THORN

cuffs of his black shirt. The council meeting had begun

ved their age gave them the right to question his

shirt accentuated his muscular build. His dark hair was ne

oked. He had never needed anyone to re

ounded at

me

Beta, ste

l is waitin

wristwatch before re

an wait a li

the meeting was about. The elders had been pestering him ab

hall, their voices grew louder.

the door and gestured

s this! He com

ent as Kieran step

ce fo

to the heavy wooden chair, crossing one leg over the other. His g

he chair and tapped h

were saying something befor

llowed. "I was just conver

across the hall. "We have i

ould that b

iscussing for a while now,

exactly where this conversation was

m his seat. "The pack has been without a Luna for too long. I

portant to remain vacan

t," Kieran replied.

no Luna!" Ma

ngers stopp

your voice at

fore continuing. "But Valeria is your mistress, not

power," another elder add

n't tell me

n Rodr

fell deat

ment too late. Addressing the Alpha by his name was a dange

pha. I didn't mea

ightened as he stared at Matthew,

eeting

hair and walked out

he hallway, with Dere

il meeting again!" he growled, looseni

impossible, Alpha

for the

lentless. It's enoug

them what

ped and sho

ate, no Luna, and no visitor

uld respond, Ki

trode toward the table. He grabbed a bottle of win

as he poured another gla

though that wa

pened with

nd closed the door behind her. She le

s, revealing her long legs. Her dark hair cascaded over her

owly, her heels click

angry,"

k another

itly told Derek I

a visitor

lifted

era

diately lowe

logies,

ere?" He rose

discuss with

toward the mirror, reaching

you discusse

ia!" he snapped. "It's

busines

t o

dening. Then she turned and stormed out,

ased," Derek remarked

urned to

do you

t's Mrs.

expressio

this damn woman?

ot thi

rek's voice mad

what i

met hi

's d