KILLIAN
The meetings were taking forever. Six Alphas, seven hours, and all I wanted was to hold my mate. The Topaz Alpha, Jackson, had a lot to say and request, he was the most annoying of them.
“Your Majesty,” he said, “I’ve been trying to create a stronger alliance with Pearl.” Ugh, I really didn’t care, this was an Alpha to Alpha matter, not something pressing for the King. It was what he said next that made my blood boil. “I’ve been trying for years to take their Beta’s daughter as my chosen mate but she’s stubborn and won’t accept me. I hoped, as the King, you would order the mating.”
“Why do you want Chleo Evers?” I asked. “Why her, specifically?”
“Oh,” he said. “I didn’t know the King knew the names of anyone in the other packs accept the Alphas.” I rolled my eyes.
“Irrelevant,
