The scent of antiseptic lingered heavily in the air of Kevin’s clinic as the Beta, Gavin, leaned against the counter. The pack doctor, Kevin, was sitting behind his desk, fiddling with a pen between his fingers. The conversation they were about to have was one neither of them wanted, but both knew it was necessary.
Gavin let out a deep sigh, staring down at the floor, his brow furrowed in frustration. “Something doesn’t add up, Kevin. I can feel it in my bones.”
Kevin set the pen down and nodded in agreement. “You’re not wrong. The council… they were too eager to let Hannah take the position as temporary Luna, don’t you think?”
Gavin’s lips pressed into a thin line as he thought back to the meeting earlier that day. “Exactly. They barely asked any questions about her—nothing about her p
