Thomas lounged in his seat like it was his own. Kody sat beside him, but he was restless. Uneasy. And I didn’t like that. It was as if he was taking notes of everything around us. Maybe he was preparing for a fight. I wasn’t sure. I leaned forward, elbows digging into the map spread across the table.
“Here is my offer…you stand in front of your entire pack. Every wolf gets to choose. If they want to stay, they stay. If they want to leave, they walk free without punishment, and no blood on their heels. They can join us or wander further if they want. But they get to choose for themselves,” Thomas’s mouth twitched. A smile that wasn’t a smile.
“You want me to invite my people to abandon me?”
“Please, give me a chance to explain,” I snapped. My father cleared his throat loudly, and I sig
