Jaxen POV
The meeting had just wrapped up. I was still seated at the head of the long obsidian table, the weight of Alpha power lingering in the air, when I pulled out my phone and switched it to silent mode.
It rang instantly.
Gary’s name flashed across the screen. I answered, already impatient.
“Hey man, you’ll never guess who I ran into tonight at The Howling Moon,” he started, that familiar teasing lilt in his voice.
I rubbed my temple. “Spit it out, Gary. I don’t have time for your games.”
“Uh, yeah… so I bumped into Scarlett and her friend Delaney Willes. They’re here drinking, and it looks like they’ve got some guys hanging around them. I overheard them talking… something about you two heading to the Tribunal tomorrow to file for divorce? Did I hear that right?”
The pounding
