MAXIMUS:
I was still staring at the window when the door burst open.
“Alpha,” a guard bowed stiffly, his voice tight with nerves. “The Grand Luna is here. She demands your presence in the council chamber.”
Of course she does.
I closed my eyes for a brief moment. I should have known this was coming. The moment Matteo set foot back in Blue Ridge, it was only a matter of time before she showed up.
“Tell her I’ll be right there,” I said, my voice calm, though my wolf stirred uneasily beneath my skin.
The guard nodded and hurried out. I adjusted my cloak, wiped the exhaustion from my face. By the time I entered the chamber, the air was already thick with her scent, lavender and frost.
Grand Luna Erica De Angelo stood in the center of the room, regal as ever. Her silver hair cascaded dow
