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.

on the far side, so

Tobin remains standing.

guides him in and sits

next, on the other side by Karolina.

me furthest from the group of them. And next

Aaron.

Thank goodness.

can feel

nothing wrong, but the presence of so many Council members signifies something of importance.

that might be.

begins. “You

Leithrow when Alpha Brian Clemson né Leithrow attacked your Luna in

nods. “That is correct.”

absorbed more

too busy trying not to d ie as I

else was going on.

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

complain. Not

bore the transition of power and when it was all

Grove and took care of me, when he

hurting

Da mn.

touch his thigh and he squeezes

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

in the

taking control of a whole

week for you,” I whisper.

few lips twitch. Karolina

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

all that much, but…still.

the

I have my

I should’ve known.

pack principle in

their strength to the person who

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

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 at least, I’m assuming that’s

course of that night, it became clear that I was set to inherit, not my

was another note.

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

follow in my father’s

my father took his own life, anyone could have challenged him. And that’s what transpired with

was an old movie my dad made me watch with

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