20. The Friend
The alphas sat down in three huge throne chairs made of stone, carved in their respective symbols.
I twisted my hands in front of me, not sure where to go and feeling every set of eyes on me. The entire hall was filled with wolves, and they were being rowdy until I walked in with the alphas. Now it was deadly silent.
Kai pulled me onto his lap, and I looked at him instead of the faces I knew were staring.
Derik kept standing as Braxton took a seat to the other side.
“Stay quiet, human. Stay still,” Kai said against my ear in such a quiet voice I almost didn’t hear him.
I nodded once, and he kissed me before looking up at Derik.
“It’s been a while since we have gathered as largely as tonight,” Derik started. “But we have reason to. We have a human in our midst,”
