Chapter 12 – Excite a different kind of war–1
Zara’s POV
“Do you suppose they know?‘ Levi mind–linked me nervously as we walked into the council meeting room.
I was not sure what the urgent meeting was about, and my father did not give me any details when we were told we needed to attend.
My eyes swept across the well–known room. I have accompanied my father to a few council meetings before, but this was the first time an urgent meeting was called.
The room itself appeared like a courtroom, but it was somewhat scarier due to the lingering scents of strong wolves who had all gathered together.
There were forty–five chairs on the panel, arranged in four rows of ten, with a row of five chairs at the top designated for each of the selected Silver Blessed Wolf pack elders.
The elders would constantly cast you indignant looks, as though they were trying to figure out if you were lying to them.
Even though two Silver Blessed packs had merged years ago, all five seats at the top were always occupied.
The fact that one pack had two head seats at the top was obviously unfair to me, but my father assured me it was the best. He clarified that, despite the merger, the Silver Paw and Silver Tail Packs were unable to reach a consensus on selecting a single council member and that there should have been an unequal number of votes in the end. It was therefore decided that a presenter would continue to serve on the council, one from each of the five blessed packs.
Every pack on the 40–seat panel below had an elder member on the council.
Below was where we would sit, along with the other Lunas, Alphas, and ranks.
The council’s primary goal was to protect the wolf packs from any impending danger or conflict. I guess there was news of a direct threat–were the vampires or witches involved in any sort of plot?
“Know what precisely?” I responded to Levi’s question.
About us not marking each other?” He asked.
“I do not think so,” I answered as I trailed behind my dad towards our chairs. “You and I are the only ones who know.”
Levi gave a nod and stopped asking questions. Since he was formally regarded as the next Alpha of the Silverado Pack, he was required to attend his first council meeting.
Many ranks from various packs had already filled the room; I had recognized the majority of them from our recent mating ceremony.
As my father passed his close allies, he grinned, held out his hand, and greeted the Alphas. Levi continued the act as we descended to our seats, following my father’s lead.
“This way, my father called, pointing to the front seats.
We took our seats and patiently awaited the arrival of the council so that we could begin the meeting.
“There are a lot of packs here,” Levi commented.
My dad sank his teeth into his jaw and nodded. He appeared to be upset about something, possibly even furious.
“Every pack appeared to have been invited to the meeting. I am not sure why they felt the need to include every pack. This is something we could take care of on our own.” My father muttered bitterly under his breath, crossing his arms over his chest, and reclined in his chair. “We are strong enough to defend ourselves.”
“It seems like your father is aware of the purpose of the meeting,” Kaya remarked.
“Seems so,” I replied absentmindedly. I had more depressing issues to attend to.
Have I understood correctly? Did my father just mention that everyone was invited to the meetings?
“Dad, you said every pack?” I felt my throat tighten as I asked.
Levi knitted his brows, perplexed by my tense tone.
Yes, he muttered, getting agitated. That was not really necessary.”
My heart skipped a beat when his words sank in
I did not even need to look back at the entrance to know that he and his Beta were standing at the door His powerful aura seemed to be sucking the air out of the roera
I closed my eyes, shivering as his intoxicated scent of honey and vanilla reached my nostrils, sending Kaya into a tailspin
‘Mate!” She shrieked and scratched to let out. Mate is here! Go to mate!
Chapter 12 – Excite a different kind of war–2
