*K. Edric’s POV* I have been dreading contacting the council before because I didn’t have patience for their shīt, but it has to be done. Rather sooner than later. I had already called my assistant to coordinate the meeting with the council, which consists of several elders from different packs. It is a power struggle since they have always wanted to secretly overthrow the royals since the beginning of our times. It isn’t really a secret, but they think it is. That is why we have to manage everything carefully so that they don’t start with their usual shīt. Father had his set of issues with a few council members, but everything calmed down a bit after a few years. I turned to Xavier, Victoria, and my beautiful mate and informed them about the meeting time and details. “I want both

