I cast an anxious look around the banquet area. “We’ll come back later.”
“The hunting event is in two hours,” the man says before holding out his hand to me. “My name is Jason Marrock. I am the alpha of the Shadow Pack.”
Mary’s eyes widen. “You are the Jason Marrock?”
I cast her a questioning look, but she just shakes her head, blushing brightly.
“I see your friend knows who I am. But you don’t?” He looks surprised.
Before I can try to come up with an answer, Mary takes over. “My friend here doesn’t pay much attention to pack politics. Alice, Alpha Marrock is the youngest alpha ever in the Wolf Kingdom. He’s incredibly talented. King Edward even tried to recruit him into the royal army once. Jason turned him down.”
I give the man before me a strained smile. “Are you here to take him
