William
If someone had asked me what was discussed during the first half of the council meeting, I wouldn't have been able to answer.
Not one word.
Voices filled the conference room, maps were spread across the long oak table, and advisors took turns discussing border patrols, trade routes, security reports and supply inventories.
I heard every sound, but I listened to none of it.
My phone lay beside my hand.
The screen remained dark, but I looked at it anyway. She hadn't called, and she hadn't texted.
Nothing.
"...Alpha?" The voice barely registered as my thumb brushed over the edge of my phone.
"Alpha William?" Someone cleared his throat, but I still didn't budge. "...Alpha."
"Alpha!" A sharper voice cut through the room and I looked up, blinking once.
"What?" I huffed in mi
