After they had eaten, everyone used the restroom one more time before they got back on the road. Arden and Aurora and Eli all got back into Arden's car and Faith pulled out close behind them. Arden knew that they had several hours left to their trip. Arden glanced back and noticed that Eli was beginning to nod off. Aurora looked back as well and noticed. She looked at Arden and smiled. They kept quiet until Eli slumped over on the seat and was fast asleep. "I noticed something earlier today when we returned from Edith and Roberts," Aurora said. "I am hoping it was just a trick of the mind." "What did you see?" Arden asked as he kept his eyes on the road. "Something dark passed over Eli's eyes. When I knelt down in front of him. It is hard to explain was it is as if a wave a black passed over his eyes." Arden was quiet for a moment. It sounded as though Eli was on his journey to receive his wolf. But how would that be possible? He was only five years old. Arden could not help t
Arden drove down the narrow road that the wolves guided him to. The road wound around the forest and trees. The large pack house came into view a short while later. It was recessed back away from the main highway. Arden pulled the car into a open spot on the gravel driveway that sat in front of the pack house. Arden stepped out of the car first and walked around to the other side. The wolf wo had confronted Arden on the road walked over to the car as well. Aurora averted her eyes as the man was naked. "I would like my mate and her son to remain in the car. Her mother as well. They are humans and not accustomed to our way of life yet," Arden said quickly. He would rather not discuss this in front of Eli as he still did not know Arden and his own true nature. The man looked from Arden and back at the car. He could see Eli's small head in the back seat of the car. He mind linked a few of the other warrior wolves and then nodded to Arden. The man turned on his heel and headed towards
Aurora sat in the car with Eli in the back seat. "What is going on momma?" Eli asked Aurora nervously. Aurora was unsure how to explain to her five-year-old son that another werewolf needed to talk to Arden, who was also a werewolf. "Arden needed to talk to someone that he knows really quickly," Aurora said. She could think of nothing else to say. Aurora glanced in the side mirror at her mother's vehicle. She could not see Faith as the car was directly behind Arden's. She hoped that Faith was seated safely inside and that no one tried to mess with her mother. It felt like forever before Arden's form finally came descending the main stairs and he made his way back to the car. Arden did not look at anyone else as he walked briskly to the car and pulled the handle. Once inside Arden started the car and Faith quickly followed suit and started hers as well. Faith made sure to stick close to Arden and follow him out onto the gravel driveway that would connect them back to the main road th
Aurora watched the tension creep into the room along with the woman with jet black hair that hung around her shoulders and piecing grey eyes. This must be Lila, Aurora thought. The woman's energy seeped from her. Aurora was unsure how Arden's father felt it. Eli moved closer to Aurora upon the woman's entrance into the room. Aurora instinctively put an arm around her son. The movement caught Lila's eye. Her gaze swung to Aurora and her family as they sat on the couch. Lila's back straightened even more before turning back to Arden. "Why would you think that you have any claim over this pack?" Lila asked Arden. "I left in order to find my mate," Arden answered. "I did not reject the Northern Pack." The animosity that Arden felt towards this woman was hard to keep at bay. But he knew that he was not going to get anywhere with his father by arguing with her. He needed to keep the peace in a sense until he could talk to his father alone. Mason nodded his head. "You and I will talk
The morning sun shone through the curtains in Arden's room. He blinked a couple of times as he tried to recall where he was. The small body next to him moved as Eli began to wake as well. Arden quickly recalled their trip back to the Northern Pack and his father and stepmother's icy reception. Arden pulled his arm out from under Eli. At some point in the night the child nestled himself close to Arden. Aurora was turned towards the two of them and Arden saw that she was still sleeping. Arden looked down and Eli's small face was turned up towards Arden. Eli smiled when Arden's eyes connected with his. "Good morning, Eli," Arden chuckled as he moved to the side of the bed. Eli moved with him and mimicked his motions. Arden and Eli both sat on the edge of the bed. Arden’s feet touched the ground, whereas Eli's swung as he was not quite tall enough to reach the ground like Arden. "Can you show me around our new home?" Eli whispered to Arden. He was curious about the very large house.
Arden was not surprised at his father's brassiness. He expected no less since his departure years before. Arden debated on how best to broach the subject but finally decided that the closest to the truth would be better. "I went in search of my mate, father," Arden answered as he sat in the chair across from Mason. Mason rolled his eyes at his son, "That might be part of the reason but not the whole of it. Why don't you tell me?" Mason had been upset when he had found out that Arden had left the pack abruptly. Mason knew that Arden had been upset about Mason remarrying, but he had not realized how upset it had made Arden. Arden squared his shoulders and regarded his father. He knew that Mason was not up for the Lila discussion yet and decided to stick to the edge of the truth once more. "It was difficult to wath you with another woman besides my mother, yes," Arden said. Mason slowly nodded as he understood. "I am sorry for that son, but I do not believe that your mother would h
"What the hell!?" Thor roared in Arden's mind. They were both upset over the conversation that Arden had just had with his father. There had never been stipulations put on an Alpha such as these for some time. Arden knew that Lila was behind it. His father would not think twice about putting Arden and Aurora in charge before that woman came along. "I need to run," Thor said. Arden agreed. They needed to do something to release the anger before confronting anyone else. Arden stalked towards the woods behind the pack house and deposited his clothes on a nearby rock. Thor wasted no time pushing forward. In a matter of seconds, the pair were running through the forest. The wind whipping at Thor's fur. His paws pounded the earth beneath their feet as he made his way to the center of the forest. Thor finally slowed we he got to the center of the clearing. He drew air into his lungs. The familiar scent of the woods around him helped to calm him slightly. Arden craved Aurora's scent. It
"You are looking for what kind of spell?" Veronica asked Lila. Veronica was starting to become very irritated with Lila's visits. It seemed that Lila believed herself more knowledgeable than she was. Lila's incompetence was beginning to ride on Veronica's nerves. "A spell to make one infertile," Lila knew that Veronica would not help her if she told her the true reason for the spell. "And why, pray tell, would you need a spell like that?" Veronica was no innocent when it came to casting spells, however, she never went out of her way to harm those who had not done her wrong. To those that had done something, let us just say that Veronica did not quite know when to draw the line. "I cannot wrap my head around the idea of having a child. I want to make sure that I do not have children with the current Alpha," Lila said. Veronica had a feeling that it was not the whole truth. "You are a Luna now. Is it not your role to secure his line?" Veronica tried to keep the mocking from her