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.

sits next, on the far side, so her back

Tobin remains standing.

in and sits next to

the other

furthest from the group of them. And

Aaron.

Thank goodness.

can feel

of so many Council members signifies something

what that

Samsen begins. “You accrued

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

“That is

Aaron absorbed more

But then…I was too busy trying not to d ie as

was going on.

strong is Aaron that he could absorb power like that and barely flinch? I’d been thrashing and convulsing and on the verge of biting off my own tongue. I thought my bones. were going to break from the force of it.

didn’t complain. Not once.

the transition of power and

me out of that Grove and took care

to be hurting and exhausted

Da mn.

he squeezes

wonder if this is why he didn’t make such a big deal about letting me stay

on being in the same room.

of

week for you,” I

twitch. Karolina nods like she agrees with

I should’ve known. He should’ve told me.

that

the

have my answer.

I should’ve known.

principle in the succession of power.

Alpha wills their strength to the person

any time with blood or a bit

managed to leave his powers to me. And then.

the course of that night, it became clear that I was set

there was

my 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 wolves in this

were kids to follow in

anyone could have challenged him. And that’s what transpired with Aaron in the Grove. Brian attacked

movie my dad made me watch with him as a

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