*Maddox*

Trying to concentrate on the discussion around me is difficult when I’m standing in this particular room—this ballroom. I have several Alphas in front of me mentioning what it is that they need from me in order to be confident enough to send warriors to support our cause, and all I keep thinking about is the first time I was here.

“You know, if you really want all of us to come in on your side, there’s one thing that would do it for certain,” one of the younger ...