IrinaI appreciated that she was standing with me. I knew that if I lost her support, I would definitely lose all their support.“She can order any of us to do anything!” It was the first time I saw Rosemary’s mate speak up against her. Usually, he agreed with most of what she said and he never disagreed with her in public. He was a true gentleman and still madly in love with his mate after all these years.“We asked all of you here because I need a council. I need a conscience of sorts. I am also just a person who can make mistakes and I need you all to be there to support me when I need to make the tough decisions. That said, I’m NOT here to take away anyone’s power. Hunter and I are perfectly happy living our lives in our hometown with our own pack. We only want to use this power if and when you need my help.” I squared out my shoulders and spoke up. I couldn’t cower away from these people.They were alphas. They would simply roll over me if I let them. I could have allowed Hunter
IrinaIt was a huge shock that I would ask such a thing, but after some discussion they had to agree with me that the only way to find peace was to extend a peaceful hand. All the packs had been through so much that everyone just wanted peace after the war. Now all I had to do was convince our prisoners to accept the peace terms and I could get back to my normal life again!Our discussions had lasted the entire afternoon and the pack had started with the festivities outside when we finally finished. I wasn’t ready to speak to our prisoner just yet, and was relieved when Rosemary’s mate said he would do it. Hunter and all the alphas joined him as they went downstairs to talk to our prisoners while I made sure the Lunas had drinks in their hands and were having a good time.“When I first saw you, I knew there was something special about you.” Rosemary appeared beside me as I stood looking at all our people having fun. I smiled and she smiled back.“Thank you, Rosemary. If it wasn’t for
IrinaI was mistaken. I should have known better. Life was normal for a full week before the first call came in. From what I could gather in the car on the way, nobody knew who crossed which border first, but one of the pack members had found himself a prisoner of the wolves who didn’t like me much. We didn’t have much time since they had the right to kill him in their territory.“I thought we had peace! Why did he have to go there?!” It was frustrating!“We won’t know that until we get there. Your new friend asked for you. He wants you to force this young man to tell the truth.” Hunter looked amused and I rolled my eyes. It was upsetting! Not amusing! The peace I thought we brokered was delicate and one wrong move, like the one we were heading to now, could completely unravel all of it.We pulled up outside the pack house and I took it all in. A lot has changed since the last time I was here. The last time there were dead bodies everywhere and this time there was life. Families were
Irina“We agreed to peace!” One of the Lunas shouted at our new friend and I rolled my eyes. If we couldn’t even come to an agreement of some sort inside the councils, how the hell were we supposed to ever live in peace?! The discussion had been going around in circles for over an hour and from what Hunter was telling me through our link, he was having the same problem.Half of the council said we should leave the two packs to sort out their problems with each other and the other half felt I should intervene and silence both packs. I thought having these councils would help, but in the end, it seemed to have just made the noise louder!“This is not helping!” I shouted, silencing them all. I tried to calm myself. This was not working. Just like the final decision of what would happen to those people rested on Hunter’s shoulders, the decision of their futures rested on mine. I had no idea how long my power would last. If I ordered them to stand down … How long would they live in peace?
IrinaI honestly couldn’t imagine the other packs taking a back seat to this war, but according to both councils … That was exactly what was about to happen. Sometimes you had to have war so you could have peace. When Hunter and I returned home, we informed the young man of what was about to happen and Hunter sent him back home.His pack was about to fight. He deserved to see his loved ones before it all started. We knew he had reached his home when we heard reports from other alphas that the fighting had started. Everyone was keeping a close eye on all of this. Nobody wanted this to spill over into their territory.The rest of us wanted peace. We wanted to live our lives in peace with our families. I was continuously on edge. I couldn’t help it. I didn’t want them to fight. Thankfully, it didn’t last nearly as long as before and within the first couple of hours, our new friend had to surrender. He had the numbers and he had the warriors, but they hadn’t been a pack for very long.I k
HunterIrina amazed me again. She was dealing with this power so well. She was dealing with impossible situations as if they were nothing. I could see the strain, but only because I could also feel it through our bond. I loved my human mate more than anything and I was falling in love with her more and more each day.Now that she was pregnant again, I wanted her to take it a little easier, but my mate didn’t know the meaning of the word!IrinaHunter was on my case to get up later and come home earlier from the shop, but I had things to do!“Hunter! For goodness’s sake! I am pregnant! Not incapacitated!” I sighed deeply as his eyes turned a little sad. He was in my office for the third morning in a row to try and convince me to go into the shop later. I closed the gap between us and let my hands rest on his chest as his arms encircled me. “I love you, and I understand that you are just trying to protect us, but I’m really fine. I haven’t been as sick as I was with Archer.” He nodded.
IrinaHunter kept the biggest business in the city because most of our funding came from there, but our businesses in town were quickly picking up speed! The day we opened the spa, we invited the entire town. I planned it to fall on a holiday because I wanted everyone to experience the treatments we had available. Opening day was really special since we planned to give people free treatment, and I just loved watching the women sparkle when they left.Since our town was still fairly small in comparison to other towns, we could accommodate everybody for the treatment they wanted. Hunter wasn’t sure about my business idea at first, but as I was standing outside watching people walking in and out of our new spa, he pulled me into his arms and grinned.“Who would have thought free stuff would draw so much attention?” He grinned and I smacked him.“Free stuff, as you call it, always draws attention. You just wait and see, after they get their first taste, they will pay to come back.” I wink
IrinaThe excitement in our pack hadn’t been like this ever and it felt really great to watch our people bloom again. Not long after that, Ingrid had her turn and she turned into a beautiful grey wolf on the night of her party. Having just one of them turn was a huge blessing already. Having both of them being able to turn was the greatest relief we could have had.With two alpha children being able to turn, our pack’s future was more secure than ever. They both started their training with the warriors and I stood on the porch watching them train with the warriors. Unfortunately, I couldn’t think about our blessings. All I could think about was the war and that one day, my children would probably have to face some kind of life-threatening thing!I felt overwhelmed by the thought and when Hunter joined me, I blurted it out without even thinking. He smiled at me and pulled me into his arms.“They will probably never face what we did, my love. The chances of anyone trying that again with