Chapter 88

Liya’s POV

I stormed back towards the clearing where I left my pack members waiting. Frustration simmered in my veins, hot and angry. The negotiations, if you could even call them that, had gone about as well as a snowball in hell.

"Well?" Anya asked, her voice laced with concern as I approached. The others all turned to look at me, their faces etched with worry.

"Negotiations are over," I announced, my voice firm but laced with disappointment. "They're not willing to accept our independence."

A collective groan went up from them. They knew, just as I did, that being a rogue pack wouldn't be easy. But they were also fiercely loyal, and the thought of bowing down to the A pack was unbearable.

"What happened?" James asked, his brow furrowed. He knelt down in front of me, his blue eyes searching mine.

I took a deep breath, forcing myself to calm down. There was no point in unleashing my fury on them.

"Basically, they want us to become part of their pack, give up our independence," I expl