Chapter 23

The room was filled with laughter. There were joyous alphas and beta males spitting out their alcohol, and embarrassed lunas and beta females who’d all glance at each other knowingly and roll their eyes. The room was packed with high rankers from four different packs not including our own. We were all cozied up at a long banquet table in the cabin-styled dining room, with patterned high backed cushioned chairs and an antler chandelier.

Alpha Damien sat at the head, to his right was Luna Grace, looking even more angelic than usual.

I wonder if it was the lighting.

To the left of the alpha sat Carter, and I sat to the left of him. A luna of a pack I was unfamiliar with sat on my other side but we both must have been socially awkward because all we managed to do was politely smile at one another and nod and that was the end of our interactions.

Another bout of deep throated laughter shook me from my thoughts. “If George really needs something to brace him, he might want to grab the hea