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.

far side, so

Tobin remains standing.

him in and sits next

other side by Karolina.

me furthest from the group

Aaron.

Thank goodness.

can feel

but the presence of so many Council

what that might

Samsen begins. “You

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

nods. “That is

Aaron absorbed more

not to d ie as I absorbed my father’s

was

convulsing and on the verge of biting off my own tongue. I

complain.

transition of power and when it was all

Grove and took care of me,

be hurting

Da mn.

he squeezes my

to me and I wonder if this is why he didn’t

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

control of a

week for you,” I whisper.

few lips twitch. Karolina nods

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

that

gives the

I have my

I should’ve known.

is a basic pack principle in the succession of

strength to the person who will claim it

This can be done at any time with blood or a bit of hair, some ‘marker’ so the power flows into

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

that night, it became clear that I was set to inherit,

was another

and I haven’t had the courage to ask. I don’t know much about the details. surrounding his death or

we were kids to follow in my father’s footsteps and become the next

have challenged him. And that’s what transpired with Aaron in

made me watch with him

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