All Chapters of Surrogate for the CEO Alpha: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

MayaFor one terrifying second, my mind refused to process what I was seeing.Brian Silverman, the Alpha every werewolf in this company respected without question, lay crumpled beside his desk, looking nothing like the composed, untouchable man I had spent the last three years working for. The sight sent a wave of cold panic crashing over me, because Brian wasn't a man who lost control. He was the kind of man who walked into a room and owned it, whose calm authority alone was enough to silence an argument. Seeing him sprawled across the hardwood floor made my heart stop."Mr. Brian!"My clutch slipped from my shoulder as I hurried across the room, dropping to my knees beside him so quickly that the impact sent a sharp sting through my legs. My hands hovered uncertainly above him, torn between the desperate urge to touch him and the irrational fear that the moment I did, everything happening before me would become undeniably real.A thin line of blood trickled from a cut near his temp

BrianThe Council Hall had stood long before I was born.Built from black stone and timber cut from the oldest forest in the territory, it wasn't the tallest building in the capital, but it was undoubtedly the most intimidating. Every Alpha who ruled the Northern Territories answered to the Werewolf Council, and every important decision that shaped our kind had been made within these walls.I had walked through its doors countless times over the years.Today, felt different. The massive wooden doors swung open, and Ethan stepped in beside me without saying a word. The long chamber stretched ahead, lit by towering chandeliers that cast a warm glow over the polished stone floor. Twelve Elders occupied the semicircular table at the far end, each dressed in dark ceremonial robes marked with the crest of their respective packs.The Head Elder, Elder Magnus folded his hands on the table."Alpha Brian Silverman."I inclined my head."Elders."His sharp eyes swept over me."I trust you've re