The alpha begged me to be his brothers substitute

Damien's POV.

I sat in my usual detached manner as my face rested, void of any emotion. My gaze ran through the faces of the members of the counsel sitting before me. There was no way they hadn't heard the rumours about my ordeal, yet, they sat, each of them looking at me with uncertainty.

"What do we do, alpha? The situation keeps getting worse" " the counsel man closer to me asked.

I knew too well what the man in question was doing, he was seeking another fault from the Alpha. After all, this was just a game to them, a game of hierarchy, so I kept mute.

The life of the cubs around the pack sat quietly in my palms; there had been a recent killing surrounding the Starlight Pack, ye; the cause was mysterious, hence, the reason for this meeting.

My inability to shift makes me weak and most of the pack members blamed my weakness for what was going on in the pack.

My Beta stood up and looked down at me for permission, and I nodded my head granting him that. This was something we had talked about before coming here.

"We all should make our security over our cubs tight and make sure they are all safe. Make sacrifices to Selene, beg the moon goddess in your various homes and hope for the better" Micheal said.

"Isn't that supposed to be the Alpha's Job?" Another counsel man spoke, the others murmuring and nodding their heads in support.

"Do you expect me to sit around, babysitting those cubs when I have other pending matters to attend to? Is that too much for you to do as a council member?" I asked, waiting for them to oppose me.

"But-"

"But nothing," I interrupted the voice, not looking to see the face of the man who claimed to be my advisor. "If I place you guys on babysitting duty, then you do it"

They all exchanged glances among themselves before one of them spoke up, "We know about your current situation, I don't think you should be the one making this decision"

My lips tipped up with a smile. "This is my pack and every decision I make will stand, and if you have a problem with that, maybe you should take it up with me"

I stood up, my chair screeching back to a halt "Joe" I called walking over to the man who just spoke, I leaned down my mouth in line with his ear "My inability to shift doesn't make you more powerful than I am, I could tear you to pieces if I wanted to"

Every eye was on me, and each of them had something to say, but none of them had the guts to say it. Tough luck for their wolves.

I sat back in my seat, waving my hand around for the dismissal of the meeting; they all went out, murmuring silently among themselves.

They could as well fuck themselves.

"Typical of you to threaten them, knowing so well they could make most of the pack members turn their back on you", Micheal chuckled.

I gazed at him with a fond smile on my face; this was my best friend of 12 years turned brother; I had nothing to hide between us.

"That doesn't change the fact I am their Alpha, including you too," I pointed at him, a crooked grin on my face.

"Really?" He raised his eyebrows ", And here I thought it didn't apply to me since we would be bound for life."

We both burst out into laughter.

"But seriously though, we need to find out who set out those rumours." he paused. "They all say it is a curse; do you have any idea about that?"

I felt my mouth and face go sour. "I have to see Rebecca first, she must know what the cause of my inability to shift. I am tired of my wolf being locked up"