Zach POV
After finding Matron Beth, I contemplated whether I should pack a bag, or just bring enough money to purchase what I needed in town. I stood at the bottom of the stairs wondering if I was ready to go back to the room Liza and I shared when my father walked into the pack house.
I turned towards him, his eyes bloodshot from what I assumed was lack of sleep mixed with a few hours of heavy crying. It was an expression the people of Mountain View shared.
"How goes it?" he asked me.
"It goes." I sighed. "The council will be arriving later today. If.. if I'm not here when they arrive, do you think you could greet them with Alpha Jess?" I asked him. I knew it was my responsibility as the current Beta, but I didn't want to abandon my mission at a certain time if it wasn't co
