She smiled brilliantly again. Must be nice to be that cheery. "Anyway, you've slept for longer than we expected! It's time for you to meet the Alpha."
"The... The what?"
She stood up. Damn, she was a lot taller than I originally thought. "Come along, you'll find out soon enough."
I followed her out of the room. Even with my long legs, it was tough to keep up with her pace, and she seemed to be walking leisurely. There was definitely more to this girl than met the eye. As we walked to "meet the Alpha", whatever that meant, I looked around in an attempt to do some mental-mapping, but there were so many twists and other corridors that I lost track. Judging by the stained glass set into ceiling panels every so often, we were still in the cathedral-like building. We reached a set of doors with etchings across them and gold inlaid into the wood in ornate patterns. There were no doorknobs or handles or anything, just the decorations. I wondered how we would get in until she deliberately placed her palms flat on the door and leaned forward, so that her face was almost touching the wood. She breathed on it, and mumbled something incomprehensible but most definitely not English.
The doors rumbled open as she straightened up and stepped to the side, looking at me. "Go ahead." She smiled, noticing my hesitation. "It's okay; the Council won't bite. Unless you bite first, of course." Her eyes twinkled with mischief.
"I'll keep that in mind, thanks," I replied, sarcasm dripping off my lips.
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