Zane POV Dad and I walked down the stairs together and headed to his office. Inside the office, we met up with Mitch, Ryan, Gerome, Jonathon, Graham, Alex, Zakary, and, lastly, Zeek. Dad’s office seemed a bit crowded with all these men. Coffee cups were handed out and Dad ordered us all to sit down and get comfortable. ‘Speak.’ Dad ordered in his king's alpha voice, one he rarely uses, and this must mean he wanted answers and not just talk and empty promises, he wanted real answers, not ones they thought he needed to hear. ‘We have come to an agreement between us, the Deep Earth people. We will allow twenty Blue River warriors and Zane through our tunnels to rescue his mate. Alex trusts the Blue River men and I trust his judgment. Zakary has had nothing but good words about Madison, an

