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2025-02-24 20:32:58Marian had intended to kiss Reyland’s forehead or cheek, but with all the attention and unnecessary silent commotion, she was moved to do something more worthy of their eyes and whispers.
Her lips met his, and he gasped.
She licked the inside base of his parted lips, and his hand tightened on her arm.
She nearly winced.
She opened her eyes, surprised by the force he had used, and was stunned by the wide grey eyes staring back at her.
Grey with yellow flecks.
Were his eyes ever such a color? She pondered, staring back into his eyes.
She had never really related with Reyland; she couldn’t even say that she knew him.
When she was growing up, he was an unknown son of her father’s friend, almost a secret child. Rarely seen anywhere, and only for short periods of time.
It was only when his father had risen to Alpha that people started to see him more often.
The pack was familiar with Alpha Dax’s other two sons, and they knew his adopted son extremely well.
Dorien had been popular since he was a pup, but this one had basically been hidden until his father’s strength could be used to shield him.
Marian stepped closer to the weak giant, her eyes on his, as she licked the inside of his upper lip.
His eyes shut tightly and Marian kissed him, her tongue pushing through his gritted teeth.
A loud noise filled her head, and it was not the collective gasp of the pack or the deep growl from Alpha Dax’s chest.
It was the blood that was rushing to her head.
She pulled Reyland closer and moved her hand to the back of his neck, pressing him down.
There was a loud roar beside her, and she was flung backward, away from the sweet taste she was devouring.
She landed on all fours, opening her eyes, which had turned black thanks to her wolf, Dinka, pushing forward.
“You dare! You mutt!” Alpha Dax spat.
Marian did not look at her Alpha; she stared at his son, Reyland, who was down on one knee, his mouth covered with a cloth that his father had placed there before spinning around on her.
The scent of Reyland’s blood filled the room, but no one was reacting to it.
Am I the only one who can smell this? She wondered as she fought to pull Dinka back in.
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Dinka was growling, deep and loud.
Marian was sure this seemed aggressive to others, but she knew that it was not aggression that Dinka was feeling.
Did I do that?
When did I do that?
I –
Her musings were interrupted by an enraged father.
“Seize her!” Alpha Dax bellowed, and three warriors rushed forward.
Dorien was standing beside his brother, a strange expression on his face as he gazed down at Marian, who was still crouched in an attack position.
Her eyes went around the crowd.
Damn it! She spat in her mind.
Marian felt it before she heard it.
Her father, Corien, had moved to stand in front of her, facing her and blocking her from the approaching warriors.
His deep green eyes stared gently at her, his handsome face was relaxed.
“Come, Child,” he said quietly, his deep, calm voice reaching the end of the hall, vibrating in the air around the whole room.
Every wolf below the gamma class, clan member or not, chuffed at the sound, feeling the sensation of someone petting their wolf fur.
Alpha Corien rarely spoke. But when he did, people listened.
His pack members still remembered their lives under his rule, and the guests still remembered his leadership.
Everyone loved this wolf, every single one of them.
That love kept Dax from ripping off Marian’s head right there and then.
Marian blinked at her father and stood upright, sliding up to him. He placed a hand on her shoulder and wiped her lower lip with his thumb.
She flicked her tongue to her lip.
There is blood on my lip! She exclaimed in her mind, her eyes going wide.
She raised her fingers in alarm to check, while licking wildly at the same time, not wanting any of the delicious sensation to go to waste.
It felt as if her mind and her body were working from different commands, and her confusion made her stomach churn.
She gazed up at her father, and he smiled steadily at her.
Calm yourself, Minnie, he coaxed, speaking to her in their mind link.
She saw her reflection in his eyes, her slightly scattered hair, and her wide eyes, green just like her father’s.
She steadied her breath and arranged her hair and dress, using her father’s eyes as a mirror.
Breath steady and appearance reset, she nodded at her father.
He moved to the side and faced Alpha Dax and his brood.
