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2021-12-10 18:51:19After breakfast I was at a loss for what to do next. Besides hunting for food I have not had a proper pastime since I was a child. Now, it looks like I have plenty of extra time to spare.
"Do you want to walk around the town with me? The entire town is made up of members of the pack so you do not have to hide here." Dante supplies helpfully.
"I have not been around other people in years. That sounds like a wonderful idea although, I am a little nervous to do so." I admit.
"This is my pack. There is nothing to be nervous about. Maybe we can stop at the coffee shop and get some drinks while we walk around." He supplies hopefully.
"Ok I might like that. I have never had coffee though." I say sheepishly.
"Well that is just a crime that I cannot allow. Come on, let's get out of here and see what all we can get into." He grabs my hand before we head out of the door. My hand tingles where he is touching me and I cannot tell if it is because I am not used to physical contact or maybe something more. Either way it is not unwelcome so I do not let his hand go.
We walk down the road to a little coffee shop and while he orders us our coffees I cannot help but notice that everybody we pass is staring at me. I do not like all of the attention so I stare right back until they look away. When Dante returns and hands me a coffee he abruptly apologizes for all of the staring. "You made quite a stir last night. First, you show up as a cardinal which, I have never heard of another wolf being able to do. Next, you admit to living in the woods for years and then I call you my mate. Understandably, you are talk of the pack right now." He says.
We continue our walk around the pack's town for most of the morning. When we stop for lunch at a local restaurant Dante orders us both burgers and fries. I even get a Pepsi which I have not had in years. The first taste was divine. I smiled to myself while drinking it and watching everything happening around me.
"I like taking you on this tour. You look at everything so freshly. Each thing you experience brings another smile to your lips. Is there anything else you want to see before we head back?" Dante asks.
I ponder for a while before saying, "Well maybe the library if you have one. I have not read a book in ages and I would like to work on reading again."
"That sounds fantastic. Maybe I can help you pick out some of my favorites and then I can read it with you in case you need any help." He offers.
The food arrives so I just nod my head while my eyes get big at the sight of how delicious this burger looks. I have not eaten this much in a single day in years though so I wonder if I will be able to finish it all. Slowly, I begin picking at the burger and find that they use homemade garlic pickles on it that quickly make me think this just might be the best burger I have ever had. I eat until I am stuffed and sleepy then we head over to the library.
"Personally, I have been obsessed with the books about witches lately." Dante admits. "They are not as fun to read but as I have had dealings with a witch coven recently I figured it would be best to research them. For fun though, I like to read fantasy books so that I can get lost in a new world."
He brings me to the fantasy section and I just stare at all of the amazing pictures on the front of these books. Forgetting that I am looking to read the books I pick one out judging by the picture alone. It shows a guy riding on the back of a golden dragon while another dragon breathes fire at him.
"That is actually the second book in the series. Let me get you the first book and then we can come back for the second once you are done reading it." He helps.
"Oh okay. I guess I forgot to even look at the title." I admit.
We leave the library with the first book in the series and head back to the pack house. Dante walks me to my room before leaving me to read the book on my own. He informs me that he will be in his office on the main floor if I need anything.
Opening the book I inhale the smell and smile to myself. I decide I will read while bathing so I run another bath and sink into it with the book. I know that books and water do not mix but there is something so relaxing with the thought. I struggle through the first couple of sentences before it begins to get a little easier. Then, I do not realize time passing as I lose myself in the story. When the water begins to grow cold I dry off and head to the bed. Even though it is still early I doze off while reading the book on the bed. I wake to the smell of dinner and the sound of many voices clambering for food.
