Werewolf Compilations novel Chapter 120

Making my way through the people again, back the way I came, I find James and ask him if we can talk. He gives me a worried look and excuses himself before following me back into the corner. "Is it about my father?" He asks. "The guards reported back that they saw nothing."

"No, it's not. Ava told me about this King of Alphas thing. What is she talking about, James? How come you never said anything?"

He lets out a breath and relaxes. "It's nothing. It's just some idea that a few people have been tossing around."

"She told me that it was discussed at some Alpha meeting and that your name was brought up. If it's being talked about at some all-important meeting then it sounds serious to me."

James grabs my hand, using the bond as some sort of assurance. "If I thought it was important, I would have told you. It's been in discussion for a while, even before I met you, Rae. It's not likely. And the meetings happen every two or three months. I didn't go to the last one because I was handling things with you. They aren't as secretive or as interesting as they sound, I promise."

I sigh. "Okay. I just feel like I'm finally being let in on all the secrets, and I want you to tell me about everything. I want to learn and grow, so if there's anything else that I don't know about, and that involves you, I'd like you to tell me before anyone else. We're a team, right?"

"Of course," he murmurs. "And I will."

The night continues on, and after another hour I find myself nodding off. As we stand and talk, I lean against James, depending on him to hold me up and not let me tumble to the ground. At one point my eyes shut and stay shut, and James gently taps my back to wake me up. "The party is almost over, why don't you head back and sleep," he says softly into my ear while the two men across from us babble on.

"No, no, I can't go. It's my party," I mumble, forcing myself to lean off of him, showing him that I'm not tired. "I can wait."