Arden and Aurora sat in their room for some time going over the pack and pack rules. The first test would be to see how Aurora would handle situations that would be brought to her as a Luna. Arden ran through a few situations and Aurora answered honestly how she would deal with the situation at hand. Faith had offered to take Eli for a walk around the grounds close to the pack house. Arden had linked Rich and asked him to stay close to Aurora's son and mother. Arden did not trust Lila. He was not about to put anything past the woman. "One topic of discussion that does cause some controversy is Omega's. Some pack treat them poorly because they are the lowest rank amongst the packs. How would you handle an Omega wolf being mistreated within your pack?" Arden asked Aurora. Aurora tapped her chin for a moment in concentration. "Well, first I would want to know the whole story for both points of view. It would be unfair to punish either side without the whole story. If it was found t
Lila sat at her acrylic desk looking down at the paper in her hand. It held the scenarios that she would ask Aurora. Lila had no doubt that Arden had tried to prep Aurora as much as possible the day before. Lila chuckled. She had a couple up her sleeve that would no doubt through the want to be Luna off. There was a stern knock at the door. Lila beckoned for them to enter. Aurora and Arden stood in the doorway. Lila knew that Mason and Roger were not far behind as they had asked to sit in as well. “Please,” Lila smiled and extended her hand towards the two chairs that sat opposite if her desk. Aurora kept her gaze on Lila. She did not plan to back down to this woman. Aurora had been in intense customer meetings in her life to know that the first one who looked away lost. Aurora sat down in the chair and heard two sets of heavy feet falls from down the hall. “Hello, my love,” Mason walked into the office and walked around the back to plant a kiss on Lila’s cheek. Lila finally broke
"You did very well," Arden said as he and Aurora came to the top of the staircase above the foyer. Arden drew Aurora to him. He held her for a moment before placing a light kiss on her forehead. "We are not out of the wood yet," Aurora said quietly. If there was anything that she was aware of, it was the fact that werewolves had very good hearing. Aurora pulled Arden further down the hallway to the room that they were currently sharing with Eli. Aurora knocked on the door and Faith opened it from the inside. “Are you finally done, momma?” Eli asked as he got off the large bed and rushed over to the doorway as well. “We are. For now, at least,” Aurora said the last bit under her breath. “Can we go see if we can help in the garden now?” Eli turned and asked Arden. Arden smiled down at the boy and nodded his head. “We have a little time before lunch. Why not?” Arden held the door open enough so that Eli could leave the room between Arden and Aurora. Eli jumped out of the door a
Aurora said nothing as Arden pulled her along into the trees. After a few more minutes he finally stopped in a smile clearing. The sun poked through the top of the trees and brightened the grass under their feet. “Aurora, what are you thinking?” Arden finally asked. Aurora seemed deep in thought and Arden hoped that he could help. “Tomorrow, I must defend myself. I am going to assume that she is going to pick the hardest warrior that you guys have,” Aurora said. Arden nodded his head slowly. “Yes, I believe so. However, none of the warriors are going to hurt their future Luna. They will not agree with this either. The idea that you need to pass tests is absurd.” “Nonetheless, I need to practice before tomorrow. It has been some time since I have taken a class, but after Eli was born, I made sure that I knew how to protect myself. I got pretty good at it I believe,” Aurora said. Arden was surprised to hear that she could fight. He was curious how honed her skill was. “Would you li
**DISCLAIMER: CHAPTER MENTIONS ABORTION. IF THIS IS A TRIGGER FOR ANYONE PLEASE SKIP.** Aurora and Arden walked back to the pack house, hand I hand. Lila watched other office window as the two made their way out of the clearing and headed to the back door. Lila scoffed in reaction. She turned around and sat heavily back at her desk. Tomorrow Aurora would need to prove that she could defend herself. It should be an easy enough task for her to fail at. She is going against a werewolf for crying out loud. Lila thought about their meeting earlier that morning. Lila for sure thought she could trip her up or at least et her to answer one of the questions as a selfish human, that Lila knew her to be. Humans and no place in the mythical world. They were fragile and too concerned over the most mundane of things. Lila let her head rest of the back of the chair as she stared up at the ceiling. She had originally thought to place the most skilled warrior against Aurora. However, she wondered if
The next morning, Aurora found herself standing on a grass covered field. Quite a few spectators were lined up around the sparring field. Word must have gone around that their future Luna was going to go against one of their own. Aurora hoped that one day they would think of her as such. Aurora looked over at Arden. He smiled and nodded at her. He hoped that it helped to reassure her. “This is ridiculous,” Thor said in the back of Arden’s mind. “I agree, but we need to show everyone that Aurora is the right choice to take over the pack,” Arden said. Thor only grumbled in response. Mason and Lila walked down to the sparring field hand in hand. The sight always caused a bit of bile to rise in the back of Arden’s throat. He father looked like a lovesick puppy and ready to throw away whatever on the woman next to him who looked at though she had a stick shoved some where most uncomfortable. Lila and Mason stopped in front of Arden and Aurora. “Good morning. I hope that you got your re
**DISCLAIMER: CHAPTER MENTIONS ABORTION. PLEASE SKIP IF THIS IS A TRIGGER FOR ANYONE** Aurora did not give time for Ava to regroup. Instead, she swept her legs and Ava landed on her back underneath the new Luna. Aurora noticed the moisture beginning to build in the back of Ava’s eyes. “I am so sorry, Luna. I did not want to fight you. It is the only way to get Luna Lila to agree to my procedure,” Ava said barely above a whisper so that Aurora was the only one who could hear her. So that was what Lila had over her head. “Make your defeat believable and I will do what I can to make sure that you get what was promised you,” Aurora said into Ava’s ear. Ava nodded once and then pushed Aurora off. Aurora rolled easily enough and righted herself back on her feet. Ava was quick as well. They circled each other a few more times. The result was the same. The sparring match ended with Ava on her back three more times before Arden finally spoke up. “Father, is this not proof enough that Aurora
“I am not telling you that you must keep this child, but I just ask that you think about it just a little more," Aurora smiled at Ava. She hoped that her words helped the girl see that her only path did not have to be ridding herself of the child. Ava nodded and thanked Aurora one more time before Arden and Aurora stood to leave. Before they were too far Ava turned around in the metal chair. "Thank you, Luna. Please be careful when it comes to Luna Lila," It was all that she said but Aurora caught her warning easy enough. Aurora nodded and then turned on her heel and headed back for Arden's car. Once inside she looked over at Arden, "What is the final test?" She asked. "To make sure that you are healthy enough and can bear me children," Arden said. His tone held a note that said he did not like the idea as much as she did not. "And we can do this just by going to the doctor?" Aurora asked. At Arden's nod, Aurora grabbed her seat belt and clicked it into place. "Great lets get t