Chapter 27: Roar

“YOUR majesty, we present to you the alphas, betas, and the warriors who had shown exemplary bravery at the border during the vampires’ invasion. All of them were led by Alpha Chester. Now that their wounds have recuperated, to boost their morale, especially the warriors’ morale, we would like to humbly request for them to be rewarded,” Apollo, one of the newly-elected members of the council suggested as he introduced their names to me one by one during our meeting.

Of course, Chester was here today, too.

Like the rest of the men who fought with him, he was kneeling on the marbled floor while waiting for my response as I sit on the throne.

The Council wiped the sweat off their foreheads when they caught me tapping my fingers on my arm chair. I could see how uncomfortable some of them were as they looked up at me. I knew them as very confident people and yet, I could see them walking on eggshells in front of me for once in their lives.

This was our second meeting. The first one was dur