The pack Alpha took a step forward, and Reyland grabbed his wrist.
Alpha Dax did not move as he helped his son stand; Reyland’s large size meaning nothing to a wolf who could throw a minibus with one hand.
The bleeding had not stopped.
Why hasn’t it stopped?
It’s been a full two minutes!
How weak is he?
...When did I bite him?
Marian mused, staring at Reyland as he whispered to his father, who reluctantly stepped toward his son, his lips pressed tightly together.
Gazing back at Alpha Corien, Reyland smiled, his mouth still covered, but his eyes crinkled.
“I’m sorry, Alpha, I was so surprised that I bit myself. Sorry for the misunderstanding,” he explained, still smiling, his voice muffled by the cloth covering his mouth.
“Sorry, everyone! I jumped a bit there! Sorry!” he called out, raising a hand and turning around.
He was taller than everyone, so could see all their faces as he smiled and apologized.
“It’s Christmas, everyone! Come on!” he yelled pleasantly to the crowd.
His eyes moved to the master of ceremonies and he waved at him.
The MC glanced from Reyland to his Alpha. Alpha Dax, still gazing at his son, said something to the man in the mind space, and his nervous expression dissolved. His lips broke into a wide grin.
“Well? What are you all waiting for? The mistletoe ceremony has not ended! You have five more minutes to kiss your partner!” The MC called out boisterously as the music started up again, loud and energetic.
Reyland spoke quietly to his father and other family members who had gathered around him.
Everyone else in the hall went back to what they had been doing – being shy, nervous, or curious about who they had to kiss.
Marian, holding her father’s hand, stalked out of the hall, dragging her father with her.
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“What was that, Dad?” Marian growled in a low tone, her wolf showing its black eyes again as she whirled around to face her father.
She had walked them to the edge of the clearing where the large pack hall was located.
“He taste–” she stared, but her father interrupted her.
“You haven’t held my hand in a long time, Minnie,” her father remarked softly, gazing down at their hands.
“Dad!” she huffed, rolling her eyes.
“I haven’t seen you in eight months, and the first thing you do when you get back is try to eat Dax’s son, right in front of him?” her father continued, a mischievous smile on his handsome face.
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“Daaad! It’s not like that!” Marian pressed, stomping her foot like a child as she held her father’s hands in both of hers.Corien smiled at his only surviving child.“After you left, I tried to talk to you many times. But you cut me off eight months ago. You cut me off, Marian…Do you still hate me?” he asked quietly, almost apprehensively.“No, Dad, I never did...” she replied gently.“But you went away –” he pressed.“I went away because Dorien rejected me,” she pushed back, not meeting her father’s eyes.“We just lost a battle, Minnie –” he stated softly, searching her face.“But I knew him before that! I knew him for YEARS before that! I thought we were–” she threw back at her father, her words running out of her mouth.“We just lost. His father –” Alpha Corien continued, unperturbed, remaining calm and steady before the force that was his daughter.“ADOPTED father!” she spat, the bile rising in her stomach.By the goddess, how I hate that man! She screamed in her mind, and Dinka s
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Dax called out, behind his wolf’s eyes, “Submit Marian! Submit!” He commanded her, “Think, Minnie. You are not the only one who will die here!” Dax continued forcefully, speaking through his wolf.And that was it, at that warning, at that reminder, that was the exact point she and her father had lost.She gazed at her father, his claw remained where they were as they stared at each other. The mind link remained broken, her father would not let her in, but his eyes were easy to read – if she were killed at that moment, he was ready to die as well.He was ready to die.And that was when the rift between them formed. The moment her father left the choice of whether they both live or die in her hands.Her eyes filled as she stared at her father’s unmoving face. If she made the wrong move, she would be lost, and her father would be collateral damage.If she died, if THEY died, who would avenge her mother and brother?“Alpha...” she pleaded, addressing her father, but only a moan escaped he
