“Why the hell are you even prancing around in a matter like this? You are just the pack doctor!” Dan says.
“I don’t know. Maybe because I would be the one who would treat the fallen warriors when we decide to attack the Night Pack.” She says with a raised brow.
“Alpha. You have to understand this is not beneficial to us in any way. It would look like we are submitting to these people if we do this, we are the Moonlight Pack, we don’t submit_” Gary, the second leader of the pack council says to Maverick but was cut off.
“So this is a matter of pride? We won’t have any when the valley is empty too.” Hilda, the assistant pack doctor chimes, which makes Gary glare at her. “There is nothing more, if you also talk about how they have an evil witch too, I would be so disappointed.”
“You…” The man is speechless.
“The Night Pack is the brutal rogue Pack that has been turning on other packs, within and outside their territory, they murder brutally and are fierce, they are senile rogues blessed by the moon to function probably like any other, they have better teamwork then regular werewolves too. They are brute, have strong leaders and a powerful witch behind them.” Floyd states the facts about the source of argument. “We could attack but we would suffer significant loss, a lot of that. We both have eyes on each other and it is a matter since they rally to attack, so it is better to push alliance to them now since they might be considering too_ that’s from my source_ than to go to war.”
Everyone was silent as they waited for the Alpha of the pack to talk, it was the members of the pack against the Pack councils.
“Why go to war when we can talk it out? I would rather save resources for rival packs that pose real threats, not some antsy thought. Having them by our side is beneficial to us. Alec, informs the Night Pack that we would be in their territory” Maverick says simply and calmly, Alec nods once, Dan and his men frown in displeasure and anger while those who are in support of the alliance cheers. “Owen.”
“Yes Alpha!” A burly man with messy curly hair says, alert and ready for the man’s word, he is the leader of the pack warriors. “Get Gamma Jared. We leave for the Night Pack today.”
“Yes Alpha.”
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Alpha Maverick and the few selected members which consist of his three assistants, Alec, Floyd and Jared, Sadie Hilda and Owen, as well as Gary and Dan, arrive at the border of Night Pack at midnight of the next day but there were warriors from the pack waiting specifically for them.
Apparently, they had contacted that witch of theirs and she had approved they come, they got the reply barely two hours after Alec sent the message.
“Greetings to Alpha Maverick Prill and his people,” A man dressed from head to toe in leather clothes greets them.
“Greetings to you too, Delta Hilton,” Alec says, Dan and Gary grumble while Maverick and the rest nod.
“If you would follow me.” Hilton says, he glances at the pack council and presses his lips tightly against each other in irritation.
It is no secret that the ‘Pack Council’ of the Moonlight Pack are widely detested, in and out of the Pack.
To no one's surprise, there is no one guarding the quiet place this late at night, there are rumors that the witch of the pack has fortified every angle with some magic barrier that is difficult to break into.
How powerful she must be to do that single handedly, no one knows, everyone just understands the assignment of not crossing her.
They follow the man to the house that must be the pack house of the pack. The man led them through two stairways and ended his journey in front of a room. He pushes open the door and enters, they follow him in and see that it was some sort of meeting room.
“The Alpha would be here with you all shortly, if you would have your seat please,” Hilton says, but didn't bother to spare one more minute before he was out of the door.
“Look, this is why I am against it. Highly disrespectful, it is as bad as it gets that the leader of the pack didn't show up to greet you, they sent his third assistant, the delta.” Gary says in displeasure as soon as the man is out of the door.
“Look at that! What an abomination!” Dan says, pointing to the only portrait that is in the white room, it has a picture of a wand pointed at the moon with a twinkle of stars and glitters.
“That's beautiful,” Sadie says and before either Dan or Gery can fire a reply, the door opens.
The door opens and the figureheads of the Night Pack fill in, wide awake as ever and cheery, the person that enters the room last makes every member of the Moonlight Pack pause.
“This is Alpha Easton,” Hilton introduces the man whose brown eyes have turned cold the moment he saw the members of the Moonlight Pack.
“Of course, they know me,” Easton sneers and sits on his chair, Maverick's eyes turn frosty but he doesn't talk.
One of the Night Pack members slips out of the door unnoticed.
