River threw his suitcase in the back of his boot, before slamming down the door. He’d spent the last few days receiving the silent treatment from Ryker, which had inevitably led to him being in a funky mood himself.
He wasn’t used to his brothers and him not being on speaking terms, they usually did everything together. Before this, he couldn’t remember the last time he’d gone longer than merely a few hours without speaking to one of them.
River accepted he had acted hastily when challenging their mate to the Battle of the Alpha’s, but she struck against his pride and backing down just wasn’t in his nature. Besides, he knew this was the only way to merge the two packs without blood being shed.
He wasn’t completely naive, however. He knew there was a very slim possibility he would have c
