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Jai FrederickAs promised here is Part Two of The Surprising Tribute.: For The Pack.
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For The Pack Part Two Nothing Zaya POV This moment should have been joyous. Cheerful. Maybe even Festive. Happiness should have floated through the air as easily as a lifeless leaf during a brush of wind. As easy as a balloon heading toward the clouds. But it wasn’t. It was nowhere near the occasion I thought it would be. The lack of happiness went hand and hand with the lack of sadness. There was no celebration welcoming the news of our first pup. The news of what we made as a couple. No happy hugs. No kisses beneath the sheets. No smiles from friends or family while we try to wrap our heads around the fact that we were about to be parents. But just like there was no celebrating, there were no angry talks or coldness between us either. No crossed exchanges between what should be a happy couple. No fighting about the right way to handle our problem. And worse, not admitting that this problem between us was an actual problem. I hated re
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The Tracker Godric POV Two days. That’s how long it took me to be comfortable enough looking her in those beautiful eyes and she had the nerve to not show up for breakfast. I could hardly keep my composure in front of the pack when I entered and her seat was empty. I waited for her to walk through those doors well past the time we normally start breakfast. Yet, the sounds of rumbling stomachs grew louder than my thoughts and I had no choice but to allow everyone to start eating. Alex saved us. No. He saved me by announcing that the Luna wasn’t feeling well. And I know he meant well, but that only allowed for whispers and guesses of what was bothering her. I ate my meal, the same as the day before. In a hurry. Only this time it was because I wanted to find her. I needed to find her and explain why I had been distant for the past two days. When Audrey left a few minutes before me, I knew she was headed for my mate. Pushing my plate to the side, I walked quickly to follow her. “
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Not Just A Pack Member Zaya POV When I snuck back into our house, the morning training session had just ended. Everyone had already begun their daily routines. Thus too busy to say anything more than a “Hello” as they passed me. I left Audrey outside when Raven approached with news of her first training session. The girl was a natural, like her sister. She’d knocked some guy off his feet on the second try and I was impressed. We all were. In a few years, she would be a great addition to the guard. I climbed the steps to the third floor where our bedroom and his office were located. Just when I reached the top of the landing, the door to the office opened, forcing me to retreat into my private room. The small office that was at the beginning of our side of the hall. On the Beta’s side of the hall, Alex used the small private room to have small meetings that didn’t require Godric’s presence. And since Godric had his own office, this room became mine. Though I hadn’t thought of what
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You WIll See Zaya POV I consider Alex’s words carefully. He was right. As he always is. I’m not sure why I was fighting him on this. I am still Godrics Luna Queen. The pack looks to me to be a leader and I couldn’t even find a way to communicate with my own mate. Alex held out his hand and I took it. He led me to Godric’s office door where he knocked twice before entering. Alex held my hand while he kept an eye out for the stairway. Audrey or any number of Elders could come waltzing up the staircase. “Come in.” I heard my mate’s voice and it almost instantly calmed my nerves. I hated how I could still be calmed by someone I was mad at. Even the thought of coming close to him brought me comfort. Godric’s eyes darted from his brother and then to me. He got up from the seat behind his desk. Where have you been, Zaya?” He moved toward me and I moved around toward a different side of office, avoiding his presence as much as possible. I nearly had to force my feet not to run toward hi
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Alone Godric POVI felt the force of her anger as the door slammed hard when she left me and Alex in the office.Alex sat back in his seat and closed his eyes. “This isn’t going to be easy, Godric.”I mimicked his posture and leaned back with my hands behind my head. “I know. I can’t believe this is how my reign will start.”“It’s one month, brother. I think we can survive one month. Then everything will be right again between you two.” He tried his best to console me.“I hope you are right, Alex. Or else I would have put my relationship at risk for nothing.”“Not just your relationship.” He said and I recalled what else made Zaya angry with me. I asked my brother to keep something this important from his mate. Putting his own happy home at risk.Sure, she’ll forgive him because he is her mate. They are meant to be together. But just because you are meant for one another, doesn’t mean you will be happy all the time.Alex got up to leave me alone with my own thoughts.“Thank you,” I s
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Like We Are Still In Love Zaya POV The bedroom door opened and I found myself regretting moving into the Alpha room. First, I had to deal with him not joining me for dinner or bedtime. For two days. I had been angry with him for distancing himself. Now, after that conversation with him and Alex, I wanted nothing more than space. I couldn’t believe on top of everything else I had to endure sleeping together. What I wouldn’t give for a few more days alone in my old room. I’d imagine if I suggested different lodging, we might have another conversation about how the pack views us. I suppose sleeping in different rooms might give off the appeal that we were no longer a happy couple. In my peripheral vision, I could see Godric moving around in the dark. He retreated to the bathroom without saying a word to me. I heard the shower start soon after he entered. Steam crept from the ajar door into the bedroom. I listened to the sounds of splashing water against the shower walls. Soon the
