eighty one

Dante’s POV

“What!” I exclaim angrily when I hear what my head guard said. I mean, seriously? An elder council meeting without the Alpha? That's a slap in the face, a total disregard for my position and authority.

“Yes my lord, they waited for you and when I told them you went on a search for Vanessa, they decided to start without you,” my head guards said avoiding my gaze completely.

I could feel the anger rising within me, like a raging fire ready to consume everything in its path. How dare they make decisions that directly affect the pack without even consulting me? It's like they think they can just do whatever they want, like my role as the Alpha doesn't matter.

“How long did they start?” I asked angrily as I made my way to the meeting room with my head guard walking behind me.

“A while ago my lord” he replied almost immediately, I couldn't understand what was so important that they couldn't wait for me to return.

My heart pounded in my chest as I tried to process the sheer auda