Chapter 157

COLE'S POV

I had barely sunk into the couch in my chambers when I heard a knock at the door.

I closed my eyes, exhaling heavily.

Can’t I get a moment of peace? Of solitude?

The knock came again, sharper this time. Urgent.

“What do you want?" I snapped, my patience hanging by a thread.

I silently hoped it wasn’t Yaz. He’d walked past me earlier, saying nonsense like the fool he was, likely still drunk from his nights out.

“It’s me," a voice replied.

For a moment, I frowned, rubbing my temples. The voice was familiar, but with all the Alpha duties mother had been drilling into my head, I couldn’t place it immediately.

“Alpha? May I come in?”

Then it clicked. I bolted upright and walked to the door, pulling it open to reveal my most trusted spy. He was drenched in sweat, his breath labored as if he’d just escaped death itself.

I gestured for him to enter, glancing down the hallway to ensure we were alone.

"What's happened now?" I asked "Who’s trying to kill who this time?"

“It’s Yaz,”