Early that morning, Richard Scott drove back to the pack.
Belen Morgan had been waiting in his office since the crack of dawn. "Alpha Richard, good to see you. About that partnership..."
Besides discussing cooperation, he mainly wanted to gauge Richard's reaction. With how close Perry Lake had been to him these past few days, he wasn't sure if she'd told him what happened that night.
Richard dropped the tote bag to the side. "Talk to Byron about that."
He had zero intention of dealing with Belen himself.
"Alright, I'll wait until Beta Byron shows up," Belen responded, clearly under pressure from Irene Morgan. Still, he tried pushing once more, "Alpha Richard, things are getting critical with the Ashen Pack. Thought maybe you could lend a hand."
"Not my problem."
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