Her Royal Ties (Book 2)

Chapter Six ~ Nice to Meet you, Alpha Blackstone!

Crystal POV

            The spa service was awesome. It was Caelan’s first time getting a professional massage and I was glad he enjoyed it. I think I will put it in our budget to start getting couple massages regularly. Candace and Carlton didn’t take long to do my hair and make-up and now I’m getting ready for the dinner we have scheduled with the Alpha and Luna of Golden Moon pack. I had forgot that I hid Caelan’s anniversary gift in my make-up bag because I didn’t want him to see it before our anniversary, but I forgot it yesterday and I feel kind of bad because he spoiled the crap out of me yesterday. I finished my final touches and put my heels on then grabbed the small gift box on the counter and walked back into the bedroom. Caelan was sitting on the bed putting his shoes on, so I sat next to him and turned to face him.

            “I bought this a few weeks ago but I forgot to give it to you. Carlton found it in my make-up case.” I said smiling then handed him the small box.

            He looked at the box for a second before opening it and pulling the silver pocket watch out of its gift package. I really wanted to get him something great and useful, after twenty-five years you would think I would know what to get him, but my husband has everything and like they say what do you buy a person that has everything. I was nervous when he stayed quiet a little longer than I anticipated and just when I was about to say something a smile started to form on his face, and he snapped the chain of the watch to his belt loop before kissing his mark on my neck and grabbing my hand so we could walk out to the car waiting for us.

            “Good Evening Mr. & Mrs. Parks, I hope your day is going well.” Jahir said as he opened the back door to the blacked-out SUV.

            “Good Evening Jahir, our day has been wonderful. How about yours?” I asked as I climbed into the car with Caelan climbing in behind me. Jahir closed the door and climbed into the driver seat before responding.

            “My day has been pretty relaxing to be honest. You guys know how to reach me if you need transportation, right?” Jahir said as he closed the driver door.

            “Yes, we have been staying local. We may go into town tomorrow afternoon after our photo sitting with John Baptiste. I will be sure to give you enough notice of our plans.” Caelan said and Jahir nodded then turned around and started the truck.

            A few minutes later we were on the road heading to Golden Moon pack grounds. We arrived at the pack border thirty-five minutes later and was greeted by three guards, two in wolf form and one in human form. The guard in human form approached the SUV and smiled as Jahir lowered the back window to reveal me and Caelan in the back seat.

            “Name and Pack affiliation?” The guard said a friendly tone.

            “Alpha and Luna Parks of Silver Moon Pack in Portland Oregon.” Caelan replied

            “Welcome to Golden Moon, Alpha and Luna Parks, enjoy your visit. Entry granted.” The guard said nodding at the guard house as the gate opened and the two wolves followed the SUV onto the grounds and the ten minutes it took us to reach the pack house.

            When we arrived at the pack house, we were greeted by the Golden Moon Beta Jeremy Khalil and his mate Beta Imee Khalil. I was caught off guard when Iman bowed her head at me. I smiled at her with a confused look.

            “I’m sorry Luna Parks but my wolf recognizes you as the Queen of Morocco. Our family descends from Morocco, my husband’s father is still the leader of the Moroccan Royal Family guard. I meant only respect.” Imee said with a smile and my eyes grew wide at her confession.

            ‘Anastasia is that possible? Can her wolf really recognize us as queen even though we have not taken the throne yet?’ I asked Anastasia in my mind, and she laughed.

            ‘Yes, just like a lower-level wolf can sense your Alpha blood and recognize you as Luna, those that descend from Morocco or the African region would also sense or recognize your royal blood line also, especially one that is connected to the Moroccan Royal Family guard.’ Anastasia replied and I smiled back at Imee.

            “The Alpha and Luna are awaiting your arrival in the formal dining room. We have been asked to escort you two to the dining hall.” Beta Jeremy said with a smile and slight bow of his head also.

            ‘Babe, are you okay? I’m not sure how they know that you are the Moroccan Queen but if you are uncomfortable, we can meet and go back to the resort.’ Caelan said to me through mind link with concern laced in his tone.

            ‘You’re such an awesome husband, Alpha, and mate, but I’m okay. Anastasia said it is normal for their wolves to recognize my royal blood just as they would sense us as Alpha and Luna. It was a little shocking, but I think they are harmless.’ I said to him through mind link with an outward smile.

            As soon as we entered the formal dining room, a tall dark skinned male and a woman my height maybe stood up from their seats at the other end of the long dining table.

            “Alpha and Luna Parks, it is a pleasure to finally meet you. I am Alpha Jameson Blackstone Jr, and this is my Luna Libby Blackstone. Thank you for accepting our invitation please take a seat wherever you will like or feel most comfortable.” The tall dark-skinned man said with a bright smile.

