Chapter 9. Sheila

ROLAN

My eyes scanned the council members who sat quietly before me. Some of them made sure their eyes never met with mine as they thought me to be scary and intimidating.

"What do we have in our agenda?" I tilted my head to the side where the council's moderator of the meeting stood with a book.

He glanced at his book then looked at me. "The mating ceremony is coming up soon and though we have made plans, we still need to inform you about it." He said.

I tapped the edge of the armrest where I placed my hands and nodded, which he took as a sign to continue.

"As a ritual, everyone has to be present including you Alpha." He avoided my gaze while I shrugged.

"That's not a problem. My people want me to be around, I'll be happy to grace the event with my presence." I replied with less enthusiasm.

The courtroom which was once quite became filled with surprised whispers. I guess they didn'