Chapter 67: The Package

Alec

The heavy wooden door creaks as I push it open, stepping into Alpha Fredrick’s office.

When I received the call a few moments ago, I panicked. I always have this feeling like they’re going to find out that I had something to do with the attacks, which I did.

But I have to come, I don’t have a choice.

The room is dimly lit, the smell of old leather and polished oak filling the air. A group of people—mostly Fredrick’s advisors and some of the higher members of their pack—are already seated, their faces drawn and serious. Their eyes shift toward me as I enter, but they say nothing. The tension is thick, as if everyone in the room is holding their breath.

Alpha Fredrick is standing behind his desk, his hands resting on the dark wood surface, watching a screen in front of him. The glowing light from the screen casts harsh shadows across his face. His expression is grim, his jaw clenched tightly. I step closer, the uneasy atmosphere making my pulse quicken.

Alpha Fredrick says to me,