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.

the far side, so her back faces the

Tobin remains standing.

him in and sits next

other side by Karolina.

from the group of them. And next

Aaron.

Thank goodness.

can feel myself

but the presence of so many Council members signifies something of importance. I can

that

“You accrued the

Clemson né Leithrow attacked your

nods. “That is

Aaron absorbed more

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

else was going on.

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

complain.

and when

me out of that Grove and took

to be hurting

Da mn.

touch his thigh and he squeezes my hand for a second.

this is why he didn’t

insist on being in the same room. Because

taking control of a whole other

for you,” I whisper.

a few lips twitch. Karolina nods like she agrees with

He should’ve

all that much,

gives the slightest shrug.

have

I should’ve known.

a basic pack principle in

wills their strength to the person who will

any time with blood or a bit of hair, some ‘marker’ so the power flows into

me. And then. he did go and notify his pack and that word got back to the Council. Or at least, I’m

night, it became clear that I was set to inherit, not my

there was

don’t know much about the details.

been groomed since we were kids to follow in my

him. And that’s what

made

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