Orion's POV
"No. That's final," I told him.
This was my professional judgment, as Alpha and as chairman. It was everything I could give Elara. I believed she'd understand.
I asked Theodosius to draft the announcement, for the pack and the board both, and told him to have it ready by morning.
Then I got in the car and drove to her apartment.
She'd be pleased. I was sure of that. Whatever had gone wrong between us, Elara had always wanted to be included. Now I was offering her a place at the table. She'd understand what that meant.
I was still thinking about her face when I arrived.
Elara's POV
Time with Samuel always moved too fast.
Dinner was easy. Warm. Mia argued with him over dessert and laughed at something he said.
Back at the pack house, someone else had always decided what
