Chapter 107

Elio

Three weeks later

I sat in my office rereading the list of names I had wilted down to potential Jamal loyalists. There were about ten names. Each one having a tie to either the Eclipse Pack or to Jamal. I was hoping I would get the last piece of the puzzle in a few moments. She was late, of course. Always is, annoyingly.

I look up at my father’s portrait. I doubt he ever had to deal with this bullshit when he was alpha. Realising I needed a shave, I scratched my chin as the long hair was making my skin itch. I gaze back at the list once more, scanning each of the names again. Some of these men have never caused me to question their loyalty. They have served me for years joining my pack either because their mates are here. Some I have even grown up with.

I hear a rapped knock on the door before the clacking of heels echoes on the hardwood floor. “You wanted to see me, alpha?” She waltz’s over to my desk as I hastily move the paper with the names to my desk draw. Her long red n