Nathan “Now, onto matters of the open borders between the southern and the northern packs…” I forced myself to maintain a present expression even as stifling boredom threatened to suffocate my soul. Maybe I had underestimated the true scope of the Alpha association’s seemingly endless administrative affairs. As of this moment, we were poised to spend the entire afternoon reviewing proposals for inter-pack travel agreements of all the tedious things. At an ungodly before-dawn hour, no less. I sighed inwardly, fantasizing about the cozy bed I had reluctantly left that morning. A tiny twinge of guilt churned inside my stomach as I pictured Olivia alone back home managing the house and the twins all by herself. But this was necessary; I had promised to attend this three-d

