Evan had said that he would sit on the other side but separate because he, as the existing omega in the pack, got a say. Not just as tradition, we’d literally had it written into our charter after Caroline.
“Are we ready to begin?” Katie asked Alison.
Alison looked at Brennan. He was head alpha, so this was his meeting to preside over.
“We are.” Brennan shifted nervously in his seat.
“The Thanukos Pack would like to formally bring Dr. Grace Thanukos into the pack,” Alison stated. “Has the latest version been reviewed?”
“It has and meets all legal standards.” Katie nodded.
“It’s been reviewed by both Dr. Thanukos and myself. It meets all Center standards,” Mrs. Beekman stated. “The pack has found our changes to be acceptable?”
There were some minor wording changes Mrs. Beekman had asked for, mostly in clarifying that Grace had full control over her career.
Alison replied and focused on Grace. “Yes, the pack has. The asset is acceptable?”
“Yes, I accept the beach estate on my own island.” Grace laughed, her face lighting up.
“It is acceptable,” Mrs. Beekman replied.
“Has everything else been deemed suitable?” Alison inquired.
“The home has passed inspection, as have they.” The look Mrs. Beekman gave us clearly indicated that we should feel fortunate that she deemed us worthy.
I know I did.
“Are there any non-negotiables or requests to be added?” Alison added.
Sometimes there were multiple meetings like this, especially if an omega had specific requests that needed to be addressed.
Evan had one client who was raising a younger sister, so she needed to make sure the sister was provided for if anything happened to her. Another client had horses and wanted a certain type of stable for them.
Grace smirked, and I wondered what she was asking for.
“Ice cream?” I whispered to Spencer. It was all I could think of.
“Grace’s one non-negotiable is that there always be chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream in the freezer.” Mrs. Beekman tried not to laugh.
“Called it,” I murmured.
Alison looked at Brennan.
“Yes, we find that acceptable. We can make sure there are backups in the garage freezer,” Brennan assured, as the rest of us chuckled.
“I find that acceptable,” Grace replied, still smirking.
“Noted.” Alison nodded.
We went over some more things. Grace glanced at her phone and frowned. Finally, Alison looked over at Evan.
“Have you read the agreement and find it acceptable?” Alison inquired.
“We have, and the Center finds it acceptable.” Carly glanced at Evan, who nodded.
“Do you have anything to add, rebut, request, or reject, as is your right set forth in the charter?” Alison asked Evan.
“No. I’m really glad that Grace is joining our pack. I have no desire to veto, I have nothing to add, and there are no terms I want to reject or rebut,” Evan said.
