et and dance. She was recruited by another student to dance at a gentleman's club in Moscow." I was a little shocked, but I couldn't judge her, she did what she had to do. "She didn't like

hen the owner took an interest in her,

stead. Picking it up, I continued. "Your mother was a virtuous woman, trying to hold on to that virtue despite all the things around her. She had been a virgin when she was taken by him, and he left her pregnant.

her, to ask him for support. He killed her, dumping the body behind her house, making it look like an accident. Your mother knew if he reacted badly you would be in dan

ts, I intentionally stayed out of it in case he finds out. What I don't know, cannot hurt you. If after reading all this you still want to talk, you can reach me through the church." He had left the address and telephone number of the church. "I

s the emotions overcame me, my head dropp

hn Pear

Alpha Conference was being held at a hotel near the Mall of America in Minnesota, which was right next to the airport. The conference alternated between North America and Europe/Asia

friend Jack McGregor and his mate Sara were the protectors for Luna Eleanor, a mated pair of Betas being a requirement for the

g together high-ranking unmated werewolves, and the remaining seven people in our group met that criteria. Four were daughters of Pack Betas; Nancy, Daniella, Lori and Melinda. Rounding out the group was our Theta and head trainer, Char

r all these years. She confessed her Alphas had kept her from these events, as she was not a born Beta and they didn't have the finances to send more than

her mate in a Beta from a Colorado pack, and Lori in a Pack from Sweden. Overall, the ninety-three Pa

all this when she set up mates, and those of us that placed our faith in her, like Charles, waited for their mate no matter how long it took. The need for mates f

form. Werewolves could get humans or shewolves pregnant outside the mating bond, and this created lots of problems. It was expected that the two

and there were no human mates so they all would be choice bonds. Only about one in ten were strong enough physically a

uldn't be bitten, or who the wolf didn't want, in order to protect our secret existence. We couldn't have children o

n't going well for him. The other Alphas were upset at the unprovoked attack; our existence depended on secrecy, and with us mixed into the human population for jobs and homes, fighting and people dying were difficult to explain

deter others from such actions." The offending Alpha objected, but the gathering was against him. Ten minutes later, he had agreed to return the land, pay restitutio

s given was to not to

jobs in the human system, but these men chose a life of crime. Vicious and amoral, the Russian Mob was involved in anything that could make money. Gambling, prostitution, smuggling, human trafficking, drugs- they did it all. "The Pack is in shambles," Alpha Victo

k be saved?" Usually, a son or B

etas all died with him in the firefight or when his home was burned to the ground. His Pa

ks would allow the lower level members to find new leadership. It wasn't safe t

an they be distributed with th

e houses and apartments often weren't in their names, ownership is buried in a maze of companies that was designed to be impossible to trace back to

happens with t