AARON POV
The tea was hot, bitter, and earthy, its scent thick with herbs I couldn’t name. I gripped the small porcelain cup tighter than I should have, forcing myself to take a sip. Across from me, the seer sipped hers calmly, as if we weren’t about to discuss the fate of my mate, my pack, and possibly everything I held dear.
The younger girl, having served the tea, hovered near the edge of the room, her sharp green eyes flickering between me and the older woman. She didn’t speak, but her presence was palpable, like a watchful shadow.
“You seem tense, Alpha,” the older woman said, her tone almost amused as she set her cup down with a delicate clink. “Perhaps you should drink more of that tea. It’ll help.”
How the f**k a tea was supposed to help?!
I clenched my jaw, resisting th
