In Alaric's office he stares at Mateo who is standing in front of him, delivering halfway between a brifing and a circulation of the latest gossip. "The silverstone pack?" Alaric has never heard of them, which wouldn't be hard, he has visited so many packs in his time, they all blur together. "It seems that way sire" "Contact them immediately and tell them to take the girl back where she belongs. I want this mess to finish" Alaric sits back in his seat with a satisfied look on his face. Is it really so simple to have Rhys' run at the throne come to an end? Why was Clara so confident that she had won? The problem sorted itself out, and he can actually have the appearance of a good guy. Just sending some poor kidnapped girl back to her family. Righting the wrong of his horrible mate and

