"Are you certain that no one will overhear what we say?" As they made their way, Max said to Alpha Ruben under his breath. "It's a mating ball. You believe anyone would care about anything other than scoring a mate?” Ruben said with a rueful expression on his face, remembering when he had found his mate. He gestured to max and they settled down on plush couches. "Well," you ask, "tell me what it is you'd want to talk about." “We need to make some decisions soon, the council needs a revival. You know that. Cayden wants to know when the time comes. Will you support us ?" Max said. “Of course, I have always wanted reforms in the council but….,” Ruben trailed off. “But ?” Max prompted. Sometimes, when you see the mousetrap, you just need to trip the bar and steal the cheese." “I don’t

