Annalise
If pretending for one night was all it took to get a boat back home, so be it. I could handle one night. Or at least that's what I keep telling myself as Maddox guides us around the room, greeting all of our guests and introducing me as his girlfriend. Of course, I smile and engage in pleasantries, because why wouldn't I? The idea of being called his is so tempting. If I am being honest, everything about this evening was quite perfect.
Sure, there have been a few disgruntled pack members, but nothing a quick conversation didn't fix for the most part. This was all Max needed to do from the start, talk with his people. We are all wolves, we naturally follow the pack leader. And I would be willing to bet that most people here were fine with the fact that King Malik was gone. When
