All Chapters of Spirit bound by the Alpha's curse: Chapter 211 - Chapter 217

Max and the Covenmaster left, and so did Lily and Saoirse. Sage stared longingly after them, the sighed, and disappeared into the guest bedroom. Cassian's eyes fogged over as he mindlinked someone, probably the border control, giving them firm instructions to not let Max or anyone else into that pack. I was still a bit appalled at how easy it was for Max to get past our defenses, but from the look on Cassian's face I knew it wouldn't be happening again. "Let's go to bed," he mumbled when he was done talking to whoever he mindlinked. I took his hand, and we went back to my former bedroom. A glance at the clock told me it was about three in the morning. They really picked the time to come, I thought as Cassian held the covers back and waited for me to get into bed before joining me. His arms immediately went around me, and I snuggled closer. He was vibrating slightly with adrenaline and unused energy. I touched his shoulder gently, trying to comfort him. "I can't believe he woul

It was finally the day of the Council meeting. Cassian had told me it was going to be held at Ironwood Pack, and I wasn't looking forward to it. Of all the places to hold a meeting... If not for the fact that Cassian had told me that the venues for the meeting were already rotated between the packs, and that it was truly Ironwood's turn to host, I would have believed they were doing this just to try to intimidate us. We were both back in Cassian's bedroom (which I guessed was ours now). Cassian had suggested spending the night in Ironwood to reduce the stress of having to go back and forth, but I refused. I didn't like the pack and I wasn't giving it up, but that didn't mean I wanted to spend even a night there. Cassian was in front of a mirror, knotting his tie, while I was trying to decide between a skirt suit or a pant suit. I finally chose the pants, feeling like it would make more of a statement. Cassian looked impressed when I pulled on a pair of red pumps to match the dark

The meeting dispersed, and Cassian and I left Ironwood as soon as all the other Alphas did. We bumped into Alpha Frost right when we were about to get in Cassian's car. Her own car was parked nearby, and sitting in it was someone who looked like he could be her Beta. "Alpha Frost," I greeted, extending my re-gloved hand for a handshake. "A pleasure to meet you. Thank you for having my back in there." "You can call me Elaine," she said, shaking my hand. "A pleasure to meet you too." "Call me Iris," I replied. "So...have you been around for long?" She snorted. "You mean how long have I been an Alpha, and how many of these meetings have I attended?" I blushed slightly. "No offense, I just—""None taken," Elaine said easily. "As for the meetings, I've attended one too many. Most of them aren't as interesting as this one was, mind you. They're mostly just sexist men bragging about their latest acquisition and droning on about pack politics. Ask your mate. He always leaves before anyo