ADRIAN'S POV
"Everyone is here. Council is waiting in the conference room."
Marcus falls into step beside me as I walk through the main hall. Sixty wolves gathered in one space. All eyes on me. Conversations stop mid sentence. Heads bow. Wolves move aside to let me pass.
This is power. This is what it means to be Alpha.
"Good. Any trouble getting them to show?"
"None. They know better than to ignore a summons from you." He glances at me. "How are you holding up?"
"Fine."
"You look like you have not slept in days."
"I have not." I push open the conference room door. "But that is not their concern."
The room goes silent when I enter. Eight wolves sit around the long table. The council. The highest ranking members of my pack. Betas. Enforcers. Advisors.
They all stand when they see
