Lucien Lucien had spent most of his life solving problems. Pack disputes. Territory negotiations. Political conflicts. Financial crises. He was the Alpha people called when situations became complicated. Unfortunately, nothing in his thirty years of experience had prepared him for sharing a mate with three other Alphas. Especially not Kai. Kai alone was enough to create a dozen problems before breakfast. Lucien sat at the long dining table the following morning with a cup of coffee in one hand and a growing headache. Across from him, Rowan looked just as miserable. Damon appeared exhausted. Kai looked entirely too cheerful. Which meant he was probably planning something. That thought alone made Lucien’s headache worse. The previous evening had been a disaster. The moment a

