All Chapters of I Kissed The Supreme Alpha By Mistake : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Maya's POV The council chamber felt considerably colder the second time I sat in it, though I suspected that had less to do with the actual temperature and more to do with the fact that this time, every single person at the table was looking directly at me. Elder Constance sat at the head, flanked by council members I recognized only vaguely from the banquet — older wolves, all of them, their expressions ranging from cautious curiosity to outright suspicion. "Miss Ellison." Constance's voice carried the particular formality of someone conducting official business rather than a private conversation. "Thank you for joining us. I trust you understand why we've called this meeting." "I have a guess," I said, echoing my own words from our first conversation, though this time the room held considerably more weight than a single elder's study. "Word has reached the council of your... developments." Constance's eyes flicked briefly toward Damon, seated beside me with a stillness that sug

Maya's POV"So," Elias said, sliding into the seat across from me with the specific energy of a man who'd been sitting on gossip for approximately four minutes and could not hold it any longer, "is it official official, or are we still doing the thing where nobody says the word 'girlfriend' out loud?""There's no thing.""There's absolutely a thing. Ruth's already started a betting pool on when he proposes. I put money down for six months. Voss said eight, purely out of spite, because he's still bitter about the green suit.""Nobody's proposing anything.""That's what everyone says right before someone proposes something." Elias stole a grape off my plate. "Also, unrelated, the staff want to know if they're allowed to call you Miss Ellison still, or if we've graduated to something fancier.""Miss Ellison is fine.""Boring answer. I'm telling Ruth you said 'Your Future Luna-ness' instead.""Please do not do that.""Too late, already texted her."Damon walked in halfway through, catchin

Priya's POVPriya hadn't spoken to Aunt Karen in nearly two years — not since the falling out over Grandma's estate, the one where Karen had accused Priya's mother of playing favorites and stormed out of a funeral reception loud enough that half the pack still brought it up at parties. Calling her now felt like swallowing something bitter.She did it anyway."Well," Karen said, sliding into the booth across from her, eyeing the coffee shop with open disdain. "Didn't expect to hear from you. Last I checked, your side of the family thought mine was an embarrassment.""Things change." Priya wrapped both hands around her cup, steadying herself. "I think we want the same thing now.""And what's that?""For Maya to stop winning." The words cracked out sharper than she intended, months of buried resentment finally splitting open. "Everywhere I turn, it's Maya this, Maya that. My own mother asked me last week why I couldn't be more like my cousin. I nearly threw a plate at her."Something shi

Maya's POV"Okay," Elias said, spreading three separate folders across the study desk with the energy of a man who'd clearly rehearsed this presentation, "we have options. Some good, some bad, one deeply unhinged that I'm only including because Ruth suggested it and I respect her too much not to.""Start with the unhinged one," I said. "I need the entertainment.""Ruth's suggestion: you publicly announce the relationship is fake, fake a breakup with Alpha Ashford, then swoop back in dramatically at the next council gala to prove everyone wrong. Very telenovela. She's very committed to the bit."Damon, seated across the desk, didn't even look up from the report he was reading. "Absolutely not.""Agreed, mostly for my own sanity," Elias said. "Option two, the good one: we get ahead of whatever Karen and Priya are planning by controlling the narrative first. Public statement confirming the relationship, brief acknowledgment of family estrangement without details, framing it as private fa

Maya's POVThe ballroom looked like something out of a dream I hadn't known I was allowed to have — chandeliers dripping gold light across three hundred guests, the entire territory's power structure gathered under one roof in silk and tailored suits, string quartet playing something elegant enough to make my hands shake slightly where they rested against Damon's arm."You look terrified," he murmured, leading me through the entrance."I look like a woman about to be publicly announced as the Supreme Alpha's mate in front of everyone who's ever doubted her. Terrified feels appropriate.""You look magnificent. Voss will be insufferable about it for weeks."The burgundy gown had turned out to be the right call, as much as I hated admitting Voss's instincts had beaten mine this time. Heads turned as we crossed the room, whispers trailing in our wake, the particular hush of a crowd collectively recalibrating its understanding of the evening's stakes.I spotted Karen and Priya near the far