Oliver Breakfast was over all too quickly. I had already forgotten most of the names of the pack members who were introduced to me, most of whom were warriors or farmhands who report to Ryan. He wasn’t there this morning, but we were told he was already out working. We got up and walked to Narissa’s office with her leading the way. Sophia and Sam stood up to join us. Before we could enter the office, I stop suddenly, causing them to slam into me accidentally. “I think this is probably a better conversation just between the two of us,” I say, looking directly at Narissa, my tone not leaving any room for arguments. With the delicateness of what we have to discuss, I would prefer to leave this conversation between just Narissa and me, for now. Later, if she wants to, she can share the inf

