~Lucian~

The moment I stepped into the meeting room, all eyes focused on me.

I took a step forward before the crowd and sat on the throne-like chair that was placed for me in the center.

"Greetings, Alpha." Rose, the head of the elders, greeted me. Her voice arrived across the hall.

"Greetings."

“Alpha, you know why we’ve called this gathering.”

I leaned back in the throne-like chair, my patience thinning. “Then say it plainly.”

She cleared her throat before speaking up ...