up clapping. River stood up too. She didn’t want to look like a complete idiot and the only one not standing. Plus she liked Jonas. He made her laugh. Ash had explained that Jonas was a very popular Alpha. He always was one of the first to help other Alphas when they needed assistance or personnel when the situations arose. River clapped along with everyone else in the room. She needed to do something before she started acting like a little minx rubbing against them. Her body was betraying her as she melted toward them as they scooted closer to her. It was like she was the magnet and the two sides sitting beside her continued to get closer and closer. Larken started talking bringing her attention back to the front of the room. “Now we have a commander and Ashland Wilder and Pelton Miller have agreed to be members of the unit. Next we need to come up with a name for the unit. If you have any suggestions then let me know so we can write them all down,” Larken advised as he went up to the board waiting for any names. “ What about the Shifters unit?” Jack Paul, Alpha of the Woodland Pack, suggested. “ I will write it on the board but remember this name needs to be said in the public too sometimes so it needs to be a name that won’t draw attention to us,” Larken explained as he wrote the name Shifter’s unit on the board. “ WAVE Unit, which means Werewolf And Vampire Enforcement Unit,” Alpha Ronnie Johnson suggested. Everyone seemed to disagree with all the names suggested. “Remember, guys, that vampires, witches, wizards, and other shifters will be on this unit so we need to think about this more and come back to it later.” Larken went over the pay and the package deal that they had previously agreed to. He informed them that more members had been selected and some would be coming tomorrow and later in the week. “ If everyone has their packets, look over them tonight and we will meet back tomorrow around nine in the morning. We have a lot to discuss so we can get the unit working. If nobody has any questions then we will adjourn this meeting and meet back here tomorrow,” Larken advised. River sat quietly as the men moved out of the room. Jonas got up shaking the hands of the Alphas as they left. Ash came over and sat down beside River. “Well how do you think the meeting went?” “ I have nothing to judge it by but I think it went great. I didn’t know vampires would be on the unit too.” “ Yep, we have picked some of the other members already and they should be coming in shortly. If you can think of any names for the unit just let us know. We need people who can brainstorm with us. This is what I’m looking for to help me with the unit. Plus we need to discuss your salary and insurance. I have already agreed to give you some money so you can get whatever supplies you need before you get your first paycheck,” Ash said as she patted River on the hand then dropped an envelope in her lap. Larken called for Ash as Jonas walked back in the room from talking to the Alphas. River sat there in shock. She picked up the envelope and looked inside. River just about fell out because she counted out one thousand dollars in cash money. “So…what did you think of our first meeting?” Jonas asked as he sat down beside her. He tried to get as close as he could without making her nervous. River sat there in silence looking at the envelope. She didn ’t answer Jonas as he watched her. “ You okay, River?” Shaking her head, River finally looked up at him. “Sorry, but Ash just gave me an advance on my first check and I…can’t believe it.” Reaching back to get his wallet, Jonas started pulling out cash money. “You need some money. Let me give you some. I should have figured you needed some.” “ What? No! I don’t need your money. I didn’t need or ask for this.” Jonas stopped what he was