Gideon’s POV I sat in the meeting with the council, my annoyance levels reaching critical levels. Rather than talk about how to de-escalate, or what to do in response to this problem, my council seemed more interested in trying to find someone to blame for this having happened at all. Like that would help us out of this now. “The lawsuit makes us appear weak,” said one of the council members. “It was only a matter of time before someone tried to take advantage of that weakness.” “Not only that, but we cannot maintain our allies,” said another. “Alpha Ivan is even pulling his support.” “Raven’s leaving was her own choice,” I said. She’d told me she was needed back home and that could have been for pack reason, but with Raven’s strength, I didn’t think she would ever do anything she did

