MARCO’S POV
“Every pack member is present and accounted for, Alpha.” My Gamma, Bex tells me. I feel bad for lying to him and Maverick and having Shoe include them in the spell, but they are better off not knowing the truth. If any of this goes bad, the Elders will kill me if I am lucky, but most likely torture me until I finally die. I know that Elder Owen can force the truth out of us, so this is the only way to protect them.
I’m on edge, and I don’t like it. Rocco and I are always in control. Sure, we sometimes disagree on how to move forward, but we always agree on the end result. Not this time. I will have a week without Rocco interfering, and this is when Bree decided to pick Aldric over me.
All the pack members are gathered in front of the house. When Shoe makes his presence known
