Dallas’ p.o.v.
Six months later
I’m nervous as hell. Today I will be facing Shadow Valley Pack, it is time for Alpha Leon to hand over the Pack to Nico. I’m not sure what they are expecting, the only thing I can assume is that Alpha Leon knows he cannot hand over the Pack Nico
I truly believe that Alpha Leon is hoping that no one remembers what their Pack-law states, because they have been planning this ceremony for the past six months and in my mind he should have known that someone from the Elders knows their Pack-laws.
After all every Pack has to send a request to the Elders, if they want to make their Pack-law tighter than our main Laws are and that is something Alpha Leon’s Great Great-grandfather did. He just wanted to make sure that whoever was leading the Pack would be able to make it stronger and the only way to make a Pack stronger is by having a true Mate-bond by his side.
Even though we can no longer find are fated Mate the way our ancestors once did, even back then we had found a new way to find our true Mate-bond and Alpha Leon’s Great Great-grandfather wanted his successor to have a true Mate-bond with his Luna. If only he knew that his Great Great-grandson was about to break that very law.
In the past year I have learned so many different Pack-laws and each Pack is bound to uphold those laws. The only way you can get away from the laws of your ancestors and that is by asking for a trial in front of the king, the King is the only one that can erase a law that was established by a Pack themselves.
Alpha Leon never requested that type of trial and for that reason he cannot hand over the Pack to Nico, something Alpha Leon is very well aware of. If anyone in Shadow Valley Pack knew their Pack-laws, they would have known that Alpha Leon cannot hand over the Pack to Nico and Lucy.
I made sure that I knew every single exception to our main laws and Pack-laws, I wanted to know if there was a loophole Alpha Leon could use and despite hours of studying I was unable to find a loophole he could use.
It was stated very clear that only an Alpha with a true Mate-bond can become the next Alpha of Shadow Valley Pack and everyone in our Pack is well aware of the fact that there is no true Mate-bond between Nico and Lucy. They were there when I rejected him, they were there to hear the truth about my true Mate-bond with Nico and my Father's request to allow Lucy to take the Luna position.
There is no way Alpha Leon can deny what happened that day and even if he tries it won't do him any good, because I have the recordings of that day.
We have filled out all the forms that we might need to hand over to Alpha Leon, after we have given him the cancellation order from the Elders and that includes a trial date with the King if he wants to challenge his own Pack-laws.
If he decides to take that trial date and tries to get the King’s support to delete their pack law, I will have everything I need to prove to the King that they don't deserve to erase that part of their Pack-laws.
Alpha Leon can't claim that he was unaware of that particular law because his Father was the second Son of the Alpha and he got to take over from his Father because his Brother had rejected his true Mate-bond.
“Dallas, are you ready to head out? It is quite a long drive and Elder Jensen doesn't want us to be late. He will make it sound as if we are there as a learning experience, but he wants you to stay out of sight and to make sure that no one recognizes you.” Joshua says.
“Joshua, you are sometimes a real pain in the ass. I have no intention of anyone recognizing me, before I get to hand out the cancellation order. I will remain in the car until Elder Jensen gives me the signal to show myself and shut down that Shitshow.” I answer him.
I can hear Joshua and Jesper chuckle as I walk out of my room.
“I already told him that you would obey Elder Jensen’s request, that you wouldn’t want anyone to recognize you and spoil the surprise.” Jasper says
“Did you manage to get a guest list?” I ask Jesper.
Jesper nods affirmative, “It took me a little digging, but I finally managed to find all of the Packs that they have invited for the Alpha and Luna Ceremony. They have invited three of their allies and two Packs they want an alliance with.”
I am surprised to see the name of Alpha Preston's Pack on the list, it is common knowledge that Alpha Preston isn’t known for indulging Packs that do not follow main laws or their own Pack-laws. This is going to be fun to watch, because even before they can discuss an alliance, it will be all over.
