OCTAVIA'S POV
Thank you so much for a warm welcome.
I sat by the table, beneath their pinning gazes, with Nickolai directly opposite me, Alpha King Bjron at the head of the table, and a woman who certainly hated my guts sitting south of the table.
Each one of them stared at me and exchanged glances continuously. Although I couldn't lie, I stole several glances at the alpha king himself, one of the greatest alpha assesses out of the blue, my father. I always admired him. For his ruthlessness and, of course, how firm he was in his words.
He had worked so hard to gauge his name that no one dared defy or disobey.
"Welcome !" He finally spoke, his voice low and cold so much that chills ran down my spine.
"Nickolai!" He called out, raised his gaze to match his father's, and w
