[Victor] I’d been impressed by the Alpha’s decision to put aside his brother’s desire for my Echo in lieu of forming an alliance. He said he’d decided to use his brother’s stubbornness to gain the information he needed. If he’d asked him to try and find out, Grayson wouldn’t have done anything. The boy didn’t like vampires and wouldn’t have supported an alliance to the rest of the pack. By saying they were forming an alliance to get in to see me about Echo, Grayson would be inclined to help convince the majority of the pack. Apparently, they all liked the pup a little more than they liked his brother. He won them over easily and there was no pushback from the pack. It was brilliant. “He better not try and kidnap her.” I told Trent quietly. “If he does, I’ll kick his ass and bring