The three of us get into the back seat of the SUV, one of my Squad members will drives us to Shadow Valley Pack and Joshua and Jasper will be the only ones to step out of the SUV. I will wait until Elder Jensen mind-links me before I get out of the SUV, I am really looking forward to see the look on my Father’s face when he sees that I am a Squad Captain.
I go through the file that holds the cancellation papers. I know they are all in order and there shouldn't be any surprises. At least not for me, but the same cannot be said for the members of Shadow Valley Pack.
I’m not really sure how I should feel about going back to my birth Pack, but Charna and I agree on the same thing and that this Pack hasn't been our home since the day everyone chose Lucy over me.
Even if Nico were to ask me to give him another chance, Charna would refuse. His Wolf should have stopped him from sleeping with Lucy and there are only two ways for Nico to have been able to sleep with Lucy.
One way would be to block his Wolf and if he was able to do that it means that his wolf is weak, the other way is that his Wolf agreed with him for some reason.
If his wolf had agreed with him and therefore giving him the chance to sleep with Lucy, I would like to know what his Wolf has against me. Even though I doubt I will ever get to hear that reason, but it is a reason I would like to know. But only if his Wolf allowed Nico to sleep with someone they don’t have a true Mate-bond with.
I have learned a hell of a lot more in the past year from the elders than in my whole life at Shadow Valley Pack and I made sure that I pointed all of it out to the Elders.
None of them liked hearing that there was a Pack that deliberately miss educated their Pack-members, the Elders believe that this was done deliberately by Alpha Leon to prevent anyone from pointing out any mistake he made and that he probably was expecting his Son to break their Pack-law on succession.
Even before I am fully awake, I know that this is going to be a day from hell and I have had enough of those in my life.If just one more thing in my life goes wrong, I am out of here and I will never set foot in this territory again.“Did the bond form?” I ask Charna, my Lycan, if it did it will make my day better or at least I hope so.“It did form.” She replies, but her tone of voice tells me that something is wrong.I turned eighteen a week ago and found a connection with the future Alpha, Nico, one of the people on my list for hurting me, over and over again.No, he never hit me and neither did anyone else.Okay, maybe I need to explain something for you to understand what I am talking about.On my sixth birthday I had been at the lake with my Father, who is our Pack’s Beta, and the Alpha and Gamma family. I had gotten bored with the games they were playing and I had wandered off in to the forest, most of our territory is forest.I knew to keep an eye out for the markings that te
I walk into my bedroom and grab my suitcases from the back of my closet, I place them on my bed to start packing the remainder of my belongings. There are only a few sets of clothes left in my closet and only the daily necessities in the bathroom.Most of the things I want to take with me are already in my suitcases, I made the decision to leave Shadow Valley Pack at my Sweet Sixteen party and I already know where I am going.I will be going to the Elders, to learn everything I need to learn to become the best Beta I can be and I will find a Pack that will appreciate me for who I am.My weapons are in the trunk of my car, I take them out every time I need them and place them back after I have cleaned them. All that is left is my luggage and then I will make sure that everyone understands who are responsible for me leaving.Okay, let’s get introductions out of the way. My name is Dallas, I am eighteen years old and my Lycan, Charna, showed up a year ago. My life hasn’t been a bed of ro
Dallas’ p.o.v.Six months laterI took my time to travel to Scarlet Crescent Pack, I needed time to myself and I wanted to take time to write down all the questions I have had for years.I arrived at my destination after travelling for almost a week.Charna enjoyed running around in unknown territory and neither one of us feel sorry for ourselves.It is almost as if there never was a bond between me and Nico, no pain after he accepted our rejection and no sense of loss for us.I arrived at Scarlet Crescent Pack in the early morning and I am glad that I had the letter from the Elders printed, it saved a lot of trouble at the gate.A Squad Captain was waiting for me at the main building, the building that houses the Elders and where I will get my education.I was given a schedule for the first week and then he showed me the territory we were staying in.We might live within Scarlet Crescent territory, but we can’t enter the territory that surrounds the Palace. At least not with permissi
