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

Tobin remains standing.

him in and sits next to

other

group of them. And next to

Aaron.

Thank goodness.

feel myself sweating.

of so many Council members signifies something of importance.

what that

Samsen begins. “You

when Alpha Brian Clemson né Leithrow attacked your Luna in the Grove on the night of the 18th.”

“That is

Aaron absorbed

to d ie as I absorbed my father’s lineage

was

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

didn’t complain. Not

the transition of power and

out of that Grove and took care

hurting and exhausted

Da mn.

thigh and he squeezes my hand for a second.

he didn’t make such

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

off taking control of a whole other

you,”

than a few lips twitch. Karolina

I should’ve known. He should’ve told

that

the slightest

have

I should’ve known.

principle in

their strength to the person who will

time with blood or a bit of hair,

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

never said, but somehow in the course of that night, it

was another

courage to ask. I don’t know much about the details. surrounding his death or how it

kids to follow in my father’s footsteps

that’s what transpired with Aaron in the

made me

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