#CHAPTER 124: Public Image

Sarah POV “Did you know?” I asked Zane that evening as we got ready for bed in our luscious tent. He looked at me. “That Jordan’s mother is human?” I clarified. Zane nodded. “Sure. Olivia told me all about them before we married. They’re quite devoted to each other.” “But Jordan’s still in line to be the next pack alpha, isn’t he?” Zane frowned. “Well, he’s one of several, but given how he behaved today, I’m guessing he’s very much on the short list.” He finally seemed to understand what I was getting at. “His territory’s much less strict about that sort of thing than ours.” He looked around to see that the girls were busy and lowered his voice. “Spain honors personal virtue over bloodlines, and personal dedication to the family and society is highly prized in all seventeen of its territories. In fact, twenty years ago a human briefly served as ‘pack alpha’ while the heir apparent of the Catalonia Territory needed to come of age.” I thought about Zane’s casual discussi