Chapter 107


    Chapter 107


    41 Whose Your Alpha


    Penny POV


    “Penny, you know that you’re wee to stay with us. You don’t need to return to the wolf pack. We


    love having you here with us”, my grandmother says. I love my grandparents and I will surelye


    back to visit, but I miss my parents. I miss Jennifer. I feel like I’ve been gone forever and my training is


    nowplete. It’s time for me to return home. “Grandma, I appreciate the offer, but this isn’t my home.


    I will always visit you and Papa, but I can’t stay here.” “You can’t me an old woman for trying.” She


    pulls me into a hug. “Richard would be so proud of the woman you have be my sweet girl.” Even


    though I never got to meet my father hearing my grandparents talk about him makes me feel like I did.


    He was an amazing man who loved my mother. I know he is happy that my mom found John. John has


    been such a good father to me. She pulls back and ces her hand on my face. “I had hoped you


    would find your beloved while you were here so you would stay, but I understand. Promise me that you


    won’t forget toe and visit us. I would love for you to bring your mother, Jennifer, and John next


    time.” “Of course, grandma. You are my family and I will always make a point to visit.” She kisses my


    forehead and leads me out to a huge dining room. Everyone has gathered for lunch so I can say my


    goodbyes.


    I look around the table and everyone is smiling until my facends on Troy. I want to roll my eyes, but I


    control myself. Everyone begins to eat and the conversation is light. “I don’t understand why we are


    celebrating Penny returning to that wolf pack”, Troy says. He is a ranked Fae and has not hidden his


    feelings about my werewolf heritage. Calista growls “he is not our mate. What we do is none of his


    business”, she says. “I agree, just be calm Calista. He isn’t worth ruining ourst meal with our family.”


    She recedes to the back of my mind. “We are celebrating because she is returning to her home” my


    grandmother says. She squeezes my hand under the table and I couldn’t be more grateful for her


    support. “Troy, she is not only a fae but also a wolf. She deserves to have ties to both her wolf and fae


    heritages. Besides, she will need to find her beloved and he is obviously not here”, my papa says. He


    squeezes my other hand and I smile at him. Troy remains quiet for the rest of lunch and I’m grateful.


    We finish eating and I return to my room to gather my things. Once I’m ready, I head out to say


    goodbye to my grandparents. I hug them both “I will be back soon for a visit.” “Good, we love you


    Penny”, my grandmother says, and my papa kisses my head. I’m sad to leave them, but I’m excited to


    see my parents, sister, and the pack. I haven’t seen Eli since a few days after he lost ra. Faith and


    our family are the only things that are keeping him going, but I know he is strong.


    I reach arge tree outside the Fae territory. I press my hand to the tree and a door appears which I


    happily step through. I may not have the powers of my aunts or father, but I love my fae magic. I step


    out of a tree that is all too familiar. I’vee here since I was a child when I needed to connect with the


    earth. I sit leaning against the tree just reconnecting with the forest that surrounds the pack. I didn’t tell


    my parents I would be back today because I wanted it to be a surprise. I hear a low growl and my eyes


    snap open. Three dirty brown rogues are twenty feet from me. They are growling and snapping their


    jaws in my direction. I stand brushing myself off. “Let’s show them just how extraordinary we are”


    Calista says, and I nod my head in agreement. The wolf standing in front shifts and smiles at me like


    I’m his next meal. “What do we have here, a helpless little wolf?” I have my Fae scent masked like I


    was taught to do. I won’t let just anyone know exactly what I am. They see me as a wolf, but they won’t


    live to tell anyone any different. He starts to stalk toward me and I smile. His step falters seeing the


    look on my face before he resumes walking.


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    I wave my hand and the vinese from the trees wrapping around both the wolves and the man.


    They struggle against the restraints, but it doesn’tst long. The vines snake around each of their


    necks. Part of my powers are knowing the heart of a person and the three of them have ck hearts. I


    feel no remorse for ending them. I wave my hands and they are dropped from the vines and taken in by


    the earth like they were never there. “Did I ever tell you that I love being your wolf” Calista says and I


    laugh. “I love having you for my wolf, so it works out.” We shift and head for the border. As soon as we


    reach it, the patrol guard approaches me. My scent is still of the pack and he steps aside, allowing me


    to enter the packnds. I run as fast as I can to my family’s home. I throw open the door and Jennifer


    screams when she sees me. I wrap her in a hug. “I missed you, Penny.” “I missed you too, little one.”


