Maeve
Kai was taken aback at Alpha Blake’s directness at the outset of negotiations. However, my cousin was smart, and he said, “The terms are very simple, Alpha Blake. My Alpha wants to renegotiate the territorial boundaries in order to avoid any future conflicts. He has offered to create a buffer zone whereby the two species of wolves can meet for hunting and other activities. He is willing to open the Mist once a month for trade as well.”
Considering my father’s hatred for the Mist Wolves, this was a generous offer. I looked at Alpha Blake, trepidation building inside me. If he agreed to this offer, it meant he was going to have to return me. Dread plummeted in my belly. It was so potent that I felt the floor slipping beneath my feet. I didn’t want to leave him and, at the same time,
