Chapter 308

308 – Not Listening Any Yapping

Baxter:

“He came here all by himself,” I heard Graham tell someone.

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I tilted my head slightly and noticed he was standing next to his pregnant wife. I had no idea why he brought her here. His father was already present for a reason. He was the council leader. Then there was Elgin, standing beside his wife and daughters. I felt uneasy about what was happening.

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The dethroning was definitely going to happen. Was the crowning happening today as well?

It felt as if they had heard my thoughts because they answered them themselves.

“Dad, I think we should hold off on the crowning,” Graham said.

The moment he spoke, I turned to look at him. Before I could respond, three council leaders stepped forward, facing the crowd.

I stood beside them like a culprit, as if I had been cast out for making a mistake or committing a crime, even though I knew I had done nothing wrong.

“Alpha Baxter is here,” Lord Eldon commented, and everyone rolled their eyes at the mention of my name. “Although I know it is saddening what he has done, choosing a mere whore’s daughter p>

Lord Eldon cut himself off when I turned and pointed a finger at him.

“You can continue with the dethroning. There is no need to mention my wife,” I stated, my tone stern and harsh.

Gasps spread through the crowd.

“Once you are dethroned, you should watch your tongue. You will not have the standing to be so arrogant for a woman who was destined to be with three men,” a woman from the crowd shouted, making my body tense.

The small smirk on Eldon’s face told me he was pleased that everyone had turned against us.

“Well, then I am glad I will no longer be the alpha to scumbags like you. To people who cannot even respect the Moon Goddess’s decision. At the end of the day, it was her choice to make Madeline feel a mate bond with the three alphas, something that has never happened before. So maybe you should rethink your comments. What if she is special?” I stated loudly, making my stance clear.

No matter how many times they tried to insult me or push me away from Madeline, I would not back down. I was firm in my position and my decisions.

“No need for aggression, Alpha Baxter. Or are you simply enjoying showing your strength for the last time?” Lady Abigail scoffed.

The old woman should have been the first to speak in support of women. She was on the council for a reason, to prevent men with harmful views from taking control and hurting she–wolves. Instead, she proved me wrong. She proved everyone wrong. Still, because she held power, everyone nodded along to her words.

“So today we are here,” Lady Abigail began.

As she spoke, I scoffed. The interruption was enough for her to fall silent and grunt at me.

“ Is there anything you want to say, Mr. Baxter?” she asked in her aged voice.

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“I am not here to listen to any yapping,” I replied, then paused as everyone exchanged looks, likely whispering about my audacity. “Just fucking get it over with. The dethroning. I do not want to breathe among you people. I have a beautiful wife at home waiting for me p>

I hissed the words, watching the old woman cover her ears as if I had said something unforgivable. After the way they disrespected my wife, I did not even want to share the same air with them.

“Baxter, calm down,” Elgin uttered. “Not only are you about to lose your power and status, but-“I did not understand what happened to Elgin and why he was showing so much concern for me but I have heard enough. 1

I raised my hand, signaling him to stop.

“Just be done with it,” I hissed.

“Then get on your knees,” Lady Abigail snapped.

“Yes, get on your knees,” someone from the crowd shouted at me.

Others began pointing, their fingers gesturing for me to get down. I noticed how they were all anticipating my fall. They were waiting for me to be on my knees so they could look at me and feel satisfied. 1

As for Lady Abigail, she was clearly angered by my response. So I did it. With a hard thud, I dropped to my knees. The sound drew murmurs from the crowd, likely because they knew that after today, I would no longer possess that strength.

Then they brought out the injection of Wolfsbane.

I clenched my fists as they injected it into my neck. The way they did it was extremely painful.

Lord Eldon raised his hand as high as he could and stabbed the needle into my neck, unlike how they usually did it

with others. 1

“Serves him right. Hit him twice,” someone from the crowd muttered. 1

I had never known my pack to be this cruel. But the moment I chose to drop the crown, they proved that I had made the right decision.

The wolfsbane began to surge through my veins as the three leaders stood around me, calling for the Moon Goddess in unison. (1)

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