The time moved quickly in the last week as I continued with the raids but had agreed tonight to stop altogether because Athena had become more and more agitated. Still, our food supply was good and everyone in the pack was happy and healthy which for the first time in months was a huge relief. I felt like our pack was finally going to make it and sure it took some risky actions but thus far the Mystic Moon Pack had not expected us to raid so often and so quickly. We had only knocked out several guards and had not hurt any in the wake. This was a good thing because it meant they didn’t have to come after us and still with us hiding in the mountain they had no idea where we were. We had been careful and made sure we had washed our scents away in the waterfall and then climbed the rocks high enough that they couldn’t even catch the scent if they tried. I was proud of the pack and the way they were handling themselves and felt confident that we could keep going. Still, in the end, t

The dinner the night before was rather uneventful, at least I assured it that way. It was the greetings of niceties and politeness that were all over the place. It was obvious that Laura and Sophia felt overwhelmed by the large to-do that The Luna had put on but it was her norm to go overboard. I thought of every meal I’d ever had with the Alpha pack and it was nothing short of over the top and honestly fantastic but even with all the loveliness of it, I never felt truly comfortable at a single one of those dinners. The Luna had assured it yet she also would never let me leave the Alpha pack despite her son being gone but all of that was going to change. I knew in my heart now what must be done but I also would wait just one more day so that Laura and Rollo and Sophia and Gorm could have their day. Rogan wouldn’t want it any other way and I knew neither did I. I knew I was quieter than normal the night before but showered and prepared for the day to keep myself maintained even th

I waited nervously at the front greeting wolves I’d never even imagined I’d see let alone shake their hand off. Fuck, I was questioning for only a moment what I got myself into. I knew I appreciated my life far more here than I ever could have imagined it even existing in the Red CrrescantPack and I did feel like I belonged mostly. Still, there were the arrogant no-good wolves who would always look down on me. I hoped today I could change some of that. I glanced around the beyond-large ceremony that none of us who were being married today wanted but I also knew why it had become so large. This was a big step for all wolves to unite me a once rogue wolf who belonged to one of the most hated packs in all of our race. Bringing me into the largest and most flourishing pack opened doors for all red wolves everywhere. I never in my life wanted to be a goddamn poster child for the red wolf but still, here I stood knowing that if I wanted the things I loved there was no other option. My be

We had somehow managed to slip the wolves that had followed us but I could feel in my gut it was time to leave the cave. I wasn’t sure how to convince Athena but I knew if we didn’t we were in trouble. I hated having to tell her it was my fault but I wasn’t prepared for the amount of new security and it seemed there were new packs of wolves within the mystic moon pack perhaps for some kind of ceremony. I was confused because Athena had said that the other packs suffered just like we did and hated the Mystic Moon Pack so why ensemble for their ceremonies? I had questions but there would be time after we were able to get the pack to safety. I entered our makeshift room in the cave, I took her in with the gown that hung on in drapes of fabric still exposing her back and her mated mark from me. It was so odd how it would fade almost daily and for a split second I wondered but then I'd feel her pull as I entered the room and told myself it was her and had always been her ignoring the fl

I watched quietly listening to all the anxious breathing of Athena as Kellina approached the elderly woman and bowed to her in respect. Kellina was excellent at being proper and respectful likely from the many years of treatment she got from that fucking other white priestess Hannah who tried to make Kellina call her mother. I could hear Rogan trying to get Athena’s attention. Trying to understand what was going on but Athena was shut up and trying to find a move. A move she just didn’t have, this was check and mate and part of me pitied Rogan because right in front of him was his mate, a woman of worth who was working on at this very moment uniting two packs together with kindness and grace. The poor bastard didn’t even realize what he was witnessing and I wondered how it felt to have these feelings of loving the woman whose hand you were holding but knowing another was your true mate designated to you by the moon goddess. The fucking moon goddess! I loved being a wolf and bein