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2024-10-29 19:42:56GUNNAR POV
My claws dig through my brother's arm before he can dodge me completely and another flash from the past flashes behind my eyes.Flashback:Nine year old Kraven runs towards me with a wide smile as I approach the pack house. I roll my eyes. How freaking annoying. I can't even get in the door from training before the runt is on me."Gunnar, how was training," Kraven practically squeals as he bounces to my side."Just dandy," I growl as I go over the lecture dad pounded into my head while he pounded my 17yr old frame into the ground."I wish Dad would let me join," Kraven says in his annoying little kid voice.He has no idea the pressures I'm under. He thinks this is all fun and games. Training isn't fun. Training is brutal. It is meant to break you so you can be rebuilt into the soldier the pack needs you to be. Momma's boy Kraven will never be a soldier. Not like me."Why? So you can whine the whole time? Leave mRelated chapters
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HILDA POVI watch the smallflame dance in between my fingers for as long as possible before flicking the match towards Kraven's deceased form. Tears stream down my face as the fire begins to grow. The last time I stood alone during a challenge burn, my mate was the body on top of the woodpile."I'm sorry, baby brother. I'm sorry for being a weak little girl who couldn't stand up to her daddy. I'm sorry for pushing you away when I was angry. I'm sorry for not defending you when our brother put you down. But those are the only things I am sorry for. Your death was your own brother. Your crimes were your own. Silver Tail will prosper without you, and for that......I celebrate your death......Rest easy, baby brother," I whisper as I turn away from the large blaze.I wipe my tears and push the grief down deep. I need to focus. I need to set a plan in motion before the Return to the Pack ceremony begins. The King has betrayed his people. Eliminated thousands! I
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VANESSA POVA breath I didn't know I was holding expells from my mouth as soon as Gunnar announces Hilda. I had no idea if he would go along with my thoughts, but he did. He did, and I couldn't be more proud. I know being Alpha is important to him, but the Alpha position wasnever his. It was meant for Hilda.His face says it all. He is content. I turn my attention to Hilda as she clears her throat, and I smile. She looks shocked, shocked but happy. The entire hall is clapping and howling for Hilda, and glee is literally bubbling inside of me. The air inside the hall is humming with the pack's happiness. To know that I had something to do with these feelings feels fantastic. This is how it should have always been.This is how Silver Tail was meant to be. The sins of Gunnar's father are being washed away, and I know our pack will prosper because Hilda is a true Alpha. A great Alpha. While Gunnar was improving at the position, he would have never been a natur
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GUNNAR POVI knock on my old office door, and Hilda growls from the other side. I laugh as I push open the door. This is going to be a fun new relationship."I didn't want to disturb you, Alpha," I state with a grin, and my sister shoots me a glare."Is there a reason why you are disturbing me while I am trying to catch up on YOUR old paperwork," Hilda asks while rolling her eyes?"Well, Alpha Malcolm and Alpha Arne just crossed the border. They will be at the packhouse soon. Where do you want to hold the meeting," I ask while avoiding her statement about paperwork?I definitely won't miss that part of being Alpha. To be honest, I won't miss any parts of being Alpha, sitting in an office, worrying about each pack member—planning or budgeting events. I was terrible at it all. Now I get to deliver information, and all the final decisions rest on Hilda's shoulders. Not to mention all the free time I can spend with Vanessa."Here in the office.
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VANESSA POVI smile as Gunnar answers my question through our mindlink. He knows me too well."Earth to Ness. Where didyou just go," Rosy demands and I instantly feel guilty."Rosalind I need to tell you something. Something that is going to annoy you," I explain while grimacing.Rosy's eyebrows raise. She knows when I use her full name what I am about to say is serious. I clear my throat and fold my hands."I was just mindlinking Gunnar..... Apparently it is a direct mental link that only true mates have.......you and Jaxon have it too. The last Alpha didn't teach low ranking members about the link. Why I don't know.....That's why the other night Gunnar ordered for there to be a school built. He wants everyone to be properly educated because he realized what a problem you .....," I say and Rosy jumps to her feet.I cringe in preparation."I COULD HAVE ALERTED JAX. LARS COULD HAVE BEEN SAVED. WE WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN IN DANGER.
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VANESSA POV"Okay, I have a deck of cards,three books, monopoly, and Life," I say, spreading out my games so the others can see them."I brought battleship and two books," Rosy says, adding her games to mine.A couple of the other Omegas also pull out decks of cards for everyone to play with.The medium-sized room is packed with slim but tall bodies. There are at least thirty female Omegas and about fifteen male Omegas. And while the room is a little stuffy, everyone seems to be in a good mood. I smile as I turn my attention back to Rosy."Ready to be defeated in battleship," I taunt while wagging my eyebrows at her.Rosy rolls her eyes and scoffs. Jaxon just smiles at our interaction. He kisses Rosy's forehead before sliding through the compacted bodies to reach another male."Bring it, Ness," she says, with a playful growl, and we sit down Indian style in the back of the crowded room."So have you thought of any names,"
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