Chapter 27
***Ivy***
I sat across the long mahogany table in the Wind Blade pack’s conference hall, my hands folded neatly on the surface. The room smelled of old wood and faint pine. Elder Reiner leaned forward, his voice warm but serious.
“I appreciate you taking your time to come here for this meeting, Dr. Tasha. This deal is going to help so many wolves.”
I nodded once, keeping my expression calm. “The Deathly Vale disease is mutating faster than we expected. That’s why I’m here in person. The first cases were reported in this territory, few years ago.”
The moment the words left my mouth, the air shifted. Renée’s fingers tightened around her pen. She looked like she wanted the floor to swallow her. Jarett sat stiffly beside her, jaw locked, eyes burning with something between ange
