Chapter 103

“Oh dear.” I laugh lightly, as if he’s mistaken. “I guess we’ll need to change cleaning companies.”

It’s a lame attempt at a joke.

Liam chuckles-bless him.

Tobin just blinks at me.

Inside, I’m dying.

Does Tobin mean me? Or is he sniffing out Marla. Upstairs. In

a trunk???

The other wolves all pause and look at us questioningly.

Aaron drops a hand on Tobin’s shoulder. “We slaughtered two

steers for the event, and my chef roasted a whole p ig. Always thinking with your gut, huh?”

He doesn’t rescind his comment. Just looks at me, then up the

stairs, then back at me again.

Sh it.

“It’s this way,” I say.

The others continue walking and the moment Tobin falls into step, I move to catch up to Karolina, not wanting to risk any more interactions with Tobin or him sniffing out any more information about me-or any dead bodies on our property.

Once within the dining room, the Elders position themselves at the long table.

Liam has instructed some of his wolves to move the serving.

platters and dishes to the opposite end to allow everyone to

sit comfortably.

Aleksei sits at the head of the table. Samsen and Petyr on

either side of him.

on the far side, so her back

Tobin remains standing.

him in and sits next to him.

next, on the other side by

group

Aaron.

Thank goodness.

feel myself

done nothing wrong, but the presence of so many Council members signifies something of importance. I can only

what that might

begins. “You accrued

Leithrow when Alpha Brian Clemson né Leithrow attacked your Luna in the Grove on the night of the

“That

What? Aaron absorbed more power!?

trying not to d ie as I absorbed my father’s lineage to really

was

barely flinch? I’d been thrashing and convulsing and on the verge of biting off my own tongue. I thought my

complain. Not

of power and when it was all

out of that Grove and took care of

hurting and exhausted

Da mn.

squeezes my

to me and I wonder if this is why he didn’t make such a big

being in the same

taking control of a whole other pack.

week for you,” I

a few lips twitch. Karolina nods like

I should’ve known. He should’ve told me. Not that

that much,

gives the

I have my answer.

I should’ve known.

basic pack principle in the succession

the person who will claim it

time with blood or a bit of

how my dad managed to leave his powers to me. And then. he did go and notify his pack and that word got back to the Council. Or

course of that night, it became clear that I was set to inherit, not my brother.

there was another

father pulled the trigger and I haven’t had the courage to ask. I don’t know much about the details. surrounding his death or how it played out with Liam or the other

been groomed since we were kids to follow in

father took his own life, anyone could have challenged him. And that’s

old movie my dad made me watch with

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