46 - Trophy Wife

~Gemma~

Alpha Devlin held the meeting in our formal dining hall due to the larger crowd. There were ten members of the Twisted Pines Pack alone, including their alpha, his daughter, and son. Alpha Devlin informed me his mate passed away over a decade ago.

I was not in the habit of entering a meeting plastered to Alpha Devlin’s side. I tried to pull away, to enter the room on my own terms, but he held onto my hand. His fingers latched on in an unrelenting grip.

‘Dammit! Let me go! I'm not some trophy wife for you to put on display!’ I mentally fussed at him.

‘No? You sure harp like a wife.’ He smirked at me.

Ugh! ‘You are so frustrating!’ I pasted a smile on my face as we walked hand in hand into the dining room.

“Alpha Killian, welcome to our home.” Alpha Devlin greeted the visiting alpha warmly.

“Alpha Killian, welcome. Kieran and Kylie, we welcome you.” I nodded in greeting. “Beta Helen, it’s very nice to meet you as well.” I smiled at her. I was glad I didn’t have to explai