Alexandra Stone's POV
I looked at the photo on my laptop screen and smiled.
Perfect. Absolutely perfect.
"You're sure this will go viral by tomorrow?" I asked the private investigator I'd hired.
"Already has," he said. "I sent it to fifty different pack gossip channels. By morning, every wolf in the region will have seen it."
"Excellent work." I transferred the agreed-upon payment and disconnected the call.
Aria Corvus thought she was so clever. Thought she could waltz into the Annual Leadership Summit and expose the Council like some kind of hero. She had no idea what she was walking into.
I'd been building my power base for five years. Five years of carefully cultivated relationships, strategic alliances, and yes, sleeping with the right people to get what I wanted.
Elder Theron had been particularly useful in that regard. The old bastard was easy to manipulate once you figured out what he liked.
