CHAPTER 6 ARESI sat at the head of the table, glaring down the other alphas and waiting not-so-patiently for Aurora, so we could start this f*****g meeting already. After the hound attack and these nightmares that had been plaguing my mind, I hated the thought of leaving Aurora alone. What if something happened and I wasn’t there to stop it? My claws cut into my palms again. Something had happened while I was around, and I still couldn’t stop it. What would I do to protect Aurora? With the Malavite Stone, Aurora was now stronger than I was. How could her lousy man and mate do anything? I couldn’t. I f*****g couldn’t. Some of the alphas mumbled to their betas, and I cut my gaze to them. Fuming. Why had Aurora stayed back? What did she need to talk to Denise about? Denise might’ve hel