Violetta London Elwes arrived first. The alpha was as quiet and unreadable as his pack. The deepest into the mountains, the Snake River pack was the smallest and they kept to themselves. When my brother was alpha, London's predecessor wanted to merge the two packs in a violent manner. He might have succeeded too, had I not realized what was happening. A month before my brother challenged my father, I nearly took control of the Snake River when I killed their alpha. Instead, I ceded to London and set my sights on better protecting my own. I had very little contact with London, although his beer was apparently making the rounds. His witch, Ava Starret, was an older woman although it was impossible to tell her age. London's second helped her out of the car, and she looked me over coolly

