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“Your Luna and I are very proud of our pack and the showing of our members. No one will question the validity of our pack now.”
“However, many of you may have heard that we were attacked by hunters on the last day of the tournament.” A collective gasp. Apparently, several pack members hadn’t heard that bit of news. In a well-planned, tactical attack, over 1100 hunters attempted to take out all ranked members of the North American packs. What they didn’t expect was to come up against three Guardians.” I turn to Grace, pulling her into my side.
“Your Luna with her Guardian sisters saved the lives of countless wolves two days ago. Unfortunately, several hunters escaped. We can expect that they will go to their leaders and report on the power and strength of the Guardians. When they do, they will come for your Luna and her sisters.” This elicited snarls and growls from the crowd. I raise my hands for quiet.
“Your new Lead Warrior, Ezra, is responsible for doubling our patrols. In addition, we will need to clear out and supply the old safe rooms and bunkers. I know that we are all very busy. You’ve all been working extremely hard to bring this pack back to its former glory. You have all pitched in and helped each other and I’m asking that you continue to work together to prepare our pack in the event that we are attacked.” Not surprisingly, most everyone nods, and I don’t hear any grumbling. Our pack members are used to having to work hard every day. At least now they are. getting some benefit from it.
“Any questions so far?” I field a few questions, letting them know that Grace and Summer will be in charge of setting up the cleaning and supply plans for the bunkers and safe rooms.
“Next, you all know that your Luna is an Alpha female by birth. Her father banished her when she was 12 because she didn’t have her wolf. While we were at the tournament, your Luna challenged her father over rights to his pack.” There is absolute silence as everyone turns their attention from me to Grace.
“We expect that your Luna will win the battle and therefore, we will be absorbing nearly 175 additional pack members in the next couple of weeks. I know that this will make things crowded for awhile and it will be an adjustment on both sides. We have made an agreement with the werewolf elders to obtain the land between us and the Canyon Ridge and Shadow Falls packs. Our borders will now bump up against theirs. The elders agreed that if we give them the pack lands from your Luna’s previous pack, they will give us the land we’ve requested in an equal trade.”
“Therefore, as you consider where you might want to build your homes, we will have an expanded territory to choose from in the very near future.”
“Questions?” I field some questions about when the battle will take place, what will happen if the pack chooses not to follow Grace, and some other similar types of questions.
I pause and look at c
“Lastly, the next mate gathering will be held here as you know. That will occur in two weeks’ time. It is an opportunity to showcase to our neighboring packs what we have done here and still plan to do with our pack. Obviously, we will have new pack members that will be adjusting to their move at that event and…” shaking my head slightly. “Your Luna has invited another pack to attend. This pack has an Alpha female that is looking for her mate, and her father is looking for this person to replace him as Alpha.” There is a lot of excited chatter about this opportunity.
I raise my hands for quiet. “That is all for tonight. Dinner will be served in the dining hall. Everyone enjoy your evening.”
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So much change coming to this pack in the near future!
After dinner, Eli and I went up to our room. “Baby, what do you need to prepare for your battle with your father?”
I turn and look at him, confused. “What do you mean? There’s no way he’s going to defeat me.
He walks over, pulling my hips against his, putting his forehead on mine. “Grace, every Alpha there saw what you can do. There is no way your father is going to fight fair. He’s lost before the battle begins. So, what do you think he would do?”
I understand what he means. If my father intends to fight me for the pack, he knows he can’t beat me outright. “What do you think he will do?”
“Well, I think we need to make sure that the battle is as fair as possible. We’re going to bring some of our pack members with us. But I also want to talk to Alpha Anders. He’s an elder and if he’s there, it would mean that any cheating would immediately disqualify your father from the challenge.”
“Do you think Alpha Anders would be willing to come with us?”
“All we can do is ask.” Eli says.
The next day, I speak to Cara and Angel and they are happy to have our next training session with King Ailduin at our pack. “It will give us a chance to take a look at your new shops!” Cara says excitedly.
“Well, if you come next weekend for the mate gathering, you can take a look at our new clothing store. Anna makes clothes to order, as well as some that she is making to sell off the rack. But Lily could have her own, one-of-a-kind outfit, handmade by a seamstress.” I tell her excitedly. I had walked the new ‘main street’ yesterday and can see that it is coming together beautifully. One of our kitchen omegas opened a coffee and pastry shop, and there are three other stores that are nearing completion.
“Richie, too!” Angel says excitedly.
“Yes, Richie, too.” I laugh.
“We could come early to shop, stay for dinner then head back. Then the following weekend, we would be back to pick up our baby clothes.”
Afterward, I called King Ailduin. I talked to him about having the next training session in our pack.” There’s something else I wanted to speak to you about Ailduin.” When I tell him about Tula, he says there may be something he can do, but he’ll need to see her injury when he’s here.
I met with Summer to make sure we have enough space for our new pack members, but now we’re also going to be hosting another pack for our mate gathering. Thankfully, there are many rooms that have emptied out with the completion of the homes. We decide to put Alpha
Christopher and his daughter on our floor and any other ranked members will have to be divided between the Beta and Gamma floors.
Several pack members approached Eli and I to volunteer to take in the new pack members until they can get their homes built. With everyone working together, I think it can be done.
Eli spoke to Alpha Anders and he agreed to join us for the challenge. He agreed that it was likely. that my father would try to cheat and having an elder would ensure that things were fair.
The week went by quickly. There is still so much to do, and building homes is exhausting work. Eli and I were back to working long hours and falling into bed seconds before our eyes closed.
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The night before the challenge, Eli insisted that I stop work early. “You need your rest. I know you don’t need to practice to defeat your father, but you still need some rest. You’re not a machine, baby.” He ordered dinner in our room, so we had some quiet, alone time.
“How are you feeling about tomorrow?” He asks me, watching me intently.
I shrug. “I guess I have mixed feelings about it. On one hand, he’s my father and I wish I wasn’t in a position where this challenge had to happen. On the other, he did this to himself. He did this by banishing me, hurting my mother and taking another mate. Every time I begin to feel sorry for him, I remember my mother, clutching her chest, rolling on the floor in pain. Or I remember that last moment, when she seemed to realize something was wrong, right before her heart stopped. When I remember that, I realize, there is no one else that can do this. That pack is my right. If he had been the kind of father he should have been, he would have passed the pack, to me. But he isn’t that person, and I’m not the person I used to be. If he doesn’t submit, I will kill him.”
“Can you live with that?” Eli asks me softly.
“Yes, I can now. I wouldn’t have always been able to say that. But, when I take the anger and hurt away, I still see a man who has abused his position as Alpha, who abused the mate bond given to him by the Moon Goddess and who abused the privilege of being a father.”
“No matter what happens tomorrow, I’ll be there for you.” Eli tells me before pulling me into his lap.
I curl up against him and just let him hold me while I think about tomorrow.
The next morning. Anders shows up early. “Alpha Anders. Thank you for taking time to come with us today.”
“Of course. Luna. It’s my pleasure and I think we can both agree, it’s much needed.”
“Yes, unfortunately. And please, call me Grace.”
“Only if you call me Anders.”
By 7am, our caravan is on its way to my father’s pack. It’s nearly 3 hours to get to his pack lands. As we drive through what used to be my home, I can’t believe the change. The homes that once were fresh and vibrant looking with blooming flowers and plants, now look nearly dilapidated. Paint is peeling on the outside of the houses, the streets are cracked with potholes, the grass is unkempt and overgrown.
As we turn to down the road to the pack house, the difference is startling. The pack house is sparkling on the outside. green lawns with flowering plants all around the entrance and driveway. Eli looks at me and shakes his head.
