Chapter 459. Ally

Apphia POV

“Come in,” I clear my throat and sit straight. The door opens, and Maximus walks in, looking every bit of an alpha he is. He smiles at me. I get to my feet to shake his hand. Instead, he kisses my cheek kindly and looks at me at arm’s length.

“Apphia, you look well... Really well,” he bristles.

“You, too, alpha,” He’s wearing a grey-fitted suit, and his hair is tied back. He’s even growing a beard now. I gesture for him to sit, and I do, too. He gazes at me,

’Oh, he likes you... A lot,’ Ziora murmurs. She doesn’t care much for Alpha Maximus but wants him as our ally.

Before we get to why he requested this meeting, we lightly discuss the attack in the Ivory Moon Pack and my role in it. I didn’t tell him why the vampire seeker wanted me, and he didn’t ask, only promising to help, to look for him, and to his remaining allies.

“So, Alpha, what did you want to talk about?” I ask. He looks at me seriously- no more googly eyes. “I need