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Corien grunted as Dax’s grip tightened, his green eyes unblinking as he lazily watched the current pack Alpha struggle with himself.Dax shoved Corien back on the chair he had been sitting on, and Corien fell back lazily, adjusting his collar and sliding his gaze back to the file that was still in his hands.Dax stood back, glaring at Corien and bringing his breathing under control.There was a sharp knock on the door.“What?!” Both Dax and Bentax snarled at the intrusion, and Dorien cracked the door open.“May I approach, Alpha?” Dorien asked formally from the partly opened door.Dax’s shoulders relaxed, and Bentax retreated. “Of course, son, come in,” he responded calmly.Dorien entered, gazing between his current Alpha and his former Alpha. “She has crossed the border,” he said carefully. All three men knew whom he was referring to.“Remember to stay alert. She is dangerous,” Dax commented distractedly as he gazed out the sa
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Reyland was the reason the pack had an heir who was not weak and useless.He was also the reason the war of four years ago had not led the Lightmoon pack into disarray.It was Reyland who had thought up the annual pack ceremony to remember the fallen from the war, Reyland who, years before that, as a child, had convinced his father to put Dorien forward as his heir, instead of him.And that same Reyland was whispering into Dax’s ear, giving his gentle advice for Dax to consider – display a wounded son on a stage, or help the son to the back door while he, the Alpha, regained control of an event that had many allied and some not so allied guests, in attendance.Yes, Reyland knew his father well.“Fine. Go straight home. Jackson will –” Dax replied after a moment’s silence, but Reyland jumped in.“I’ll be fine, Alpha,” Reyland whispered, a small smile on his round face as he pulled out of h
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Zepher followed her hurriedly while Dorien hung back. The omega slid inside the bungalow behind her just before the door slammed shut.Memories had flooded into her mind as soon as she entered the house. Bad memories, sad memories, memories that made her stumble after taking just five steps into the space.Familiar scents hit her, and her heart shook.She could smell the omega’s fear. It took all her self-control not to snarl at him.He, in turn, smelled her frustration and his fear increased.Her head spun. She steadied herself by pulling strength from Dinka.Dinka was a strong wolf with reserves of power and resilience that most regular wolves did not possess.Marian closed her eyes and purposely slowed her breathing. She pointed to the windows, murmuring, “Please...”.Zepher immediately understood and rushed to open all the windows. He even went to the kitchen and to every other room in the bungalow, openin
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He sounds…wholesome…if that makes any sense, Marian mused. Dinka purred silently, not wanting to be heard by the man inside the room.He kicked the chest of drawers again.Marian peeked a little closer.Hmmm…from the scuff marks on it, it seems he kicks this thing quite often…she thought to herself.“She didn’t hurt you badly, did she?” The lady asked, drawing closer to Reyland, reaching for his chin.He drew back, turning his face and body away from her.“It hurt Anna. It really hurt. But…it’s healed now. Thank you for the medicine.” He replied dejectedly, his voice low.Anna placed her hand on his round shoulder; it looked so small against his frame that Marian almost let out a snort, but at the same time, she almost let out a growl.For some reason, she did not like the fact that this person was touching Reyland.Her brow furrowed as she fought her confusion and tried to focus on staying unheard, uns
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“Rey–”“Why are you still so angry? I’m fine! She won’t do anything to me, will you?” Reyland chided his father and then questioned Marian, gazing over his father’s shoulder at her as she stood catching her breath.Alpha Dax rested his hand on Reyland’s, and Reyland took his father’s scratched-up hand in his.The wounds Marian had made were already healing even as Reyland calmed his father’s anger.She slowly shook her head in response to Reyland’s question, her eyes fixed on Reyland’s tiny sapphire irises.Sapphire…? But… They were grey earlier…before…Marian wondered as she gazed at Reyland sitting on the grass, holding his father’s hand.“I’m safe, Dad,” Reyland said softly, turning back to his father. “She was our princess. Her father is our captive. Nothing will happen. Not from her, at least.” He coaxed.“She shouldn’t be here –” Alpha Dax cut in angrily.“I invited her!”
