Billionaire Alpha's 99 Deadly Games

"Cole was already explaining a bit about that and how the Foundation funds the pack."

"Cole was at your meeting with Kyle?" I asked.

"Yes, because there's more I need to discuss with you besides what pack we're going to submit to, but I'll get to that in a minute. Don't spare my feelings or hold anything back. Do you want to stay here in San Marco, permanently?"

"Yes," I said, without hesitation. "I've always known that someday I'd take a mate and if he was from out of pack that I'd have to follow him, because that's just what the female does, but I've always thought it was stupid and archaic. Why? Even if banishment wasn't in the picture, why can't we choose which pack would be best for us?"

"And you think that would have been Westin regardless?"

"You said you wanted complete honesty, so yes. I have a great job here. My family adores you. You were already part of the family before we even officially met. I know it sounds selfish, but you fit perfectly into my world, and I don't want things to change, but I know it's not all about me either. We have to consider what's best for you, too. No, what's best for us."

a great job here that you seem to love. You wouldn't

you want to come work at the Foundation? What is it

has ever asked me that before. I was raised to be an alpha and that's never going to happen, but Kyle offered me a job already, and E, it's pretty damn

piqued. I could see the sparkle in my mate's eyes and I could feel his excitement. "What? What

person. He hadn't intended to take over the pack for several more years, and your dad and the Council apparently suggested that it would be the perfect time to consider reinstating the Beta program.

Chapter 200

"You could be happy as Beta?" I could see he was barely containing his

could have a good life here, E. I discussed it with your dad, too. He feels strongly that the pack will accept me completely. Of course I still worry about the stigma of banishment, but they really went out of their way to try to convince me that wasn't going

tried to assure him. There had been a time I had prayed that I would find my mate within Westin Pack, even knowing

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Council for approval. I had been in Westin territory for long enough that I already knew each of the Council members well. I had joined Saul and Mallick at the Crate for poker night on several occasions and they were itching