Daxton’s p.o.v.“Good morning, Daxton.” I hear Carl, our future Alpha, say. I doubt it is a good morning if he is standing behind me, he only comes looking for me if someone told him to come and get me.“Who send you?” I ask him, as I turn to face him. I want to look into his eyes when he answers me, it will tell me if he is aware of why he was send here.“My Mother, I believe it has to do with an invitation from Shadow Valley Pack. Between you and me, I think Dad might order you to go.” Carl answers and I know that he is telling the truth.I am forty seven and I still haven’t found my true Mate-bond, I never met a woman my Lycan felt a connection with. I have been waiting for twenty nine years to find that connection, but so far I haven’t been able to find her and I gave up on finding her years ago.The people around me are still hoping that I will find her one day, they want me to go to other Packs to look for her. I did that for over a decade with no results and now I no longer wan
Darius’ p.o.v.The moment the invitation came in, I knew it would mean trouble between my Mother and my twin Brother.And yes, I say my Mother for a reason. Daxton might be my twin Brother, but she always treated him less than me and for the first ten years of our lives we even believed that we were separated by a whole year.It wasn’t until our former Alpha overheard a conversation between me and Daxton, that we were told that we were twins.It explained quite a lot of things to the both of us and Daxton has pulled away from our Mother ever since, there even was a time he refused to acknowledge that she was his Mother.We still don’t understand why she favors me over Daxton and we both doubt that we will ever find out.I listen to the words my Mother speaks, but I don’t respond and I don’t have to. Daxton can take care of himself, but I am starting to get agitated by Mother’s relentless quest to get Daxton to take a chosen Mate and preferably Daniella.None of us likes Daniella, it g
Dallas’ p.o.v.Okay, this is not what I had been expecting. I don’t believe anyone in our Squad had seen it coming and I am still a little baffled.Captain Jordan announced his retirement at the ceremony that would make me a full pledged member of the Squad, but it turned out to go a little differently after his announcement.Elder Jensen had appointed me as the new Squad Captain and everyone had started cheering for me, but I had been unable to say a word. I have been here a little over six months and now I have my own Squad.I know there have been a few others that made Squad Captain within a year of arriving, but I am not sure if this is what I want or need in my life at the moment.I mean, it is an honor that they believe that I can handle this. There is a downside to it though, I might have to visit Shadow Valley Pack and I am not sure if I am ready for that at the moment.“Captain, Elder Jensen wants to see you. He is waiting in your office.” Joshua, my second in command, says a
Ever since Dallas walked out of the Pack-house, the atmosphere had gone downhill.Most Pack-members had witnessed the events in the dining room and those that had been busy with other tasks, had seen the footage. Some had recorded the events and spread them across the territory, making sure that everyone knew what had happened.Alpha Leon had given his Pack-members the order to never discuss what happened with outsiders, but he knew he had a lose canon in the form of Dallas. He had been to stunned to react quick enough and when he had realized he needed to stop her, she had already been gone.No one had been able to find a trace of her, pinging her phone had failed too and there was no bank account in her name. It was as if she disappeared into thin air.They tried to find her browser history, but that had been wiped clean. Not a small trace was found of Dallas or her ever living within the territory, because her file had been gone too.Alpha Leon had a suspicion that Dallas had been
Darius’ p.o.v.The entire week I keep thinking about Ruth’s remark, why hadn’t I thought of it myself?“Too busy with ignoring them, too busy with avoiding them.” Camus, my Lycan, says.He is right, Daxton and I have been busy with keeping our meddling Mother at bay. If we could stay away from our Mother and Daniella, we would.“Preston, we need to talk after dinner.” I say, knowing that he will understand that I don’t want anyone else to hear what I have say.I walk into the dining room to see that our Mother and Daniella are once again sitting at our table, Daxton is standing near the window and the look in his eyes is murderous.“Daxton, just know that I want what is best for you. You will never find that connection, you are too old and a chosen Mate is your only option.” Mother says and I get brought back to Ruth’s remark.I know that history tells us that Shifters usually find their connection between eighteen and thirty, but ever since we found our new way of finding a Mate, the
