Alec stood at the edge of the stairs, waiting for the council members to trickle out of his father’s office. The Alpha chewed on his bottom lips, nerves eating him up from inside. He couldn’t believe that no one told him about this. Not even Charles. Why did they want to keep him in the dark?
Just then, the sound of padded footsteps echoed in his ears. He leaned against the railing watching as the council members pushed out of the room, shoulders stiff and hands in their pocket. The Alpha could easily sense their sour moods.
Charles huffed. “They are pissed.”
“When are they not” Alec rolled his eyes, focusing back on the closed door of the office. His father must be in there.
***
The office was warm, humid enough for the fabric of shirts to stick too close to the skin, for palms to