    She rolls her eyes, but let’s my nickname for her go this time. Loud footsteps areing from the stairs


    and I’m lifted into strong arms when my father sees me. He squeezes me tight. “Dad, I missed you too.”


    “Put my pup down John. I want to hug her”, my mother says, and my dad begrudgingly lets me go. My


    mother wraps me tightly in her embrace and I finally feel like I’m home having my family with me. Mom


    tells me that my grandmother Judith is on a trip with her new boyfriend. Iugh thinking about the hell


    she must give that poor man. My next thought is of Eli. “How is Eli and Faith”, I say to no one in


    particr, and my mother smiles like she has a secret.


    Calliope POV


    I managed to free myself from Eli’s hold. He is deep in sleep and I stand there just staring at him. “I told


    you he would be worth it”, Aurora says, and I smile. I turn heading into the bathroom. I shower and


    wrap the towel around myself. When I return from the bathroom, Eli is still snoring softly. I go to grab


    the clothes from yesterday that I ced on the chair and I realize they are different clothes. I smile as I


    pick up the jeans and t-shirt. “You’re lucky we need to get to the Crescent Moon or I would be


    snatching you back to bed” Eli says. I turn when I hear his voice and smile. His hair is messy and he


    looks less stressed this morning. I’m d I could make him feel that way. “I figure we can grab anything


    you need from the pack today and then we can go shopping when everything with the vampires gets


    settled.” I nod and smirk at him before I drop my towel on the floor. He growls low “now we are


    definitely going to bete.” “I can’t think of a better reason to bete” I say as I’m lifted and carried back


    to bed.


    An hourter, we head downstairs to the pack dining room. Amelia, Lincoln, and Larisa are sitting at a


    table. Faith is sitting in her highchair next to Amelia. Amelia’s face lights up when she sees us. She


    rushes over, wrapping me in a hug. She pulls back and gives me a knowing look when she notices the


    fresh mark on my neck. She looks between the two of us and I can see unshed tears in her eyes.


    “Congrattions” she says as she wraps Eli in a hug. “Thank you” I say as we join the others at the


    table. Lincoln and Larisa congratte us and we all eat, discussing me moving to the pack. I notice a


    girl across the dining room giving me a death stare. I assume this must be the Suzanne that was


    mentioned in the whispers yesterday. I turn to Eli and press my lips to his, making sure she knows he is


    mine. When I pull back, he smiles. He takes my hand, leading me to the front of the dining room. “I


    would like everyone’s attention. I have an announcement to make that will affect the pack”, Eli says,


    and you can hear a pin drop. “The goddess has blessed me with a second chance mate. Alpha


    Calliope Robison is my mate and the packs future Alpha.” I hear chatter about me being Alpha and not


    Luna the instant he says those words.


    The girl from earlier stands and bears her neck to Eli, which isn’t lost on me. Aurora growls low and I


    push her to the back of my mind. I will not let this girl disrespect me, but I also don’t want the pack to


    think I’m unreasonable on my first day here. This is a big change for everyone. “What do you need,


    Suzanne”, Eli says with irritation in his voice. Her eyesnd on my mark and I can see nothing but hate


    in them. The thought of this woman touching my mate makes me want to shift and rip her head off, but


    what happened before me is none of my business. “I would like to speak to you in private, Alpha Eli.”


    Now I have had enough. Before he can respond, I do. “You will not be spending any time with the


    Alpha alone. Anything you would like to speak about with my mate, I will present to hear.” I see her


    eyes shing ck indicating she is talking to her wolf. “I, Suzanne Morris, challenge Calliope Robison


    to be the mate of Alpha Eli Thomas and assume the Luna position of the Nightfire Pack.” Eli roars and I


    immediately walk over wrapping my arms around him. He buries his nose in the crook of my neck,


    breathing in my scent. A growl gets our attention and I turn to face this crazy she-wolf who thinks she


    can actually challenge me. “He was meant to be mine from the beginning. First that rogue b**ch ra


    took him from me, but then everything was perfect when she died. Now you think you’re going to and I


    won’t stand for it.” Eli is on the verge of shifting. I used my speed to reach her and grab her by the


    throat.


