Chapter 109 Roman’s POV I sat in my study, surrounded by the familiar faces of the elders, their voices moving on about the latest political things they he’d seen and gone through and territorial disputes. It was the usual business for me, the kind of thing I had grown used to over the years. But today, I found it very difficult to focus. My mind was elsewhere, preoccupied with thoughts of the future and the uncertainty that came with it. I absently tapped my fingers on the polished surface of the desk, trying to keep up with the conversation as I wished they would not talk so much. The elders, all seasoned leaders in their own right, were debating a particularly thorny issue—a potential alliance with a neighboring pack. I nodded along, offering the occasional word of agreement, b