Dallas’ p.o.v.Six months laterI’m nervous as hell. Today I will be facing Shadow Valley Pack, it is time for Alpha Leon to hand over the Pack to Nico. I’m not sure what they are expecting, the only thing I can assume is that Alpha Leon knows he cannot hand over the Pack NicoI truly believe that Alpha Leon is hoping that no one remembers what their Pack-law states, because they have been planning this ceremony for the past six months and in my mind he should have known that someone from the Elders knows their Pack-laws.After all every Pack has to send a request to the Elders, if they want to make their Pack-law tighter than our main Laws are and that is something Alpha Leon’s Great Great-grandfather did. He just wanted to make sure that whoever was leading the Pack would be able to make it stronger and the only way to make a Pack stronger is by having a true Mate-bond by his side.Even though we can no longer find are fated Mate the way our ancestors once did, even back then we h
Daxton’s p.o.v.Like every night, I wake up covered in sweat. I had another nightmare, but like always I can’t remember what is was about.I have had this nightmare for almost twenty seven years and I can’t remember a single detail after waking up, not one single thing that can help me understand this. No sound, no smell, no image.At first I thought it might have something to do with Sage, but as time passed and details kept alluding me, I gave up hope to find answers in that nightmare.I say nightmare, because I feel trapped afterwards and it never is a good feeling. The sweat is also telling me that it is a nightmare and even after all these years I hate waking up like this.Almost as if the events from twenty seven years ago happened all over again, but just like back then I can’t remember a damn thing and it is frustrating the hell out of me.Cyran growls in my head, he hates this as much as I do and no matter what we have tried, we just can’t remember what happened that night wi
Dallas’ p.o.v.“Did you see the dress code for the Ceremony?” Jesper asks, while turning it towards Joshua.“No, I didn’t. I don’t need to know, because I will be wearing my uniform.” I reply as I sit down behind my desk.Usually the dress code for an Alpha and/or Luna Ceremony is similar, you show up in the colors of your Pack. In some cases they just ask you to wear something with your Pack’s emblem on it, for men that usually means a tie with the emblem on it and most women wear a brooch or scarf with the emblem on it.“No dress code, as long as there is a hint of bright pink.” Jesper says and I roll my eyes at the disrespect Lucy shows to our traditions.“Let’s just get this started, before we get called away for another mission.” I mumble, not looking forward to the paperwork this involves.We start with the forms for the Alpha Ceremony, most of the information we have to fill out is easy. It is when we come to the reason for the cancellation that we have to be thoughtful, becaus
Darius’ p.o.v.The entire week I keep thinking about Ruth’s remark, why hadn’t I thought of it myself?“Too busy with ignoring them, too busy with avoiding them.” Camus, my Lycan, says.He is right, Daxton and I have been busy with keeping our meddling Mother at bay. If we could stay away from our Mother and Daniella, we would.“Preston, we need to talk after dinner.” I say, knowing that he will understand that I don’t want anyone else to hear what I have say.I walk into the dining room to see that our Mother and Daniella are once again sitting at our table, Daxton is standing near the window and the look in his eyes is murderous.“Daxton, just know that I want what is best for you. You will never find that connection, you are too old and a chosen Mate is your only option.” Mother says and I get brought back to Ruth’s remark.I know that history tells us that Shifters usually find their connection between eighteen and thirty, but ever since we found our new way of finding a Mate, the
