CHLOE'S POV How was it possible that for the ten minutes this meeting had lasted, no one had looked in my direction? In fact, no one had even looked in Edward’s direction. Whatever they said, they said it with their heads bowed. Only the guy who had met us outside—the one I assumed was the Beta—had the privilege of looking at Ed. The rest spoke to the floor. How was that action easy for them? Didn't they get neck cramps? Even humans didn't bow their heads just to speak to our president—not that our president was as accessible as their Alpha. "Is this how they always act? Do they always bow when they speak to you?" I interrupted one of the men. I didn’t know them, but based on the novels I used to read, they had to be elders. And the guy from outside had to be the Beta, considering he

