He arrived the morning after we returned from Portland.
Not summoned — he came on his own, which was the specific distinction that mattered. Callum Greaves, Alpha of the Northern Washington territory, who had defected from the organization and given his testimony at the Summit, drove to Shadowmere in a single vehicle without his delegation and asked at the gate if the Alpha King would see him.
Darius had him brought to the study.
I was already there.
He came through the door and saw me and registered, in the way of experienced wolves, that this was intentional. His jaw tightened fractionally. Then he sat.
"You found the archive," he said.
"Yes," Darius said.
"How much is in it?"
"Enough," Cole said from the corner.
Callum held his gaze on the desk between them.
He had the quality
