Chapter 15
DANTES POW
way on my way to the pack’s meeting room before the sun had even risen.
Why was pounding from a sleepless night filled with worry and fruitless phone calls. As I got closer to tra door. I could alleady hear the heated voices of the elders inside
Caning a ang deep breath pushed the door open. The argling stopped suddenly as all eyes turned to me.
Super
per Sarah gave me a tight smile “Alpha Dame, we’ve been waiting for you.”
rodded and took my sear or the head of the table. The way they all looked at me made me feel quite
Seating my throat. I began “Uhmm, I know you are all looking for answers. But I’m afraid my
estigations havent turned up much.”
boer Marcus leaned forward, his busty eyebrows furrowed. “What do you mean, not much? Surely you must have found out something about this so–called Adam Griffith, right?”
shook my head, frustration clear in my voice. That’s just it. I still don’t know if the man who showed up erday is actually the real Adam Griffith. No one seems to have any concrete information about him.” The room broke imo chaos as Eiser Grayson slammed his fist on the table. “This is completely
arabe We are sitting ducks here, just waiting for the Griffith clan to come down on us like a ton of
Vare we should reach out to them directly.” Elder Sarah suggested, her voice trembling slightly. Expanthe mordetarding”
Ad for ageing them even more? Eider Marcus scoffed. “That’s suicide, Sarah!”
As they argued back and forth, I felt my control over the situation slipping away. I had hoped this meeting would bring some clarity, but instead, it was turning into a chaotic mess of panic and finger–pointing.
Suddenly, Elder Thomas, who had been quiet until now, spoke up. “Maybe we are looking at this the wong way he said, his rough voice cutting through the noise. “What if all this is not about Adam Griffith tal? What is about the gin?
Auch fell over the room. I felt my heart rate quicken. What are you trying to say? tasked, dreading the
Elder Thomas leaned back in his chair, a calculating look in his eyes. “Think about it. This Aria girl shows up out of nowhere and captures the attention of our Alpha,” he nodded towards me, ‘and then after a few years, the ads for a divorce and a powerful man with ties to the Griffith clan comes to take her away? It seems to me she might have switched her target, cozying up to someone with more… more influence.”
The room erupted once again, but this time with a different kind of energy. Elder Sarah gasped, “You don’t think she planned this all along do you?”
“It makes sense,” Elder Grayson nodded. “She was probably just using Dante to get close to our pack, waiting for a better opportunity to come along”
VISSORS
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That’s enough I shouted, surprising myself with all eyes
on me once again “We dont know
us, or have you will forgotten that?
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voice. The room fell silent and
for sure. Ana has been nothing but respected to
Elder Thomas shook his head slowly “Dante, my boy, know you care for her. But you have to consider the possiblity that she’s been playing us all for fools
I felt a rush of anger, mixed with a deep, aching sadness. How could they talk about Aria like this? The Ana I knew, the one I had fallen in love with, would never do something like that. But then again, how well did I really know her?
As the elders continued to throw insults and accusations at Ana, I found myself tom. I really wanted to stand up for her, to hold onto the glimmer of hope that this was all some terrible misunderstanding
1 couldn’t bear the thought of parting with her, especially now, knowing her condition. The image of her pale, trembling for as Adamn carried her away flashed through my mind.
I
But I felt lost, overwhelmed in a sea of doubt and confusion. What if they were right? What if I had been blind all along?
The noise in the room grew to a fever pitch, each elder trying to speak louder than the rest with their theories and accusations
It was too much. The walls felt like they were closing in and the air was thick with tension and fear. Without warning. I stood up, my chair scraping loudly against the floor. The room fell silent once more, but I didn’t stay to hear what they had to say. I turned on my heel and walked out, ignoring the calls. behind me.
“Alphal Where are you going?”
“Alpha Dante, we are not done yet!”
“Come back here, young man!”
Their voices grew fainter as I walked down the hallway, my mind a whirlwind of conflicting thoughts and emotions.
I had no destination in mind; I just knew I needed to get out, to breathe, to think.
As I pushed open the front doors of the pack house, the cool morning air bit my face. The sky was just beginning to lighten. I took a deep breath, trying to clear my head.
What on earth was I going to do? The elders were looking to me for leadership, for answers, but I was feeling more lost than ever.
I started walking, letting my feet carry me wherever they wanted to go.
As I walked, I replayed every moment with Aria in my mind. Her smile, her laugh, the way her eyes lit up when she talked about the future.
Had it all been a lie? A carefully crafted act to worm her way into our pack?
No, I couldn’t believe that There had been
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in her that couldn’t be fakes. But then again, hour w came from?
For better or worse, I was going to get mowers kod
my own doubts, was going to stand in my way
