Chapter-44 (Part 1)

                                                                                    Ivy

“Ready?” I peeked up at my mate, his fingers firmly wrapped around mine, and managed a nod. Anxiety loomed in my belly as Asher opened the sleek double wooden doors at the far end of the polished, marbled corridor.

I blinked and immediately instinctively moved closer to him as we faced a large assembly hall crowded with unknown faces peering back at us. In front of me, on a raised platform, sat three older men and on either side of that platform, sitting in long rows, were the Alphas. There were only two women present out of so many men. As my eyes scanned the faces, a part of me almost expected to see Killian. But thankfully, I didn&rsquo