Wolves Sera had never expected to work together in the secure conference room.” Alpha Morrison from the Eastern Reaches sat across from Alpha Zhang of the Western Coalition—packs that had been territorial rivals for decades. Beta Hawkins of the Northern Clans shared intelligence files with Enforcer Chief Santiago from the Southern Territories. And at the head of the table, Councillor Torres coordinated the whole operation with grim determination.
“This is everyone we could verify as clean,” Torres said, pulling up a display showing the assembled forces. “Forty-three alphas and high-ranking officials from across the continent. Everyone is personally vetted, background checked, and confirmed as non-compromised.”
“Out of how many total packs?” Alpha Morrison asked.
“Two hundred seventeen m
