I answered, with no hesitation. "You can believe everything that I have said!"]
[He chuckled, "This will be a tough one, Selene! I just hope the evidence stays safe at the cri scene by the ti I reach there. But don't worry, I have given you my word, so rest assured. I'll do everything I can, to prove your innocence. But rember this, I will not support a wrong person even if they have saved my life!"]
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Channing had told how he had almost fallen for when he knew I was the one who had saved him. When his emotions had slipped at my house, he had ntioned that was a debt he never wanted to repay, yet he had clearly asked whether he should believe while in hospital. If Channing was really a person who involved his emotions in his work, then he would have saved back then blindly.
Coming back to reality, I saw how Suzan had almost lunged at Julianne in anger while Sam was holding Suzan back by locking his hands on her shoulders. Suzan yelled, "It is none of your business what goes between them."
Julianne flipped her hair arrogantly, "So you are saying that there is sothing between them? That gives Diana's statent all the benefit of the doubt, doesn't it?"
Oliver joined in this ti, turning to Diana and asking her instead of asking Channing, "Is it true, Diana, that the Alpha and Selene have sothing going on between them?" He was smart in referring to Channing as the Alpha and not by his na. But that was not going to get him out of the list of followers, as I knew very well how arrogant he was towards a day back.
Diana walked ahead to him and their group of 8 people that had unconsciously separated from the rest of the mbers. If Julianne had not spoken against Suzan a while back, then their group would not have been distinguished.
Oliver was a smart lad, and he was careful even now to not get the red mark on himself.
"Yes, Oliver," Diana confird his doubts. "I saw Channing go to her house that night when she was injured. How did Selene heal this early? I doubt they must be soulmates and Channing had used the healing between soulmates to make her perfectly alright."
Sam stepped ahead this ti, "Enough Diana! Those are all baseless assumptions. Selene is still not yet healed properly and everyone knows that."
Diana smirked, folding her hands over her chest, "Is that so? I did not see her wincing when all of you dear friends of hers were flocking around her." Diana turned to and my jaw clenched at the way she was throwing accusations my way. Diana tilted her head to the side with a pitiful expression, "Co on, Selene, the only way for you to heal those injuries in two days was for your soulmate cause I doubt our healer, Elaine, is capable enough."
It made Elaine wash with guilt in a helpless sense, knowing how that day she wasn't able to help . This was not going right and the people I cared about were getting hurt, but how can I speak when Channing had held back.
There were doubtful eyes that we were receiving from the mbers, and it was frustrating to not clear them imdiately.
I turned to Channing, whispering to him, "How long are you going to watch the show?"
Channing turned to , and a faint smile replaced his lips, as if he liked this little attention he was getting with because, when this was all over, Channing very well knew I was going to sort things between us. There were a lot of questions I had in my heart about him and so much to tell him. Sowhere my heart ached to see the hurt he carried in his eyes, already knowing what was coming with .
My brows creased as everything else beca silent for the both of us and I spoke in a low voice, wiggling my wrist, "Channing, stop this, isn't it enough to know which eight mbers were on John's side?"
He looked at and chuckled, hanging his head down. Channing's eyes t mine, and he whispered back to , "If only I could make any mont with you last forever."
My eyes shifted between his eyes. I could see the hurt it carried, and I had to avert him away from this. "Did you choose for the Beta because of your feelings?"
Right now, I would take that as well, since I wanted to return to the castle and plan for my wedding soon. If Channing had in fact chosen because of his feelings for , then it was wrong and too much of a character change on his part. But I doubted that was the case. My eyes t his questioningly, and he looked troubled by my question.
"No," he said, crinkling his brows, and Channing finally let go of my wrist. "You are worthy of it Selene, I truly believe that there will be a change that you will bring in Winterwells. Not just with your mission, but also within the pack."
I stared at him and looked away, biting into my lower lips. There were hopes he had with , and maybe it was to aid my mission to settle the feud, that he chose as the Beta.
But this was not a ti to keep thinking of those things. Right now, there were doubts in the minds of the mbers that were to be cleared, and I had to make Channing speak. I turned to him and this ti said in a normal tone, "I think you should stop whatever problem has been created here soon."
Channing nodded his head and shouted, "mbers!"
Everyone's attention turned to Channing, and there was a quiet that surfaced in the crowd just to be replaced by questions of Diana, "We need the answers, Channing, what kind of relationship do you share with Selene?"
Channing stood tall and pridefully addressed everyone in general, "If anyone could prove their loyalty towards the Alpha of Winterwells and this village, even as half as Selene to , I will give them the post of Beta right away." He had never used such body language and tone before and the mbers all went quiet over those words. Diana bit into the inside of her cheek to shift her eyes between and Channing.
She diverted the topic in her favour again, "You have not answered the question, Channing. We are all very much loyal to you, but how can we follow you when you are being biased and keep us in the dark-"
"Diana," Channing's gravelly voice thundered even when the tone was low. "Where was your loyalty when John led you away from and your Alpha was under attack?"
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