Zane didn’t answer immediately. He just stood there, backlit by the morning sun filtering through his curtains, looking every bit the Alpha he was. Commanding, untouchable, and impossibly distant.
And I was sitting in his bed, drowning in his shirt, waiting for him to ask me something I could guess I may not want to hear.
“There’s a pack alliance being discussed,” he finally said. His voice was measured. Like he was briefing his Beta about territory disputes instead of talking to his mate. “One that could benefit Fangstain significantly.”
I pulled the blanket tighter around myself, suddenly feeling more exposed than I had moments ago.
“What does that have to do with me?”
His eyes flickered just for a second, before that mask of control slid back into place.
“It involves Kaius.”
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