Elias' POV
The hallway outside the Alpha's council room was suffocating. The silence wasn't peaceful; it was heavy, like a storm pressing down on our shoulders. Ivy stood to my right, her fingers twisted together in a nervous grip. Kiernan leaned against the wall beside her, arms crossed, his face unreadable like always. Me? I couldn’t stop pacing. Every second that ticked by made my skin crawl.
"You're going to wear a hole in the floor," Kiernan muttered.
"Better that than standing still while this whole thing hangs in the balance," I shot back.
Kiernan raised an eyebrow but said nothing else. Ivy didn’t look at either of us. Her eyes were locked on the wooden doors in front of us, her expression tight, shoulders drawn in. She looked like she was trying not to shake.
I couldn't blame
