Chapter 11: Mate Crimes

(Jason POV)

I walked into Alpha Blake’s office expecting to see Aaron. As I walked in, I was surprised to find not one, but seven pairs of angry eyes staring at me.

One pair obviously belonged to Aaron. Another belonged to Josephine, who was sitting on Alpha Blake’s lap. Both of my parents were also there, as was the current Gamma (Henry) and the Gamma-heir, Ben.

I walked in, and quickly made a joke to break the tension. “I didn’t rob a bank, so you all should probably look for another suspect. Perhaps the cat did it.” I laughed, but quickly realized I was the only one who did.

“Sit down, Son,” my father told me.

There was only one open chair, and it was right in the middle of the room with the other chairs turned to face it. I sat down.

“What’s this about?”

The room was silent for a moment. I could feel the tension, and I could also see the eyes of everyone glaze over as they appeared to be mi