Chapter 76

Author’s POV While Dorothy drove and bantered with her brother, the atmosphere in another car 20km away was far less relaxed. In the spacious Rolls Royce, Darius Silverclaw, Alpha of the Silver Creek Pack, occupied the left side of the backseat, his eyes fixed on the laptop screen before him. His wolf prowled restlessly beneath his skin, agitated and unsettled since the airport encounter. Isolde sat to his right, her scent betraying anxiety as she tried in vain to engage him in conversation. As the sedan approached a major traffic junction, the driver communicated with Norris in the front passenger seat through mind-link. 'Ask the boss,' the driver said. 'You ask.' Norris replied, his wolf shrinking back instinctively. 'Alpha looks to be in a foul mood.' The driver blinked rapidly. 'I don't want to lose my position in the pack.' 'Neither do I.' The assistant held back a sigh, his inner wolf still smarting from recent humiliation. Just the day before yesterday, he'd received a major dre