Ever since Dallas walked out of the Pack-house, the atmosphere had gone downhill.Most Pack-members had witnessed the events in the dining room and those that had been busy with other tasks, had seen the footage. Some had recorded the events and spread them across the territory, making sure that everyone knew what had happened.Alpha Leon had given his Pack-members the order to never discuss what happened with outsiders, but he knew he had a lose canon in the form of Dallas. He had been to stunned to react quick enough and when he had realized he needed to stop her, she had already been gone.No one had been able to find a trace of her, pinging her phone had failed too and there was no bank account in her name. It was as if she disappeared into thin air.They tried to find her browser history, but that had been wiped clean. Not a small trace was found of Dallas or her ever living within the territory, because her file had been gone too.Alpha Leon had a suspicion that Dallas had been
Dallas’ p.o.v.Okay, this is not what I had been expecting. I don’t believe anyone in our Squad had seen it coming and I am still a little baffled.Captain Jordan announced his retirement at the ceremony that would make me a full pledged member of the Squad, but it turned out to go a little differently after his announcement.Elder Jensen had appointed me as the new Squad Captain and everyone had started cheering for me, but I had been unable to say a word. I have been here a little over six months and now I have my own Squad.I know there have been a few others that made Squad Captain within a year of arriving, but I am not sure if this is what I want or need in my life at the moment.I mean, it is an honor that they believe that I can handle this. There is a downside to it though, I might have to visit Shadow Valley Pack and I am not sure if I am ready for that at the moment.“Captain, Elder Jensen wants to see you. He is waiting in your office.” Joshua, my second in command, says a
Darius’ p.o.v.The moment the invitation came in, I knew it would mean trouble between my Mother and my twin Brother.And yes, I say my Mother for a reason. Daxton might be my twin Brother, but she always treated him less than me and for the first ten years of our lives we even believed that we were separated by a whole year.It wasn’t until our former Alpha overheard a conversation between me and Daxton, that we were told that we were twins.It explained quite a lot of things to the both of us and Daxton has pulled away from our Mother ever since, there even was a time he refused to acknowledge that she was his Mother.We still don’t understand why she favors me over Daxton and we both doubt that we will ever find out.I listen to the words my Mother speaks, but I don’t respond and I don’t have to. Daxton can take care of himself, but I am starting to get agitated by Mother’s relentless quest to get Daxton to take a chosen Mate and preferably Daniella.None of us likes Daniella, it g
Daxton’s p.o.v.“Good morning, Daxton.” I hear Carl, our future Alpha, say. I doubt it is a good morning if he is standing behind me, he only comes looking for me if someone told him to come and get me.“Who send you?” I ask him, as I turn to face him. I want to look into his eyes when he answers me, it will tell me if he is aware of why he was send here.“My Mother, I believe it has to do with an invitation from Shadow Valley Pack. Between you and me, I think Dad might order you to go.” Carl answers and I know that he is telling the truth.I am forty seven and I still haven’t found my true Mate-bond, I never met a woman my Lycan felt a connection with. I have been waiting for twenty nine years to find that connection, but so far I haven’t been able to find her and I gave up on finding her years ago.The people around me are still hoping that I will find her one day, they want me to go to other Packs to look for her. I did that for over a decade with no results and now I no longer wan
Dallas’ p.o.v.Six months laterI took my time to travel to Scarlet Crescent Pack, I needed time to myself and I wanted to take time to write down all the questions I have had for years.I arrived at my destination after travelling for almost a week.Charna enjoyed running around in unknown territory and neither one of us feel sorry for ourselves.It is almost as if there never was a bond between me and Nico, no pain after he accepted our rejection and no sense of loss for us.I arrived at Scarlet Crescent Pack in the early morning and I am glad that I had the letter from the Elders printed, it saved a lot of trouble at the gate.A Squad Captain was waiting for me at the main building, the building that houses the Elders and where I will get my education.I was given a schedule for the first week and then he showed me the territory we were staying in.We might live within Scarlet Crescent territory, but we can’t enter the territory that surrounds the Palace. At least not with permissi