Bad Love An Alpha’s Regret

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.”

from the Old World

suit but no tie. His silver hair is styled back. His eyes are light and taking in every detail. There’s a preternatural stillness to him that gives off a different energy than Karolina or even Tobin-and he’s

ever come across.

He’s big and tawny. Aaron angles so he

to protect me.

this wolf! Always so ready to fight. Relax, Alpha Rathborn. We come

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

to entertain our guests,

appreciate how he’s handling this. Part of me worried

temper in check, that he’d be speaking on my behalf or doing something to relegate me to the background.

those things. He’s

into the dining room.” I turn to my

perhaps you can ask any of our packmates to clear that area so we might speak

and moves

nobody wrecked

I was upstairs.

of the main hall,

at the very least to allow some of our pack to show