Things just don't seem to ever slow down for Mj and Co. What do you think will happen now that Nova has been seen, and what do you think of the walkers who seem to be following her? What about the fate of the Nerezza Pack?
The eerie calm of the aftermath coupled with the warmth of the morning sun as it poured over the battle tested crew was almost calming if it hadn't been for the piles of bodies that were being collected. Mj looked around to begin surveying the damage when she heard another fleet of automobiles began arriving. Azreal approached Mj, and she kept her eyes cast as high as they could reach as she was unsure whether or not the Alpha was wearing any pants. “That should be mostly medical, come on,” he urged and as she marched back up the hill, the sight of dead or dying walkers around her tugged at some baser instinct within her she couldn't quite put her finger on yet. Mj watched more wolves shift back to their human forms as a very naked Moxie hoisted Lila above the crowd. “if you desire clothes and have none, please follow me,” she announced and Moxie walked them toward the approaching vehicles. Mj followed Azreal to the bottom of the steps, and as she tried to gather a single thought
Mj found John Pearl as quickly as she could. “John, can you sedate a moonwalker without killing it?” The new Alpha asked and John bowed his head respectfully, “I can certainly try,” he answered with confidence and Mj turned with a sour look on her face, “follow me with your bag of tricks doc.” Mj watched John walk around the weakest of the moon walkers before he knelt down near one that was missing a leg and half it’s jaw, “I will try it on this one, if it doesn't work, at least it died,” he finished and looked to Mj for confirmation. She exhaled and gave him a curt nod before turning her attention toward the few guards that had stayed behind during the attack. Lou did not speak as she approached and Mj was almost hurt by the gesture until she watched him and the others bow to her in respect, “guys, we have got to stop bowing every time I walk up to you, how about… only during special occasions?” she offered and was met with a murmur of smiles and slight confusion. Mj drew a heavy br
Dante kept watch over Mj as she slept, partly because he wanted to make sure she did not need anything after their first night together and partly because he was afraid if he took his eyes off her for too long, she would disappear and this would all turn out to be a dream. To absolutely no surprise of anyone, Mj slept through the rest of the day, but when she dozed the entirety of the next day, Jay knocked on the door in concern. Dante opened the door and only let Jay look in to see that she was resting. Azreal also helped assure everyone that she may need extra rest to heal herself and the wolf after being apart for so long. The new Bijou pack kitchen staff kept a steady rotation in the gallery for when their Alpha eventually woke, and after almost two entire days, she finally made her debut. Dante accepted two glass flasks full of water and an assortment of pastry and fruit dishes from Jay, just like he had done for the last two days, but this time as he closed the door and set th
The vibrations of Mj’s laughter carried through the halls, and Lila smiled as she continued to pack her and Azreal’s things. “She sounds ready,” the Beta chirped, and Azreal hummed in agreement. Lila looked at her mate with a sense of worry, “what's wrong my love, you have been very quiet the last few days, I thought this would make you happy,” she said and Azreal turned to his beautiful mate, dragging her tenderly by the hand. “Please understand when I say this that I do not mean it in one of the ways it can be taken, but I wish MollyJay Bijou had never set foot inside my pack.” Lila snorted a laugh at first, but when she looked at the seriousness in Azreal’s eyes she pulled her hands from his. “Azz, how can you say that?” She hissed, and he chuckled, “I love that woman and what she has done for everyone I care for, her sacrifices for Quicksilver will mean my lifelong gratitude,” he choked out and Lila noticed that the ever under control Alpha now had large tears in his eyes. “She di
Mj turned to Dante as Jay shifted and ran alongside his mates' vehicle until it was out of sight, “why won’t Azreal let Moxie stay?” she asked through the link in their mind and almost giggled as Dante’s eyes widened like an excited child as he realized their bond was stronger than ever. Trying to distract her from the inquiry the once emaciated looking man lifted his mate into the air, wrapping his arms around her lower back, and squeezed her body against his, “I fucking love you,” he growled and Mj let a loving laugh softly drift past her lips like a whisper as her hair fell forward the farther she leaned down. The Alpha did not stop until her lips touched Dante’s, but she only allowed a chaste moment of contact before she pulled back only far enough to look into his eyes, “I love fucking you,” she purred with a coy grin and Dante responded with a sound that was something between a growl and a groan before the sound of approaching feet disrupted their moment. Dante began to growl
Mj waited with her heart pounding in her chest for the crowd to make their decision, and although she could tell quite a few of them were not pleased with some of the things that were happening, they were also not leaving, so she took several deep breaths and placed herself calmly in the seat at the center of the podium. Lou and Dante followed, although Dante moved his arm to caress the side of her fingers, trying his best to show her that he was there to support her through the tough decisions they now had to make. “Bring the first one forward,” Mj spoke with a hint of the wolf beneath her voice, and Dante sat next to her with pride swelling in his chest to such a vast degree he thought he might pop. As the first Nerezza guard was shoved forward and slammed to his knees, Mj peered over the podium at him before she looked out over the crowd, “state the nature of his crimes,” she demanded with the confidence of an Alpha, and with little hesitation the other pack members began rattling
Azreal tried to settle into the uncomfortable silence that had engulfed their ride home since Lila watched Jay chase the S.U.V. Moxie was in, howling a forlorn tale as the shifted hunter galloped furiously alongside his departing mate. The sound of Jay’s whaling howl finally faded into silence and as Azreal looked to his mate, she tightly folded her arms around her chest and sat with her back as rigid and unforgiving as a steep mountain cliff, “I won’t speak to you,” she snapped and Azreal sat back into his seat slightly in shock, “why,” he asked, genuinely curious and Lila simply shook her head as tears welled in her eyes. Azreal threw his hand into the air before letting it fall onto his thigh, making a loud smacking sound, “what would you have had me do Lila,” he asked in a frustrated but soft tone and the Quicksilver Beta snapped her head in his direction with a look of malice seated deep into her eyes, “did you hear his heart break Azreal, how could you,” she hissed and Azreal l
Moxie watched Azreal disappear with his children, and as hard as the faithful hunter tried, he could not keep the hateful poison from his heart. Thoughts of sadness and melancholy swirled around his mind as the swamp wolf stood by waiting for direction. “Why should Azreal be the only one to enjoy the wholeness of his family,” Moxie thought to himself and, almost as if his Beta could hear his thoughts, Lila approached him and held out her arms.Moxie looked at her suspiciously and she only smiled at him in kind, “I miss him too, but not more than you, do you need-,” she began, and before the Beta could finish, Moxie landed against her chest, his arms wrapped around her waist like a small child as his back shuddered with every silent tear he shed. Sam, Tanner, and Ace all stood by looking between one another in confusion and a growing sense of worry, “his sadness consumes him,” Briella murmured from behind them and the trio all turned to the young Alpha for direction, but she only tur