Filed to story: Rylee the Orphan Luna Novel
“Thank you, Alpha Chad. I am honored to be your Beta,” Brent said and bowed his head.
“My Gamma will be Maverick Moore.” Again came the moans and groans of jealousy and disapproval, but Maverick held his head high and made his way to the stage.
“Thank you, Alpha Chad. I am honored to be your Gamma.” He too bowed his head in respect.
“It is done! Golden Moon, I announce your new Alpha, Beta, and Gamma!” Richard bellowed without the mic. The crowd cheered, but you could tell some of it was forced. They would get over it. They would have to. As the applause died down, I saw that some pack members were turning their heels to leave.
“Before we all disperse for the evening, as your new Alpha, I have a very important announcement to make.” I turned to Richard and he nodded his head. I turned to Brent who also just smirked. Finally, I turned to see Lanie smiling and she nodded as well. There was no turning back now. “As many of you know, our pack has been without a Luna for quite some time now, and although Richard did a superb job with our pack, we all know that having a Luna is important for a pack’s survival. And so, it is with great pleasure that I announce my mate, and your future Luna… Lanie.” I extended my hand and pointed to where she stood behind the pack. Everyone turned around to face her, and I swore I could see steam coming out of the ears of all the she-wolves-especially Lorelai’s. “Lanie, will you please join me on stage?” I asked her. She slowly started to walk towards the front, and I could tell that females were fighting the urge to attack her.
When she made it to the stage, I went down to meet her and held her hand as she joined me to my left. I squeezed her hand tightly and intertwined our fingers before addressing the pack again.
“As many of you know, there was an incident the other night with a pack member and Lanie. I make this statement now and expect everyone to obey. Lanie is your future Luna. This means that any insubordination towards her is direct insubordination against me. This kind of behavior will not be tolerated. Anyone that makes any attempts to harm Lanie or belittle her because of her background will answer directly to me. Is that understood?”
“Yes, Alpha Chad!” pack members replied, but I heard more male voices than I did female.
“And one more thing,” I said before people could turn away. “Brent?” I gave him center stage.
“As your new Beta, I too have an announcement to make. Like Alpha Chad, I also have found my mate. She is none other than the Luna’s twin sister … Lexie.” There was silence within the crowd as jaws hit the floor once again. “Lexie, if you would be so kind as to join me on stage.” Rylee pushed Lexie a little before she made her way. Brent followed my lead and met her halfway and brought her to his side on stage.
“Golden Moon, as many of you know, there was another incident this morning that involved a pack member and the Blue Lake Luna. Sadly, we learned that this pack member’s intent was to cause harm to Lexie but mistakenly went into Luna Rylee’s guest room. Such heinous crimes will not go unpunished. Any pack member that is seen or heard attempting to cause harm to either Luna Lanie or Beta Lexie will be severely punished. Actions have consequences, so be ready to be handed those consequences,” Jackson said to the pack.
“That is all, you are all dismissed!” Richard said as his final command as Alpha. Everyone turned and left. I caught something out the corner of my eye, and it was Lorelai shaking in rage. I already knew that announcing I was the new Alpha would cause issues, and I was prepared to handle them. I was prepared for Lorelai now. I would protect Lanie from anyone and anything. I was not going to lose my second mate over a crazed individual like Lorelai or her brother.
After everyone left, Trent and the others slapped us on our backs and congratulated us. At least our friends were supportive. When everyone had left, it was just me, the guys, Lanie, Lexie, Richard, Jackson, Jasper, and Luna Rylee outside.
“So, how does it feel!? You’re the Alpha now!” Rylee exclaimed to me.
“It doesn’t feel any different honestly,” I replied.
“Not yet, at least. But when we have your Alpha Ceremony within the next couple of weeks and I perform the full transfer of power, then you will feel it,” Richard told me as he put his arm around my shoulders.
“I have a question,” Lanie said softly.
“Yes, Luna?” Richard said to her. Lanie pressed her lips together and didn’t know how to react to being called Luna for the first time.
“Umm… Why do we have to wait for a couple of weeks?” she finally asked.
“Because baby, we need to wait for the full moon,” I answered her.
“Huh?” Rylee reacted. “Ash’s Alpha ceremony took place on his birthday, but it wasn’t a full moon.”
“That’s because Ash came from Alpha blood, young Rylee. But for Chad, because it is a transfer of title and power, it needs to be on the full moon when my power is at its peak. Like any other wolf, the full moon is when we are at our strongest. And I need to be my strongest to give Chad all of my Alpha power,” Richard explained to her.
“Ohhh… Okay, that makes a lot of sense,” she replied, making all of us chuckle. “Um, Jackson, Jasper, I’m sorry to intrude, but where are your mates?”
“Nina is currently visiting our daughter at their pack,” Jackson replied.
“And Becca is visiting her sister at their home pack. Our niece recently gave birth,” Jasper responded.
“Oh okay. I was afraid Lexie wouldn’t have anyone to assist her in learning to be a Beta. I mean, I could always send Melody here to help out, but I think learning from the former female Beta would be more suitable,” Rylee said.
“Not to worry young Luna. Nina is thrilled. She almost tried to come back early when I told her the good news,” Jackson said, making all of us a little more at ease.
I had to admit, this felt good. I was surrounded by people who I knew were going to be my support system in this new transition, and I was excited to finally start learning from Richard. We eventually all went our separate ways, but Lanie and I went to my parents’ house since I knew that they would want to see us.
As soon as we walked in, I was engulfed in a hug by my parents, and I saw that my sister grabbed Lanie.
“Oh my god, my baby boy is our new Alpha!!!” my mother squealed and cried.
“Son was this the news you didn’t want to tell us?” my father asked while slapping my back, and hard. I had to admit, that one hurt.
“Yeah, I’m sorry you guys. I wanted it to be a surprise, and also give Richard the respect of announcing it.”
“You little punk! Why didn’t you tell me you had a mate!? I had to find out like this!?” my sister shouted while punching my arm.
“No, no, no, please don’t hit him!” Lanie said while getting between us.
“What?” my sister asked. “Oh no, I’m not hurting him. I’m his older sister! It’s sisterly love!”
“Huh?” Lanie c****d her head. I grabbed her by the waist gently and kissed her temple.
“Lanie, my sister and I have a love-hate relationship. She’s five years older than me, so she tends to be a little on the rougher side when it comes to loving me,” I told her.
“Please, forgive her,” my brother-in-law said, coming up to us. “My name is Thomas.”
“And that’s Chelsea,” I added while pointing to my sister.
“You didn’t tell me you had a sister, Chad,” Lanie said while glaring at me.
“I’m sorry, baby, but it slipped my mind with everything going on. Chelsea and Thomas were out of town visiting human friends when we got here the other day. I didn’t have a chance to introduce you. Plus, I felt this would be better timing.” “How so?” Chelsea asked.
“That way if you bother her too much, she can just command you to go away!” I threw it in her face and smiled. She scoffed in offense and aimed to punch my arm again. As she did though, I timed it perfectly and flexed my bicep making her hit solid muscle instead. “OW!! YOU JERK!” she shouted. I stuck my tongue out at her. Suddenly, I was slapped in the back of the head. I grabbed the back of my head and saw that my mother was the one who hit me.