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Reading the book is slow work considering my inability to read books in recent years. Luckily, the trials in this fantasy world manage to suck me right in. Reading about a world so far different than mine seems like such an easy way to live. Of course, it most likely isn't. After reading about a quarter of the book, I decide to go talk to Dante about it. I am thrilled to have something to talk to him about that does not make me sound like an innocent child. I might have only met him a day ago but I feel as if every interaction with him has been lacking on my end. Finally, I might be able to converse semi intelligently with him. Walking down the hallway I find his office door and go to knock when I hear angry voices. It might be best not to bother him while he is angry, so I go to turn and leave when I hear the words Midnight Coven. The name seems vaguely familiar although I cannot imagine where I have heard it before. It would have had to have been as a child but that was so long
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I woke up to the bright sun streaming through the window and into my eyes. I have missed waking up to the sunlight and could definitely get used to doing so again. Stretching, I get up to find some clothes for the day. Seems like it is going to be a beautiful day outside so I look for shorts and a T-shirt. Clothes just seem to keep appearing rather consipicuously whenever I leave the room for any reason.As I grab the clothes that I plan to wear for the day I hear a knock on the door. Rushing into the bathroom, I yell "It's open!" Yanking on the red T-shirt and the shorts that are a little shorter than I had planned, I get ready to head back out to see who came to visit me."Well, don't you just look all bright eyed and bushy tailed this morning." Dante says to me brightly."Good morning Alpha." I reply while he physically bristles at the word."Good morning. Would you like to get some breakfast with me? No more of that Alpha business either."
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After spending most of the morning with Dante, I went back to my room to read for a while before the cookout. When it gets closer to time for dinner and I can hear more pack members arriving it seems rather silly to keep hiding in my room when I can focus on practicing my social skills for a possible future mate. So far, the only person that I have been able to feel myself around is Dante. To be honest, I have not actually met many other people yet considering that I do not leave my room very often.Deciding to change into pants since it might get a bit chilly in the afternoon, I walk into the closet to find something. There are some black, stretchy pants that I do not seem familiar with. They do not look quite like pajamas but surely, they cannot be everyday pants either. They are way too soft to be everyday pants. Peeking out of the window from my bedroom, I look at what some of the other women are wearing. While most seem to be wearing shorts, a few are also wearing
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After spending time talking to Amora I find myself at a loss as to who to meet next. My mind is still reeling on what she said about Dante so I find myself wanting to seek him out. Knowing that Amora is most likely still watching me I look for somebody else that looks welcoming instead. Quin is standing next to a female wolf that has a rather sweet look about her. She has brown hair, green eyes, rather short and seems like she is just easy to talk to. Walking up to them I look at her and introduce myself, "Hi, I am Laina.""Oh well all know who you are." She says taking my hand. "It is wonderful to finally meet you myself though. My name is Scarlett, and I believe you have already had a run in with my mate, Quin""I did not know that you were his mate but it is nice to meet you. We honestly have not really talked besides him apologizing for trying to eat me when I was a bird." I joke."Yeah, I heard about that. He has a thing for chasing birds. I do not think he
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I cannot believe that I fell asleep! Crap! I planned on going back downstairs when everyone came in. Walking over to the door, I stick my head out of my door to listen and see if there is any noise travelling up from the party possibly still going on. Hearing more voices and laughter I decide to slip on another pair of those comfy black pants and a shirt, then head back downstairs.As I walk down the stairs I notice that I am starting to recognize a few voices. Kevin and Quin seem to be joking around and laughing but I cannot hear Dante. Once I get down the stairs I look around at all of the people gathered in the room. Most seem to be in their early 20's and late teens. Scarlett is with a group of females that are watching a romance movie and doing each other's nails. Dante, Quin and Kevin are all huddled around a dart board invested in what seems to be a heavily competitive game of darts."Hey! Laina! Come over here and join our game!" Dante yells excitedly.
