Celus stood in nothing but a pair of shorts as he waited for Tax to join him in the entrance way. It was ten minutes until six, but he enjoyed showing up to things early.
Celus pushed away the sound of his stomach growling as he bit into a bright red apple. The crunching sound covered up the exhausted feeling he had; the sleep he had gotten the night before only increasing the heavy feeling.
"Celus, honey. It's time to wake up." Mandry shook his shoulders, pulling him from his deep sleep.Celus groaned, looking over at the clock that rested on his end table. It read '11:50 p.m.'. He shot up and threw the blankets off his body, scrambling to his closet on the opposite side of the room.
It was the morning of Darron and Salen's mating ceremony, and Celus ran around like a mad man. He had been training non-stop for the past four days with Tax, and it was starting to take a tole on his body. This was going to be a three-day event. Today will be the introduction of the mating pair. Salen will be presented to the pack along with all the Alpha courts from surrounding packs. She will be dressed in white to symbolize purity of the soul, and is required to attend the ceremony barefoot. There will be a ball to help submerge her into the Luna position.
Celus stood in a black suit and tie next to Brady and the rest of his court. The ballroom was filled with Alphas and their mates, along with any guests they brought with them.Darron stood in the center of the dance floor, talking with nearby Alphas. His body was rigid as he did his best to ignore whatever the Alpha was saying to him. He was growing impatient and wanted to get the night over with.
Salen ran in though the back door to find Margaret. She rounded the corner, unaware of her surroundings when she crashed into someone’s chest. “What are you doing running around?” Darron growled, turning his attention away from his beta. “I-I” She stuttered, backing away slowly. Darron’s eyes zeroed in on the red mark now prominent on her neck.
The border was blocked by a row of men. Rowan slowed down to a stop, puffing out his chest and straightening his spine to show off his size, intimidating some of the wolves.Salen's father stepped forward with an unfamiliar man, both sharing the same sinister smile and clenched jaws."Well, it is nice of you to finally join us." The mysterious man sneered. "Brady, for a Beta you're not very smart." Brady cocked his head, side-eyeing Rowan who was growling lowly at the trespassers on his land. "A normal Beta that has to leave the land would at least tell his third in command. It was quite easy to breach your border with no one in charge." His ears dropped, now aware of how large his mistake was.'Leave my land now, and death will not follow.'Rowan snarled, lifting his lips to reveal his large canines. The man just chuckled, shaking his head."Now why would I do that? The whole reason I am here is to dispose of you." He shifted into an ashy b
Chaos erupted the moment Celus and Darron's father disappeared over the cliff. Salen's screams echoed through the trees, but the warriors were all focused on one fact; their Alpha was gone. Celus' pack turned to the traitors and attacked, only seeking their blood.Brady lifted Salen off the ground bridal style, desperate to get her away from the commotion. Her cries were hysterical, making his chest ache. He couldn't imagine the pain she was going through. He may have lost his best friend, but she lost her other half.Darron was running through the crowd of fighters, begging everyone to stop. His father no longer had a tight grip on his control, and he was desperate to get the bloodshed to be over. 'This is all my fault.' He thought, pulling men apart and searching for Salen, wanting nothing more than to beg for her forgiveness.He finally spotted her in the arms of Celus' beta, her arms tearing at his as she tried to go after her mate. Darron frowned,
The aura of the pack land calmed down immensely over the next few days. No one had to feel like they had to look over their shoulders every second.No one but Celus.The thought of his uncle still loomed over him, making his nerves feel overwhelmed.Salen quickly became comfortable in her new home with her mate. However, it wasn't what she expected.Celus had been locked in his office almost twenty four hours of the day after his surprise visit. She brought him food whenever she thought he would be hungry, but he was too zoned in on paperwork and cleaning up the mess that happened earlier that week to notice or take it.Salen ascended the stairs with a sandwich in one hand and a glass of water in the other. She was determined to get him to stop working, no matter what she had to do.She knocked on his office door and waited for his gruff come inbefore pushing it open just enough for her to slide through."Hey." She smiled
The human territory was buzzing with frantic shoppers as they pulled up in front ofCalmer Crest, a diner in the center of town."Why is everything so busy?" Safiya asked, gripping tightly to Brady's arm. He pulled away from her hold and instead draped his arm over her shoulders for protection."I don't know." He looked back and waited for Celus and Salen to get out of the car. "Maybe there's some sort of holiday we don't know about."Celus reached down and grabbed Salen's hand, helping her out the car before slamming the door shut behind her. She stood up on her toes and planted a kiss to his cheek making him smile, shaking his head trying to play off his blush.The diner was nowhere near as hectic as the rest of the town, but it was still full of families enjoying meals together and friends gossiping away over milkshakes and their burgers. The sixties themed decor inside made it feel cozy with brightly colored booths and matching tables. A