Chosen By My Mate's Father-in-law novel Chapter 85

Chapter 85: Chapter 85: The Werewolf Hierarchy

Gareth strode forward, staring down the leader of the army of rogues, projecting his Alpha aura. He wasn’t afraid of these wolves. He and his Gamma warriors had taken down larger and more skilled armies than this one.

Their leader hesitated when his eyes landed on Gareth. Even though rogues didn’t believe in the werewolf hierarchy or recognize his face, their wolves would still instinctively respect the authority wielded by the Lycan king. Gareth caught sight of their twisted expressions, and he knew that they were actively trying to stop their knees from slamming to the ground. It would be difficult to fight their wolves’ instincts to kneel before their king.

He turned to Beta Kevin.

“Capture them,” he ordered.

The Gamma warriors transformed into their wolves, all of them bigger and more powerful than the rogues. As Gareth’s army ran at them, most tried to flee but were easily taken down by his soldiers. Some of them were lucky enough to escape by transforming, but Gareth had full faith in his men to capture them.

Soon, the clearing became filled with the sounds of growls and whimpers. The smell of the putrid swamp and metallic blood mixed together to form a pungent scent. Gareth wrinkled his nose in disgust, while Elliot was trying not to gag.

Now that the rogues were handled, it was time for him to question his future son-in-law. The suspicion that his daughter’s fiancé had something to do with her kidnapping increased tenfold. If he discovered Elliot had anything to do with Isabella being drugged, chained, and held against her will, he was going to rip his throat out of his body.

“Why didn’t you go after the wolf that fled?” Gareth questioned, crossing his arms tightly. “If he had a hand in kidnapping Isabella, wouldn’t you want him dead? Seems a little suspicious if you ask me.”

A crease formed between Elliot’s eyebrows, but he didn’t have any reaction other than that.

“I would have,” Elliot answered. “I wanted to torture and slowly kill those bastards one by one, but getting Isabella to safety was my main priority. After seeing her unconscious and drugged, I couldn’t leave her side to chase after a rogue. I figured that you would be here soon to help me track him down anyway.”

Gareth’s eyes narrowed as he considered the younger man’s answer. It did make sense. If he had been in that situation, he would have stayed with Isabella and taken her to safety.

But that wasn’t the only question Gareth had for him.

“How did you get here before us?” he questioned, suspicion dripping from his tone. “With all my resources as the king, that doesn’t add up.” Gareth raised one eyebrow, impatiently waiting for an explanation.

“While I was driving around looking for Isabella, I ran into Beta Kevin,” Elliot replied, adjusting his grip on Isabella. “He showed me the image of the kidnappers’ license plate.”

Gareth nodded. His Beta had informed him of this. He gestured for Elliot to continue.

“I recognized it,” Elliot said.

Gareth drew in a surprised breath. Was Elliot admitting to helping organize the kidnapping right to his face? Was he that stupid?

“How?” Gareth demanded through gritted teeth.

“It was the same license plate of the rogues that attacked Ashborne years ago. You remember that string of attacks, right?” Elliot asked.

“Of course I do,” Gareth snapped. He had helped organize running them out of his territory.

“I helped fight them,” Elliot explained. “I still had the address of their old hideout saved. I had written it down in case there was more trouble in our territory. I knew that they would likely be behind it.”

Gareth shifted his weight from side to side. Elliot’s story seemed like a pretty big coincidence—something he couldn’t possibly have managed without insider information. His explanation still didn’t answer the question of how Elliot got to the shack first. And why the hell didn’t Elliot call him on his way here for backup?

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