Chapter 39: The War Council

Looking around the table, it became clear to Layla who these men were, the old Alphas from the packs the Riverwalkers conquered. The room was dimly lit by candlelight. The window on the wall behind Balthazar was small and did not do an adequate job in lighting the room so she hadn't realized till that moment that on the wall directly in front of her was an enormous hand drawn map. She was used to seeing maps of Ashford Mountains with the River Reach as a small blurb in the corner. But now she could see it for what it was, she was overwhelmed. She felt stupid to think that there was nothing beyond it. But she could see that there were oceans and lands beyond it. The area was more than twice the size of Ashford. For the first time she recognized the gravity of her situation. She wasn't just the mate to some little Alpha of some little nothing pack.

She wasn't worthy. But she wasn't going to let that hit her at that moment. She was representing her father and his pack as well as Thunder