Chapter 74 : New overseer

MAXINE. Theo’s face relaxes like he’s relieved he finally got it out. He closes his eyes and presses his cheek against my palm. Even though we’re surrounded, it feels like we’re alone. I can stay with him like this forever, holding him close and giving him the kind of assurance he has given me so many times. It’s just liberating to know that he’s the one who saved me. Our fates have been tied together all along. I reach out to hold him again, but I stop short when I hear the doors slamming open. My immediate thought is that we have more Werewolves to take care of, but I’m mistaken. It’s the Alpha Supreme. He’s marching through the door with the swagger of a king, staring at me smugly as I meet his eyes. There are about a dozen of guards beside him, the ones wearing all-white. Theo straightens up, positioning himself in front of me as they all come closer. The people around us just bow to the Alpha Supreme, but when they look up, I see the wariness in their eyes, especially when h