We reached the highest point of the ridge, overlooking the valley below. From here, I could see our pack lands stretching toward the east, and beyond them, the territories of neighboring packs.
"What's your plan for Ronan?" Xander asked, bringing me back to the matter at hand.
"Let him believe he won," I said. "For now."
"And when he comes to claim the land?"
"He won't," I said confidently. "Not once he realizes what it would cost him."
Xander frowned. "I don't follow."
"Ronan values his reputation above all else, especially with the power tussle he’s facing in his pack. The mighty Alpha who has never lost a challenge," I explained. "What happens to that reputation when word spreads that he barely defeated a drugged female? That even with ketamine flooding her system, she nearly beat
