Lucian

“How many people are going to be at the dinner?” I asked Kellan as we walked down the hallway toward the pack’s dining hall.

“Not many,” he said. “Alphas from other packs aren’t exactly thrilled about a welcoming dinner. Especially not one arranged for a rival. So I'm guessing It’s just going to be us and a few important members of this pack.”

I nodded in understanding as we turned the corner.

But my mind couldn’t stop drifting back to earlier.

“It’s not her. You’re getting the wrong idea,” I’d told Nate at the stadium after Lady Maelis left the audience with opening jaws with her astounding performance.

Even...