Alaric POV
“I hope that's not the case, Robert. I think you'll find that the plan is already in motion, and this meeting is merely a formality. I will be marrying Raven and solidifying our alliance with the witches, one way or another," I inform him.
An immediate scowl from him and more murmurs from the group tell me that I didn't come off as diplomatic as I'd hoped.
“Gentlemen, I have never before led this pack in the wrong direction. I believe this will work to deter them from any further acts of aggression. Like I mentioned before, we don't know for sure how many rogue wolves there are, and we could end up needing the witches. Furthermore, if we don't do something to smooth things over with them, we could end up getting attacked by both groups," I say.
“The Alpha's reasoning is so
