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“Thanks Carlos.” I kiss the top of Grace’s head. “Come on baby, let’s go get cleaned up.”
As we turn to go, Carlos stops me. “Alpha, you’re here to stay, right?” “Yes. I’m not going anywhere.”
“Good. We need to talk when you’re settled.”
I nod. I’m sure there is a lot to catch up on, but I need to speak with Grace, and 1 need to call Rik and let him know we made it home.
I take Grace upstairs to what was my room. It’s not much, and there’s still so much work that needs to be done in this pack. As soon as we walk into the room, she turns to me.
“I’m sorry, Maia took over and I know we didn’t discuss it…”
I capture her lips with mine, showing her how happy I am that she claimed me. When I pull back, I look at her. “I’m not sorry, not for a moment. Do I wish that it had been a bit more private, yes. But you staking your claim on me in front of the entire pack? That was sexy as hell.”
“You’re not mad?”
“Mad that you marked me or mad that you did it in front of everyone?”
“Mad that I marked you because that she-wolf”, she snarls the word, “touched what was mine.”
“Whatever your reasons, I’m glad you decided to mark me. I told you, with you, I have no limits. I’m yours Grace, yours and Maia’s.”
I kiss her nose. “Now, I need a shower to wash off the mess you made by marking me.” I smirk at her as I step back. “But tonight? Tonight I will make you mine in every sense of the word. Are you prepared for that?”
“Yes, Alpha.” She says, giving me a coy smile.
I can’t help the growl that escapes as I close the short distance to her taking her in a passionate kiss. “I feel more like an Alpha when you say it than I do any other time. Usually, I feel like an imposter.”
I turn and head to the shower, looking to make sure there are towels available.
“You’re more of an Alpha than you realize, Eli. You may not recognize it, but everyone out there does.” Grace says as I walk into the bathroom and turn on the shower.
I step in, letting the water flow over my head. I feel Grace step in behind me. You’ve created something here, something special. People like us never had a place to go, a safe place to pick up the pieces and rebuild our lives. You’ve created that here. That makes you an Alpha. A good Alpha.” She says, running her hands. over my back.
I turn to her. “I know this isn’t the lifestyle that you probably had in mind when you thought about your future. But is this a life that you can see yourself having with me? There’s a lot of work that needs to be done, but I think, eventually, we could make it something amazing.”
“I would love to build a life with you, Eli, build something where others like us can come and be safe. A sanctuary for those that are lost or need assistance.”
I lean my forehead against hers. “How did I get so lucky to be mated to someone like you?”
She pulls away. “You mean a Guardian?”
I look at her. “No. Honestly, I wouldn’t care if you were an omega, or even a human. Hell, I thought you were a human when I first met you and I was coming back for you. Alpha Liam’s Beta is mated to a human and from what I hear, she’s incredible. It’s not about your gifts, although I think you have to be special in order to receive the Guardian spirit. It’s about who you are as a person, Grace. You may have been born an Alpha female, have become a Guardian, but you aren’t even having second thoughts about getting your hands dirty to build a pack almost from scratch.”
She steps back up to me, wrapping her arms around my waist. “I’m not foolish enough to think that this will be easy, and we both have a lot to learn about running a pack, but if we’re together, I think we can do it. I feel like together, we can do anything we put our minds to.”
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What do you think of these two building a pack together?
When we finish showering, Eli calls Alpha Rik. He wants to meet, but I have Eli put him off. I haven’t even settled into this environment, and I don’t know what to expect from those two Alphas. They seem to have expectations of me as a Guardian, and I’m not ready for that yet.
When he’s done, he takes my hand, and we go in search of Carlos. We arrive at a door that is cracked open and we hear raised voices coming from inside.
“I don’t care that he’s back, this pack is mine!” An unfamiliar voice yells.
“And I told you before, you are not Alpha here. You do not make the rules and I will not step aside for you to ruin everything that we have built.” I recognize Carlos’s voice. It is strong and unwavering. Eli made a good choice making him Beta, wolf or no.
Eli walks in without knocking. “Is there a problem here?” He asks.
I take in the room. Carlos is standing behind a desk. Three other men are in the room, standing around his desk in an intimidating stance. The leader turns and looks at Eli.
“You’ve been gone for too long. You are no longer Alpha here.” He says to Eli.
“Is that so?” Eli says and I feel his aura push out. Once again, I have to wonder if he has Alpha blood. His aura is stronger than any Beta I have ever met, and I met a lot when I was a child.
I watch the other man flinch when Eli’s aura hits him. Eli steps up to him, getting in his face. “I’ll be more than happy to accept your challenge of my position as Alpha if that’s what this is.” Eli says in a quietly menacing tone.
The man looks from Eli to me. “Big words from a man who can hide behind a Guardian.”
I scoff. “Why would he hide behind me? He’s obviously the stronger fighter. I have no doubt he would put you down easily.” I say, letting this man know that there is no question in my mind that Eli could defeat him on his own.
“So, what’s it going to be?” Eli asks him. It would be impossible for him to not be intimidated by Eli. Eli stands nearly a head taller than this guy and is at least four inches wider at the shoulders, and that’s not even talking about his muscle mass. Eli is all hard muscle. This guy looks like his only exercise is when he lets his wolf run.
“Fine.” He turns to his friends. “Let’s go.” He says and they begin to file out. He tries to shoulder check Eli as he passes, but it ends up back firing as Eli doesn’t budge and I watch the guy flinch from the contact.
When they leave, I reach over and close the door. Carlos sits heavily in the chair, running his hands over his face. “This is what I wanted to talk to you about.” He says, looking at Eli.
Eli pulls a chair out, standing behind it, waiting for me to sit. When I do, he takes the seat next to me. “So, talk.”
“There have been rumors of several wolves who plan to vie for the position of Alpha. You’ve been gone a long time and I’ve been able to fight some and maintain the peace, but without a wolf, I can only do so much. Christopher isn’t the only one.” He says motioning to the man who just left.
“How many?” Eli asks.
“Three to five, I’m not sure. And some may back off now that you’re back.”
Eli nods, thinking. “Set up challenges for anyone that wants to fight me for the right to be Alpha.
“Eli.” I say. This is not how I had hoped our first days would go.
He turns to me. “It’s the only way to get the pack in line. If there are questions about hierarchy, it will cause chaos. The sooner we work this out, the sooner we can begin to rebuild. This time, we’ll make it official with an Alpha, Luna and Beta ceremony, having each member pledge themselves to us and the pack. I want to make this an official pack. I have other things to talk to Alpha Rik and Alpha Liam about, so I’ll find out from them how we can do that.”
“Okay, well, while you battle for your Alpha position, I can take a look at what needs to be done around here. How are you getting food and supplies for the pack. members?” I ask Carlos.