UNTIL THE LAST ALPHA BEGS
“I've been foolish, Selene. Hunting for a corpse won't secure our borders. I will attend the elder meeting tonight and make my position clear. The past is dead.”
A look of satisfaction washed over her features. The tension left her frame, her shoulders dropping as she gave a small nod.
“Good,” she murmured, turning on her heel. “See that you aren't late.”
I waited until the echo died completely before I stood up, my spine instantly snapping back into a rigid, line. The defeated Alpha was gone.
By midnight, I had gathered six warriors in the lower courtyard—men who had bled for me in the trenches, men who asked no questions and gave everything without expecting a speech in return.