Chapter 41: James

Anthony was true to his word. A guard came to let me know I was free to return to my pack within hours after he left. Getting the council to agree to meet with me has taken much longer, and I’m not leaving until they give me an audience.

That last book was a truly interesting read indeed. It’s a record of the pack bloodlines going back generations. I was a bit disappointed to find the pages covering some of the older Darkwood lines missing, but Blood Moon’s history was present in full detail, and Darius is looking pretty youthful for someone in his 80s.

I’m curious how he’s managed to explain that, but then, Blood Moon has always been reclusive, and his father ruled longer than most alphas manage to hold control. The man was elderly by werewolf standards, though he looked it. Darius has really only been in the public eye for around a decade. No matter how he’s kept his secret under wraps, I’m about to rip it open for the world to see.

A hybrid at the head of one of the most powerful