My question hung in the air for a minute before Brandon led and waved his hands in the air, dropping me in the process "Oh. Ha ha, he reason. I was just


    wondering"


    Haha,


    I just nodded. "Anyway, I need to figure everything out." 1 med to Vince "So I''ll be stuck on parnde for while as I wait it all out." 1 smile. "If that is still okay with you?"


    Vince, whose brain was running a mile a minute, stared at the nkly for a second before he just added for course. The ce and position are yours."


    "Oh, I don''t know about the position. I couldn''t possibly take that away from a wolf knowing I was nning to leave as soon as I''m able. Who knows, maybe I''ll find a mate pretty prickly."


    Vince''s eyes darted to Brandon. "So you intend to head back to your father''s packnds as soon as you mate!"


    I pretended to think about it. "I''m not exactly sure. My father raised me to take after him. And these are years, I focused on that. Rebuilding our pack. I have the resources, the investments, thend, the building are already there. I just need the numbers, and the okay from the king. If that''s the eradication of the rogues of a mate, then that''s exactly what I''ll do." I bit my lip, looking uncertain. “But..." I trailed off and looked up at him.


    Vince''s eyes danced with something I couldn''t pinpoint. "But?"


    "But if you don''t mind, I mighte and pick your brain. I didn''t get to finish my alpha training"


    He nodded. "Maybe you will get lucky and mate another alpha." I just smiled.


    "Is anyone really lucky anymore?" I tossed back and earned a chuckle.


    "What is Toya doing?" Vince nced at the elevator, waiting for Sterling and Toya toe back down.


    "She is going to help me bring my stuff home, then she is heading back to her packnds." I looked down. "She is going to rebuild her pack."


    "Wait.” Brandon settled against my side and I had to fight the urge not to pull away. "Why does she get to go back to her packnds, but you don''t?" He looked at me with innocent eyes, but that question caught Vince''s attention. Because it


    was one of the few times Brandon ever showed any intelligence.


    I huffed out a breath. "Her pack just moved closer to my father''s packnds. She has two options. She can go back to Africa, where her father''s pack split from her grandfather''s pack. Or her father was gifted a small piece ofnd when they first moved over. It was an ind off the coast around here. The king said it is still hers. She can rebuild there."


    Vince nodded. "It makes sense." I just nodded.


    Brandon opened his mouth, but the elevator dinged and slid open. Sterling came out, pushing the cart full of our bags. "Here ya go Amy."


    "Where is Toya?" I looked behind him.


    "I dropped her off downstairs. She said she was going to pull your truck around front." I furrowed my brow and patted my pockets. My keys were missing.


    "That little bitch..." I whispered, and Sterlingughed. My truck pulled up in front of the door and she hopped out. She walked in the door with a smile. I pointed at her. "You bitch." She tossed her head back andughed.


    "I was wondering when you were going to notice."


    ''I didn''t. Sterling told me." I pointed at him and Toyaughed again.


    "Figures." She tossed me the keys and then turned to look at Brandon and Vince. "Alpha Vince, I hope you will allow me onto your packnds so I can help Amy settle. I promise I won''t stay."


    Vince smiled. "Even if you did, it would be fine. I was nning on offering you a position in my pack, anyway. But the king told me you were nning on rebuilding." Vince offered her a sweet smile.


    Toya''s gaze flicked to mine. "I am. He offered me the ind back, so I''ll take it." Brandon rubbed his fingers over my hand. "Aren''t you afraid of being alone?" Toyaughed. "No. I have my family back home. I''ve already spoken to my grandfather."


    Brandon nodded, then turned to me. "Do you have any family?" He looked at me with longing.


    "Just my mother."


    Vince nced at me. "You still don''t consider Morgan and Shannon family? Are you really that hard to please?"


    I snorted. “No. I had my father. Morgan will never be that. And to be honest, he never even tried. I appreciate that about him." Nix snarled at his tone, but I let it go. I turned to grab the cart, but Sterling was already pushing past


    1. me.


    "I''ll get this loaded for you two." His smile said it all. He needed to get away from Vince. I nodded, understanding.