Initially, Ryker and Mina were supposed to come to the saloon together but Ryker stayed back to iron out some issues and assess Luna's speech. Mina had insisted that she should be allowed to deliver the pack speech as the pack delegates the next day. Ryker agreed instantly and was at the edge of altering one of his former speeches when Mina insisted on going alone to the saloon and he could come when done.
It was painful to learn about his pup whose life Mara and Lydia had just terminated.
Pain erupted into his heart and thumped his core as he lamented. It was the first time he felt so much despair in his life, not even when his parents died during a rogue attack. It was his first pup and a contemporary existence of him.
As he rubbernecked at Mara who made an effort to quell him fro