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No Surprises Godric POV Her words cut me to the core. I could feel her pain. Her anguish. These were the times I needed Alex. He was always there to keep me from saying something stupid or doing something without thinking. I couldn’t sleep after our conversation. How could I with this much space between us? I hated the way I made her feel right now. I wish I could ask myself, ‘why couldn’t I have just been happy?’ But the truth is, I knew why. I know what is really at stake. I’ve seen what happens to a Luna who wasn’t pregnant by her Alpha. And I’ve seen what happens to a wolf born to Luna who wasn’t the Alpha’s son. Neither scenario is pretty and I won’t have that happen to her. So she can be just as upset with me as she wants. She will see one day that everything that I’m doing is for her and the pup she carries. When I heard her leave the bed and start the shower, I was relieved. I didn’t want to invade her space, but this couch wasn’t made for sleep. I crept into the bed
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All The Kings MenGodric POVIt only took three days for what foretold to come true. Alex came barging into my office the night before stating the Elders wanted an audience with me.I asked him to prepare the conference room downstairs. There were nine elders and they weren’t all going to comfortably fit in this office.The next morning we all sat at an oval-shaped table on the first floor of my house. Two of the Elders called this same place home. They lived on the second floor which was designated for guests since they were always traveling.“Elder John and Elder Elias. I didn’t know you two were back in town.” They had been helping watch over the rebuilding process for the pack my father died defending.Zayas parents would be heading there next to ensure a proper medical facility was in place before people start migrating back to their homes.“We came as soon as we heard about what happened with Evander.” Elder Elias answered.I gave my younger brother a knowing look as if to say
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Zaya POV“I won't go!!!” I shouted as I packed my bags. It was six in the morning and we were supposed to be in the car within twenty minutes ago.I was stalling, trying to get my point across.“We don’t need to visit the Black Woods pack.” “Yes, we do, Zaya.”“No…we don’t!” My voice was raised and I had no doubt we were waking the neighbors with our disagreement.He sighed loudly. “We cannot skip the Black Woods. Especially for the reason of simply not liking them.” He retorted.“Simple?” I questioned and then whisper shouted. “You think my reason is simple? He made my friend a rogue for being a victim. For defending herself.”He sighed again as if I was frustrating him. “I never said your reason was simple. It's no reason to cancel a visit.”“It is in my eyes.” I said while slowing my packing. In a more quieted voice, I said, “That man hurt our Audrey. What makes you think she wants to go back.”I was sure if she didn’t know now, she was going to know as soon as we hit the road.“I
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Godric POVWe reassembled and began making our way to the next destination as if nothing had happened. But in this car, time had stopped. I could feel the surge of emotions coming from Zaya. She sat close to me, but her arms were wrapped tightly around her body as she continued to look out the window.“Are you okay?” I asked her.I could feel her vulnerability and anger. The mate bond was tearing at my heart.“Talk to me Zaya.”She shook her head as the tears filled the corner of her eyes. “I shouldn’t be mad or sad. I could only imagine how the rogue pack felt about when they….when he….I know they hate me.”“They don’t hate you. They hate us.”She turned to me just as a tear tumbled down her cheek. “They hate me. He didn’t call you names. He didn’t speak your name as if it tasted bitter on his tongue. Not like when he said my name.”She faced the window again.I had no words for her so I wrapped my arm around her back and drew her closer to me. She was exposed in ways she hadn’t b
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Godric POVMy brother mind linked me to stay inside our vehicle. He was taking charge and keeping to the protocol we had gone over multiple times. I didn’t mind. There were only ten wolves I could see, and they seemed to be in a weakened state.I lowered my window to hear the conversation between him and their supposed leader. The one who stood closer to Alex. The one who crossed his arms to seem at ease as the others stood rigid.“State your business!” Alex shouted from a distance. One of his main rules was for everyone to stay at least twenty feet from any rogue we would come in contact with.Their leader huffed. “This is a public road. You state your business here.” He retorted.The male was a scrawny guy who stood with so much confidence. The others around him laughed as if he had told the joke of the year. But I didn’t see anything funny. All I could see were ten wolves looking to die.Sensing trouble in the air, I placed my hand on the handle of the door to exit the car. Then a