“A bit too much, there would be no need for an introduction, Hilton,” Alec says in an icy voice and everyone present in room tense, they were already on edge because of Maverick.
The Alpha of the Moonlight Pack is always grumpy but hardly does the Beta ever smile and right now, he is glaring at the other man with an unidentified expression in his eyes.
“I got your proposal that you want to form an alliance with us,” Easton says. “How funny those pack councils of yours allow you to do that.” Dan and Gary glower at him but he doesn't spare them a glance.
“Trust me, we would rather be somewhere else right now, it is also funny how you still want to see us,” Alec says and Sadie glances nervously, Hilda gaze is on silent Maverick while Floyd, Jared and Owen look ready to fight if something goes wrong.
“You are the shameless ones, why won't I be ready to see you?” Easton asks with a scoff.
“I would like it if we sign whatever agreement that we both have to abide to and get out of here, I don't have the time in the world like you obviously do, Alpha Easton.” Maverick says calmly and Easton clenches his jaw so hard that it almost snaps.
“The nerve! You dare act like an upright man here?! What the hell?!” Easton snaps in anger, he looks ready to punch Maverick's guts.
“You talk like an upright man! That is a bull coming right at you!” Alec barks at him, his lips twisted in a scowl, and in a blink of an eye both of them are in front of each other, glaring down at each other, grabbing each other's collar, ready to fight.
The door opens but no one notices.
“Why the hell are you both at each other's throats?” A voice says and the door and they all flinch.
Maverick stares at the door in surprise, the voice is too familiar, nothing changed about her and he is able to say the same about his feelings too when their eyes meet.
Standing at the door in all her glory is Aurora Amy Wells, she has fully embraced that part of hers she loves leather jackets and leather boots, she easily pulls off the look and Maverick knows this is most comfortable and natural he has ever seen her while wearing clothes.
Nothing had been forgotten even though he had convinced himself and those around him that it has.
He is just merely a fool of himself, the love he has for her is still deep, the betrayal still fresh and the pain is still raw.
How many people does it take for an unwarranted headache to sizzle up in one’s head and prick one's nerves?That was the question that the women she was out in the woods with just a moment earlier had been asking each other. They all had different answers, the numbers varied a lot too but they had one united answer despite their differences.There is none for Aurora, no matter how many people it takes, no matter how irritating or intimidating they are, they can never shake the rock that is Aurora and she had agreed with just a smile on her lips.How wrong had they all been?Aurora never thought that she was going to see him again, they were going to cross paths but it is supposed to be later in life and even if they meet, she is not supposed to feel anything.But looking at his face, she is in a trance, a lump is stuck in her throat, a barricade of conflicting and contradictory emotions that she had never felt in the last five years hit her _ the emotions she thought she has under loc
Maverick does a mental nod in his head when Layla says that Aurora has been using a scent masking spell since she entered the room, it now makes sense when he realizes that must be the reason why he can't smell her when she walks into the room and only realizes that he still can't.Not until she whispers some things to herself and her sea-like scents hit him, the problem is that it hits all too well.Aurora smells like the scent of the breeze that hits you when you have been standing at the ocean while staring at a sea shell and he has always liked it.One doesn't get to see too much of the sea when one is a werewolf and has to be in the woods and forest and small town, so her scent was a fresh difference from the others in the town and calmed him.When those scent play with all the nerves of his sense organs and his wolf rumples at the prospect of finding a another mate, it is happy but the happiness dims and it whines when he sees that it is still the soul that hurt them and they br
Layla leads them from their room in the morning, Maverick and Alec have just finished dressing up when the bubbling woman knocks on their door. She says that she can't let them stay cooped up inside their room while she can take them to see the beauty of their pack.“Is it really necessary that you come and get us so early in the morning?” Alec grumbles and Layla bobs her head.“Of course. It is absolutely necessary, you people have already woken up and got dressed already and all you would do is stare at your phones and laptops in your room before we had to talk at the meeting again.” She replies with a wide smile.“And does it have to be only us? There are others too.” Alec says and Layla rolls her eyes at him.“You are the ones I find most likable among them all, except that beautiful brunette and her sidekick of course, but a woman must get her beauty sleep, I heard that she is the Pack's doctor. So she must have a lot on her hands already, the poor woman must study till late at n
