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

Tobin remains standing.

guides him in and sits

the other side by Karolina.

furthest from the group of them.

Aaron.

Thank goodness.

can feel myself

many Council members signifies something of importance.

that might

begins. “You accrued

your Luna in the Grove on the night of the 18th.”

“That is

absorbed more power!?

ie as I absorbed

was going

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

and when it was all over,

that Grove and took care of

to be hurting and exhausted

Da mn.

and he squeezes

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

in the

taking control of

week for you,” I whisper.

lips twitch. Karolina nods like she

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

talking all that

the slightest shrug.

I have my

I should’ve known.

principle in the succession of

wills their strength to the person who will claim it

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

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 at least,

that night, it became clear that I

was

my father pulled the trigger and I haven’t had the courage to ask. I don’t know much about the details.

to follow in

And that’s what transpired with Aaron in the Grove. Brian

an old movie my dad made

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