My smile falls and my laugh cuts off. Holy shit, I had missed that.
“That’s why he left.” I say as my jaw drops open.
“Yeah. He was placed in the pack with me. He wasn’t a member either originally. We are both from the Royal Pack. He was my Guardian.”
“Damn I missed that…”
“Yeah, you were supposed to though. He was real careful, we both were.”
“That’s why you’ve always been close.”
“One of the reasons, yeah. I mean we absolutely did not know we were true mates till the full moon. But we were close friends as kids as you know. And then since he turned 18 he said that hes felt a strange draw to me. And he suspected when Syn rejected me, that I Was his mate. He was right… in a way.”
“Well I couldn’t be happier about that!
{ Quai }‘She is with the princess and inside the borders.’I release the breath I had basically been holding the whole fucking day knowing she was traveling unaccompanied.‘Thank you Jo, you are relieved of duty, go home to your family’He thanks me and I shut off the mind link. It was now 9pm and I had 3 hours to waste. Oly had offered for me to meet her before midnight but I couldn’t. I knew I had limited control and I wouldn’t be able to stop from touching her. This was it. And when I saw her, I wanted her in my arms.“Ready?” I turn around and see Ryn there stretching out his arms“Yeah.” I nodded and walked to meet him in the sparring circle.“Olina mind linked me again, you are sure you don’t want her to bring her by before hand? I have to ask, or she will figu
“We are all, so grateful you are here, Lana. Finally. We’ve waited a long time for this day, some of us longer than others. But we couldn’t be happier that the Moon Goddess bound you and Quai together. And I mean that from the bottom of my heart.” my mom tells her and I see Lana swell up with happy tears too.“I want to give you guys space, if that’s what you want. Before we leave though, is there anything you want to ask? Because as of now, you officially know everything. We have nothing else we are keeping from you.” I tell her as I step over in front of them.“You’ve all known, for 9 years?” she asks looking around.“16 years. When we brought Olina to your pack and chose your parents to take her in. Quai was there. He was 5, you were 2.” my father says.“Whoa.” her eyes are wide but she doesn’t look upset abo
“Alright spill.”She raises her eyebrows, challenging me. “I have no idea what you’re talking about.”“Thats probably true, because you may be my best friend and sister, but I draw the line at any information regarding sex with my brother. Which is a very strange sentence now that I say it outloud, but hey! You really are my sister now!”She blushes, hard core as I mention her sex life but then her whole face lights up at my revelation.“You’re right!” She jumps up and comes around the counter to find me and hug me. As she leans in I see her mark on her neck and I silently say a praise to the Goddess while she hugs me. It truly was over.“I couldn’t be happier you are here Lan. I’ll probably be saying it for weeks.”“I couldn’t either. I need to call dad though.&rd
It’s been a week since Lana arrived now and I wish I could say her first week was full of nothing but settling in and getting to know her new pack and our family getting to know her more, but that would be a lie.Since the day the boys shared with us the issues between the Water Rock and Brook Hole packs, things have only gotten more tense. As expected, Water Rock did nothing to initiate a fight. Once we reached out to them, we got their side of the story and it wasn’t a surprise. They had been the ones to reach out to my dad about the issues because they were finding Brook Hole warriors trying to infiltrate their borders. The last attempt had included an attack on a Water Rock patrol and that was when they reached out to us. The current laws says packs should attempt to solve disputes between them, and then if not possible, before turning to violence they must reach out to the King to attempt to settle the dispute with mediation.
“Are you ok, love?” Ryn asks as he turns me around his arms and rubs his thumb over my cheek.“I’m fine, really. Thanks to you. And Quai. I just don’t understand why he is here.”“What do you mean? He is here to speak with your dad.”“Yeah… why? Where is his father? He can’t come and negotiate anything with my father, unless-”“Oh shit.” Ryn says as he runs his hand through his hair.Only the Alpha of a pack can request an audience with the King. Only the Alpha can negotiate an alliance or breaking an alliance with another pack. An issue like whats going on has to be dealt with by the head of the packs. So if Syn was able to request a hearing with the King, it means that he is the Alpha. Which means he gained his title before he was supposed to, and it means he did it without my father’s ap
I’m not sure who I was expecting to walk through that door, who I imagined the clutch person was that the King went to in situations like this would be. But it certainly was not the Queen, my mate, and my future Queen.The three women walked in, heads high and smiles on their faces. In their hands they each had a cup of coffee and paperwork. I noticed Olina’s hair was on the top of her head in a messy bun, a signature look that she sported when she was busy working through an issue.“Hey,” I softly said to her as she came up to me and gave me a small kiss.“Hi handsome.”I hear the other two women greet their mates and I find a seat finally. I hadn’t sat down since Syn arrived, unable to calm myself enough to sit still. But not I had a reason to sit since I had the perfect thing to fill my lap with.I sank down into the chair and pulled her down to sit
{ Olina }I’m slack against Ryn’s chest as I try to catch my breathe. Our little sexcapade session was fast and hot and my heart was racing at an inhumane speed.“So baby,” my ears perk up at the tone he has so I raise my head and look at him. Sure enough, his face shows that he is trying to bring something up that he isn’t sure about. “When do you wan-”His eyes glaze over and his demeanor changes instantly. All his muscles tense up and I can practically feel his anger.“I fucking knew it!” he growls out in a terrifying tone. He gently lifts me and puts me on the floor, kisses my forehead and then sprints to the bedroom.What the hell…“Ryn what is happening?” I yell as I run to the bedroom after him, only to find he is already fully dressed and slipping on his boots.
I wait and beat and come into the room where they are. I see them shaking hands and they both look up when I knock on the wall. But I’m honestly not sure what to say.“You can come in, Oly.” Quai says.We stand there in silence. None of us speaking, none of us touching, just the weight of the evening sitting between us. I didn’t want to know what they may have saw tonight. I saw enough. I didn’t want to ask how they were, because I knew damn well how they were. There wasn’t anything I could say to help. This wasn’t something that could be helped by words.After another few minutes Quai simply held out his hand to me. I looked at it for a second and then place mine in it. He squeezed it gently. Ryn put his hand out for my other one, and I happily placed mine in his as well.“If this becomes a war, I’m going to ask for the crown immediately.”