Chapter 11. Pleasant Cooperation

Sinbad’s POV

Today was the day that the higher pack representatives would arrive. We were to meet them at the border. Father looked more professional and serious. With us were Sue and her father, Beta Charl. The middle-aged man looked chubby and rosy as ever, as if the pack's recent problems didn't trouble him much. My eyes narrowed at the pair, but when the man turned to me, I plastered a polite smile and reined in my hostility.

The representatives were supposed to be here an hour ago, but they were nowhere in sight. The back of my clothes was getting damp with sweat. It might be close to winter, but today's sun was especially harsh. I turned to dad; he had a rigid expression and his back was ramrod straight. If not for the subtle rise and fall of his chest, I'd have suspected he was a statue. I remember mom always said he had a soft heart but a strict face, often acting like he had a stick shoved up his...

"They're here," a guar