The next morning, I called an urgent meeting in my office to let Flint and Zakai know about Farrell’s deal. Just like me, they were enthusiastic about the news. The only problem was that I had already planned on taking Valerie shopping on Saturday, the exact day the Alpha of Moon Wings suggested for our meeting. That way, I’d have to send my two friends as representatives so they could close the deal for us. It was pretty common for the Beta to step in when their Alpha was unavailable - that’s why they were called ‘second in command.’ Since it was a formal meeting, it was necessary for two ranked members to be present, which meant that my Gamma had to attend it as well.
Flint was fine with that, as he was always serious about his duties. Zakai, however, didn’t seem too thrilled about it a
