Chapter 218 Manipulating The Court

• Lira
• Sitting at the edge of the council chamber, I allowed my gaze to drift over the gathered figures in Varek’s court. Powerful Alphas and influential pack leaders filled the room, their voices mingling in a low hum of conversation. Varek hadn’t arrived yet, but I didn’t need him here for what I was about to do.
• I leaned toward one of the senior council members, Alpha Gregor, a grizzled man whose loyalty was bound by his decades of service to Varek’s family. He was a man of tradition, and that was something I could use to my advantage.