The room remained quiet for a few seconds after Shezayah finished speaking.
Not because anybody was emotional.
Because they were trying to understand what she actually meant.
Ryan already knew.
The conversation had started with him.
Azaliyah and Camron hadn't been there for that part.
"So what exactly are you saying?" Azaliyah finally asked.
Shezayah leaned back slightly against the wall.
"I'm saying I want to build something different."
The answer earned a few confused looks.
She sighed.
Of course it did.
"When people hear the word pack, they immediately think wolves," she explained. "A bunch of wolves living together, hunting together, following an Alpha."
"That's generally how packs work," Camron pointed out.
"Yeah, I know."
She glanced toward Ryan briefly before continui
