To Save Them All

Being watched

Luke

Scarlett’s luna ceremony was this weekend. I had planned to go but we kept having little annoying attacks. I was pretty sure my neighbouring alpha Edward was behind them.

We had had a bit of a run in the first time we met, as we were in the pack he came to claim, Paradise, the pack that belonged to the alpha that tried to take Iris.

After Iris killed him, we had visited the pack to see if it had a heir and Iris found some girls from her old pack that had been captured. One was pregnant with the alpha Marcus’s pup and Edward wasn’t happy Iris took her.

I heard that he claimed her back promising to make her luna then murdered her and her unborn pup, trying to blame it on Blue Moon. I cut all ties between the two packs when Oliver called to tell me the news.

Paradise and Elcipse had been allies for years, with the scales tipped firmly in Paradise’s favour. The problem was since then we had been having annoying little attacks. They never came to anything but it made me uneasy to leave.

I had only recently become alpha, I inherited the title through my fathers family that left this pack long ago. It had come as a bit of a shock. While I knew our family had alpha blood I had been happy with the position I had.

I had grown up destined to be Jackson’s right hand man. I thought my duty had been to train his warriors and protect his luna, until I walked into the pack and felt the power.

Now I had a whole pack to protect. I wasn’t going to lie I found it quite unnerving at times. I didn’t quite know who to trust. It appears the previous alpha had been a cold hearted brute, but his father had been a fairer alpha, just not strong enough to stand up to Paradise.

A lot of the wolves that had fought with Julian against us had left the pack, I was unsure if they were rogues or had moved to Paradise.

Jackson and Oliver had said I would always have the allegiance of Silver Oak and Blue Moon. Both were officially taking over their packs after the alpha of alphas tournament. As I hadn’t met my mate yet I wasn’t eligible, I wasn’t too fussed really there was so much to sort out here.

I was jealous that both Jackson and Oliver found their mates, however I wasn’t sure I wanted to bring my mate to this pack just yet when I found her, everything was still a little unstable here.

I was glad my brother Marty was coming to be my beta. He really should have stayed with Jackson but currently he would be heir after me and I practically begged him to come. I didn’t really trust anyone here. The older ranked wolves seemed ok, but only one of their sons remained here and so I wasn’t sure I trusted them yet. Jackson let him chose, which I was grateful for.

The plan had been that he would come back with me this weekend but realistically I wasn’t going to make it.

Oliver said what Marcus had done to the girls had hit Iris hard. I wasn’t going to lie it had shocked me what we saw when we rescued them. It took me a while to get shake the horrible feeling it could have been Iris and Thea, they had tried to kidnap the girls a few times before we really knew what we were up against.

Thea

I wanted let Rupa out for a run again. Due to her colour I could only let her run in our pack, and I usually went by myself unless Jackson or Patrick were willing to come with me.

It was a moonlight night so I could see my grey coat shining in the light. Rupa got nervous all of a sudden. “I smell something. Something isn’t right?”

“We should go back.” I told her, looking around I couldn’t see anything but I had that uneasy feeling. As she crept back out of the hollow we had stopped in I hear a twig snap nearby.

“Run Rupa.” As she fled the hollow I could hear another wolf nearby, I didn’t recognise the scent so I urged her faster. As she streaked through the woods I could sense we were putting distance between us.

“Jackson, there is a strange wolf near the bottom hollow.” I linked Jackson, once I felt a little safer. I didn’t shift until I was back at the packhouse, Onyx, Jackson’s black wolf met me on the steps. He sifted back. “I’ve sent the warriors I’m going to take a look, Dads waiting for you inside.”

As I made my way to Dads office I hoped I hadn’t sent anyone on a mad goose trial. I was sure there was another wolf there.

“Thea, dear, are you ok?” Dad asked giving me a hug.

“Yes, sorry I didn’t hang around to see who it was, but I’m sure someone was there.”

“I believe you Thea. But I think it might be a good idea to reduce the amount you are letting your wolf run. Word has already gotten out about her beauty and it’s just adding to the numbers of alphas requesting to meet you.”

“There has been more?” While it was more common that I would like for alphas to take a chosen mate I didn’t think it was normal so for many to be looking at once.

“It’s the alpha of alphas competition. The entries are small this time. There is still enough time to chose a luna and be eligible to compete.” He responded.

“Are you suggesting I consider any of these ?” I was confused Mum and Dad were firm believers in fated mates.

“No of course not I wouldn’t dream of asking you to do that. But some of these alphas you actually haven’t met yet so could be your mate. I was going to suggest you make a point of meeting them at the luna ceremony.”

This was probably a good idea. Even if they weren’t my mate if I was ever going to consider being someone’s luna I would definitely want to meet them first and get to know them a bit. I hadn’t even had a boyfriend before. Jackson would never allow it.

No one ever got close enough to even sneak a kiss with my protectors in the form of Jackson, Oliver, Luke or Iris’s three brothers before they were killed. I realised I hadn’t replied to Dad.

“Yes of course, just keep let me know who is coming and I’ll look out for them.”

Jackson linked to say they hadn’t found anyway so after I apologised for dragging him out I headed off to bed. I couldn’t sleep though, it bugged me that I was missing something. Was alpha Christian anything to do with what went on tonight?

Part of me wished Iris had been able to find some evidence to allow a war with his pack, it felt like he was still a loose end. I immediately felt bad for thinking this, I didn’t really want a war but it would just be nice to feel safe for a while. I was fed up of the constant looking over my shoulder. Iris had been able to ignore it more than me, she was tougher and took no nonsense. I knew I should try to be more like her but I just didn’t have that ruthless steak.