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Nikal had hidden his presence when he did this.He had not wanted to draw unnecessary attention, and most especially, he had not wanted Bentax near him.“Yes…but Father was right,” Corien replied softly.“As always,” Nikal growled quietly.They maintained a comfortable silence.“Should we tell her?” Nikal asked again after a few minutes, raising his head off his paws, and Corien laughed gently.“What will happen if we do, Kal? Would it change what’s going to happen?” Corien asked his wolf, Nikal, patiently.“It may…you never know…” Nikal replied grumpily, resting his head on his paws again and gazing back toward the horizon.Corien was silent as he watched the sky turn pink through Nikal’s eyes.“Merry Christmas, my loves,” he whispered. Nikal gave a soft whine.It was their custom, Corien and Nikal, to greet their lost mate and pup every Christmas morning. Just as they had done when they were alive.Corien
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Any concerns or requests could be brought to the Elders; however, they would never actively involve themselves in resolving any issues.Their presence was intimidating and could be hard to bear.Many meetings were not done face-to-face, but rather, through intermediaries – younger, but still elderly, shifters who lived with the Elders and presented cases to them for their input.Their rule was simple – they did not interfere in pack politics or battles. They had all had enough of these during their individual reigns and had no taste for such things in their old age.All of them had been around during the time of the previous Alpha, the one before Corien, the one who loved wars, battles, and blood, the one who used his people as objects and pawns for his schemes and conquests.And they had done nothing.They had been there when Corien had taken over from that Alpha, by force of arms, and they had done nothing.
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Corien was in Dax’s office. He had been with him for the past hour, letting the Alpha seethe and rage.Dorien and the Luna had been present as well, but they had left earlier, leaving only the two brothers, the two enemies, together.Dax sat in his chair, his back to Corien, staring out the large window behind his desk.“Once the Alpha King hears of this from Anna, he will come for her,” Dax droned. Finally calm after his last outbursts with his family.“Not if we claim her,” Corien replied calmly.Dax did not respond.Corien continued.“We don’t have to do so immediately. We can plan for it, as we do for everything,” he stated firmly as he approached the large desk and stopped at the edge, adjacent to Dax’s wide shoulders.“If you put everything aside, you will know that what Dorien has suggested is the best solution,” he continued carefully.Silence.
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“If he banishes me…” Marian whispered hoarsely, her voice catching. She shifted her eyes to Gravan, “Will you and Dad come with me?” she whispered, her eyes filling.“Just us? No one else?” Gravan replied with a soft smile, his bright eyes shining in his handsome face.Marian shifted her head against her pillow as she gazed up at her uncle.“I won’t have any hope there, if I’m banished,” she croaked.Gravan shook his head gently, stroking her forehead, the smile still on his face.“First of all, princess, we don’t dwell on ‘what-ifs’, hmmm? What’s done is done. All that matters is where we are now, and what we can do about it,” he stated matter-of-factly.“Your father will not let anything happen to you. Rest assured, nothing as drastic as banishment will happen,” he droned.“But, what if he – Alpha Dax &ndash
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Marian’s damp face was red as she lay on her bed, wrapped like a mummy.Her eyes were quivering, but they were clear.Gravan gazed steadily at her.“Twenty-four hours. That’s all we need. To cover up your healing.”“The day after tomorrow, you can move about, anyhow you please,” he commented flatly in his silk, comforting voice, addressing the other matter she had not raised – attending the Remembrance ceremony.That had been the sole reason she had returned.The only thing that had brought her back to the pack so soon after her departure.And now, she could not attend it.He knew this.He and her father had discussed it in less than three sentences the moment she was out of the woods after Dax had broken her body.It had been on the day after the attack. After he had woken up in the pack hospital.As soon as he had woken, he had linked his Alpha, his mentor, his fr
