POV: Cormac Brennan
Location: Various Locations, London
Time: Present Day
I'm reviewing territory expansion proposals when Beta Declan interrupts. "You have a meeting. Beta Killian from the Docklands pack. He's waiting in the receiving room."
Killian. I know that name. His Alpha was rivals with Father for thirty years. Territorial disputes, resource competition, political maneuvering. They hated each other with the careful civility that pack politics requires.
"What does he want?"
"Didn't say. Just requested meeting with you personally." Declan's voice is cautious. "Could be trap. Could be legitimate business. Docklands pack has been expanding too."
"Set up the meeting. Standard security protocols." I close the territory files. "And stay in the room. I want witness to whatever's dis