            “It’s nice to meet you, Alpha Blackstone! Thank you for the invitation and the gifts, we really appreciate your hospitality.” Caelan said as he pulled out a chair a few feet away from when the Blackstone’s were seated.

            I took a seat, and he pushed my seat in under the table then sat in the seat next to me closest to Alpha Blackstone. The Beta’s sat across from us on the other side of the table near Luna Blackstone. A few minutes after we were seated, two women came into the dining room pushing a cart with plates of food on one and glasses of water and what appeared to be wine on the other. The women gently sat the plates and drinks down in front of us and left the room.

            “Luna Parks, is it safe for me to address you as Luna?” Luna Blackstone asked me with a smile, and I looked at her with confusion.

            “Yes, or you can just call me Crystal.” I said and her eyes snapped to mines with confusion.

            “I could never address you so informal. I will just call you Luna Crystal. If that is, okay?” She asked with hesitation, and I nodded.

            “Are you also a descendent of Morocco?” I asked Libby and she smiled then nodded her head with a small bow.

            “I understand but I am not the current Queen of Morocco. I have not taken rule and I am not sure if I am yet either. So, for this evening if you all could just regard me as the Luna of Silver Moon. It would make me most comfortable to enjoy this evening.” I said with a small smile.

            “Very well then, we shall address you as Luna Parks. I honestly didn’t know that you were Queen of Morocco until I sensed your royal bloodline when you entered the room. That is why we stood upon your entrance. I apologize if we made you uncomfortable in any way. Our pack was formed here because let’s just say our kind can’t be hidden in Morocco as it can be in the states or even here in Jamaica or the Bahamas. Majority of my pack members are descendants of the African region with myself, my wife, and the Beta’s here all from Morocco. Our Gamma’s are from Egypt and a large mass of our warriors are from Ethiopia. My father didn’t say you were from Morocco.” Alpha Blackstone said with sincerity.

            “That is because my family isn’t from Morocco, Crystal’s father was from Morocco, but she didn’t learn of his background until she was seventeen years old. She didn’t learn of her wolf lineage until she was seventeen. The day I met her was the day her world collided with our kind and six weeks later she learned of her royal bloodline.” Caelan said and looked at me with apologetic eyes, but I smiled and nodded at him to assure him that I was okay with what he had just disclosed.

            “Well enough of all the formalities, let’s eat.” Alpha Blackstone said and we all nodded our heads.

            The food tasted as delicious as it smelled and by the time, we were finish eating I felt like I was going to pop because of all the food I ate.

            “Wow, that was Delicious, are your cooks native to the island?” I asked and Luna Blackstone nodded.

            “Yes, when our families first arrived here in Jamaica, we were asked by a smaller native pack to join our pack. The members of the Red Woods Pack merged with ours after their Alpha was killed in a rogue attack by poison. Several years later the Black Hills Pack endured the same fate and asked to merge with us. We have formed alliances with five other smaller packs providing refuge and support when needed. So, I would say it’s safe to say we are a good blend of African descendants and Jamaican native.” Alpha Blackstone explained and I nodded with a smile.

            “What about John Baptiste? Where is he from?” Caelan asked and I saw Alpha Blackstone smile begin to form.

            “Believe it or not John is actually a descendant of South Africa where he was born but he was raised in the States, and he knows very little about his African roots. His father was killed when he was a boy, and his mother ran away from South Africa to find refuge with her aunt that lived in California. His wolf would sense something off about you, Luna Crystal, but he wouldn’t be able to sense your royal bloodline.” Alpha Blackstone said with a smile.

            “Good because we asked him to capture us here this evening in our wolf form at the peak of the moon. Is that alright?” Caelan asked and I smiled.

            “Of course, that is alright, you can’t shift in town it is our only rule here on the island, too many tourists. We have our kind in office to ensure we are included in the laws but those that know about our kind has protected our secret and for that we have made a pact to never shift close enough to town, one to protect our secret and two to protect those that protecting our secret.” Alpha Blackstone said and Caelan and I both nodded in understanding.

            We finished our dinner with light conversation and cocktails. The Blackstone’s and the Khalil’s were really nice and hospitable shifters. It was nice getting to know them. They told me a little about Morocco and why they would serve me as Queen. It was a little after midnight when John Baptiste arrived, and we headed into the deep parts of the forest where the moon could be captured above us in our wolf form. John sat up his lighting, canvas, and brushes to capture and outline us.

            Just as the moon reached its highest peak John asked us to go in the tree line and shift. We did as we were told and returned to the marking spot, he had told us. John took the picture and then began the outline on the canvas, it took him over an hour to get the outline complete on the canvas. When John was done, we shifted back into of human form and walked back to the Golden Moon pack house where Jahir was waiting to take us back to our resort.