Chapter 89

A few days later.

He opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was the sunlight streaming into his chambers. Lance couldn’t believe he had made it; he was the Alpha Supreme now, at least temporarily. The ascension ceremony was still pending.

He inhaled deeply and caught the scent of what he had done the night before. The female he had brought home last night tossed a leg over him beneath the sheets. He looked at her—she was a redhead. Her eyes were closed now but were a striking blue. She had a slender body with large breasts. He remembered the previous night, having stayed up late poring over all those records from the Island of Births and marriage petitions. He didn’t know how John managed that part. He was also concerned about the frequent vampire attacks in Danerold; many wolf families lived there, but even with a large wolf population, children still appeared on the streets drained of blood.

That was unacceptable. Perhaps his first act as Supreme would