31. Zeke

Beta Maddox just strolls in like he hasn’t just pulled down the curtain on the highlight of my life. His short blonde hair, grey eyes and tattoos give him some swagger whilst his swishing black cloak reminds me of some suave spy figure.

Except the guy is nervous as fuck. From here I can tell his cloak is all creased at the sides, from clenching the material with his hands.

/Why is he so nervous if he set this thing up?/

Freya finished fastening her own black cloak around her shoulders. “Maddox will be leaving us when we get to the castle. He’s kind of on two missions tonight.”

I didn’t have to ask. It was Zena. The guy is absolutely mad for her. “She’s at Rising Star then? Do Alpha Nikolai and Cillian know this?”

“No. Nobody knows where she is. I only have a hunch Zena’s there. I want to check it out while I have the chance to be that close.”

I growled, standing tall. Maddox puffed his chest out in return. There was anger in him after all, just waiting below the surface. Lightnin