“There’s nothing to be nervous about,” Randall tells me, his thumb running gentle circles over the back of my hand as he drives us closer to the palace. “He didn’t sound upset, he didn’t even sound as stern as he usually does. He just said he needed to have a chat with you. Really, I think he might actually LIKE you.” “But why?” I ask, not expecting him to have an answer, but the question has been eating away at me since he told me I was summoned. “Probably just some things about the pack that they need cleaned up,” he says casually. “Austin had to take over quickly and with David gone, it’s possible that you’re the only one with information about certain things.” I sigh, realizing that there’s a chance he’s right. “Perhaps,” I say, though not fully believing it. Austin could ha

