Derek *Salvador* By ten a.m. the next morning, I walked down stairs to an auditorium on the second floor. The pack was gathered together since I had earlier called for a meeting. I sat on my chair in front of them as I ran my gaze through the crowd. “Where is the luna? Should she not be by my side?” I asked. “Where is Beatrice?” “I am here, my lord,” she walked out of the crowd. A frown was on her face as she walked up to my side. “I am sorry my lord for the delay,” she said, unable to look me in the eyes. “It's okay,” I said to her and then looked at the crowd again. “I will like all the pack elders to step forward,” I ordered and they all walked out. They were twenty one in number, and right in their midst was the snake, Hector. He kept his gaze away from my eyes. But whether he sta