Zane POV
Part of me very much did not want to return to the Luna Temple, especially alone and without definable questions, but Travis and Wetmore hadn’t been able to give me answers even to the vaguest of inquiries.
It’s something almost impossible to explain to someone other than another Pack Alpha, but territories die from the head first. Sure, every day a territory of any real size faced protests, crime, economic and logistical challenges, domestic violence, and a host of other troubles. But as long as the leadership at the top was good, the territory would be all right.
The problems really came when the responses to those everyday issues faltered, when the Pack Alpha and their legislative or advisory boards no longer heard the voices of the people and no longer provided proper care
