Promised To The Alpha Twins – Chapter 97

The entire room erupted into chaos. People from all sides were yelling angrily, hurling obscenities and threats. They called me a monster, a beast that needed to be sacrificed. Their words bounced off me, but their emotions tainted with acid burned and cut through me.

There were some who didn’t join the chaos, the golden-haired couple being two who remained quiet and stoic during this farce.

As horrible things were being said and death threats were spat out like venom from bared teeth, the guards patrolling the room were on high alert, emerging from their hiding spots within the crowd. They came out one by one, blending in with the people around them.

er of the room. They stood around the High Table and the section that contained my family. I knew that the High Table would be the top priority in a

little to calm the manic witnesses.

These people would listen to him, they would quiet down for him. He remained seated, poised and serene as he observed the unfolding chaos.

t as his eyes met mine. They weren’t hurt, nor were they haunted. They were frustrated and angry.

an he appeared.

t whisper, but each and every one of us could hear it. There was another whisper or two from the other side of the room, so low I almost missed it, but Sven Ross didn’t. He lifted his head, his eyes scanning the room. Thick cords of muscle moved beneath his leather jacket as he looked around. His lips twisted, and I knew he had found the two poor individuals he was sear

reathing as we all shrank back. Ethan, of all people, seemed intrigued by Sven’s outburst. I heard several sighs of relief as Sven slowly lowered himself back into his seat. I could still feel the remnants of his anger, like a harsh sunburn that I knew would peel. While I wanted to look into his eyes and thank him for s

.

, and I questioned how desperate some of these women really were.

lutely above it all. He entered the room, relishing the attention as he managed to look both calm and confident.

a second or two of a glance, but the damage was already done. Maurice’s crumpled form flashed behind my eyes, along with the other two beside him. I swallowed my guilt, though it felt like a golf ball going down my throat.

f the respectful businessman, Robert was polite and somewhat robotic, Sven was uninterested and unimpressed, and Sebastion was still angry enough to breathe hellfire through his nose.

y, shape, or form I missed the growl that came from Jason’s lips, nor the way his emotions turned dark and murderous. I wasn’t sure if Andrew was talking about Sebastian’s furious expression or the crowd that had once been shouting obscenities.

le.”

to speak.

ssing the crowd before turning his eyes back to me. His eyes were pretty, earthy

assed through me, my stomach sank a little further. Andrew Evans wasn’t on our side, a

e missed the man who pushed his way through the crowd.

poked out from under a dark cap on his head. He was dressed almost identically to the other security guards, but I was sure he wasn’t a guard himself.

There was nothing special about this man

rd onto the table in front of him.

disappeared from view within seconds.

urally, I was a bit curious. I wat

eeling that the man wasn’t a security guard. He had moved so fast; he didn’t want to be caugh

d down for three seconds before returning to the crowded room.

vior, you’d never be able to tell that this beast had almost broken out of his cage. The card with the note was in his pocket before anyone could notice, and it would soon be destroyed.

relaxed. While he was an expert at concealing his emotions, that c***k was giving me a glimpse inside him. While I couldn’t feel any of his other emotions, I realized he was impatient. David Zoe was in a hurry to leave.

t,” David sighed to the crowd, who let out small chuckles, as if he had made some kind of joke. I had to stifle my own laughter when Ethan rolled his eyes “I have matters calling me at the moment. While it is urgent, it will not prevent me from attending our final meeting tomorrow, where we hope to put an end to this issue. Maybe Maurice Evans will return when I do. Until then, this meeting is adjourned.”

s we followed his parents out of the council room.

ides of the room.

estaurant within the hotel, while others were planning a trip to the street bar.

“I have no idea what it might have said. Whatever it was, it cracked his self-control. He’s able to handle his emotions so well that I can’t even detect them, but this c***k let me see a bit.”

st.”

we can ask, you know who, but I doubt he’s willing to help us.”

lowing them.

d. I kept enough distance so as not to be perceived as a threat, but I don’t think the couple really expected me to address them.

narrowed until she realized who I was. H

n bring your partner. Now come.”

eetheart?” Ethan asked lowly enough for only me to hear.

watched as the couple continued walking, pausing to press the button for one of the elevators. I only had a few moments to decide before t

you trust the High Table enough to enter their domain, but you can’t extend us that courtesy?” the man commented with a bitt

et us speak.”

or. These elevators were larger than normal ones and easily fit us. Classical music played softly through small speakers within the elevator, and the woman seemed to hum along to the melody under her breath.

g any special treatment while I was here.

as starting to miss my room at the twins’ house.

in your own suite. We have guards stationed in our room, even when we’re not here. We have everything swept for bugs and cameras every day.”

instantly replied.

it?” Bruce snorted. The sound was somewhat amusing with his delicate accent, but I couldn’t mistake the irritation bubbling beneath his skin “The High Table are chil

na sighed, running her fingers through Bruce’s very short hair. Some of the tension ebbed from his shoulders, and instinctively, I sought the same comfort from Ethan “Lately, you’re getting stressed far too often.”

e, were you speaking from personal experience?” I asked with a touch of audacity, but I had a feeling Bruce and Helena would appreciate that quality in a pers

ight know.

hoped that the two could read the determination in my eyes, the desperate need for change that pulsed in my veins.

one should have to prove their right to live; it was something freely given to all of us “If anyone understands the hatred for the High Table, it’s me.”

once fair. There was a time when we truly thrived. We didn’t take human cities; we lived among them.”

kind weren’t hunted during that time,” Helena said wit

e trusting each other, getting to know each other. Was this how alliances were formed?

e him, just rot.”

couch.

know what you’re up against.”

still hear every word he said “You don’t need to reopen these wounds for them. I won’t see you suffer. I’ll tell them what they need to know while you’re not in the room.”

er’s word.”

his partner and pressed his lips against her forehead.

s you remain free.”

oftly, and Bruce nodded, as if he had agreed with this many times before.

d breathe through your words.”

ed.

er ruled as the third member of the High Table for five years before he finally passed away, then David assumed the position. Two years later, none other than David Zoe was visiting my pack.”

ey had never visited us before. My father was the beta of our pack; his childhood best friend had grown to become the Alpha. You see, everything was rather quaint. Until the day David showed up. We didn’t know it at the time, but there was something he had been searching for. He spent two years searching, tirelessly searching while no other member of the High Table had any clue. He was looking for white wolves.”

le for eight years. Those first two, he occupied the third seat.” Bruce interjected, crossing a leg over his lap as he reclined on the couch.

” I said, unable to ignore the suspicious feeling I had “How does he manage to jump ranks? Shouldn’t that be hard to achieve?”

ng smaller packs. You have to be careful when doing that. Many of those smaller packs have alliances with member

dn’t. She started talking, saying these strange things that made no sense. We hadn’t realized she was an oracle, and this was her white wolf ability manifesting. After a few years, she truly understood it. The last time I saw my sister was when she was thirteen, and David Zoe was escorting her.”

t. The ability seemed exhausting, but it sounded so much better to be called an “oracle” than a “soul-devourer.” Nothing says run the other way quite like being called a soul-devourer “Could she see the future? How did that work?”

ere better than others.” Helena confessed, a wistful look in her eyes. Even after all this time, her pain was still so alive, so close to the surface. She carried her pain with her and spent every waking moment remembering her name. “There was one night that I remember most, the only

is eyes sparkling a bit.

e of David Zoe’s dark secrets. I settled in be