I agreed with my wolf.
While keeping an eye on my opponent’s table, I noticed Jake tapping the polished table once with a single finger. The act decisive. Final. Jake didn’t need to raise his voice. Just that finger tap alone carried the unmistakable weight of his Alpha command.
Silvia sensing it, stiffened below my skin.
Jake was pushing Adrienne toward a decision. With his backing, they would be invincible.
I looked at Gregory. Would his support be enough?
That was when the attention of the room shifted. Toward the villa’s grand double doors. Which swung inward.
A loud, resonant creak came from the doors. And every head turned. As a wheelchair slowly rolled into the hall.
Seated within it was an elderly man. Though physically frail, his aura filled the room with immense, und
