Alpha Alfredo’s Pov I stepped out of the car as I stood in front of the castle, letting out a deep breath.“We are here now, aren’t we?” Dex asked as I placed my hand on my tie, setting it properly. Sarah came next to me with a tablet in her hand as she did at home.“What do we do next?” She asked as she shut down the screen, placing the lab on her chest. She went with the formal looks, a black skirt and dark high heels I could consider a weapon just in case a fight broke out as the heels were made of refined silver. A stab to the heart from the point of the heel was instant death.I looked at the castle once more. It was the only place we could head to, as every sign pointed in this direction. It seemed the three packs that organized this place a lot of planning into it. This meant two things which included the success of a well-organized meeting or the success of an organized assassination.“I hope we don’t end up as the only targets here,” I said as I took a step forward. If the a

Melissa (Gabriella’s Pov)“This is not the meeting I had in mind,” Lyra said as she could feel his presence. I was agitated as much as she was, unable to look at his face in fear that he could remember me if he hadn’t done that already.I could feel Alpha Farrell’s hand wrapped around my waist, walking in a way that I hid my face by his shoulder until we sat at the table before us. The Alphas talked amongst themselves.“This is bad,” I muttered to myself with the front view seat we had taken to view the face I hated the most. “Why couldn’t we have taken the seat next to alpha Drakken,” I thought, looking around to avoid eye contact with Alfredo.“Now that we’ve had our seats. I would like us to introduce ourselves to each other, and let us know what pack it is, even as we may know some of us. We do not know the others,” Alpha Drakken said as he raised his hand, standing to his feet. “I’ll begin, and we’ll take this counter-wise. As you already know. I brought about the idea for this m

Alpha Farrell’s Pov “I do not agree with the concept of creating a united front,” I said as I folded my hand on the table. The tension in the room right now could break a lot of steel pipe if left to build up.“This is to support and foster the growth of our packs,” Gareth said, his brown fluffy beard muffing his words, but letting it out enough for us to understand what he said. “Your businesses have grown even in the midst of the divisions. Why do you think it would grow exponentially all because we became united?” I asked, staring them in the eyes and daring them to counter me.“We never said we never grew in the divisions. Our territories are marked properly, which gives no space for intrusion,” Gareth continued. “I think something is always missing when it comes to the territory part. Do any of you know where my pack is located?” I asked as I leaned on the chair, placing my hand under my chin. “That is because you left it like that. What did you expect us to do? Come out and

Alpha Farrell’s POV“Alpha Farrell.”I turned to see the signature dark green eyes of the Evergreen pack alpha staring at me. He stretched his hand for a handshake, withdrawing it when I refused to let my hands out of my pockets. “I understand your distrust for all of us here,” he said as he dropped his hands by his side, placing his left hand into his pocket and tugging it around like a child would do when he had something special to him inside it. “It’s very possible that one or two heads could roll down the ground and we lose a Luna or two or maybe a beta in the mix. It has been the way our people existed.”“I did not think I need a lecture on how our people operated when you walked up to me,” I said as I stood, turning to look at Gabriella, who looked lost as she stood, watching the hall in admiration.“We could take some of the refreshment our host offered us as we get to know each other,” he said as he called a waiter, taking a glass of wine from the tray.I took mine as well,

Melissa (Gabriella’s Pov)I could feel my hands jitter as we drove back to our pack. My fears and trauma, everything flooding my heart as I thought of how close I was in contact with Alfredo.I thought I had escaped him, running away from his reach, but the first face I saw the moment I left my supposed safe spot was him. The one person I never wanted to see, and it was possible he knew with the way he came towards me, demanding I accept the name he called me. The thoughts roamed my head that would come here, but I had to keep calm, believing in the safety of Nightshade pack. The journey back home was quiet, and I never thought much about it until I stepped out of the car. Frin had tried to be a good sport, cracking jokes to make me smile. If only he knew the things my mind thought about.We arrived in the cool of the evening, with the sun preparing to let down its light and usher in the darkness and moon. The cool breeze did nothing to ease my feeling as I opened the side of the doo