Chapter 28

Tesaa’s POV

There were several beats of silence after I sat down. All eyes, including Eric’s, trained on me.

I tried not to let it bother me, but I could almost feel their collective disapproval bleeding into their gazes. I didn’t dare raise my head, even when I felt Eric’s wolf calling to me. I was too afraid to face all that annoyance. Far too cowardly to square up against Alphas like these, and my wolf instinctively knew this.

“So, gentlemen, I believe we’re all wondering why we are here?” Zane started, and I felt, rather than saw, all eyes turn to him, freeing me from the weight of their oppressive gaze. Only then did I have the guts to peer up over the table, relieved to see their attention now on the King.

“To satisfy your curiosity—”

The sound of a throat clearing made him pause, and Zane’s sharp gaze flew down the table, pinning the Alpha responsible for the sound.

A large man with a thick, brown beard and an intimidating glower leaned forward, staring down the table at Zane,