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POV ZayaVisiting so many packs in such a short time had my mind overflowing. It was stuffed with the knowledge of the different cultures. And the many faces that came with that knowledge clouded my memories.I met five Alpha’s and four Luna’s. Alpha Christian was unmated, which is why he greeted us alone. I asked why he never took a chosen mate and he said he didn’t believe in anything the Moon Goddess did not gift him. I wasn’t sure how he remained Alpha without a Luna by his side.Many wolves believed that an Alpha needed a mate for the pack to survive. Strength through Unity is what they often require of an Alpha. Knowing that had me looking at Godric and wondering what would have happened if he had never come to get me. If he had never fought to be with me.Would I have heard of him taking a chosen mate? Maybe a political match? Maybe even making Sophia his Luna despite her attitude. She loved him and would have done anything to be his Luna. Not to mention her strength that was a
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POV ZayaThe Tour to visit every pack under Godric’s reign began a few weeks after my third trimester. Evidence of my rounding belly was now noticeable beneath my clothing.We packed up a few SUVs and headed out first thing after breakfast. I would miss all of the smiling faces that lined up along the main roads leading to our borders to bid us farewell.Alex and Audrey traveled in the SUV behind us. The other vehicles carried nothing but guards and a few Elders. It was strange traveling like the president. Safely pawned from one set of guards to the next every few hours.When I saw the soldiers loaded into their respective cars, I kept wondering how all this would look to a human. Ten cars full of fighters traveling through major cities across North America. And then I realized, it wouldn’t look like anything at all.We drove around all the major metropolitan areas on the map to get to our first stop. I guess Alex wasn’t going to risk us drawing too much attention.On the way, we sto
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Godric POVZaya was worried. And she had every right to be. If Mia’s attitude was any indication, Mason had a pack of wolves that hated the current Luna Queen.Who knows what will happen once the rogues find out that she is living happily and carrying the future King?“You know she could be carrying a girl.” Alex teased.“I know.”“I’m just saying, you keep referencing the baby as the future King. Like you are trying to will it so. That’s no how genetics works, brother.”“No, but I could hope.”He chuckled missing the dread behind my words. It’s not that I hoped the baby was a boy, it’s that I hoped he would actually be the next Alpha King. I hoped Zaya wouldn’t have to endure the pain that will follow we cannot make him so.“I think we should double the security team traveling with us. Just to be safe.”“You really are paranode.”“I’m Beta. I’m supposed to think of the things you do not.”I couldn’t argue with him there. It was what he trained for. To think of all the things that I n
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Zaya POVAs soon as Godric entered our room, I started questioning him. My nerves had been bad since the moment he left the pack lands to meet with Mason and Mia.This would be his first time seeing Mason since the death of Evander and I was worried the meeting wouldn’t go well.What of it was a trap? What if they retaliated?Audrey kept me company the entire time, but still I remained anxious.“How was it?” I asked as soon as the bedroom door closed.He smiled slightly while approaching me. The smell of him quickly calmed my soul. He leaned down to kiss my cheek before answering.“It was okay.”“Just okay? What did you guys talk about? Were they hostile? Are there any signs of vengeance?I could tell from the look in his eyes, something happened.“Yes, it was okay. We talked about his new recruits. And the only thing hostile was Mia’s attitude.”I smirked. “Ah, yes. The infamous Mia.”I mentioned Mia while I was telling him about my life as the tribute. I told him that out of all the
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Godric POVTensions ran high as the Elders debated Mason’s intentions. They held a meeting less than an hour after our return.Elder Grey yelled across the room. “We cannot assume they will start another war!”Elder Elias responded, “We cannot assume they will do nothing to avenge Evander.”One by one, they all started to shout over each other.“We’re talking about rogues here. They aren’t trained enough to lead a large-scale attack.”“You don’t need training to shift or carry a weapon.” Another said.Others agreed with him.“And you don’t need a sign from the Moon Goddess to know Alpha Mason is planning something.”Alex’s ears perked up at that comment.Elder John spoke up, “How are you going to defend the pack and we have yet to find out how Evander crossed our borders unprotected.”More whispers and more voices echoed in the room.The Elders were angry and impatient, but so was I. This unruly conduct wasn’t helping matters. Remembering my fathers words to keep the Elders in order,
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POV Godric1 Month LaterIt took too long to get a response from Mason. He accepted the letters from the messengers that I sent to his territory, though he wouldn’t let them go past the border.I don’t blame him for being cautious, but I don’t appreciate my people not being able to gather any details.And I also don’t appreciate Mason’s lack of response. The first two letters, my people returned empty handed.The third letter, my people returned with a promise that he would call soon to talk.The elders were getting antsy and so was I. I expected a phone call within the week, but nothing.Then I realized, he was definitely stalling. He didn’t have a number to call. Every time we met with Evander, it was face to face. And agreeing to meet for the truce was done by letter.So I sent one last letter requesting him to meet on neutral ground today.We had much to discuss. The recent foot traffic from rogues was growing by the week and none of the surrounding Alpha’s were happy.Though none
