Abel returned to Samson's chalet after reading the message from the council. He sat with them through the wine and the laughs but never said a word about the council summon. He envied Samson in a way because he did not have the council to deal with. He was his own boss, a true alpha, he answered to no one. Of course, it had its disadvantages, but at this point, the advantages outweighed them, and that was a good thing. Leaving the pack and the council became more attractive to Abel. After all, he was an Apex werewolf and not a born werewolf, he had no business running a werewolf pack, but here he was. He had built up his businesses separate from the pack businesses and kept both of them afloat and strong. Breaking away would be easy. It would not affect the finances of the pack, nor would

