The Alpha's Fated Outcast Rise Of The Moonsinger novel Chapter 403

Lenny

I stared at Ramsey on the large screen, seeing him without really seeing him.

In the room, five Alpha representatives from the Major Werewolf Packs allied with us, as well as representatives from the smaller packs that had come the previous week to solicit funds and a host of other things, were talking to Ramsey.

We've held meetings that I'd briefed Ramsey about, but until now, we still haven't reached a compromise. The Alphas were insisting that the budget allocation I had suggested was too small, so it was now up to them to convince Ramsey before we followed through with the final approval protocols.

The conference call had been going on for nearly two hours, and my patience was wearing thin as we discussed details of resource distribution.

"The medical supplies allocation for the Northern Ridge Pack seems excessive," Alpha Morrison was saying, his face creased with concern. "Thirty thousand dollars for basic first aid materials when our entire food budget is only twenty-five thousand?"

"With respect, Alpha Morrison," one of the smaller pack's Alphas replied, pulling up the detailed spreadsheet on the monitors embedded on the conference table, "the Northern Ridge Pack took heavy casualties during the final battles. They have seventeen pack members still recovering from severe injuries, including three who require healing treatments from witches themselves, and these treatments cost more than anything."

Alpha Chen from the Mountain View Pack, another smaller pack, leaned forward into her camera. "What about the infrastructure requests? The Pine Valley Pack is asking for two hundred thousand dollars to rebuild their pack house, but the Riverside Pack only requested fifty thousand for similar reconstruction."

I glanced over at Caius, who was sitting at the side table, taking detailed notes of every concern raised. He looked up and caught my eye, nodding to indicate he was tracking all the questions for follow-up research.

"The difference in reconstruction costs reflects the extent of damage each pack sustained," I explained, switching to another tab with architectural assessments. "Pine Valley Pack's territory was directly in the path of the Dark One's final assault. Their pack house wasn't just damaged, it was completely destroyed. They're essentially starting from nothing." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"But two hundred thousand still seems high for a pack of only forty-three families", Alpha Rodriguez interjected. "Couldn't they consider a more modest structure?"

Ramsey's voice came through the speakers, "The pack house isn't just a building—it's the spiritual and social centre of pack life. These communities have already lost too much. We're not going to force them to accept substandard living conditions on top of everything else they've endured."

"Alpha Ramsey is right," I added, pulling up data. "The construction costs include specialised warding materials and supernatural security features that are essential for pack safety. Regular human construction materials simply won't provide adequate protection."

"And can you all be considerate. We still haven't dealt with packs in the south yet, I expect those would come calling as soon as I'm back," Ramsey sighed. "Everyone is recovering from the loss, but you don't have to go greedy. Our pockets are running empty."

"But you were not hesitant to approve Blue Ridge's 100 million dollars for a renovation when their pack wasn't even touched?" Alpha Chen sneered. "Lycan Leader, with all due respect, but I think you always favour werewolf packs in the south over the ones in the north, and it has to stop."

As the discussion continued, I found my attention drifting to Caius, who was meticulously documenting every financial detail and concern raised by the Alpha representatives. Despite my best efforts to focus on the meeting, I couldn't stop wondering if he had been telling the truth about his relationship with Cassidy.

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