Book 8 Chapter 3: The Favor
-Hunter- “Welcome, Hunter,” the king said as I stepped through the doors. He was just coming down the stairs, his beta right behind him. Even from where I stood, I could faintly catch the scent of his queen on him. It seemed I had interrupted something, and that made me smile a little as I approached and took his outstretched hand. There was still a tension between us. Despite our attempts at cooperation and peace, we were two powerful males, both descended from strong lines of wolves. Being alphas made us territorial and primed to assert our dominance. “Come,” he said. We ascended two flights of stairs, reaching his office on the second floor. More males waited there, but I didn’t take it as an insult. On the contrary, the presence of so many powerful allies signaled that the king r
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