ALEK The next few days were tense and filled with discussion. Every other night the higher-ranking wolves would gather in the living room of the packhouse, and the omegas who worked night shifts in the main house listened in from behind the doors or picked up bits and pieces of their discussion any time they went out to serve drinks or snacks. I hung around the kitchen with Ahote and Kaya on most days. Kaya wasn't as talkative as she normally was. She kept silent for the most part and only talked in an unusual low tone if you talked to her directly. Ahote told me in private that the issue mattered to her a lot because moving would mean being further from her mate. She had even been the one to suggest moving on our way back, so I didn't understand why she would be sad, maybe it