41. New Suitor

|| Lilac’s POV || The council hall doors swung shut behind us, muffling the chaos inside. I exhaled—long and slow—as if I’d been holding my breath for hours. Dad had to take care of some work, so, Ez and I headed out first. Ezra bumped my shoulder, grinning, "did you see Cassandra’s face when..." I rolled my eyes, but my chest warmed, "Ishh... not here. Remember, walls even have ears in werewolf world." "Alright," he sighed. “Lilac.” I turned to see Alexander approaching, his tall frame cutting an imposing figure against the backdrop of the grand hall. His sharp eyes were focused on me, and for a moment, I felt a flicker of unease. What did he want now? “Hello, Alpha,” I said, bowing my head slightly in respect. “Well, not yet,” he replied with a small smile, his tone light but his gaze intense. “You will be soon,” I said, forcing a smile of my own. The thought of Alexander as the Alpha King came to my mind again. He was strong, capable, and fair everything Kael wasn’t. “Yeah,” he said