CHAPTER 23
SLOANE’S POV
The mid session discussion was another ritual of the summit.
They were considered the most revealing. No rigid structure, or prepared speeches.
Just Alphas speaking openly, sometimes carelessly. About their packs, progress and weaknesses disguised as achievements.
It was where reputations were quietly built, or in some cases, destroyed.
I sat back in my seat, listening as one Alpha after another shared updates. Trade expansions, border reinforcements, population growth. Some impressive, some exaggerated.
Scarlett hummed in the back of my mind. “They’re all trying too hard.”
“They always are,” I replied inwardly.
In rooms like this, it wasn’t just about what you said. It was about how well you could hold your ground when questioned. And eventually, the atte
