ss. He threw it on his desk, leaned back in his chair, and scrubbed his hands over his eyes. She couldn't be ser
e conversation he'd h
you're more than qualified for them,
d as he took the cup from her hands, holding his h
ion into the ground," Jasmine said with a sigh. "It's all-out war, Damon," sh
legate; you're going to make yourself ill if you continue to worry like this," he said, resting his hand on top of hers on the desk and giving it a quick squeeze. As an Alpha f
to run the city station. On top of that, I have a war with the mixed-blood Wolf's and other creatures on all fronts; none of their leaders will meet with me, and I h
at you. You are the leader for a reason, Jasmine; there isn't a single royal wolf that can b
" Jasmine said as she stared at him incredulously. "We both know you can put me on my ass with three
eal with; you think I want to be responsible for the entire tribe of idiots? Internal politics, squabbling Alphas, and a dagger in the back at every turn? No
cision. "Why don't you make Jack the new leader? You know he's fair and respected by just about
her eyebrows practically in her hairline. "I asked him a
r your job," Damon said. "Anyway, that was six months ago; a lot of things can change in six
ia Ravencroft..." Jasmine said, the cogs starting to turn in her hea
way he can save face; you have an inquisitor, and Jack can escape his problems,
dering him back to the Gard. "Wait, if Jack takes the inquisitor position, who's going to take over the SA station?" she asked, almost sla
otion. I think she's ready, and she's already there. Make her the head and Ally her sec
r self-control. "The rest of them won't follow anyone but an Alpha and Omega that are mated! You did a great job, Da
month; she's already pregnant. How have you not heard? If there's one thing the Royals like more than bickering and squab
her. I don't know what I would do without you, Damon. You've saved my ass yet again," Jasmine said, wiping the t
He asked himself bitterly. He had accepted that he would be one of those Alphas whose other half was lost to them and that he or she must have died. You do not get to his age and not find your mate, especially if you are as widely traveled as him. Everyo
air and folding her arms as she studied her oldest friend. "Whereas you could take on half of the Nigaland station on your own and walk away without a scratch. You're a powerful Alpha, Damon; you don't need a
other station. If it weren't for you, it would have been all-out war with the mixed-bloos wolf. That's why I need you there; they are a mess. And who knows, maybe you will find your mate in Nigaland
been far too long since we've been together, and I've missed her. If I'm to take on that shower of shite, I'm going to need her, just for the comic relief if nothing else," he said
ad the reply. "It's going to take her a week to find someone to take over her combat training classes, but af
in the cabinet behind her desk. "May we celebrate by getting extremely inebriated?" he inquired as he cl
e said, laughing when he spun around, a bottle of