There was nothing simple about what they were about to do, but he nodded anyway.
Ryder, his brother and heir, took a few steps closer. The other man would officiate the ceremony that day, since Hunter couldn't do it himself, as Alpha and Kade weren't allowed to do so on Talon lands. Anyone in their rank could, but Hunter wanted Ryder. He was calmer than the others and could give meaning to the words. Or at least try.
Mitchell, as Hunter's Beta, had been through too much in his life to be forced into it. The other man might be in charge of the Pack's day-to-day needs, and he had the bonds and the scars to prove it, but he also needed his space. Their Executor, Kameron, was too stern, too used to fighting to protect the Pack from outside forces to perform the ceremony. Brandon would have b
