PART TWO: CHAPTER TWENTY

Alpha Darren was about to lose it.

His eyes filled with anger, he glared at the wooden surface in front of him, his hands pressing the sculptured handles of his majestic and comfortable chair.

“I am sure he is close by,” Beta Fam spoke, his eyes carrying a look of caution. He didn’t want to piss off the King who looked like he could cause the entire room to face chaos within the blink of an eye.

“This is our first council meeting since the attack, how can Beta Zoey be this late?” Verano pack's representative, Beta Howli said from the other end of the table where he had tucked himself into. The he-wolf who barely uttered words on a good day surprised others when he further said, “Alpha Darren, please be patient. I am sure Beta Zoey has a reason for this.”

“He has probably forgotten there’s a meeting today,” Sham added and his tone was notably filled with some kind of smugness.

“Let’s not be hasty with our thoughts,” Lord Elias finally spoke. “There must be a reason for his laten