#Chapter 43 Oh Brother

The door swung open with a bang, startling Elroy and I both and breaking the moment we were suspended in. Astor sauntered in, his lips curled into that infuriatingly smug grin I'd come to both dread and secretly appreciate. He’d been more endearingly annoying than truly problematic recently, but that was without Elroy in the same room. "Well, well, what do we have here?" Astor drawled. "Hard at work, I see. I brought you this.” My eyes locked onto the thick manila folder in his hand, and I instantly perked up. "What's this?" I asked, unable to keep the intrigue from my voice. Astor's grin widened. "Oh, just a little something I whipped up in my spare time.” “Spare time?” I said incredulously. “You’re taking on so many of the Alpha’s responsibilities and you have spare time?” Astor shrugged nonchalantly. “Well, turns out it’s not as hard as my dearest brother makes it look,” he said smugly. I heard Elroy growl softly, glaring daggers into the side of his brother’s head. He