Chapter 102

I plaster on my most gracious smile. “Honored members of the

Council, welcome!”

I step forward and shake hands in the order that they position. themselves and pray I’m not committing some terrible faux pas by not starting with Petyr or Aleksei. But they are to the back of the others, so if I bypass everyone else…

Aaron and Liam flank me and make their own hel los.

Karolina grips my hand hard. I lock eyes with her and wonder what it is she is trying to convey. A warning perhaps?

“There is food spread throughout the main floor and

additional buffet tables outside. Please. Eat. Have a drink.”

World and he looks it.

and taking in every detail. There’s a preternatural stillness to him that gives off a different energy than Karolina

ever come across.

to mingle,” Samsen says. He’s big and tawny. Aaron angles so he is in front of me. Liam too shifts

to protect me.

at this wolf! Always so ready to fight. Relax,

smiles easily. “Of course.” He glances at me.

to entertain our guests, Alpha Leah?”

how he’s handling this. Part of me worried

temper in

Aaron isn’t doing any of those things. He’s deferring

guests into the dining room.”

“Liam, perhaps you can ask any of our packmates to clear that area so we might speak more privately. Yes?”

and moves quickly.

just have to hope nobody wrecked the place

I was upstairs.

I say. I lead our group through the center of the main hall, thinking that they can take a minute to interact

very least to allow some of our pack to show their respects-and many

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