The next morning brings a sense of suspense to the entire pack. By now word has travelled to each pack member and everyone knows that another pack is to be visiting today. Hopefully, they will only stay for one day before heading back to their own pack. My goal is to stay out of the way as much as possible during their visit if I am not with Dante. Being with Dante is still the safest place for me but if for some reason I cannot be with him then I am to stay away.
Scarlett knows that there is a good chance of me stopping by while the other pack is here. While I could tell that she was really curious as to why I would be there instead of acting like a host, she did not question it. I think that it might be time that I tell her a bit of what I learned when I see her next. If she is going to be going to all of this trouble to help me hide then the least I can do is tell her what I know.
"Are you ready? They will be here any time now." Dante asks me while rubbi
I manage to choke down a few sandwiches even though my appetite has vanished. How much has he figured out about me and what I know of my parents? He acts like he knows what I know but that does not make sense since we did not tell anybody else what we learned when we were at the cottage. The men that went with us thought that we were just looking to find a few answers but they do not know that we learned any of the answers or found more questions.Dante shows the other pack to their quarters while I step outside for some fresh air."Is everything alright, Luna?" Kevin asks politely."Yes, just not what I expected when I finally start meeting other pack alphas. They aren't all like this one are they?" I ask honestly."No, I believe that Kiba is one of the worst that I have ever met and as Beta, I have met almost all of them. Something about him has always rubbed me wrong though. If I were you, I would listen to Dante and make sure that you are
I take a deep breath as we get ready to enter the pack house again. This is my home now so I will not let somebody make me feel not welcome in my own home. Even with the knowledge that they will be going home soon, it seems like the rest of the time that they are here is going to just drag."We need to get a pack dinner going for tonight. It is customary for the entire pack to be able to meet visiting alphas. It should be closer to a party than just a dinner so can you get ahold of my mother and Scarlett to get some decorations and food figured out while I work on a schedule with Kevin for guards. I will have someone walk you to Scarlett's house so we can get more done." Dante offers.Nodding, I wait for the guy that he motions over to begin walking me to Scarlett's house. While on the way, I mind link both Scarlett and Amora so that they can meet me there and we can get ready for this party. I have never felt less like partying since I got here but partyin
The pack shows up in numbers to put on this party for the other pack. Each family brings enormous amounts of food. We have a pack dinner almost every weekend but we never have this many pack members show up at the same time. It is a great show of solidarity and strength.As everybody finally gets in the mood to party, Kiba shows up with his crew of pack members. When his eyes instantly meet mine, I have to try to hide a shiver. I cannot stand this man no matter how good my mood is. He might have looks that some girls would swoon over but I cannot get past his aura of danger and the knowledge that he had my parents killed.Breaking eye contact, I find my way over to Scarlett who is sampling all of the baked goods."I have no reason not to eat everything I want! If I gain weight I will just blame the baby." She jokes excitedly."Well, I might not be able to blame a baby but I am not afraid to eat everything I want." I say.She just shakes her h
The party wound down pretty soon after we headed up to bed. Some of the pack members hung around long enough to clean up the mess that was left after we went to bed.Stretching and groaning, I debate whether or not I really want to get up and face the day. Is it possible to just feign a deep sleep and stay in bed all day until the other pack leaves? Dante groans really loudly making me crack a smile that I woke up before him. I am laying with my back to him so he comes up behind me and wraps his arms around me."Good morning, beautiful." He whispers in my ear.The feeling of him whispering in my ear sends a shiver down my spine. "Good morning. Can we take our pack house back today?" I say hopefully."They spoke to Kevin a little while ago and said that they would like to stay for a little longer. We knew it might be more than one day in the first place." He reminds me when I groan for an entirely different reason. I am tired of dealing with th
I guess that since the secret of my strenth is out to the Red Moon Alpha, we might as well use it to our advantage. It made more sense to keep it a secret but since that is no longer an option we might be able to spin it another way. Dante and I have been debating on how we want to handle this since he saw me sparring with Kevin and the only way to use it that I can see is to show Kiba up in a sparring match as well. Dante does not like it but we might be able to scare him a bit or else try making a deal with him if I win."Okay so there is something else we could try." I say to Dante suggestively. At a raise of his eyebrows I continue on, "What about we do a tournament. Kind of like the ones that they used to do with knights during the medieval ages. Instead, the winner can get information if they want. All I have to do is beat Kiba if he makes it to the finals and then we can get information from him as well.""That is a rather intriguing idea. I am just
Scarlett and I spent most of the afternoon shopping and eating. Apparently, if she eats nonstop she does not feel nausea. So, we stopped to eat almost every hour. I started out keeping up with her but eventually had to tap out. Now, it is time for us to get ready for the tournament. We have planned for it to start in about an hour so I am trying to rush and get dressed so that I can eat something before we start.Going downstairs, Dante and I both grab a quick protein filled breakfast before heading out back to watch as the tournament begins. We are both in it but we are not in the first couple of matches. We set the matches up using the quickest and fairest way that we knew how. We put names in a hat and picked two out for each match.There is a total of around 100 wolves competing in the tournament. All except for one of the wolves from the Red Moon pack are competing. The one that is not will be a referee for with one other wolf for any match that has a pack m
I walk up to Dante before entering the ring. "Are you ready to kick his ass, beautiful?" He asks me.Smiling, I reply, "You know it, I would not let him beat me. I plan on winning this entire tournament.""Well, until you get to me, of course. There is no way that you could beat me." He says flirtatiously."We will see about that. Sit down and watch me win this." I say back with a wink.He kisses my forehead before moving over to his seat to spectate. Kiba is sitting forward in his seat with a hunger in his eyes that I cannot understand. Is it for the violence and bloodshed that is going on around him or is it something else that has him enamored?Squaring up with his Beta, we knock gloves and begin to circle each other. I do not want Kiba know my strength until his match with me at the end so I do not want to go on the offensive yet. It does not take long for his Beta to throw a punch at me which I easily block and return the favor. I hit hi
The next wolf that I am to fight I have not actually met before. I believe that he was in the group that went to look for Quin with us when he was attacked by the witches. So far, I have liked the wolf even though I do not know much about him. He listened well to what Dante told him to do but I do not know much more about him to have an opinion on him.We start to circle each other, and he looks a little nervous about fighting his Luna. I have heard that most of the warriors think that Kevin has been exaggerating my skills since I am Luna so he is most likely afraid that he will hurt me. As I wait for his attack, I notice that a lot of our pack has gathered around to watch what happens.Finally, he dives at me and tries to get a low punch to the abdomen in but I turn sharply and bring my knee up into his gut instead. He starts to cough a little but starts circling again right away. This time, I feignt to the left before bringing my right foot around for a r