2 mouths laterChilli POV The winter pack house is now finally looking better than ever, with its fresh paint and new fixtures. You wouldn't think only a matter of a month or so ago it was in almost ruins but now it looks exactly how it did before, just fresher, cleaner and like new. The East pack house is also all fixed up and operational once again, it's members are incredibly greatful to be able to get back to normal and go home, even the crane family library of records is coming together. Thankfully that family were so passionate and protective of our history, that a copy of every book was stashed secretly away, incase someone wanted to abolish the already writen word and rewrite our history. Alpha Maxwell has been hunting for them for weeks and thinks he is only missing the last few now. Each time he finds anything referring to or mentioning red wolves in anyway, he makes a photocopy of its pages, tabs it and sends it to me knowing my obvious intrest in
After having my arm strangled by the blood pressure machine, my belly messured and basted in cold, slimy gel before seeing how much pressure I can take without wetting myself and my pulse taken, Lucy assures us that everything is perfect."I'd say you are nearly thirteen weeks along now." I smile and nod in her direction as I get up off the table and rebutton up my dungarees. "Thank you Lucy," Elias simply smiles as she nods meekly with a blushing school girl grin as she response,"Your welcome Alpha." I have to fight to not roll my eyes at her, I'm standing right here, kindly not flirt with my mate in front of me, or at all, come to think about it. Suddenly Elias hooks his arm around my waist and is escorting me out of the room rather quickly."What was that about?" I ask him once we are out and heading away down the corridor,"I was going to ask you the same question," "Hu?" I look at him confused, "what was what about what?" "The growling?"
"Alpha, Luna," a strong woman's voice sounds from close by, followed by a weaker one echoing her words, as they bow their heads slightly, I have insisted to her and her mate so many times to call us by our first names but no matter how many times I tell her, she sticks to the formal titles."Chant," Elias says as we lower ours back in return, "everything alright?" He asks with a worried look at the man with his arm over her shoulder and balancing on one awkward foot. "Sorry to interrupt, but we are just heading to the med bay," she explains as she supports the mans weight."Oh no, Reece, what happened?" I ask, visually examining the swollen knee and ankle he is holding it up off the ground."I'm not completely sure Luna, we were training, sparring and well, something popped, then cracked and then yeah," he says looking down at it, "but it isn't healing," the poor boy explains with raw pain sapping at every word.Before I can, Elias steps forward and lifts t
"I better get back to the training room," Chant says excusing herself, "Okay, but Chant before you go, your doing a great job, really," Elias reassures her."Thank you," she says with a meek smile before heading back down the corridor, clearly eager to get back. As I watch her go, I think back to when Chant and Jay joined us two months ago after we took back the pack. Maxwell released them from his pack and service, knowing they wanted to stay here with us. I was so happy when I saw them walking back into the hall with gingerly smiles as they aproached us. They had not been gone long, I remember standing in the hall with Elias by my side as the whole of the winter pack was still standing in the great hall, with all their eyes on us. I remember thinking they were looking at us as if waiting for something, but what I did not know. Then my heart swelled at Chant and Jay's return as they walked right up to us through the crowd and destruction to bend down on one knee
After another long, long day, we finally retire back to our apartment from before, it was heart breaking when we first stepped through it's doors two months ago. It had been trashed. Chilli broke down in tears understandably, I felt like crying too, it's our home, our first home together, but for Chilli it was also her childhood home and where she has so many beautiful memories with her mother. As I stepped carefully and picked through the rubble that once was our lives, in the bedroom everything was overturned and or broken. As I gently lifted Chilli's pushed over dressing table, I found her jewellery box, handed down to her from our grandmother, also overturned with the lid ajar and one of the hinges broken. With a heavy heart, I sighed as I picked up the box, trying to close the lid as I did, so nothing more falls out, somewhat unsuccessfully as when I opened the lid, something very significant was missing. With another sigh, I placed the box on the only flat, level surface
The welcoming only happens when a pack has a change of leadership weather it's by a challenging, retirement or the previous alpha is stepping down, either way, technically Bea and Logan should have held one, but their disregard for tradition means they thankfully didn't. Anyway, the new leader or leaders are the ones to host all the local, allying packs, inviting the other alpha's, Luna's etc for the great event. Normally within a few weeks of the change, but seeing as there was a hell of a lot of damage and work to be done, we informed the respected leaders of the delay. Now, after two months of working around the clock to get everything ready and back to how it should be, we are ready to play hosts once again, to an event that has not been held at the winter pack since my father became alpha at the age of twenty-five nearly thirty years ago. This event also gives the new Alpha and Luna, if he is lucky enough to have a mate, a time to formally announce any other changes in the
Chilli POV Flint was waiting for us at the entrance to the cells with another two gaurds, "Thank you," I nod to all of them before adding, "Flint how is Sophie?" He looks surprised by the question and the fact I remember his mates name, also that fact that I care enough to ask after her."Sophie is doing much better thank you Luna," he smiles awkwardly as he glances down at the ground,"Please let us know if there is anything you or her need, okay?" I assure him by placing my hand on his upper arm supportively, to which he nods at me, seemingly unable to utter a word in response, so I just smile. My heart goes out to those two, Bea really did a number on them two, poor Sophie was in a right state like a lot of our people being forcibly kept apart from their mates and inflicted to torture when ever she saw fit, causing their mate to feel powerless as pain flooded their bond. When gaurds were being appointed to stand watch by Logan's cell, Flint volunteered
Elias POV As I wait for Chilli at the top of the stairs, I hear her last words to logan which shock and surprise me as I'm filled with a sence of pride. As she joins me up and out in the corridor I see and feel her relief and the weightlessness of her mind. Her eyes shine with glistening tears as I pull her into my chest, hugging her tightly, Chilli wraps her arms around me and sighs sofltly. I breathe in her scent as I kiss the top of her head, holding her close to me savoring the moment and not caring the gaurds are only a matter of feet away from us. "Awe, cute, quick, Where's a camera." Chilli and my bodies part to see my mother and father watching us just past the guards who look like they are standing on ceremony, with their back so straight."You know you have a camera on your mobile phone right?" I jest back at my father's words,"Damn!" He laughs, clapping a hand to his forhead, "that would have made a great photo." "Maybe next time Sam," my