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I almost immediately fall behind Eli who is extremely muscular and uses his upper body strength to pull ahead. I’m strong, but I don’t have the training that he’s had. However, he’s not nearly as good at balance as I am, and add to that, the flying logs intended to knock you off the small beam, I am able to gain some ground on him.
I have to admit, my competitive nature is spurred by having to run this course against Eli. I can see he’s having the same response. We’re pushing ourselves harder and harder as we get closer to the end. into a
We’re almost to the end when a huge log comes swinging down, I duck just in time, but Eli is too big and gets smacked off the stump he’s jumping on, pool of water below. I’m laughing as I jump to the end and hit the stop button. I look down, watching him come up and shake the water out of his hair. He grins up at me before pulling himself out of the water.
“That was fun! I’m glad I get to run it again.” He says.
Rik and Liam line up at the beginning of the course and when the starter gun goes off, it’s mayhem. They are ultra-competitive with each other, both pushing to get ahead. Liam is more muscular than Rik but Rik has the edge with agility. They are fairly equally matched and end up hitting the stop button at the same time.
For the rest of the afternoon, we run the obstacles, sometimes in wolf form and sometimes in human form. I only beat the guys in human form if they fell off the obstacle, and even then, Liam still tied with me.
However, in wolf form, Maia kicked all their butts. I’d like to say that she is a gracious winner, but not at all. She pranced around smacking their wolves with her tail, howling her dominance and flaunting her superiority. Angel and Cara loved every minute of it, giving Maia lots of hugs and ‘atta girl’s. By the time we were done, I was exhausted.
Thankfully, Luna Calista ended up making dinner for us, so we were able to sit outside and eat. I’m blaming the extremely long work out session for the embarrassing way I fell asleep in Eli’s arms. After dinner, he pulled me into his lap again. I can tell this is his new favorite thing, but I wasn’t complaining. I leaned against him, tucking my nose under his neck and the next thing I know, he’s putting me into bed. He must have carried me all the way back to the packhouse, which is miles away from the Clint’s and Cara’s home. Or, I guess it’s Anders and Calista’s now.The next morning, I woke up sore, but we had already discussed having me workout again before we head back to our pack. Eli planned to leave after lunch, so this time, we worked out in the inside gym. This obstacle course was built differently, but it was no less gruesome, especially considering my sore muscles. After lunch, Cara gave me some muscle soak, after ensuring that we have a functional bathtub. She told me to make the water as hot as I could stand before pouring the salts into the tub. I can’t wait to use them.
Rik, Liam and Angel ran with us to the canyon, where Liam and Angel broke off to head to their pack and Rik said goodbye as we left for ours. All in all, it was a good weekend. I’ve agreed to continue my training, coming to see them again in two weeks when Ailduin returns. After that, we’ll see how often I can come to train with Cara and Angel. I think the more we train together, the stronger we will all become. But some of that will also depend on their pregnancy and delivery of their babies. Either way, I know the bonds that we have started to forge this weekend will only continue to grow and strengthen.
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When we arrive back at our pack, I know Grace is exhausted. It’s been a grueling couple of days for her. I was able to complete our application to make our pack official, I applied for us to participate in the Tournament of the Moon Goddess, we set a date for the first mate gathering with Rik and Liam’s packs and I told Liam that I’d have numbers for him in a couple of days for those that want to work for hi
All in all, it was a very productive weekend.
When we get to the packhouse, Carlos is waiting for us, Amber’s baby in his arms. “Alpha, Luna. Welcome home.” He says. We shift and put on some clothes before walking into the packhouse.
“Carlos, nice mark you’re sporting.” I say, referencing his new mate mark.
He smiles sheepishly. “Thank you, Alpha.”
“Congratulations.” Grace says to him, coming up beside me.
“Uh, I know you both probably want to go clean up and check in on everything that’s happened while you were gone, but before you go, Amber and I would like to share something with you.”
Amber comes walking up and she has her own, strangely designed mate mark. I raise I brow, looking at her. “You were able to mark Amber?” I ask Carlos.
He looks at her and I can see his embarrassment. “I wasn’t able to restrain myself, and even though I don’t have a wolf, it seems to have worked. We both felt the mate bond snap into place.” He says, pulling Amber into his side and hugging her close.
“I’m very happy for both of you. Is that what you wanted to share with us?” I ask, ready to get caught up before dinner. I have a lot to announce to the pack.
“Actually, we wanted to introduce you to our daughter. Amber and I wanted to give her a name that meant something to both of us, something that we both feel we have now. So, may I introduce you to our daughter, Hope.”
Grace steps forward, putting her finger in Hope’s hand, letting her grasp her finger as she leans down and kisses her forehead. “Welcome to Safe Haven, Hope.” She says quietly.
