The funeral pyres were large that night, fed on the bodies of the dead from both sides. They light up the night sky, the smoke drifting toward the moon as the fallen wolves joined the Moon Goddess in her march across the night sky. By morning, they would be in Selene’s realm and she would judge their souls.
The largest pyre belonged to Former-Alpha Jared. The entire pack had gathered around the pyres, except for those caring for the injured. We sang the sacred songs, Lucille and Declan said the sacred prayers to send the wolves to their final resting place.
Charlie and I stand beside Zak and Clara in front of the pyre. Zak holds the large burning stick that will light his father’s pyre, his face blank. Clara looks just as grief-stricken as when we found her in the bunker. She hadn’t had to be told about her mate’s dea
Prophecy count: 3 victories - Betrayal attack 3 deaths - Jared 3 trios - Gael, Hakeem, and Meredith 3 Losses - ?
The doctor insisted that Arya and Zak come to the hospital for testing. Unsurprisingly, Zak was severely dehydrated and required several IV bags of fluids to be pumped into his system.Arya’s system seemed to be in shock from what she’d just done. She, too, was hooked up to IVs and laid in a private room to rest.After a few hours, both seemed fine and the doctor let them leave.“What the fuck happened?” Devin nearly screams at Zak once we leave the hospital. “Did you just decide that we didn’t need you anymore?”Zak looks like he’s about to speak, but nothing comes out. Quickly, Brandon steps between the two. “Devin, calm down.”“
After the battle, the funeral, and everything that went down with Zak and Arya, I need some time for myself. Self-care is important, ya’ll. I make my way to the meadow that Meredith showed us when I first arrived, not far from the battlefield. The moon is full and low in the sky, almost as if it is loaded down with the weight of what happened today. As if Selene is crying from the pain from today’s events. I can feel that pain as well. It is sad to see so many allies, acquaintances, and friends gone. Seeing others grieving. To feel the alliance with a specific pack flicker. It killed something in your soul. But I was also elated. I had survived. I was alive and well, along with all of my pack, my family, that were here. And I had found my mat
Isaac: R U OK?Arya: Yes. We’re safe.Isaac: Thank the Goddess. I was so worried.Arya: What’s going on there?Isaac: Mathias is on a rampage again. He’s livid after the battle.Isaac: Are all the alphas and betas really dead?Arya: All the ones that fought. The Lycos Pack alpha killed the Mani alpha right in front of us.Isaac: Shit!Isaac: Mathias got so pissed when he heard that. He beat the shit out of Beta Roan.Isaac: He’s in the hospital.
After stopping by to see Clara and assure her that Zak is fine, we walk to our suite on the top floor. Zak’s strength seems to be returning and he is able climb the stairs without issue.Charlie’s and my minds have been in turmoil since Zak explained what he had been going through. Feelings of fear, pain, anger, grief, and worry flow through the matebond. It doesn’t help that we feel potent feelings of grief, regret, and uncertainty from Zak.But there is also a sense of peace. His side of the bond seems more calm than it was before the fire. More focused. He’s definitely still grieving for his father, but it’s not as all consuming as it was.When we get back to the suite, Charlie flops down on the couch while I lock the door. When I
Jodar! (Fuck!) This week has been a lot. Between the battle, the meeting of alphas, Zak’s near suicide, and the continued mating urge, our bodies and minds are exhausted.Upon the cementing of the alliance between the northern packs and the Earthshine and Eclipse packs, we immediately moved both of their packs north to Maine. We had to keep them safe. The Eclipse Pack is surrounded by the Blue Crescent Pack and the ocean, being located on the southernmost tip of Florida. The Earthshine Pack is a little safer since it is in the northern part of Georgia. But it’s not far enough away to keep the women and children safe. We need to get them as far away from Mathias as we can.In a matter of hours, the Earthshine pack had loaded moving trucks and cars and made a car
The taste of her dances along my tongue as I tongue fuck her pussy, bringing Merry to a second orgasm before Gael rips open the door behind her. Merry has her legs so tightly around my head, that I can’t move, but I look up and see that Gael is already naked and more than ready for us. He grabs her face in his large hands, tilting her up for a kiss. His hands move down her body to squeeze her tits. She moans into his mouth, her back arching. “Ven acà Princesa
We arrive at the Diana Pack much later than we were supposed to, seeing as we made several more stops along the way. I think we hit every access road between Pennsylvania and Maine.What should have been a 12 hour drive took closer to 18 and it’s midnight by the time Hakeem parks the SUV in front of the packhouse. I had fallen asleep laying on Gael’s shoulder, but I wake with both of us laying across the seat, my head on his chest. Hakeem is bent over the steering wheel, his head in his hands.“Dream?” I whisper, sitting up. “Are you ok, love?” I reach over Gael, touching Hakeem’s shoulder.He pats my hand and turns around to give me a tired smile. “Yeah, Merry. I’m just tired, that’s all.”
I stand waiting at the bottom of the staircase for my mother and sister to escort Meredith to us. Hakeem is beside me. If I didn’t know him as a mate, I would not know how nervous he is. But the tick of his jaw and the way that he clenches and unclenches his fists by his side show me how the nerves are riding his body. That, and the feeling I have through the bond. I had asked him to replace Karamea as my beta. His prowess as a warrior, his dedication to our people, and his abilities to organize and make sense of all of the pack business that I have to deal with everyday. He’s perfect for the position. He accepted, but he was having second thoughts. “Cálmate, Tesoro. Estará bien. (Calm down, Treasure. It’ll be ok.)” I gr