***MICHAEL POV***
I realized when I got to the second floor landing that I had left Elder Tom hanging, but when he saw Mira pass out on my lap, I'm sure he understood. The whole time walking up the stairs, my neurotic tendencies were taking over. I had no clue if I had done the right thing by giving Richard a seat at the table and baiting him to f**k up, but that was a consequence I had to live with. I just didn't want the pack to be disappointed in what I had come up with because I had their best interests in heart.
"Part of your plan was banking on him not being a delusional, regicidal, power-hungry scumbag. That's the only human element you missed with your plan; the rest was solid," Phoenix stated in the back of my mind. When I got Mira settled in bed and tucked in, I cl
