"Greetings, all of you," Voren started, the hard edges of his face softening as his eyes moved around the room. The news about the twins excited him so much that it softened his voice unexpectedly.
"Usually, whenever there’s a team like this, at least one person ends up selling everybody out, but I haven’t seen a single thing like that here, and I’m grateful for it."
It still amazed him that not one person standing in that conference room had given him a reason for shame or regret. Every single face had proven solid loyalty, and Voren never took that lightly.
"I hope you all also understand that from today, everyone here becomes family. Those who want to join the pack can do so before the blood moon festival."
His gaze swept slowly across Athaliah, Emery, Zane, Nicole, and Callum, giving each of them the quiet space to decide for themselves without pressure.
Then his attention settled on his betas.
"Damon, there’s a whole lot I still need to teach you, but for now you’ll learn from Kael until I can carve out the time. Grimroot is different from Centenary in more ways than you can count, and you’ll feel it the second you step foot there."
Damon gave a steady nod, soaking in every word like it mattered. Voren focused on Kael and informed him.
"Kael, after the blood moon festival, you’ll spend a few months in the city learning the business side of things."
Kael’s eyes went wide with pure shock before excitement flooded his whole face. "Alpha, are you certain?"
Voren let out a low chuckle, the sound warm. "I couldn’t do it before when you were the only beta, but now there are two of you."
Kael looked completely overwhelmed, gratitude shining right out of him. Those few days he’d spent in the city helping train Corvine and Seraphine had sparked a real hunger to learn business, yet he’d never worked up the nerve to ask.
Hearing it now made something click deep inside him about his Alpha. Voren genuinely loved watching people grow, wanted everyone around him stronger, sharper, better than they’d been the day before. Such a leader was rare.
"You have no idea what this means to me."
"I know," Voren answered with a faint smile before his eyes landed on Nessa and Desmond.
"Uncle Desmond and Aunt Nessa, if you want to join the pack, the door’s wide open. Right now, there’s a chopper waiting to take those heading out of here."
He didn’t need to address Seraphine’s parents, knowing they would immediately leave for the pack.
His gaze landed on Corvine. Corvine, there’s a lot waiting for you to learn, and honestly, I wanted to give you a full week off, but that’s not happening now. Stay back after this meeting."
How Corvine wished to have gotten that one week. He would have escorted Athaliah to France but if only he knew it was due to his pursuit of her.
"Dad, we still have a few things to handle in the city," Voren informed Vladimir, the elderly man nodded in understanding as Voren continued, "please give us three days to get back to the pack after settling some important matters in the city."



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