    “I ept your challenge. I would tell you never to speak of ra like that again, but you won’t be


    saying anything when I finish with you. This challenge will be to the death as you are trying to take my


    goddess-given mate.” I drop her to the ground and head back toward my new family. Eli pulls me into


    his arms and presses a kiss on my lips. He pulls back and ces his forehead against mine. After a


    few seconds, he looks into my eyes. “Don’t take too long, love, we need to leave for the Crescent


    Moon.” I love that he has no doubt that I will be the victor. He walks over and picks Faith up and we all


    head outside. I wish women like this one would learn they can’t have what doesn’t belong to them.


    Does she actually believe if she had a snowballs chance in hell of beating me that Eli would wee


    her with open arms? I can’t help but roll my eyes as we face each other. Amelia walks between us and


    turns to Suzanne. “As Alpha Calliope stated, this challenge will only end when one of thepetitors is


    dead.” “Don’t worry Luna Amelia, I will honor your position, unlike some people,” she says, shooting me


    a re. “You really can’t be this stupid Suzanne” Amelia says. She looks like Amelia just pped her.


    “Luna” she starts to say and Amelia cuts her off. “You have brought this upon yourself. My son’s mate


    is Alpha Calliope, not you.” She steps back and we begin to circle each other.


    She shifts into an average-sized brown wolf. I shift and Aurora towers over her wolf. I hear gasps all


    around us. Aurora growls and jumps on her, so we are pinning the wolf to the ground. Without a second


    thought, Aurora bends down and bites into the wolf’s neck. She shakes her twice before she drops her


    limp body to the ground. I shift and the gasps have now turned into whispers as my clothes are still


    intact. Elies over and wraps his arm around me. “Are you ready to go, love?” I press a quick kiss


    to his lips and take Faith in my arms. “Absolutely” I am. We head to the SUV and get Faith situated in


    her car seat. It takes us about an hour to make it back to the Crescent Moon. Once the car is parked, I


    lead Eli to the office. I link Oliver, Anthony, and Benson to join us. A few minutester, they all walk in.


    I’m lifted off the ground and I expect to hear a growl, but it neveres. Oliver sets me on my feet,


    regaining hisposure. He turns to Eli and bears his neck. “It’s good to see you again Oliver” Eli


    says. “Thank you, Alpha.” “You may call Eli when we are not in a formal setting.” Oliver nods and


    everyone takes a seat.


    I begin to exin my feelings about appointing a new Alpha and keeping the packs separate. “You


    deserve to have your current ranks and the two packs will be considered sister packs from this day


    forward.” I see concern on their faces. “I mean no disrespect, Calliope, but this pack is your birthright.


    Besides that, you have done so much to change how things are done. You have improved the pack life


    of every one of our members. Another Alpha may return to treating the women of this pack like second-


    ss citizens”, Benson says. I growl “I assure you that the person I have in mind will never allow that.”


    A knock sounds on the door and my mother walks inside. She rushes over and wraps me in a hug. “I


    was wondering when you would be back?” “Mom, this is Eli Thomas, the Alpha of the Nightfire pack


    and my mate.” Her eyes get big. I had asked Oliver not to tell her. “Oh, my goddess, you found your


    mate.” She walks over and takes a sleeping Faith from Eli. “Eli, this is my mother, Jasmine.” “Is this my


    granddaughter” my mother asks. Eli smiles “yes, it is. It’s a pleasure to meet you, Jasmine.” “Mom, I


    asked you toe to the office because I will be stepping down as Alpha of the Crescent Moon. I will


    be taking my ce by Eli’s side as Alpha of the Nightfire pack.” She smiles “of course, will Anthony be


    taking your ce as Alpha?” I smile “no mom, you will.”