Chapter 15: Decisions On Which Behalf Pt. 1

Alastair:

The party was still in full swing, and I was in the back, pacing back in forth in an empty room, trying to figure out what went wrong.

Toran and John insisted that I try to restrain myself in front of the guests. Toran knew what I was about to do before Valene interfered to save face. Even after, I was going to cut down her insistence on punishment.

Both John and Toran distracted me with chastisement, needlessly reminding me to be mindful of what I would say next-that it may compromise Shadow Veil as a whole. I needed no reminding! I knew exactly what I would be risking, and to me…it was worth it. I’d welcome one to challenge my Alpha title.

John, however, did not feel the same. Slaughter was behind whatever decision that I had made, and although I question John at his worst, my Delta reassured me of the same. Still, John also made the point of stating how complicated things would become had I interfered in the way that I chose.

“In the path that you are about to take, po