Chapter 38

Hades’s Pov

I had dressed for a meeting that promised to be less than civil. The annulment with Anita was overdue, and as much as I wanted to be done with the pretense of our marriage, I knew I owed her this final closure. She didn’t deserve the tangled mess that had come with my title, nor the distance I had created between us.

But just as I was preparing to leave my quarters, Beta Damian burst into the room, his expression a mix of urgency and hesitation.

"Alpha," Damian panted, holding up a phone. "The Moonshadow Pack has invited you to a ball tonight. The elders are going to be there as well."

I frowned as irritation bubbling beneath my skin. "A ball? They really think I have time for that right now?"