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.

guides him in and

next, on the other side by Karolina.

furthest from the group of them.

Aaron.

Thank goodness.

feel

of so many Council members signifies

that

Aaron,” Samsen begins. “You accrued

your Luna

“That

absorbed more

too busy trying not to d ie as I absorbed my father’s lineage to really get

else was going

convulsing and on the verge of biting off my own

complain. Not once.

of power and when it was all over,

that Grove and took care of

hurting

Da mn.

and he squeezes my hand for

is why he didn’t

in the same

of

for you,” I

few lips twitch. Karolina nods like she agrees

should’ve told me. Not

talking all that much, but…still.

gives the slightest shrug.

I have my

I should’ve known.

a basic pack principle in the succession of power.

their strength to the person who will claim it

or a bit of hair, some ‘marker’ so

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

said, but somehow in the course of that night, it became

there was another note.

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

groomed since we were kids to follow in my father’s footsteps and become the next Alpha.

took his own life, anyone could have challenged him. And that’s

my dad made me watch with him as

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