Chapter 816 - Don’t forget who rules the underworld, Alpha Ravyn

Chapter 816: Chapter 816 - Don’t forget who rules the underworld, Alpha Ravyn

Ravyn immediately excused himself from the dining table and moved farther away before continuing the conversation, keeping his voice low and controlled as he walked quietly across the room.

"King Battal, it’s been over a month. Are you doing well? A lady told me you were in the hospital, but she didn’t give me your location."

Battal sounded surprisingly casual, so much so that Ravyn felt a chill run down his spine. Considering that the Lycan King had been unreachable ever since Voren took his limbs, Ravyn couldn’t believe he had suddenly called just to exchange pleasantries.

Battal was not the kind of man who made contact without a reason. There was always a motive behind his actions, always a plan he was working toward, and Ravyn had no doubt that this call was no exception.

"Alpha Ravyn, I’m doing very well. I called to find out what’s been happening around the packs."

Ravyn carefully considered his response, recognizing that Battal’s question gave him the perfect opportunity to gather information without making his intentions obvious.

He needed to find out where the Lycan King was and, more importantly, what he was planning, but he couldn’t afford to make him suspicious or give him any reason to believe he was fishing for information.

"Well, our king has banned Lycans from entering the wolf lands. Most of the Alphas are returning your funding and receiving financial assistance from our king instead." He allowed a moment for the information to sink in before continuing.

"Don’t you know about that? You should have received notifications about the transactions." His voice remained calm, although he made sure to emphasize his next words. "And just so you know, our king is actively looking for you."

On the other end of the call, Battal clenched his teeth, his anger rising with every word Ravyn spoke. He had seen the notifications as soon as he regained consciousness after surgery, but at the time, he had been too weak from the medication to concern himself with anything beyond his recovery.

He had been physically exhausted, emotionally drained, and in no condition to deal with the consequences of Voren’s actions.

Besides, he had a secret family to protect, and that alone was reason enough for him to stay away from the fortress until he was strong enough to return.

Thanks to Voren, he had been forced to remain away for more than a month, and he knew the elders would be waiting for him the moment he showed his face again, ready to demand answers for everything that had happened.

They would question his decisions, challenge his authority, and probably accuse him of allowing the werewolves to humiliate their kingdom and bring disgrace upon their entire race. After all, the Lycan King had never suffered such a public defeat, and the elders would not easily accept that their ruler had been reduced to such a condition by a werewolf.

His recovery had also been far more frustrating than he had anticipated. His prosthetic hand and leg were nothing like the limbs he had lost, and despite the time he had spent trying to get used to them, they still felt awkward and unfamiliar.

Simple movements that had once required no thought now demanded considerable effort, and there were several things he could no longer do with the same speed or precision. Losing one eye had been even more difficult to accept because, no matter how hard he tried to ignore it, the damage remained a constant reminder of how thoroughly Voren had defeated him and how much he had lost.

"Voren. He won’t know what hit him."

Ravyn’s body stiffened as the words reached him, a cold sensation spreading through his veins. He had expected Battal to be furious, but the certainty in his voice suggested that his anger had already turned into something more calculated.

The Lycan King wasn’t simply venting his frustration. He was planning his revenge, and Ravyn needed to know exactly what he intended to do before that plan became a reality.

"Do you need my help to bring him down? After what he did to you, you deserve justice."

He made sure his voice carried the right amount of sympathy, carefully disguising his curiosity as support while hoping Battal would reveal enough information to help him understand what was coming.

If the Lycan King believed he had found an ally, he might become less guarded about his plans, and Ravyn couldn’t afford to let such an opportunity slip away.

Fortunately, his approach appeared to work, as Battal responded with the confidence of a man who believed he already had everything under control.

"Don’t worry. I’m no longer going after the white wolves. Voren is my only target now, and I’ll attack when he least expects it. Not in the pack, of course."

Ravyn’s eyes widened, and his fingers tightened around his phone until his knuckles turned white. The mention of an attack was troubling enough, but Battal’s assurance that he wouldn’t target the packs suggested that he had already chosen another location, somewhere Voren might not expect him to strike.

"Not in the pack, then where?"

Battal let out a weary sigh, but there was an unmistakable determination beneath his words when he finally answered, his voice cold and steady.

"I’ve been investigating him quite extensively. His multibillion-dollar companies in the human world are exactly where he’ll make an appearance. He may have stopped us from accessing the wolf lands, but things won’t be the same in the human world. I’ll be waiting for him."

Ravyn knew how powerful Voren was, and he had never doubted the king’s ability to defend himself, but even he understood that things could be different in the human world.

Voren might command immense authority within the wolf lands, where his strength and influence were unquestionable, but the human world operated under different rules, and his wolfy abilities would not be the same as it was among his people.

"You seem so sure of yourself, but are you certain you can get him there? From what I’ve seen, pack matters seem to be more important to him."

Battal scoffed, the sound coming through the phone with unmistakable bitterness.

"Voren has stopped us from making an appearance in the wolf lands. I’ll make sure he doesn’t return if he ever sets foot in the human world." His voice dropped slightly, taking on a menacing edge as he added, "Don’t forget who rules the underworld, Alpha Ravyn."

Ravyn’s heart sank as the meaning of those words became clear, and for a moment, he struggled to keep his expression under control. He had known Battal possessed considerable influence in the human world, but hearing him bring up the mafia made the situation far more serious than he had anticipated.

"Are you planning to use the mafia against Voren?"

"Not precisely. I can still command the Lycan army to do my bidding, and in the human world, we blend in so well that Voren would never know what hit him."

Ravyn felt he had gathered enough information about Battal’s intentions, so he decided to turn the conversation toward the Lycan kingdom, making sure his voice remained neutral as he asked his next question.

"Since you already have a plan for dealing with Voren, I’m curious about your kingdom. I hope everything is going well over there?"