Chapter 88 – A Meeting Of Alphas

• Ethan's POV
• Marlus strode into my office, his expression grim but focused. He carried a file under one arm, and I could already feel the pending news pressing into the room like a storm cloud.
• “Final preparations are in place,” he began without preamble, dropping the folder onto my desk. “Reinforcements are stationed around the Council grounds: our warriors are positioned at key entry points, and allied Pack members are on standby in the perimeter zones.”