Chapter 179

“Amy?” I turned to Toya as I parked in one of the slots marked "penthouse." “Yeah?” I slid out of the truck and headed to the elevator. “What is going on?” She looked around at the parking garage, and I could see the wheels in her mind churning, but she was just as confused as I felt. “I swear, I will explain.” I smiled as we hit the penthouse button on the elevator. There was a beep. “Please scan your card.” An automated voice rang out, and I scanned the card Sterling gave me, and the elevator doors closed. “This is so weird.” Toya leaned against the wall. “What do you mean?” I looked at her over my shoulder. “This apartment building has been closed off to anyone other than the King since it was built. But it’s so clean, so modernized.” Toya swiped the wall. “It’s like a hotel that the humans run. And he’s never even allowed the council onto his floor, and he gave you the key.” She shook her head. “I know I am missing everything.”

I grabbed her hand as the door opened. “I know that today has been the worst fucking day, and all this mystery is probably annoying. But I feel it in my gut that I have to wait until everyone is here to explain it all.” We stepped out of the elevator, and Sterling was waiting for us. “I figured I would wait with your things until you got here. This one is you. Penthouse B.” He glanced to the other side of the small hallway. “I assume you know who stays in penthouse A.” We both just nodded. “While I am surprised that the King gave you this floor, it isn’t my place to question his commands. But please, make sure you keep your visitors in check. I really don’t want to come up here and remove crazed she-wolves from his doorway.” I snorted. “Does that happen a lot?” Sterling cracked a smile. “You are the first people, other than the maids and me, even allowed on the same floor. But, when the King visits, there are a handful of she-wolves who wait downstairs at the doors for him.” I threw my head back and laughed. “Really?” Sterling nodded. “It got to where the King had to run out the back door to his car to get to class. So, about three years ago, he had the basement levels converted to the parking garage.” Toya shook her head. “Poor guy.” Sterling snorted. “Yeah, poor guy, he has his pick of she-wolves.”

I nodded. “But does he?” Sterling focused on me with a confused look. “He’s the king. He has to hold himself above the rest. Can’t have sordid love affairs with any she-wolf that he wanted, or else he would have scandal after scandal.” Toya nodded. “And there is the entire council trying to force him to mate with someone.” I pointed to Toya and nodded. “Exactly.” I scanned my card and pushed the door open. My mouth dropped open when I saw it was fully furnished. “What’s all this?” “What do you mean?” Sterling looked around. “Is it not to your liking? I can change out some of the furniture?” “I’m sorry.” I turned to face him. “I was told we would have to buy things for our apartments and stuff. I just wasn’t expecting this…” I turned back around to walk into the open concept living room and kitchen. Across from the front door was a wall of glass, and the view of the forest from up here was amazing. The giant room had a sectional on one side with a TV hanging opposite above a standalone fireplace. The fireplace sectioned off the space, with a dining table big enough for eight behind it, leading into the kitchen. “This is beautiful.” Toya walked to look out the windows, and I just nodded. “The penthouses are completely furnished, and the apartments below have the necessities, like big furniture. The odds and ends are being brought in tomorrow.” Sterling walked over to the kitchen and opened the empty cupboards. “The only thing students will have to supply is just like your dorms: blankets and personal items. The King didn’t want to inconvenience any of the smaller packs to supply the money to furnish the apartments for their kids.” I just nodded and walked down the hall to see the first room was set up as an office. The next was a standard bathroom. I looked around and nodded. This would work. Then I opened the last room, and my breath caught in my throat. It was a gorgeous bedroom, with a four-poster bed. It looked like my bedroom in my father’s pack. I checked the closet to find a walk-through closet room that lead to another gorgeous bathroom. It had a built-in vanity, a soaking tub, walking shower, and its own closet for storage. “This is too much.” I walked back out, only to find Rowan standing at the door, looking defeated.

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