ADRIAN
The walk to the pack borders was as stifling and tense as I had been expecting it to be, and my little spat with Max at the alley behind his store earlier had not helped matters much. It was clear now that members of this pack held more loyalty for Max than they did for me. Especially the much younger ones.
And to be fair, who could blame them, as far as they were concerned, Max was the only alpha male figure who had been a constant in their lives. He had been the one to protect them, train them, offer guidance when needed. He had been more of a leader to them than I had been these last few years.
And then I had gone ahead and lashed out at him for making a desperate decision because he had been given no choice but to sacrifice for the pack. I had pushed them into that corner,