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Waking up nice and early I glance outside to check the weather. It is nice and sunny for our run this morning. Excited, I run to the closet to grab some clothes for today. I wonder if I can find something stretchy enough that it will not rip if I shift in it? I do not really feel like getting undressed in front of the alpha when it is time to shift. Might as well just grab out an extra set of clothes for afterwards.Deciding to eat breakfast first, I practically skip down the stairs to find some food. Then I stop. I don't know how to cook. How am I supposed to make anything for breakfast if I cannot cook. "Hey, Laina! Come down here!" I hear from halfway up the stairs.I walk the rest of the way down the stairs and into the kitchen to see my saviour standing in front of me with a feast of food made up. Dante asks, "Are you hungry this morning?" As if on cue my stomach begins to growl so I just chuckle and sit down. Dante starts to dish out some poached eggs
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Deciding to shower before we start watching a movie I grab some clothes and head into the bathroom. My head is still filled with the idea that both Dante and his mother could be right and that I am his destined mate. Dante told me once that I was his and his mother had hinted at it but until my birthday tomorrow it is hard to believe. Still, until the mating process has been completed I am nobody's mate anyways.While washing my hair I decide that I would like to get to know Dante a little better in case I am his mate. I mean, we barely know each other and I have heard that once you find your mate you don't spend that much time at first talking, if you know what I mean. If there is any chance that he is, in fact, my mate this would be an ideal time to get to know him as well.After I get dressed, I head downstairs to the smell of fresh pizza with the opening credits of The Lion King playing. Grinning, I look at Dante who is waiting by the food and say, "I didn't
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I wake up to this delicious scent. It reminds me of my mother's cinnamon rolls fresh out of the oven. I leave my bedroom and walk downstairs without even looking at my hair or my pajamas. The smell is divine so I follow it in a daze. As I enter the kitchen I see Dante in there and oh my goodness, it is cinnamon rolls! He even made bacon to go with them. Then, just as I get ready to attack the cinnamon goodness, another scent hits me. It went along with the cinnamon rolls so well that at first I did not notice it. It has a slight vanilla and cinnamon swirl smell, kind of similar to a snickerdoodle cookie. As soon as I register this scent, I look up at Dante with my eyes wide. The smell is coming from him! This is absolutely amazing!Not being able to control myself, I leap at him. He catches me, chuckling. "I warned you that you are my mate. I can't believe it took you this long to notice.""Is that why you smell so amazing?" I ask nuzzling into him like I was in my wol
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"Wait, you can do that?" Frank asks shocked. "Yes, of course I can. It is not something that I have done often, actually only one other time but it is an option. It is one that terrifies her." I admit. "Who did you do it to before?" Rand asks me. "I did it to Morden. There was no other way to stop her from coming after my pack or my family." I answer simply. "Your grandmother said that Simonetta was behind that the entire time. That only makes it right that she gets the same punishment if not worse than what Morden received." Rand points out. I had not thought of it that way but it is true. Still, we need to have a system set up for something like this. Otherwise, there will always be somebody that takes advantage of the power and that is not something that I can condone. "That is very true. I had not thought of that but this is not a decision to be made lightly. There might be longer reaching consequences that even I am not aware of by using this ability. Still, I see no other o
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It did not take long at all for the Hybrid Council to arrive. They all file in looking a little shocked to see Simonetta there, unable to use her magic as she floats slightly in the air. Quickly, they find their seats. Then, both Rand and Frank walk in as well. I had not thought of inviting them but I am glad that Dante did. With how long she terrorized their pack it is only fitting that they are here for this as well.I smile at them all as they whisper among themselves for a few moments. This is a bit of a shock for those that were not here to see Simonetta arrive. For Frank and Rand, they finally see their enemy tied up and floating in the air. They are not aware that I can take away her ability to use magic so this is going to be a shock to them when the meeting starts. "I take it you called us all here for a reason?" Elle says once everyone starts to calm down."Yes, I did. As everybody here knows, Simonetta has caused quite a few problems for us. She has terrorized werewolves,
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Simonetta rushes towards me using wind to guide her speed. It is not enough to throw me off guard though and I shove a wall of dirt up in front of me. She almost crashes into it before she is able to skid to a stop at the last second. If she had prepared then she might have been able to use the air that was helping her speed up to me to jump over the wall but instead, she is used to using her other powers for combat and did not make the decision in time.As soon as she begins to stop, I tear down the wall and shift into werewolf form quickly to land on top of her with my teeth to her neck. Out of all of the forms that I could have turned into this was the only one that registered as an option. I would like for her to see the one thing that she thinks is beneath her be the thing that brings her down. For once, she surprises me when she throws me off of her with some air. I quickly flip over and land on my paws. I shift back and face her again. She is breathing hard and I find myself a
