_Rowena's POV_
The doors suddenly opened.
Not the side doors or the service entrance. It was the main doors, both of them pushed wide with the kind of authority that didn't need to announce itself because of the arrival of the person.
The room felt it immediately. Every wolf in that hall, and there were many of them, went still, a sign that someone else important just walked in. Heads turned immediately and conversations died.
When I glanced at who the powerful figure was, I felt my breath get cut for a minutes as Alaric walked in.
Alpha King. No formal regalia or ceremonial guard, just Alaric in a dark suit with two of his people a step behind him, moving through the parted crowd unhurriedly.
He scanned the hall once then his eyes found me before they found Kaelen.
I held his gaze
