To keep the peace, the Alpha King held his.
He strode to the large window of his bedchamber and gazed out at the dark night. No moon tonight, he mused.
“Hmph, after what happened at the Ceremony, I’m not surprised,” Vernon commented lazily. “There will be no moon for the next two nights,” he remarked mysteriously from where he stood, gazing at the Alpha King’s naked form, as if he had read his mind.
Which he may as well have.
As a pack member, he could feel his alpha’s emotions, especially if his alpha was not guarding himself.
Mason was not guarding himself against Vernon.
“What do we tell the council?” Mason rumbled, after a brief moment.
“Nothing. It is they who will tell us,” Vernon replied smoothly, striding to the second window away from Mason’s.
The bedroom was large. It ha
