LYRA
"So, he actually said that?"
"Word for word," Orion confirmed, leaning forward to grab another bite of the takeout. We'd ordered in around eight because, honestly, who wants to go out? New York's got this amazing ability to deliver anything, anytime, straight to your door, even if you're way up in a penthouse. "Right in the middle of the meeting. Just stood up and declared his pack doesn't negotiate with rogues, but he'd make an exception for the Alpha of rogues as a personal favor."
"What's the difference?"
"Ego, mostly." He picked up his chopsticks. "Still took the meeting, though."
"Why?"
"Because he's got forty wolves who used to run with me. I'd rather they had a stable pack than get caught in the middle of some political mess just because their new Alpha is too stubborn to
