Chapter One Hundred and Fifty Six

Austin helped me back to the pack house. I was filthy, covered in mud-but I didn't care.

"Gather the council of advisors." I instructed him.

"Now?" he asked, surprised. "You should rest, Luna. You are in no condition...”

"I gave you an order." I said and that seemed to surprise him too, he nodded before turning away.

I stripped off my filthy clothes, took a quick bath, and stepped into another leather outfit-identical to the one before. My hair, still damp, was twisted into a bun before I headed to the meeting room.

I had expected to be bombarded with questions from the advisors; I had expected

some of them with frowns on their faces. I was ready to take all the disappointed looks casted at me, but what I wasn't ready for was to find all the seats

unoccupied-all except two.

Austin and Phil.

"Where are the others?" I questioned.

don't think this is the right

the second time. "Where are the others?"

"They left."

mean by they

out of their

"Why?"

shouldn't have asked; a part of me knew exactly

Alexander gone... they believe their service

is something you aren't telling

Austin before he spoke up. "They don't believe you are

Because I am a

one of the reasons, but the major reason had been because of what they believe

rumors that you planned to take him down to claim his position- that your grief and everything that followed were just an

could already guess who this 'certain

have explained what happened to the Advisors. If they had heard your side of the story, they could have challenged the rumors. But now, all they

To know what happened so you would leave like the rest?” I asked, unable to hide

during these critical moments, so we aren't going anywhere. We just want to know what happened so we can

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