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“Someone,” she looks at Carlos, “checked me yesterday.”
Carlos is watching her intently. “Dr. Phillips is a real doctor. You should let her check you over.” He tells her softly,
“Okay.” She agrees.
“Okay! Then after breakfast, I have my first assignment.” She turns to Noah. ” What will you be doing today, my love?” She asks him.
He looks at Eli questioningly.
“That reminds me.” Eli says standing up. “Attention everyone.” He says and the room goes quiet. “I have asked Noah to be our pack’s Gamma and he has agreed. When we have our ranked member ceremonies, he will be included as the pack’s Gamma and his mate, Sirona Phillips, will be included as our Gamma female. She is a doctor from the Shadow Falls Pack and we are very happy to have her join our pack now.”
Cheers go up and people begin to come to the table congratulating Noah and Sirona. I watch as Amber quietly slips away. Carlos pretends not to notice, but I see him watching her out of the corner of my eye. When he turns back, he sees me watching him. I raise my eyebrow at him, but he just shakes his head.
“I have one more announcement. Our own Maddison Gray found her mate yesterday as well. Trevor is the Lead Warrior with the Canyon Ridge Pack, so while we are gaining a doctor, we are losing one of our best gardeners. Thankfully, we have a strong alliance with both packs, and we’ll continue to work together and see members from those packs.”
There’s a lot of congratulations and back slapping for Trevor, and some tears for Maddison, I’m guessing from her garden crew.
Eli raises his hands, and everyone quiets down again. “Yesterday we received a surprise attack from the hunters and while many were injured, I am happy to announce that no one was killed. Our neighbors answered your Luna’s call for help, reinforcing our alliance and bond with those packs. However, it did bring to light our pack’s need for more intense warrior training. I will be taking my mate to the Shadow Falls Pack over the weekend, but starting Monday, you will all be training with me and Carlos. We will set up training twice daily for all warriors. Every pack member who has a wolf will train at least once a day. Men and women will train together.” There is a cheer from the women in the room.
“Until then, you will train with Carlos. He is your Beta, and you will give him the respect he and his position deserve. Grace and I will be leaving tomorrow morning. If you have any questions or concerns, see me before I leave.”
He sits back down, kissing me on the side of my head before we both turn back to our food and finish eating.
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What do you think of Carlos and Amber? And why does Amber not have anyone looking for her? Updates occur daily.
“What are your plans for today, Grace?” I ask as we finish our food.
“I want to get the computer set up for the kitchens and packhouse.” She stops, turning to me. “Did you get them out of the car yesterday, or were you interrupted.”
“They must still be in the car.” I look up at Noah. “You didn’t get them out, did. you?”
“No, Alpha. After everything happened, it completely slipped my mind. And once I found Sirona,” he pulls his mate closer to him, kissing her. “Well, after that, my mind was focused on other things.”
Sirona is a blusher. I can tell Noah will enjoy making his mate blush as frequently as possible. From the corner of my eye, I see Carlos flinch at their show of affection. Time for me to find out what’s going on.
“Carlos, how about you and I go get the computers. Hopefully there wasn’t any food left in the car.” I
I say.
“No, the omegas were helping us unload.” Grace says.
I extend my hand to Grace, helping her to stand, taking any opportunity I can to touch her. I kiss her hand before letting her go. “I’ll bring your computer to you and then Carlos and I will go set up the computer in his office. Noah, why don’t you start looking around for offices for the ranked members. Try to keep us as close together as possible. Then, take your mate to the pack hospital and let her see what she’s up against.”
I turn to her. “It will be a lot of work, I hope you’re ready for that.” I tell her.
“As I told Luna Grace, I don’t mind hard work and I love a challenge.”
I can’t help but smile. “Well, then, you’ve found your mate in the right pack because hard work and a challenge are what we’ve got for you.”
I drop Grace off in the kitchen before Carlos and I make our way out to Noah’s car. It’s unlocked, but I have to pop the truck to get the computers out.
“So, you want to tell me what’s up with you and your mate?” I ask him and watch. as his lips press into a thin line.
He may not want to talk about it, but he needs to, so I wait him out.
Finally, he sighs, and we lean against the car, setting the computer boxes on the ground. “She has a child, but I don’t know what it means that no one is looking for her. I assumed that she was in a relationship with another wolf. I mean, wouldn’t the father want to know where his child is? I know it’s a girl, and some wolves, especially Alphas, feel that girls aren’t worthy of being heirs, but 1 couldn’t image letting a woman who was carrying my child just walk out of my life.”
“Why haven’t you talked to her?”
“It was a little chaotic last night.”
I look at him, raising my eyebrow. “Noah found time to fight against the hunters, help the injured and still mark and mate his newly found mate. And you’re telling me you didn’t have time for a conversation with yours?”
“Okay, fine. I didn’t know what to say. And….” He stops, running his hand through his hair. “And maybe she doesn’t want a wolfless mate.” He says quietly.
And there it is, the real issue.
“It didn’t seem like it to me at breakfast. She seemed sad to me, maybe even a bit heartbroken that her mate is ignoring her. She has no one, and she’s going to remain in this pack. You’re going to have to talk to her and figure this out. If you decide to reject her…”
He cuts me off. “I would NEVER reject my mate! I can’t believe the Moon Goddess even gave me one. Why would I give that up??” He practically yells at me.
“Then act like her mate. Or at least, talk to her and find out how she got into this position. She’s not just running from hunters, Carlos.”
His brows pinch together. “What do you mean?”
“She’s a single mother, with a baby, alone in the world. Do you even know how long she’s been with the hunters?”
I can see the moment he understands my meaning. If no one is looking for Amber and she has a baby, maybe her pregnancy occurred while she was with the hunters. Or maybe the baby’s father was killed while she was pregnant. Either way, it means she’s been through a lot..
“You’re right. Thank you, Alpha. I’ll talk to her.”
“Now is good.” I say to him as I reach down and pick up one of the computer boxes.
“Now?”
“Yeah, now. No time like the present. I can set up the computer while you take your mate and have a good conversation. Figure things out with her and when you’re done, come meet me in your office and we’ll talk about our new training schedule.” I say as we walk into the kitchen, and I nod for Carlos to put his computer box on the counter.
“Here’s your computer, Grace.” I say, noticing that Amber is helping to clean the breakfast dishes while her baby lays in a improvised crib nearby. She looks up and immediately looks back down when she sees Carlos, her cheeks turning pink.
I turn and watch him staring at her before he finally looks at Grace. “Luna, might I take Amber and have a word with her?”