MAYA
My head jerked up as I stared at Alpha Renwick. He couldn’t be serious. This had to be some kind of cruel joke. But his face remained impassive, giving nothing away.
Around the half-circle, a ripple of shock passed through the other Alphas. Alaric and Finn both stood motionless beside their seats. Their expressions were blank, though I caught the faint tightening of Finn’s jaw. A few of the Alphas looked as stunned as I felt.
"Is that supposed to be a joke, Renwick?" Alpha Calder snorted, leaning forward in his chair. "Who are you to go against the words of Alpha Darius? You were all here… you all bore witness the day he announced Finn Tanner, son of his Beta Alaric Tanner, as his heir. In our last meeting, three days before he met his death, he still reassured us of his heir and a
