Alisha's POV
Joey, seeing Evita's plight, rushed forward to stop me. He reached out, attempting to snatch the whip from my hand while angrily shouting, "Who gave you the audacity to do this in the Black Furies?"
Seeing Joey's actions, Gray and Louie, who were standing behind me, stepped forward, positioning themselves in front of me to prevent Joey from getting closer.
Gray advanced towards Joey, his eyes filled with a bloodthirsty glare. He displayed a cruel smile and said, "Alisha is our Blood Dawn's princess; she can do whatever she pleases. As for you, daring to harm her, I will end you today!"
Joey, feeling threatened, stuttered, "She is...how could she be..."
"Kneel down and repent, you scum!"
Just as Gray was about to act, I stopped him, "Gray, let me handle this. We agreed that I would take revenge myself."
Hearing my words, Gray paused, turned back slightly, and nodded, saying, "Alright, I will follow your command, my princess."
Joey, with a pale face, shouted, "Alisha, as the Alpha of the Black Furies, I command you to get out of my pack right now! If you continue your insolence, you will be considered a sinner in the Black Furies! Are you going to betray the Heimann family?"
Other Black Furies werewolves around, with hostile eyes, stared at me. Many even bared their teeth, shouting, "If you want to attack our pack, you have to step over my body first!" "Yes, we won't allow you to cause chaos on our territory!" "Yes, drive her out!" "Even if she has power from Blood Dawn, she can't disrespect our Black Furies!"
Tension mounted as they gathered against my guard, and the atmosphere became tense.
Despite Joey trying to pressure me with his Alpha status, even now, I lifted my chin, looking contemptuously at him, "Sinner? How shameless you are to say this words without any guilty. It is you who betrayed the Black Furies!"
Joey's face turned pale. "Nonsense! You are insane! "
"Don't play innocent. You conspired with the rogue to attack the Black Furies. I overheard your plan with rogues when I was planning to sneak out and return to Blood Dawn. You wanted to get forces from the rogue, even planning to kill Magaly, to become the new Alpha!"
The people around reacted in disbelief, staring at Joey, awaiting his response.
Joey, unable to believe it, stammered in denial, "You...you...you are lying. You're...spouting lies...yes, you are slandering me!"
"Stop deceiving yourself. Magaly told me everything before her death. She even cautioned me to be wary of you! You, for the position of Alpha, conspired with the rogues, killed pack members, and even your own mother. You are not even worthy of being a beast, let alone the ruler of Black Furies!"
Joey, stimulated by my words, roared angrily, "She wouldn't let me off even in death! In her eyes, I was nothing compared to her precious son Irwin. Everything about him was superior. Even though I am the eldest, she still chose Irwin to be the Alpha! Even with his illegitimate child, she cared for you dearly. She wouldn't let me become Alpha, even after Irwin was gone. I had to find a way to reclaim what was rightfully mine! She deserved it! She deserved to die! You all should go to hell! Hahaha…"
Other werewolves, shocked by Joey's words, seemed astonished, as if they couldn't believe what was happening.
Joey, with a vicious glare at me, exclaimed, "I should kill you before. It is my fault for being too softhearted then. Now I am reaping what I sowed. You and your disgusting father, Irwin, are equally revolting. You are just like him, I'm disgusted by both of you. Just looking at your hypocritical eyes makes my skin crawl. I should have gouged them out!" He swiftly shifted into a brown, mottled wolf, its eyes burning with malicious flames, charging fiercely towards me.
I narrowed my eyes, "Hmph, just you? Dream on! I am here to avenge Irwin and Magaly! I will defeat you, remove you from the throne, and take the Alpha's place!" I lifted the whip over my head, swung it, and entangled the right front leg of the brown wolf. I intended to throw it aside but struggled due to its weight, so I tried to imbalance it instead.
The brown wolf stumbled to the ground, blood trickling from the whip's wounds on its leg. It swiftly rose and charged at me again, this time howling while running towards me.
Joey's Gift was howl, not only creating noisy interference but also instilling fear in the enemy, intimidating them.
As the brown wolf howled, I felt like my ears were exploding, my head buzzing, and my vision blurred momentarily. I couldn't even hold the whip steadily in my hand.
When I finally regained focus and looked up, the brown wolf appeared closely to me in the air, whose mouth was wide open, seemingly aiming to bite off my head. The distance between us was so close that I could even see its fierce, triumphant eyes. It was convinced that I would become its meal.
However, the next moment, a white wolf descended from above, claws pouncing directly at the brown wolf, hurling it forcefully to the ground. The brown wolf's sharp teeth passed before my eyes, its determination turning into horror and fear.
As both wolves hit the ground, my white wolf pinned the brown wolf beneath, clamping its jaws around its throat. Despite the white wolf being significantly smaller than the brown one, it pressed the brown wolf firmly down. The brown wolf attempted to struggle, but the white wolf held on without letting go, blood trickling down the brown wolf's neck, staining the ground crimson.
The other Black Furies werewolves kept their distance from us, forming a semi-circle to watch the fight. No one stepped in to help Gray, not only because of my earlier revelation about Gray's conspiracy but also, more importantly, because I just declared in front of everyone that I intended to challenge Gray. This was a struggle for the Alpha position, a fight belonging only to the two of us.
Gray understood this well. If he lost, he would lose everything, the Alpha's position as well as his life.
The brown wolf emitted another mournful howl, weaker than before, tinged with a hint of despair, yet it still affected me and my wolf. Taking advantage of this momentary lapse, the brown wolf extended its claws toward the white wolf's eyes.
As the white wolf turned to evade, the brown wolf broke free and swiftly darted aside. But in the next instant, my whip struck, lashing toward the brown wolf's head. Instantly, the brown wolf wailed in agony, a bloody streak drawn from its forehead across the left eye.
Gasping for breath, the brown wolf viciously stared at me with his only right eye, then shifted its gaze toward the white wolf, seemingly unable to believe what it saw.
I offered no explanations. This was the battlefield, and all I needed to do was defeat my enemy. Clearly, the brown wolf couldn't insist any longer. Its legs couldn't support its body due to the constant twitching from the wounds and pain, while its throat continued to bleed profusely.
Finally, it collapsed with a thud, soon reverting to its human form, having lost the strength to maintain the wolf shape.
Due to the throat wound, speaking was unclear for him. "Alisha, spare...spare me...I was...I was wrong…"
"I refuse! You doesn't deserve any forgiveness!"
"I...I'm your...your uncle…"
"No, I don't acknowledge that!" I replied, looking into Joey's eyes with a hint of cruelty. Then, scanning the surroundings, I raised the whip in my hand and declared loudly, "I, Alisha Heimann, have defeated Joey today, reclaiming the throne rightfully belonging to my father Irwin before! From this day forward, I am the Alpha of the Black Furies! Anyone who opposes me, speak now!"
The members of the Black Furies, having witnessed my recent battle, exchanged glances but remained silent. Soon after, each of them kneeled in turn, bowing their heads in respect toward me.
Seeing this scene, Joey, with his one remaining eye seemingly bulging, witnessed my first command as the new Alpha, "Joey's name will be erased from the Heimann family!" I looked at Joey, saying icily, "You previously prohibited discussions about Irwin, trying to erase all traces of his existence. Now, I am removing you from the family tree. You have no right to use the surname Heimann, and you are no longer a member of the Black Furies!"