"What are you talking about? Do you know who did this to me?" I ask her confused.
"Not for sure. I have it narrowed down to a couple of people. It seems like they do not want to wait until they know who you are for sure to attack. Did you get a good look at them at all?" She asks me.
"No, I thought that Dante had dropped off my lunch but he told me that he did not so it must have been someone else. I am assuming that I was poisoned but as a werewolf I do not see what they thought that they would gain from poisoning me." I admit.
"Not sure. We know very well that werewolves do not respond to poison like others do. Maybe they thought that your witch side would offset your wolf side and you would be affected worse. Do you know what it is that you ingested?" She asks me hopefully.
I just shake my head and say, "No idea. I was hoping that you would be able to tell me actually."
"Is there any food left? If so I might be able to identify the poison. It mi
I find myself relieved that we are going to tell the pack everything before giving out the potion. Whenever I considered giving them the potion unaware I was struck by guilt. Would they feel like they were being poisoned if I gave them all potion without their permission? That is not something that I would want for somebody to do to me so I refuse to do it to them as well.Even though the guilt is gone about forcing them all to drink the potions, I am now terrified at the thought that some of the pack members will refuse the potion now. It is impossible to protect them all at all times so what am I supposed to do? There really is not much that I can do besides try to support them in any way that I can but this is not something that is going to come easily to me.Sensing my inner turmoil, Dante reaches over and grabs my hand. I slowly relax as he begins to rub circles on the back of my hand while we watch everybody arrive. It should not be too much longer and ever
It is finally time for us to make the announcement to the rest of the pack and I think that I am more nervous for this than I was for the Luna ceremony. That seems like it was so easy now but I remember that then I was a bundle of nerves. That is exactly how I feel now just a whole lot worse. Now, I have to tell them all of my secrets and hope that they still want to keep me around after they learn all of them.Dante walks up onto the porch so that everybody is able to see and hear him. As soon as he reaches the porch a hush falls over everybody in attendance. Each and every pack member looks at him with the confidence that he will not lead them astray.I have not seen many people able to hold an audience without even speaking the way that he is right now."Well, as you know, recently we were able to welcome our wonderful Luna into our pack!" Dante says enthusiastically. To my surprise the entire pack starts to cheer for me. I had not expected it so I blush
After everybody finally stopped coming over to assure me that they do, in fact, want me to stay here in the pack with them, things finally calmed down enough for us all to enjoy the dinner. Before tonight, I had always been afraid to fully open up to everybody because I was afraid to say the wrong thing. Now, I find myself being a little more of a social butterfly and flitting around between people to talk to everyone. At one point I even thought that I had spotted Lovette lingering nearby.The entire pack is dancing to loud music and just enjoying themselves. Tomorrow is the day that we have to get down to business and start making our plans for possible attacks. Tonight, we are going to enjoy each other's company. Every time that I spot Dante he is watching me with a smile on his face. I did not realize how much I was holding back when my secrets were still secret."Hey, so is it true that you can turn into other animals too?" I hear from behind me.Turning, I
"Are you going to try and stop me?" Dante asks me quietly. "No." I reply much more breathless than I anticipated. Instead of answering me, he just continues to let his hands roam while kissing me passionately. It is hard not to get lost in my mate. Everything he does and everything he is screams to me. I never thought that I would be able to have this much feeling for one person before but what Dante manages to make me feel has me second guessing who I am. What all I would actually do for this man. I moan into his mouth as he brings his hand underneath my shirt. Slowly, he inches his hand higher as if he is daring me to stop him. We both have enhanced hearing so I stretch out my awareness and make sure that nobody is about to walk in on us but I do not stop him. At this point the thought of stopping makes me feel as if I am about to implode. Each touch of his hand makes fireworks go off. Every time that his mouth moves on me I feel a line
Starting out classes the next day feels a little strange with everybody looking at me differently. They seem to have a little more respect for me than before which I do not mind but the whispers are going to throw me off if we do not get them under control soon."Alright, so after last night everybody knows that we are going to pick up the pace on this training. We need to make sure that we are ready for anything that the witches may be able to throw at us. They have spells and potions at their disposal. I may know how to make a protection potion but that does not mean that I know how to combat all of their spells and potions. From what I understand the less sinister ones should bounch off of the potions that I gave you but we need to be able to fight back. I highly doubt that the witches spend much time on physical training so we have to be able to use stealth and sneak up on them quickly. Then, when they do not expect it we can strike from close range." I tell them al
We increased the length of each of our classes by half an hour so by the time that I was finally done with classes for the night it was almost dinner time. It makes for a long day when I am working nonstop to keep the entire pack safe. Its a necessary long day but still quite exhausting. Still, I need to find time for my own workouts so I am going to have to let Dante know that I might be a little later than normal.With everybody gone the gym seems to be so gigantic, and quiet. Definitely quiet. I have been surrounded by the noises of training and yelling almost all day. It was necessary for the training but my head definitely needed the break that tonight may bring. I need to go for a run but maybe I can convince Dante to join me for one in the morning before the lessons all start.As I start with the punching bag I feel like somebody is watching me. Who would be watching me here unless it was one of the pack members? Glancing around, I do not see anybody
"Dante, why are you here?" I asked him concerned.I had opened up the mind link while Lovette was in here so that he would know what was going on. I did not know that he was on his way or why he rushed over here so quickly. Standing in the doorway, he is panting like he just ran all of the way over here from wherever he was."I got a call earlier today saying that Lovette had somehow managed to escape and they had no idea where she went. They thought that she was a danger because she has not responded to treatments at all. It almost seems as if she is, in fact, Akela's mate. I was trying to get here before she could harm you or leave again. She did not seem too happy to see you." He tells me walking towards me.When he gets up to me he holds me at arm distance to look me over. Since the mind link was open I know that he had to know that she did not even get close enough to hurt me but he is still looking at me like he needs to make
"Hey! Make sure that you are not letting her get behind you! Move faster. If a witch gets behind you it could all be over. Move, move move!" I shout at the pair in the ring.Normally I try not to yell at the sparring partners but it is getting more difficult to hold back when they spend so long thinking about their moves that they are not reacting to the actual fight at all. How am I supposed to get them to stop doing this? Is there a way to get them to stop trying to think about their moves so much?"Alright, take a break. I need to think for a moment." I tell them.I walk away from the ring to a stunned silence. This is the first time that I have ever stopped a lesson. Hopefully it is the last too. Mind linking Dante we brainstorm some ideas on how to get them to stop thinking so much. One way would be for me to get into the ring with them and hit them so fast that they do not have time to think about it. That seems like a good way to make a lot of peopl
"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
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,
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
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
"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
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
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
The first night with the babies was quite a bit of a learning curve. Whenever we put them in their bassinets they just started to cry nonstop until we picked them up again. It took a couple of hours to find out that if we put them into the same bassinet they were able to sleep peacefully and not wake us up. By the time we managed learning that, I was beyond exhausted and ready to sleep. Thankfully, there was more than enough people in the house to help us out throughout the night.When I wake up I find that Dante is already standing over their bassinet watching them sleep. They have managed a few hours of sleep straight which for me was quite shocking considering that they are newborns. "How are they?" I ask him sleepily.Chelsea decided to sleep on one of the loveseats last night as well. She was just too excited to go to sleep in her bedroom after I had the babies. I do not blame her but as she shifts when I start talking I do realize that that might have been a mistake. She is goi
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