Alpha Damon's Greatest Regret
Chapter 105- The Plan

Chapter 105: Chapter 105- The Plan

Mark’s pov.

I sat back in the chair, the dim light from the casino made shadows across the table and floor.

Rhoda was sitting across from me, a smile playing on her lips that didn’t even reach her eyes. I had been working with people like her long enough to know that everything about her was calculated, and that made her dangerous. But that didn’t matter. We were in this together now, and the plan was in sight.

I lit another cigarette, watching the bank coil overhead, allowing them to go up with the wind as I refilled my glass.

Rhoda leaned forward, her fingers brushing the edge of her glass. She didn’t feel like she was in a rush to speak, but the silence was thick with expectation. She always took her time, especially when she was savoring a plan she hadn’t completely tasted yet.

She was the definition of a bad mother but who I am to tell her to be good?

I laughed silently to myself. She probably needed the money for drugs. Stupid junkie

" You know the plan," I said, eventually breaking the silence.

"Yup, would be a fool if I didn’t." Her voice was smooth, nearly like silk, but there was an edge to it that I didn’t miss.

I nodded, keeping my expression neutral.

" I know the plan. Get Zarah to Damon, get her close to him, and on her way to the pack we kidnap her and Elliot uses them as bait when we have them and have Damon at a tight spot."

My lips coiled into a smile, sharp and satisfied.

" Exactly. Damon’s weakness is Zarah. He’s already a mess over her, and once she’s in our hands, he won’t be able to think straight. He’ll do anything to save her."

I took a slow drag of my cigarette, feeling the burn of it in my lungs.

" And when we’ve her, what also? We just. hold her hostage?" Rhoda asked, her eyes narrowed, and I leaned in indeed further.

" Not just her. We’ll take her son too. That’s what’ll really break Damon. You see, he doesn’t care about the Alpha’s position as much as he cares about her and the boy. The trouble in their lives will be enough to make him give up everything he’s fought for."

I couldn’t help the chortle that escaped me.

" You’re not giving him much of a choice, are you?"Rhoda asked and didn’t laugh with me. She didn’t indeed crack a smile. Her eyes were cold, calculating.

." This isn’t about giving him a choice. This is about taking control. We’ll give him a claim — step down, or they both die. And you know he’ll choose them." I said.

"True." She said.

I nodded slowly, thinking about how everything was falling into place. Zarah’s mother manipulated her own daughter into doing what she wanted. The plan was twisted, but it was perfect. Damon would be forced to give up the alpha title, and I would take it. I would be in control of everything — just the way I’d always wanted.

The weight of my thoughts settled heavily on my chest. For times, I’d been watching Damon rise to power, knowing I was more suited for the part. He was strong, but he wasn’t smart, not like I was. He’d never been willing to do whatever it took to win. And that’s where I came in.

" So," I said, taking another drag of my cigarette." Once Damon gives up his position, you collect your payment, and I take over. It’ll be mine, just like it should’ve been from the launch."

Rhoda tilted her head, her smile widening." I’ll take my pay, yes. But you’ll still owe me, Mark. You know that." Her voice was low, nearly a whisper, but it carried a weight of trouble beneath it.

I wasn’t upset. I wasn’t stupid enough to believe she didn’t have her own plan.

But for now, our plans are aligned. After this, she could take whatever she wanted. I’d be in charge of the pack. I’d have everything I’d ever wanted.

" Fine," I said, fluttering the cigarette into the ashtray." We do this your way. But Damon doesn’t stand a chance."

Rhoda’s eyes glinted with something darker." He never did."

We sat in silence for a moment, both of us thinking about the consequences of what was about to happen. The plan was set. Zarah would go to Damon, thinking she was there for him, just like her mother had forced her to.

But what she didn’t know was that she was walking right into a trap — a trap we’d laid for her without her ever realizing it.

I had no doubt she’d be easy to manipulate. After all, Rhoda was her mother. Zarah trusted her. She wouldn’t disregard to follow her mama’s instructions. She’d do anything to see Damon again, to fix whatever broken pieces of her history had been left before.

It was perfect.

" Mark," Rhoda said, breaking the silence again. Her tone was sharper now like she was addressing a child." Don’t forget the most important part of the plan."

I met her eyes, and then. narrowing my eyes slightly." Which part?"

She leaned in, her voice a low tale now." The moment Damon gives up his position, we don’t stop. We go after everything. His pack. His power. His control. We’ll tear it all down."

My smile grew, the idea of having it all — everything Damon had worked so hard for — within my grasp." Of course. I’ll take it all. And when I do, no one will dare challenge me."

She sat back, satisfied with my response." Exactly. It’ll be ours. And Damon? He’ll be nothing but a memory."

I smiled, letting her words sink in. The weight of what we were doing didn’t bother me as much as it should have. I had been planning this for a long time. Damon had gotten in the way of my intentions for far too long.

" Nice doing business with you," I said, a grin tugging at my lips.

Rhoda’s smile was cold, but it matched mine impeccably." Nice doing business with you, Mark."

As she stood to leave, the finality of it all settled over me. The plan was set in stir. Zarah would walk right into our trip, and when she did, I’d be here. Waiting to take everything from him.

The Alpha’s position would be mine.

And Damon? Well, he wouldn’t know what hit him.