Carlos looks at me over Grace’s head. I smile at him. “Spread the word, I have some announcements to make at dinner. Anyone that can, should attend tonight.”
“Yes, Alpha!” Carlos says excitedly.
Grace reaches out and touches Amber’s arm. “A beautiful name for a beautiful girl.”
“Thank you, Luna.”
“Now,” Grace says turning to me. “I’d better check to make sure we’re set to feed everyone for dinner tonight.”
“I’ll join you, Luna.” Amber says before taking Hope from Carlos and following Grace into the kitchen.
Carlos falls into step beside me. “So, it’s done?” He asks as we begin walking to his office.
“The application is complete and submitted. It’ll be a couple of days before we get confirmation.” I’m about to walk into his office, when he stops me.
“Alpha.” I turn as he opens the door to the office next to his. I stop in the doorway and see that in my absence, it’s been set up. “You tasked our Gamma with finding offices for all of us. He took it a step further and set them up. This is your office.” He says, sweeping his arm in a gesture for me to precede him into the office.
I walk in and see that there is a desk with a chair, some bookcases, a small round table and two chairs. “Where did you get the furniture?” I ask, astonished that there is any at all.
“Jeremy, that’s the carpenter that is making Hope’s crib, had some that were in various states of disrepair. He’s taking the pieces that are still good and creating new pieces of furniture. We started with yours and Luna’s. Noah’s furniture is in process and then we’ll set up offices for Amber and Sirona, although Sirona is expecting to spend most of her time at the pack hospital.”
At that moment, Noah walks in. “Alpha! Welcome back. What do you think?”
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“I think I’m impressed with your ability to get an office set up for me so quickly. Nice job.”
He looks around, as if assessing the space. “It’s not much, but we can add to it as more furniture becomes available. We’ve let the pack members know that if they have any spare furniture or anything that they don’t want, to let Jeremy know. He’s created his own provisional workspace just outside the packhouse.”
“Since you’re both here, close the door and have a seat. I’ll update you the events of the weekend. A lot has happened and will continue to happen. And I’d like to hear about how training went this weekend, as well.” Carlos smiles at that and Noah snorts, so I know there’s a story there.
After filling them in on the application for the pack, the upcoming tournament and the date for the mate gathering, I tell them about Liam and Rik’s loan for the construction of the pack as well as Liam’s ability and willingness to hire our pack members to rebuild our pack and pay our pack members.
“That’s….well, it’s incredible. I never would have expected that.” Carlos says, Noah nodding in agreement.
“It means we will be able to get this pack up to a livable standard before the tournament. How many of us will he hire?”
I let them know that Liam is willing to hire anyone that is interested in working. It’s a great opportunity for the pack. I discuss their thoughts around the repayment amount from the salaries and we all agree that 50% is fair, especially since everyone will get a home out of it and right now, they are doing the work for free.
Afterward, I find out that Carlos got some flack at the first training session. Some of the warriors challenged his ability to train them properly. He shut them up be having the she-wolves he’d been training pair up with the warriors that have basically been training themselves. In each instance, the she-wolves were victorious in the sparring, forcing their opponent to tap out. After that, everyone began to train at Carlos’s level. Apparently, now there is a lot of grumbling about how sore they are after training.
When we finish, I head to the kitchen, getting Grace before heading upstairs to finally shower before dinner.
“I have them adding a dessert tonight since we have a lot to celebrate. I’m hoping the pack is just as excited as we are. I think they will be.” She tells me and I can feel her excitement through the bond at our upcoming announcements.
When we get downstairs, we sit at the head table with Carlos, Amber, Noah and Sirona, our ranked members who will be official in the next week, if all goes well. As the pack comes in, I wait until the omegas have served the food and have seated themselves before starting. The news traveled, so everyone is expecting an announcement. I stand, taking Grace’s hand and having her join me.
“Attention everyone! It’s good to be home.” I say and everyone claps and laughs. “As you all know, your Luna and I went to the Canyon Ridge Pack over the weekend. There were many things that needed to be addressed and I have several announcements for you. First, I am proud to announce that your Luna has tapped into her Guardian memories as well as her strength and power.” The entire room breaks out into applause. I look at Grace proudly and see her cheeks. are slightly pink. She didn’t know I was going to praise her publicly. But, as is evident from the applause, the pack understands the value of having her, a strong Guardian, as our Luna. When the applause dies down, I begin again. “Second, our first mate gathering will be at the Shadow Falls Pack in three weeks’ time. Every unmated male and female of age is welcome to attend. All mate pairings will be welcome at either pack, so when you find your mate, you can choose which pack you will live in.” Another round of applause and cheering.
