A lot of things come with being the alpha; such things include meetings with the council, welcoming visitors and maintaining strong relationship with the friends and allies of the pack. I had long been preparing for those, even before I fled from the pack. “When you were in exile, you met us and we accommodated you, now we have come to you, and we believe you would accept us all and put us in offices where we can serv most.” Lord Amnon was sitting at the end of the wall in my office. His hair had gone completely grey, and his beard had grown longer than it used to be. He was one of those I ran into and lived with in misery while I was on the run from Dante. I knew more people like him would brace my pack from the very night I murdered Dante and sized power. “I have assigned Rodrigo the

