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.

side, so her

Tobin remains standing.

and

other side by

furthest from the group of

Aaron.

Thank goodness.

feel

done nothing wrong, but the presence of so many Council members signifies

what that

“You accrued

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

nods. “That is

absorbed more

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

was going

on the verge of biting off my

complain.

of power and when

of that Grove and took care of me,

hurting and exhausted

Da mn.

thigh and he squeezes my

thought occurs to me and I wonder if this is why he

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

control of a whole

for you,”

than a few lips twitch. Karolina nods like she agrees with

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

talking all that much,

the slightest shrug.

have

I should’ve known.

is a basic pack principle in

their strength to the person who will

at any time with blood or a bit of hair, some ‘marker’ so the power flows into that specific

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,

the course of that night, it became clear that I was set

was another note.

to ask. I don’t know much about the details. surrounding his

had been groomed since we were kids to follow in my

And that’s what transpired with Aaron in the Grove. Brian attacked me…and Aaron

old movie my dad made

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