As promised here is Part Two of The Surprising Tribute.: For The Pack.
For The Pack Part Two Nothing Zaya POV This moment should have been joyous. Cheerful. Maybe even Festive. Happiness should have floated through the air as easily as a lifeless leaf during a brush of wind. As easy as a balloon heading toward the clouds. But it wasn’t. It was nowhere near the occasion I thought it would be. The lack of happiness went hand and hand with the lack of sadness. There was no celebration welcoming the news of our first pup. The news of what we made as a couple. No happy hugs. No kisses beneath the sheets. No smiles from friends or family while we try to wrap our heads around the fact that we were about to be parents. But just like there was no celebrating, there were no angry talks or coldness between us either. No crossed exchanges between what should be a happy couple. No fighting about the right way to handle our problem. And worse, not admitting that this problem between us was an actual problem. I hated re
The Tracker Godric POV Two days. That’s how long it took me to be comfortable enough looking her in those beautiful eyes and she had the nerve to not show up for breakfast. I could hardly keep my composure in front of the pack when I entered and her seat was empty. I waited for her to walk through those doors well past the time we normally start breakfast. Yet, the sounds of rumbling stomachs grew louder than my thoughts and I had no choice but to allow everyone to start eating. Alex saved us. No. He saved me by announcing that the Luna wasn’t feeling well. And I know he meant well, but that only allowed for whispers and guesses of what was bothering her. I ate my meal, the same as the day before. In a hurry. Only this time it was because I wanted to find her. I needed to find her and explain why I had been distant for the past two days. When Audrey left a few minutes before me, I knew she was headed for my mate. Pushing my plate to the side, I walked quickly to follow her. “
Not Just A Pack Member Zaya POV When I snuck back into our house, the morning training session had just ended. Everyone had already begun their daily routines. Thus too busy to say anything more than a “Hello” as they passed me. I left Audrey outside when Raven approached with news of her first training session. The girl was a natural, like her sister. She’d knocked some guy off his feet on the second try and I was impressed. We all were. In a few years, she would be a great addition to the guard. I climbed the steps to the third floor where our bedroom and his office were located. Just when I reached the top of the landing, the door to the office opened, forcing me to retreat into my private room. The small office that was at the beginning of our side of the hall. On the Beta’s side of the hall, Alex used the small private room to have small meetings that didn’t require Godric’s presence. And since Godric had his own office, this room became mine. Though I hadn’t thought of what
You WIll See Zaya POV I consider Alex’s words carefully. He was right. As he always is. I’m not sure why I was fighting him on this. I am still Godrics Luna Queen. The pack looks to me to be a leader and I couldn’t even find a way to communicate with my own mate. Alex held out his hand and I took it. He led me to Godric’s office door where he knocked twice before entering. Alex held my hand while he kept an eye out for the stairway. Audrey or any number of Elders could come waltzing up the staircase. “Come in.” I heard my mate’s voice and it almost instantly calmed my nerves. I hated how I could still be calmed by someone I was mad at. Even the thought of coming close to him brought me comfort. Godric’s eyes darted from his brother and then to me. He got up from the seat behind his desk. Where have you been, Zaya?” He moved toward me and I moved around toward a different side of office, avoiding his presence as much as possible. I nearly had to force my feet not to run toward hi
Alone Godric POVI felt the force of her anger as the door slammed hard when she left me and Alex in the office.Alex sat back in his seat and closed his eyes. “This isn’t going to be easy, Godric.”I mimicked his posture and leaned back with my hands behind my head. “I know. I can’t believe this is how my reign will start.”“It’s one month, brother. I think we can survive one month. Then everything will be right again between you two.” He tried his best to console me.“I hope you are right, Alex. Or else I would have put my relationship at risk for nothing.”“Not just your relationship.” He said and I recalled what else made Zaya angry with me. I asked my brother to keep something this important from his mate. Putting his own happy home at risk.Sure, she’ll forgive him because he is her mate. They are meant to be together. But just because you are meant for one another, doesn’t mean you will be happy all the time.Alex got up to leave me alone with my own thoughts.“Thank you,” I s
Like We Are Still In Love Zaya POV The bedroom door opened and I found myself regretting moving into the Alpha room. First, I had to deal with him not joining me for dinner or bedtime. For two days. I had been angry with him for distancing himself. Now, after that conversation with him and Alex, I wanted nothing more than space. I couldn’t believe on top of everything else I had to endure sleeping together. What I wouldn’t give for a few more days alone in my old room. I’d imagine if I suggested different lodging, we might have another conversation about how the pack views us. I suppose sleeping in different rooms might give off the appeal that we were no longer a happy couple. In my peripheral vision, I could see Godric moving around in the dark. He retreated to the bathroom without saying a word to me. I heard the shower start soon after he entered. Steam crept from the ajar door into the bedroom. I listened to the sounds of splashing water against the shower walls. Soon the
No Surprises Godric POV Her words cut me to the core. I could feel her pain. Her anguish. These were the times I needed Alex. He was always there to keep me from saying something stupid or doing something without thinking. I couldn’t sleep after our conversation. How could I with this much space between us? I hated the way I made her feel right now. I wish I could ask myself, ‘why couldn’t I have just been happy?’ But the truth is, I knew why. I know what is really at stake. I’ve seen what happens to a Luna who wasn’t pregnant by her Alpha. And I’ve seen what happens to a wolf born to Luna who wasn’t the Alpha’s son. Neither scenario is pretty and I won’t have that happen to her. So she can be just as upset with me as she wants. She will see one day that everything that I’m doing is for her and the pup she carries. When I heard her leave the bed and start the shower, I was relieved. I didn’t want to invade her space, but this couch wasn’t made for sleep. I crept into the bed
All The Kings MenGodric POVIt only took three days for what foretold to come true. Alex came barging into my office the night before stating the Elders wanted an audience with me.I asked him to prepare the conference room downstairs. There were nine elders and they weren’t all going to comfortably fit in this office.The next morning we all sat at an oval-shaped table on the first floor of my house. Two of the Elders called this same place home. They lived on the second floor which was designated for guests since they were always traveling.“Elder John and Elder Elias. I didn’t know you two were back in town.” They had been helping watch over the rebuilding process for the pack my father died defending.Zayas parents would be heading there next to ensure a proper medical facility was in place before people start migrating back to their homes.“We came as soon as we heard about what happened with Evander.” Elder Elias answered.I gave my younger brother a knowing look as if to say