Amelia’s POV I was simply heading downstairs for a snack when I heard loud talking from Jake’s office. “It’s bad enough that they elected someone like Claire to their pack council,” Jake said angrily, “but Damien is going to oversee the inauguration ceremony? Has he no shame?” “Do you think this is one of the things he agreed to with Claire so that she would help Stacy?” Dad asked. His voice was softer, but he must have been worked up too, because he was still louder than normal. “If it was, I doubted he needed to go that far. Wasn’t pardoning her and reinstating her into the pack enough? Now she has actual influence inside of Damien’s pack. He had to be planning this…” “Or she did,” Dad replied. “Her family was well-liked, not just in Damien’s pack but across the continent. If she us

