The Alpha King didn’t just attend events. He was the event.
“Yes, well, to make this up to me, I expect a grand event on my next visit, planned by your Luna,” he said. “I expect this to all occur within one month’s time.”
There was nothing I could say to deter him from this. He wasn’t asking, he was telling me what was going to happen. As Alpha King, his authority surpassed my own, as a pack Alpha.
“Yes, Alpha King.”
“Very good,” Benedict said. “My people will be in touch.”
With that, he hung up the phone.
I exhaled harshly, taking a moment to collect myself. A discussion with the Alpha King was no easy matter, even for a call as short as this. I hadn’t forgotten the way he had been ready to see me executed.
Shaking the cold memories from my mind, I picked up the phone and called Am
