After Hunter left, River became too busy with her pack. It was new and she realized that not many men in the pack wanted as the Luna of the pack. However, along with Lena, she was building herself. to submit to a woman. It was like she had to prove herself every time. Mostly were of the opinion that women were better
She realized that Alpha Maxim had left the pack’s economy in a very bad situation. He had misdirected most of the funds members were ignored completely. to his ambitious plan of fighting against the Lycans when important things like creating better facilities for the pack
Alpha Maxim had taken numerous debts and when the money was traced, they came to know that he had taken the debts debts mounted to over five billion dollars. from other Alphas. No one knew where all the money went. The council members grew frustrated when they saw that the
“How are we going to repay all this debt?” said Fred, one of the council members as he grabbed his hair with his hands and hung his head low. He was looking after the finances of the Crescent Moon pack
River’s heart raced wildly. “Five billion dollars?” she rasped with wide eyes and stiff shoulders.
asked. Lena’s father, Jack was also in the council. He looked extremely concerned. “Who do we owe that kind of money?” he
Jack and Lionel!” Fred picked up the paper that he had prepared to give to River. He read out the names. “Brute, Mason, Garry and the twins,
“Lionel?” A crease formed on River’s forehead. “That name rings a bell.”
The council members looked at her warily. “How so?” Jack asked as Lena shifted in her chair.
foiled because of Hunter’s meticulous planning, River explained. “Lionel was killed in the last attack on Lycans. He had partnered with the demons to attack the Lycans but the attack was
There was a gasp amongst the pack members. “Lionel is Alpha Jack’s twin, Fred said as a shudder passed through his body. “Does that mean his voice trailed off as he looked at the names in front of him. He rubbed his palm over his ****. “Does that mean that these remaining four Alphas are involved in the agitation against the Lycans?”
There was a stunned silence in the meeting. Goosebumps lined her skin as River stared at Fred. This was a possibility. “It could be” she replied as she tampered down her anxiety. After a few moments she asked, “What about the meeting with the Alphas? Has that been scheduled?” She looked towards Geoffrey.
“It is,” he said. “We will all meet in the neutral territory of Guat which is in between the human and the werewolves’ worlds. Guat is about a five hour drive from here. They all have agreed to come to Guat on Sunday”
“Great” River said with a rough exhale.
“But what about this debt, Alpha River? Fred said, looking tense as ***. “We didn’t know that Alpha Maxim had pushed us to this extreme. We are on the verge of going bankrupt
“We have to have a meeting about that,” River replied. Saying that she got up and went out, her whole mind went towards how she was going to pay the debt. Lena walked after her and together they went into the room. When Lena closed the debt. I am sure they will all come forward.” door behind her, she said, “I know this is a ****idea, but we can ask the pack members to contribute to paying this
River shook her head. “I don’t want to snatch their money the moment I have taken over”
“But a weak pack is going to attract a lot of predators. Others would take over us financially, Lena argued.
“I don’t know.” she replied as she picked up all the papers and studied them all over again.
On Saturday evening Hunter came and found River surrounded by a pile of papers. “What are all these?” he asked. astonished River had dark circles under her eyes and she looked tired
She let out a humorless chuckle. “These are the pack’s financial problems.”
He raised an eyebrow as he walked to her and sat down with her Pulling her in his lap, he pressed a kiss on her lips. “You work too hard River and I feel guilty about it.”
She hugged him tightly, immediately feeling calm. “I have to, initially” She closed her eyes and rested her head on his chest and gave up on staying awake. Soon she was snoring softly. Hunter’s heart squeezed. He picked her up and took her to bed.
Along with Lena and five pack members, River **to Guat. Hunter also went with her. This was a crucial
meeting in which his presence was necessary. “Don’t lose your calm, Hunter” she said. “This has to be very carefully done because i want the Lycans and werewolves to become friends again.”
“I want that too, River,” he said as he squeezed her hand. “It is more important for me than you.” She gave him a smile and
Along with Hunter, his warriors also came. He didn’t tell River, but he had already sent a dozen of his warriors to Guat The venue of the meeting was a resort. River saw that the place was filled with werewolves. Several Alphas had already come while some were parking their cars and jeeps. The whole place was buzzing with activity and everyone looked anxious or excited or angered.
According to Geoffrey, all the Alphas were coming to meet like this in one place after a gap of ten years and that too on a topic so sensitive. That’s why they were all eager. River wondered if they were eager to end the feud. She was also informed that four Alphas who were amongst the rebels, were also going to be present and they would make sure that the meeting is unsuccessful,
Hunter followed after River in the meeting room. Every Alpha was sitting around a large rectangular table. River could feel their scrutinizing gaze falling on her as soon as they saw her. Though she was shaking on the inside, she put her chin up with confidence and walked to sit at her designated place. Her eyes roamed around the table and she noticed that the rebel Alphas were seated together and they were looking at her menacingly. She averted her gaze and ensured that Hunter was sitting next to her.
Once everyone was seated, the oldest Alpha, Alpha Briar, rose on his feet and said, “We have assembled here for the greater good. We have the Lycan King, Alpha Hunter amongst us and this is a very good sign. Since it was Alpha River who wanted this meeting, I would like to invite her to speak more about it.”
River got up, thanking Alpha Briar. She sucked in a sharp breath and started, “I am so grateful to all of you for coming and attending this meeting. The meeting is about the old treaty that exists between the Lycans and the werewolves. I feel that with the changing times, the treaty should be redefined. The old treaty is several hundred years old and it is redundant. mostly because we have progressed a lot. We need new reforms in it. The Lycans have progressed a lot in their economy and are perhaps richer than
all of us combined. They don’t need our money. They need she-wolves for breeding. However, why do we have to give our female members when-” she paused to look around at their faces. And all of them were full of suspicion. “When it is highly possible that Lycans are mates of werewolves.”
A murmur broke in the room. She could feel that the Alphas were excited about it. Her lips curled up and her gaze drifted to her mate.
She continued, “We don’t have to forcibly give our girls to the Lycans if they find mates in Lycans. A mate bond is revered over marriage. Isn’t it?”
Many nodded in agreement. “But mates are rarely found,” said Alpha Briar.
“Yes, and we are limiting it further by these old laws to make this number negligible,” River added. “If we open our borders and let Lycans mingle with us, our wolves will be able to find mates.”
There was an enthusiastic chatter about it now. River felt so much positivity that she was loving it.
“You must be mad!” Alpha Jack snarled. “You are saying it because Alpha Maxim made you Alpha Hunter’s breeder. Are you trying to take revenge from our women?”
River narrowed her eyes on him. She said, “I will answer that question if you will answer my question. Where is your brother, Lionel?”
Jack’s snarl immediately retreated as he snapped his gaze to Hunter who was giving him a lethal look.
“Yes, Alpha Jack, where is your twin brother, Lionel?” he asked him with a growl.
