Elara
The shift in the elders’ attention was almost like a change in the wind.
It began quietly, a small thing a few extra glances at Xavier during the last council meeting, a request for his opinion on a land dispute that had nothing to do with him, another elder asking him to look over patrol rosters before they were approved.
But soon, it became impossible to ignore.
Every meeting, the eyes of Elder Marcus, Elder Helena, and even the stubborn Elder Marius would linger on him. They didn’t just listen to Xavier anymore they waited for him to speak, as if his words were the final seal of truth.
I could see Dominic notice it too.
His jaw would tighten, his hand curling slightly on the table, but he never let his voice change. Outwardly, he was calm, the perfect Alpha King. Inside, I
