Alaia POV
It had been roughly three hours that I’d sat with the Alphas and Betas, discussing pack borders, treaties, and revenue streams. I thought I would have been bored out of my mind, but to my surprise, it was the total opposite. Xander had a brilliant mind, offering fresh and cutting-edge suggestions to everything from rogue problems to agriculture. I could see the respect for him growing more and more in my dad, and even Aaron.
Alexi, on the other hand, not so much. I could feel his heated stare boring holes into me the entire time I was in the room.
Xander still hadn’t let me up from his lap, so whenever he spoke, Alexi had to watch me, his ex-mate, sitting comfortably in the embrace of another. Did I feel bad? Honestly, yes, I did. At one time in my life, I thought Alexi wa