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As soon as my illsuion drops I see Simonetta's face blanche. Chelsea drops to the ground and has it swallow her up as she falls through it to meet the others. I send her a brief thank you as she helps to keep them all safe from whatever back up plan Simonetta could have.She sends me a sad farewell. Apparently she is worried about whether or not I am going to make it out of this one. I might not have used much magic recently but I guarantee that there is no way I will let her get away with this threat. Today, she is going to go down and she is not going to be a threat to anybody with werewolf blood ever again."Wait, you had the baby? No! You can't have had it already!" She screams in rage."Actually, I can. There was nothing stopping me from having it. There is also nothing in the way of me putting a stop to you and your bullying once and for all" I say. She takes a few steps back as she steels herself for what we bothk now is going to happen next. It is a shame that the rest of the
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"Why would she ever want to go with you?" I ask Simonetta in shock."I am sure that she can see the benefits when she realizes that if she doesn't then she will never get to meet the bundle of joy in your stomach. I will personally make sure that you are unable to deliever them. After all, the more powerful the babes the less the mother can use magic so I am sure that you are not able to defend yourself very well." Simonetta says triumphantly.I try my best to look worried. I really do. I find that it is difficult to be worried about her though. She has never really had a lot of sway over me. Even when I first realized how much stronger than her I am I had found it difficult to be scared of her. "You really think that I am afraid of you? Even without being able to use my powers you do not worry me. I have plenty of other witches that are able to come and help me." I say."Not before something bad happens to you. Chelsea, I would hate to see for anything bad to happen to Laina. I just
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Each team splits up and gets ready to make their way through the obstacle course. They are all going to have to take turns trying to make it through safely. Each team has a designated amount of time before they get elminated. The one that makes it through the fastest and with the least amount of mistakes, will be the ones to win the competition. The course is very similar to the one that we did with the entire pack when we first started training. The one that really got the women moving faster as they fought to make good time through the course to beat the men. This one is just a little more geared towards children and not fully grown adults.Some of the obstacles are smaller to better accomodate their size, some things are closer together and they have even added some new obstacles that would have been difficult for the adults. There are also some obstacles that are going to require teamwork to make it through. If they do not work together then they have no hope of making it to the
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It takes much longer than planned to get the babies ready for travel. I have never packed a diaper bag before but luckily Scarlett shows up to help me get them ready and squeal over the twins for a minute. Or more precisely, several minutes."I can't believe that they are finally here! I swear it felt like your pregnancy was never going to end. Every time that I thought you were going into labor and you never did. Yesterday, I had no idea that you were going into labor. How did you keep that from me?!" She says to me."It was not exactly on purpose. I did not even know that I was in labor until I spoke to Dante and then Elle confirmed it. It was a really odd day. We had a lot that happened that day so I thought that everything I was feeling was just from stress." I admit to her."Ha! For once, I could have answered that if you had just talked to me. Instead, you have me doing made up jobs with you to help me out." She says excitedly.I shake my head as she begins showing me exactly h
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Chelsea comes running in once the babies start to cry for food. Her face is filled with excitement as she rushes over to me. Even though they are hungry, I allow her to hold and rock Caterine while I first feed Archer. I might get good enough to be able to feed them both at once in the future but for now feeding just one is tricky. I never knew that it could be this hard to feed a baby."Hi Caterine, I am your Aunt Chelsea. We are going to be best friends. You are going to get to go to school with werewolf pups and use magic. It is going to be wonderful. I can't wait to teach you everything that I know." Chelsea coos to the baby making all of us smile.It is a good thing that she already has so much experience being around babies because she does a great job holding Caterine while Archer is feeding. She does sit down though as she looks at her. Even though Caterine was crying just a moment ago from hunger, she is now looking at Chelsea with wide eyes. Werewolf pups have much better ey
