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“As soon as you’re ready.”
“Let me get my keys and I’ll meet you at the front door.”
I grab my purse and money and head downstairs to wait for Noah. Eli comes around the corner. “Hey, you distracted me earlier. Where are you going?”
Noah walks up as we’re talking. “Noah is taking me to get some needed food and supplies for the pack.”
“Baby, we don’t have money for that.” He says, stepping up to me, pulling me against him.
“The pack doesn’t have the money for that, we do.” I tell him, including him in case others are listening in.
“You mean you have the money for that. I don’t want you spending your money on the pack.”
I turn, looking at Noah. “Can you give us a minute?” I ask him.
“Sure, I’ll just go see what’s cooking for dinner.” He says, walking toward the kitchen.
1 turn, stepping out of his grip and put my hands on my hips, narrowing my eyes. “Am I or am I not the Luna of this pack?” I ask him, daring him to deny it.
“Grace, that’s not the……”
“Is it as much my responsibility as yours to make sure this pack is happy and healthy?” I interrupt him.
“Grace…”
“You don’t get to have it both ways Eli. Either we are a team and share everything, or we don’t. You need to check your male ego and accept that this is what is best for the pack.”
I watch as he grinds his teeth together, looking away from me, battling with himself. I get it, he’s the Alpha. It’s his job to provide for the pack. And he will, I have no doubt. But right now, I can help, and I need him to accept that.
“Fine, but I’ll pay you back.”
“Wrong. This is for the pack, and we aren’t keeping score.” I step up to him and take his face in my hands. “I knew what I was getting into when I agreed to be your mate.”
“You mean when you sank your canines into my neck when you were jealous and angry?” He asks, but the frustration is lessening.
“I already knew I wanted you. But this,” I sweep my arm around showing I mean what we are building together. “This is exciting. We really have a chance to do something good here, something special. Please don’t let your ego get in the way of that.” I say, putting my forehead against his. “I know you can provide for this. pack. You just need time to get there. I have the ability to make things better for the pack now. Let’s do this together, like we agreed.”
“Goddess, I love you.” He kisses me, slow and deep. “Someday, when all this is done, I’m taking you somewhere special.”
“Deal!”
I step back. “Noah, you ready?” I call out. “Coming Luna.” He says, before we head out.
First, I can’t provide for Grace, now she’s providing for the pack because I can’t. I have to be the most incompetent Alpha on the planet. Thankfully, she has faith in me, but it means that I need to speak to Rik and Liam sooner rather than later. Now that the Alpha challenge is done, I will call and set up a time to meet with them.
I go to the dining hall and meet with the new individuals that want to be put into the patrol rotation. I pulled one of the patrol leaders into the meetings so he could discuss the current structure of the patrols. I realize I need to run patrols. with the team so I can see how it flows and where our weaknesses are in the borders. I would have already done it but mating with Grace took precedence and being newly mated, it’s hard being away from her for long periods of time.
We’re nearly done when I hear a howl go up. The patrol leader lifts his head, listening. “There’s someone at the border, Alpha. Would you like to go see who it is?”
“Yes, let’s go.”
We take off, headed in the direction of the howl. “How do you know it’s not an attack?” I ask, since we’re jogging at a steady pace, rather than shifting.
“Different howls. It will be great when we have a pack link. We’ve learned to communicate in wolf form, but it’s much easier with a link.”
When we jog up, I see a woman, and what looks like a baby in her arms, kneeling on the ground. One of the patrols is squatting down next to her. “Alpha. This is Amber and her child.”
She looks up at me. “You’re the Alpha here?” Her face is bruised, and I can smell blood on her.
“Yes.” I say, walking closer and bending down in front of her. “You’re safe now.”
She throws herself into my arms and sobs. I hold her until she gathers herself.
“Can you walk?” I ask her.
“Yes.”
I keep my arm around her and guide her back to the packhouse. “How old is your child?”
“She’s just a month old.”
SONOI SIT
“Who did this to you?” I ask as the packhouse comes into view.
She looks at me. “Hunters. They’ve been getting bolder. I was lucky to get away, but they may have tracked me here. I’m sorry.”
I turn and look at Daniel, the Patrol Leader, and he takes off to alert the patrols.
We walk into the back of the packhouse, and I hear an angry growl. I look up and see Grace, Maia shining bright in her eyes at me touching another she-wolf. I watch as her nose goes up and she smells the same blood that I did. Her eyes go back to brown, and she rushes over.
“What happened?” She asks.
“Amber was running from hunters and came here for safety.” I tell her, thankful that she was able to take in the situation quickly and not misinterpret what was happening.
“Summer? Where do we have an empty room?” She asks, just as Amber lifts her nose in the air.
“Mate.” She says quietly. I look up and see Carlos standing absolutely still, looking at Amber.
Grace looks behind her and then back at Amber. “Okay, let’s put you in one of the empty rooms on the Beta floor.” She says looking me with wide eyes.
“Summer, what is ready on the Beta floor?”
