It was tempting to jump to defense and claim the opposite, but in doing that the rumour would only gain further attention. I was starting to get some ideas on how to deal with this through my alphas, but for now it was better if the people did not hear much about this. Changing the mind of alphas was as simple as calling them here and showing that they are wrong. Changing the mind of the people could take years.
Two weeks have passed since I first heard the rumour. I need to get to the root cause in order to successfully wipe it out in one go, which was making the likes of Garrick and Demetrius worried. They would prefer me to go in loud and quick, settling matters before more crossed over to Elliot. Though the support of my alphas was vital, I was already restructuring my territories in