Fucking Zach had to delay the documentation of the contract, apparently there is some freaking glitch in the system of the thing so Alpha Maverick and his representative have to stay here for a few more days, tell your freaking Beta to act like one Easton!” Layla snaps and Aurora rolls her eyes at the drama queen while Easton just ignores her and continues playing some video games on his phone.A lot of things have changed over the years but not his love for freaking games, he can sit with the thing from morning till night and not get bored, Hilton doesn't discourage him since he joins him to play too and Aurora often wonder how they get anything done as the Alpha and Delta of the rogue pack.“Don't you like the presence of them here?” Hilton asks, not bothering to glance at her, Aurora buried herself comfortably in the beanbag.“I definitely don't.” Easton says and Layla glares at him.“Of course you don't, but I do, why won't I like that hunk parading around in our pack, he looks to
Maverick stares at all the members of the supposedly ‘cruel’ pack and tries to pin that word with the image and actions of the people all around him, but it is not making any sense.They were all supposed to have scars when they try to initiate themselves into the pack and hurt themselves for the fun of it, but these all gathered around a grown ass man that tumbled in the field and hurt his toe, as if that is not normal to even the humans, not to mention werewolves but these people are rogues_ the worst kind of werewolves, others first instinct when they see them is to attack and a lot of follow that instinct.Then they are not supposed to be offering sweet cookies to members of a rival pack, not supposed to get chummy with them, neither are they supposed to be this happy about two of them finding their mates, they practically drag them to build the tents with them whilst cracking jokes like they have been buddies all their life.The kids here _ rogues, werewolves and hybrids_ aren’t
“It is late now, we should just head back, there is no use staying around,” Layla says and Aurora removes her hands from Kael’s when she is steady on her feet, she is not going to accept help down the hill and he gets that.“Thanks Kael,” She says with a small smile and Kael nods with another smile of his, he is just happy to be of help and the fact that she chose him instead of the asshole opposite already made him over the moon. She turns to Layla and they both start to walk away.Maverick keeps to himself since then while Kael looks so proud of himself, Aurora has a blank face like she doesn't realize what she is doing or maybe she reads don't, but Layla has never looked so pissed, she keeps shooting glare at Kael who is straight up ignoring it.They never got the wild boar and it is getting very dark so everyone decides to listen to Layla.Aurora and Layla were the first to leave hand in hand.Maverick wants to just go to his room and sleep the rest of the day off but Kael has oth
“Don’t play hard to get, play hard to forget,” Aurora mutters as she stands on the field staring up at the podium. “Unfortunately I failed both, I didn't play hard to get and apparently I am easy to forget too.”Aurora Wells stands at the side with a glass of champagne in her hand, her blank eyes fixed on Maverick Prill and Phoebe Brian who are standing beside each other on the stage and welcoming guests from the other packs.“What is Cliche? It is your everyday life, I am so tired of seeing this, they look so much like the perfect couple, the kind of ones the councils want, I am sure they are glad,” A familiar voice says sarcastically before the person stops beside her. “Do you want to get out of here? We can go to my dad's attic and discover some cool things.” Easton says beside her and Aurora shakes her head at her best friend, the best kind regards of friend she can ever get.Sometimes she wished that she was mated to this nice ass fine man instead.“No I can manage,” She says. “B
“What the hell are you talking about? She was just standing on her own when they approached her, why would you accuse her when everyone here clearly saw that?!” Easton is the one that yells at Maverick which breaks Aurora out of her staring spell.Maverick's eyes landed on her and Aurora wondered how on earth they became so cold over the space of three years. Those frozen blue eyes are the same ones that used to stare at her with warmth, they are the ones that used to assure her.“It doesn't matter that they were the ones that approached her first or looked for trouble. As the Luna of this pack, she should know how to dismiss them or get out of their sight so as not to ruin my gathering.The dignitaries present won't remember them but they will hold on to the fact that the Luna of this pack is an immature brat who don't know how to bite her tongue when she needs to,” Maverick replies, not raising his voice a bit but those words rings too loud in her ears.“I…I…_” She stutters but he c