Conflicts of the Beta

Luca, you are making a mistake.

Alpha Kieran stood at the council room's doorway, his voice steady and his arms folded. His keen eyes flicked between Luca and me, and the strain in the room was strong enough to cut with a knife.

"I've made plenty of mistakes, Kieran," Luca stated austerely, without bothering to glance from the chart he was scrutinizing. But this is not among them.

"The pack is split, and this bond is just aggravating it," Kieran said.

"You have to back off and consider what would be best for everyone, not only yourself."

"And what do you advise?" Finally glancing up, Luca inquired with grey eyes flickering with annoyance. "That I turn away the link? Give up the tests. Give the flock to Damon and see how he leads it into disaster?