CHAPTER 287 HORRORS OF HORTENSE

Hudson has had enough for the day, only after a meeting with Dame Hortense. She was always the one updated with pack rumors and gossip and confirmed whether they were true or not based on the actual subject of the rumor and gossip. Besides, the woman knew exactly what buttons to push in a person and was always oblivious to their discomfort or frustration. When she had asked about his marriage with Claire, Hudson thought she had limits, but he was wrong. Dame Hortense came back to her seat and settled herself in the chair, not ready to back down anytime soon. Hudson could see it in her eyes—the stubbornness that reminded him of Claire. The way she stared at him suggested that the woman had more to say. And as much as he wished she would drop the subject, he knew better than to think she would. "Alpha,” she began again, her voice softer but no less insistent, "I understand that your personal matters are your own, but you must realize the impact they have on the pack, especially no