Chapter 48:
Ivy's POV
“Welcome to pack politics,” she said dryly. “Everyone’s terrified of upsetting the Alpha, especially when he’s being all broody and protective. He gets that from—” she stopped again, then smiled quickly. “From being him, I suppose.”
I took a sip of the tea, it was spiced, warm and soothing in a way I didn’t expect. “So it’s not just me then? He’s universally frustrating?”
“Painfully so,” she answered. “Do you know how many times he’s canceled meetings because he thought he ‘felt something off in the air’? He once made half the pack redo the entire perimeter wall because a wolf reported a strange scent that turned out to be a skunk.”
I burst out laughing, nearly choking on my tea. “No way.”
“True story,” she said, smirking. “You should’ve seen his face when he re
