Chapter 22
Chapter 22
ALEXANDER
I was halfway down the corridor, my mind already shifting to the peace of my chambers, when I heard quick footsteps behind me.
“Alexander!”
I didn’t have to turn to know who it was. My sister’s voice was unmistakable–light, sharp, and carrying the kind of energy that rarely meant anything good for my quiet evenings.
I stopped and waited, turning just enough to see Irene closing the distance. She always walked like she was on a mission, even if that mission was simply to irritate me.
She fell into step beside me. “So… how’d the big meeting go?”
I kept my pace steady, hands clasped behind my back. “It was not bad.”
Her brows arched. “Not bad? That’s a vague answer for you.”
“It’s accurate,” I said. “The members were… not exactly welcoming to Faye, but they weren’t completely hostile either.”
I could feel her eyes on me, waiting for me to elaborate, so I added, “Nothing I wasn’t expecting ahead of time, of course I wasn’t expecting them to open their arms to her immediately.”
We turned a corner. Irene was quiet for about three steps…an impressive restraint for her before she spoke again.
“So,” she said slowly, “those pack members disrespected Faye?”
I stopped walking and looked at her. Was she being serious right now? “Disrespected her? No.”
Her eyes narrowed, like she didn’t believe me for a second.
“Irene,” I said, my voice firm, “they might not be… pleased about Faye. She’s from another pack. And yes, she isn’t the one I was originally meant to be mated to. But that doesn’t mean anyone in that room would dare disrespect my mate in my presence. Unless, of course, they’re ready to lose their heads for it.”
Her lips curved in a faint smile, not because she found me amusing, but because she knew I meant every word. A disrespect to my mate is a disrespect to me, and I don’t take that lightly.
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I thought of Faye, standing in front of the pack today, refusing to flinch under their stares. She’d handled that well. But my mother? That would be another test entirely.
One we’d both have to pass.
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