There were a hundred better things Alpha King Elijah could be doing with his time, but instead, here he was, presiding over a glorified shouting match. The parents of the Cardinal Alphas sat at his long table, bickering like children.
Still, he didn't mind. He rather enjoyed watching them devour one another.
The last time the High Houses united, they had birthed the Cardinal Alphas, a dream his brother and chief instigator of his misery, Alpha Angus, had tried yet failed to achieve.
So let them stay divided. He would feed the fire himself if he had to.
Irene Hale said, "This scandal has done irreparable damage to Lunaris Academy's image. It's not just about a school anymore, it's about the credibility of our sons. Elsie Lancaster cannot remain as a bride option for my son."
"That is, if your son emerges as the heir," Alpha Henry pointedly reminded her that Griffin would have to defeat his own son, Asher. And in Henry's arrogance, that could never happen.
