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horseshoe shape with five seats surrounding a center where someone could stand and bare witness or counsel. There were two seats higher than those of the council members for the Alpha and Beta.
According the some of the council members, those seats were just for show, but Hunter would be damned if he’d let the council meet without him. The council was supposed to only advise, not govern.
The Pack wasn’t a democracy. The Alpha held the power to rule over the Pack, and in return, their wolves would gain the power of knowing they were protected by not only Josiah, but the Beta as well.
The council, however hard they tried, would not be able to change that.
Hunter would make sure of it.
Fate and the gods had ensured it for generations before him.
Dorian, Gregory, and Alistair already sat at their places. Gregory and Alistair whispered to each other about mundane things. Silly to whisper when a wolf was around, but those two seemed to want to be human no matter the insanity of the issue.
Dorian, on the other hand, draped himself over the chair. His pants were zipped, but not buttoned. The sated look on his face only made Hunter want to claw him more because he knew Sandra was probably still wanting—something that could be dangerous for a wolf, male or female. He himself didn’t have his Becca, leaving him aching just the same.
Josiah sat on his throne, a carefully blank, yet just as fierce, expression on his face. No matter what people thought, what Hunter himself had once thought, Josiah was stronger than them all. He played the soft ruler when it was needed and killed when others would not in the name of peace. His wolf could shift the fastest, and his own strength outweighed the strength of any other.
The only downfall to a strong Alpha was that they needed an even stronger Beta to balance that power.
When Hunter had been gone, Josiah had looked weakened. He might have been Beta before all this had happened, but when he’d come back, he had to prove himself all over gain. It made no sense to some, but to wolves, proving one’s self never ended.
When Hunter’s brother Samuel had stepped in when no other could, it hadn’t been enough. As council members, Liam and Alec hadn’t been able to become Beta, even if their power and level of dominance would have made it easier. Samuel might have been a dominant wolf but hadn’t had the power to take care of his Pack. Nor had he known the politics enough to keep himself alive.
Liam and Alec took their seats while Hunter made his way to his.
“Wait, Hunter,” Gregory drawled. “You need to stand in the middle.”
His wolf clawed at him, pissed at the command in the man’s tone. “Did you just order me?”
Gregory paled slightly but didn’t say anything.
“We’re not ordering you,” Dorian said, the lie evident in his voice. “We’ve summoned the council to talk about the Beta. It would behoove you to stand in the center.”
“Summoned?” Hunter raised a brow.
Behoove? Who knew the other wolf knew such big words.
Dorian rolled his eyes. “It’s a council meeting. You know what I mean.”
“Why I am I the subject?” Hunter growled, glaring at Liam and Alec.
His two friends shook their head, and Hunter tensed. If they didn’t know the topic of the council meeting, then something was up, though with each recent council meeting, something was always up.
Josiah growled from his perch but didn’t say anything.
Fuck, this couldn’t be good.
“You need a mate,” Alistair commanded.
Hunter blinked. “Excuse me?”
“By law, as Beta, you need a mate,” Dorian said, a slight edge to his tone. “Because your Alpha decreed you to be Beta again, it was past time to ensure the laws are followed.”
Hunter growled. “First, he’s your Alpha as well.”
Josiah let out a small snarl, the power leaking through and sending shivers down Hunter’s back. Fuck, the man could be deadly if needed. The others in the room looked even more
According the some of the council members, those seats were just for show, but Hunter would be damned if he’d let the council meet without him. The council was supposed to only advise, not govern.
The Pack wasn’t a democracy. The Alpha held the power to rule over the Pack, and in return, their wolves would gain the power of knowing they were protected by not only Josiah, but the Beta as well.
The council, however hard they tried, would not be able to change that.
Hunter would make sure of it.
Fate and the gods had ensured it for generations before him.
Dorian, Gregory, and Alistair already sat at their places. Gregory and Alistair whispered to each other about mundane things. Silly to whisper when a wolf was around, but those two seemed to want to be human no matter the insanity of the issue.
Dorian, on the other hand, draped himself over the chair. His pants were zipped, but not buttoned. The sated look on his face only made Hunter want to claw him more because he knew Sandra was probably still wanting—something that could be dangerous for a wolf, male or female. He himself didn’t have his Becca, leaving him aching just the same.
Josiah sat on his throne, a carefully blank, yet just as fierce, expression on his face. No matter what people thought, what Hunter himself had once thought, Josiah was stronger than them all. He played the soft ruler when it was needed and killed when others would not in the name of peace. His wolf could shift the fastest, and his own strength outweighed the strength of any other.
The only downfall to a strong Alpha was that they needed an even stronger Beta to balance that power.
When Hunter had been gone, Josiah had looked weakened. He might have been Beta before all this had happened, but when he’d come back, he had to prove himself all over gain. It made no sense to some, but to wolves, proving one’s self never ended.
When Hunter’s brother Samuel had stepped in when no other could, it hadn’t been enough. As council members, Liam and Alec hadn’t been able to become Beta, even if their power and level of dominance would have made it easier. Samuel might have been a dominant wolf but hadn’t had the power to take care of his Pack. Nor had he known the politics enough to keep himself alive.
Liam and Alec took their seats while Hunter made his way to his.
“Wait, Hunter,” Gregory drawled. “You need to stand in the middle.”
His wolf clawed at him, pissed at the command in the man’s tone. “Did you just order me?”
Gregory paled slightly but didn’t say anything.
“We’re not ordering you,” Dorian said, the lie evident in his voice. “We’ve summoned the council to talk about the Beta. It would behoove you to stand in the center.”
“Summoned?” Hunter raised a brow.
Behoove? Who knew the other wolf knew such big words.
Dorian rolled his eyes. “It’s a council meeting. You know what I mean.”
“Why I am I the subject?” Hunter growled, glaring at Liam and Alec.
His two friends shook their head, and Hunter tensed. If they didn’t know the topic of the council meeting, then something was up, though with each recent council meeting, something was always up.
Josiah growled from his perch but didn’t say anything.
Fuck, this couldn’t be good.
“You need a mate,” Alistair commanded.
Hunter blinked. “Excuse me?”
“By law, as Beta, you need a mate,” Dorian said, a slight edge to his tone. “Because your Alpha decreed you to be Beta again, it was past time to ensure the laws are followed.”
Hunter growled. “First, he’s your Alpha as well.”
Josiah let out a small snarl, the power leaking through and sending shivers down Hunter’s back. Fuck, the man could be deadly if needed. The others in the room looked even more
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