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Chapter 32 - At loggerheads
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2023-12-07 02:00:00HERMES
WAS I WRONG? yes! Was I the type of Alpha to apologise to his mate? That I couldn't answer. Maybe it's time for a change. My stubbornness had cost me Sarah's life and I surely didn't want to loose Layla. Not to an argument, worst to the hands of Jacob or Hunt. I groaned softly, shifting uncomfortably on the bed. I couldn't find a soothing spot to put my body to rest when my mind was troubled.
I hated to admit, but Hunt was definitely getting into my head with the statement he made. Gregory affirming the statement was making it worse. If Gregory could think that way, what would the rest of the pack think when Layla is sworn in as the Luna of the pack, that is if the council of wolves accepted. I had not come in contact with the chief council of werewolves ever since the incident with the Crystal Crescent pack that resulted to the loss of Sarah. Somehow, I figured local werewolves were the only ones bounded to the rules of the council,
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