When Victor enters Annabeth Prath’s home, there’s a small stir at the door.
The Prath family is influential, but their power comes largely from their long lineage and political connections. Victor banks on this when he walks in. He knows their meager Beta force has no real way to stop him.
The Prath party planners and aids go pale at his arrival, but they don’t stop him as he crosses the threshold.
When Victor enters the party, about an hour late, it’s as if he owns the room. The crowd turns to him, many Alphas and their Lunas coming over to say hello, eager to shake his hand, ask about his projects, all trying to judge where he stands in this new world.
Victor is the military might in the land, with the finest Beta force ever recorded, but now, with no Luna by his side and a large po
