Chapter 209

Kieran’s POV

It’s another day for the Council alliance meeting. Flashbacks of yesterday’s moment with Sienna rushed through my mind like flood, my lips curled into a smile. I walk through the grand hall and stand outside the great hall, watching the arriving convoys of Alphas and their warriors. Every pack is different, some wear fine armor polished to mirror shine, others dress like they came straight from the battlefield. But all of them carry the same air of unease. They came because they had to, not because they wanted to.

I watched intensely as the first Alpha approaches. Alpha Thane of the Ironclaw Pack, tall, broad, with silver eyes and a smile that looks more like a threat. He extends his hand in greeting, but there’s a mockery in his tone when he says, “Alpha Kieran. It’s been a long time.”

“Not long enough,” I mutter under my breath before shaking his hand. His grip was firm. I hold his gaze until he’s the first to look away.

Behind him, mor