Chapter 14: Cohen

Today, like every day since the war, has been long and exhausting. I haven’t seen Malin all day and I need a dose of my mate to energize me for the rest of the evening.

When I ask if she’s joining me for dinner, she let’s me know she’ll be there soon. I smile at the excitement in her voice as I drag myself into the dining area, forcing myself to stand tall. I notice that everyone is silent, more silent than usual.

I stop, taking in the emotions of the pack. There’s an uneasiness, a feeling of repugnance, but underneath that, there’s a desire to please.

“What’s going on?” I ask the room. I’ve never felt these emotions from my pack before.

Everyone looks around the room at each other, at the bowls of food in front of them, anywhere but at me.

I growl softly, just enough to let them know I’m not going to let them ignore my question, but not enough to scare the pups who are here and also picking at their food.

“Alpha….” one of my warriors begins.

“We don’t want to offend our Luna,”