Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

Chapter 114

-Aubrey-

Soren has been acting strange since he spoke to Damian yesterday. Quieter than usual. I’ve asked him what is going on. and he said his mother is pestering him about the wedding being postponed. But I have a nagging feeling it’s something else. Although I’m glad to be getting away from the castle today, hopefully spending some time with his son and me will help lift his mood. We’re driving into the city, Max practically bouncing in his seat beside me, buzzing with excitement. His eyes are glued to the passing buildings as he chatters away about the movie we’re supposed to see. It’s all he’s been talking about since we left the castle. Soren’s hand rests casually on my shoulder, his fingers absentmindedly playing with my hair, his expression focused yet calm, though I can tell his mind is elsewhere.

“Do you think there’ll be popcorn?” Max asks, turning to me with wide, hopeful eyes. Damian whose driving chuckles in the front but I pay him no mind since he has done nothing but cast angry glances at me all morning.

I smile, ruffling Max’s hair. “Of course there will be. A movie without popcorn? That’s unheard of.”

Max grins, already planning his snack orders, but then Soren’s voice cuts in, dampening his parade.

“There’s a quick stop I need to make before we head to the theater,” he says. His tone is casual, but I catch the

seriousness behind it.

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whines loudly and jutting out his

Alphas and the

I ask, glancing at him. “Is it

conflict,” he admits, his eyes still trained on the road. “A couple of packs are about

keeps babbling about the movie, but my attention shifts entirely to Soren. He doesn’t show any outward

of a tall, imposing building in the heart of the city. It looks like any other council building a grand structure of glass and stone. But I know better. This is no ordinary government office. It’s a neutral ground, a place where human officials and supernatural councils meet to hash out

the grand entrance. The air inside feels different, tenser. The lobby is sleek and modern, all marble floors and towering pillars. But it’s the people who catch my attention. Some look human, but I notice small details–eyes that are too sharp, teeth that glint unnaturally in the light,

to him as I notice

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and glowing red

not breaking stride. “And that one over