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 faces

Tobin remains standing.

and sits next

on the other side by

from the group of

Aaron.

Thank goodness.

can feel

so many Council members signifies something of importance. I can only

that

Aaron,” Samsen begins. “You accrued the powers

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

nods. “That is

absorbed

not to d ie as I

was

been thrashing and convulsing and on the verge of biting off my own tongue. I thought my bones. were going to break from the

complain. Not once.

transition of power and when it was all

and took care of me,

be hurting and exhausted

Da mn.

squeezes my

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

didn’t insist on being in the same room. Because

of a whole other pack.

week for you,” I whisper.

few lips twitch. Karolina nods like she

should’ve told me. Not that we’ve

that much,

the slightest shrug.

I have

I should’ve known.

is a basic pack principle in

their strength to the person

This can be done at any time with blood or a bit of

hair, I have a pretty good idea. 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

there was

know much about the details. surrounding his death or how it played out

follow in my father’s footsteps and become

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

my dad made me watch with him

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