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Is he in heat?Am I?Marian mused.Dinka chuffed at her in their mind space.“What? I’m bored!” Marian tossed at her wolf, “If I can’t go out tomorrow, let me have a little fun today.”“It’s been too hard these past few days,” she complained to Dinka, “I need a distraction!”“This is not a distraction, Marian, this is torture,” Dinka replied, her teeth bared as if she were laughing.“We’ve seen torture, D. We’re just playing with him,” Marian replied with a smile.With her eyes directing Zepher and a few sounds chipped in here and there, she made the young omega feed her every bite of food and every drop of water and light wine that had been brought to her as she breathed him in.Thirty long minutes later, Gravan walked in to find a very distraught Zepher feeding a very contented Marian.========
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It had been infuriating and had felt like a personal attack to Marian.The girl beside Dorien, Risa, was two years older than him.Every part of her was soft and supple.She had never held anything close to a weapon, of any sort, in her life.She was fresh, and smooth, and as matronly as they came – just as her mother used to admonish her to be.While she, a princess, was rough and bullish and definitely not one anybody could imagine holding a pup.Her heart had broken in more ways than one at that moment.Not only had she been dumped, she had been dumped for the kind of girl her dead mother had wanted her to be.A mother she missed. A mother she wished she could apologize to for all the times she had been difficult.And all of it had happened in public.The thing she hated the most.As soon as the words had left his lips, Marian had felt her chest burn as if it were on fire. They had not been fated m
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At age eleven, Marian had started training to join the warriors rank, and Gravan had entered the picture.Only he, among the warrior class, ever sparred with her, and only he, outside of her father, ever gave her any guidance.With his support, she had developed fast. Her physical and critical thinking skills had grown in leaps and bounds, far beyond her peers.Gravan had used her alpha blood as a springboard in her training. Pushing her harder and farther than most young trainees.By the time she turned thirteen, she was leading physical training sessions for younger shifters and was no longer ignored by blooded warriors – those who were active in the protection and defense of Lightmoon pack.At fourteen, she became a full-fledged member of the warrior class, assigned to a unit.The unit leader had been Gravan. By this time, in her heart, her second uncle.As a member of his unit, he never gave her any less than he gave any oth
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At the mention of Reyland, Marian had sniffed and nodded lightly.Her father smiled as footsteps were heard in the sitting area.Before she could blink, Corien was out the door, closing it gently behind him as he began to speak with the Alpha of Lightmoon pack.Marian’s eyes narrowed. She pushed her senses to listen, but both men were warriors; she could not hear them unless they didn’t mind being heard.There was silence.She could not even feel them.Their presence had been blocked.A few minutes later, she heard footsteps leaving her dorm.Two sets.She rested her back on the bed and stared up at the ceiling, mulling over her conversation with her father.She went over everything one by one, step by step, with Dinka.As she recounted it, certain things stood out to her, but she kept her counsel.Instead, her mind turned to the past, before the darkest time in her life.==========The pack had been a home then.Her father, mother, and her younger brother had lived in the Alpha mansi
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“He ordered the rest of us out – me, Dax, Dorien,” Corien continued, maintaining his fluid pace.Marian smiled lightly, but remained focused, keeping the meld firmly intact.“Byron gave you pint after pint of blood from the blood bank. He would not let me give any because of the impending full moon.”Corien paused and smiled widely when the meld did not waver.My daughter is a true alpha warrior, he mused.Marian’s breathing remained steady. Her brow had twitched, but she had no other reaction.“We stayed in the sitting area of your dorm until you woke up the next day.”“You know the gist of things from there.”“Dax has been gone since the early hours of this morning. No one has seen him or heard from him. Physical or link-wise.”“We locked down the pack grounds. Some news might have gotten out, but no one will be able to understand things. Not for a while, not until more details come to light, and not…unless they are old enough or versed enough in wolf history to guess anything.”“An
