Chapter 114


    Once everything is cleaned up and the enemy’s bodies are burned, everyonees


    back to the pack house’s frontwn, so we can have a meeting. Those that are injured


    go home to let their wolves. heal them or the really bad ones make their way to the


    hospital to have Dr. Sands patch them up. Den’s pack have already headed home


    after I’ve thanked them profusely. I tried offering them to stay for a BBQ but they all


    refuse, and I think Den has something to do with it. It irritates me that he won’t allow


    me to thank his men in my own way, but I’ve got more important things to deal with at the


    moment.


    “Spencer,” I grab his attention as soon as I spot himing. towards me, “Please, tell


    who it is that we lost!” I need to know who it is that gave his life for this pack.


    “He was one of the newer pack members, Alpha. His name was Andrew. He’s only been


    with us for two months, but he’s got a mate.”


    Enter title…


    I close my eyes, “Oh, Goddess! Who is his mate?”


    Unexpectedly, a male voice speaks up and another warrior steps forward, “I am, Alpha


    Quinn. I’m Vince, and we were mated two years ago.” There is a c*ack in his voice at the


    end, but he holds himself well.


    I walk down the steps and make my way toward the grieving mate. Pulling him into me, I


    hug him tightly, “I am so very sorry for your loss, Vince. Andrew was a brave warrior and


    he will never be forgotten.”


    “Andrew lived for being a warrior. He was always excited to go to


    Dinding into


    training. When we left our old pack, it was because they wouldn’t ept us as mates


    because we are the same sex, so we wandered around looking for a new pack. We


    heard Dark Moon’s namee up so many times that we decided to head here. You


    made us feel weed and epted, and for that I will always be grateful, and will


    serve you always.” The warrior then takes a knee and I smile.


    Suddenly, every warrior and non-warrior on the frontwn are going down, one by one,


    as they take a knee before me. I can’t stop the tears that begin to fall at the sight in front


    of me. Denes to my side and puts his arm around my shoulder and pulls me into


    him forfort, and I ept it.


    Once the moment passes, I straighten myself back up, “Please stand,” I call out, “Thank


    you for your loyalty, and in return, I will be the best Luna that I can be and will train your


    future Alpha to be an Alpha that you can all love and look up to!” I look back at Vince, “I


    would like to put up a monument in honor of all the fallen warriors. that have left us, and


    with your permission, I would like to add your mate’s name to it as well.”


    Vince lets a single tear slip down his cheek, “I would be honored, and I know Andrew


    would be as well.”


    “I would like you to join us for a private dinner this evening, Vince. Then, once the sun


    goes down, we will see your mate off, sending him back to the Goddess Selene where


    he can watch over you.”


    “Thank you, Alpha, but I must turn down your generosity. I think I need to be alone


    tonight, but I would be honored to join your another night, if possible.”


    “Oh, of course, how thoughtless of me! Do you mind if Ie check in on you in a few


    days?” I ask. I always worry about mates who lose their loved one, and even though I


    was strong enough to fight the despair, not every mate can.


    “I would appreciate that very much, Alpha.” Vince replies as he bows his head to me.


    “Good, now go and do what you need to do. Please don’t hesitate to let me know if you


    need anything. I will see youter this evening, Vince.”


    “Thank you again, Alpha.” He then turns and walks through the crowd who expresses


    their sympathy to him as he passes.


    “I have people looking into the Gray Skies pack,” Den informs us, “I want to know


    exactly where theye from and what we are up against. I also have scouts out


    watching their movements.”


    Den and I call an emergency meeting with all our allies. Alphas, Betas, G*mmas and


    Head Warriors are all in attendance, here in Dark Moon territory. We are worried that


    there may be another attack, so I don’t want to go too far. Obviously, they have


    misinformation if they think that there is a Dire wolf among my pack. This is the second


    time that my pack has been targeted due to others mistaking us for something that we


    are not.


    “I don’t understand why they’ve traveled all this way if they weren’t one hundred percent


    sure that there is a Dire wolf in the area.” Thises from Alpha Brant from the Midnight


    Storm pack. He’s a c*cky Alpha, but a good one all the same.


    “I can honestly tell you that I have nevere across a Dire wolf in my life, at least not


    to my knowledge,” I respond, “I guess I wouldn’ t really know what to look for even if I


    did, would any of you?” I chuckle and a few others join in and agree with me.


    “They are faster and stronger than most,” Alpha Carson from the


    Blood Moon pack cuts in, stopping all the chuckles, “They are bigger as well, but that


    usually doesn’t take ce until theye into their powers on their twentieth birthday.”


    “And how do you know all this to be true?” Alpha Oliver from Desert Sun asks.


    “I know this because my great uncle on my mother’s side was thest Dire wolf in our


    ancestry line. My grandmother was adopted so she wasn’t from the same bloodline. My


    great uncle was killed in battle and had no offspring that anybody knew of, so the Dire


    wolf line died with him.” He sighs as he looks around the table, “Maybe they got the


    wrong pack and meant to hit mine because of the bloodline. I’m not ashamed to say that


    I had Dire wolves in my family at one time. In fact, I am d*mn proud of it, and if any of


    you have an issue with it, then you can f*ck off!”


    I cover my mouth as a burst ofughter erupts, and I nce around the room to see if


    anyone has an issue with what we all just learned. Everyone else is doing the same as I


    am, and watching everyone else’s responses.


    “I think I speak for everyone,” Alpha Deke states, “when I say that we don’t have an


    issue with your family history or any Dire wolf. In fact, I would put my own life on the line


    to protect a Dire wolf!”


    For some odd reason, T is getting all worked up, but I don’t know if it’s a bad thing or


    a good thing and I don’t have time to talk to her about it at the moment. Den nces


    over at me and grins, why, I haven’t the slightest clue, but I smile back. Why is it all of a


    sudden everyone I acting weird?


    Shaking my thoughts away, I put my own two scents in, “I for one, find it hard to believe


    that there are any left. Actually, this is the first time that I have even heard of someone


    talk about a real one. Up until now, I never thought of it as a legend, but a myth.” I rub


    my forehead, “Of course, if there is still a Dire out there, then we must protect it at all


    costs, but how do we do that when we don’t know who it is to begin with? Do we send


    out a search party or what?”


    “I don’t think we will find them, Alpha Quinn,” Den states, “they are hidden for a


    reason, and if we go searching then we may cause more trouble for them.”


    “Hm, I didn’t think about it like that.” I crinkle my brow, “Maybe we should start taking the


    fight to the rebels instead of waiting for them to decimate another pack.”


    “You mean take the fight to the Gray Skies pack, and then any other one whoes


    knocking on our back doors?” Den inquires.


    “Yes, that’s exactly what I mean. If we all join forces and attack them before they have a


    chance to regroup.”


    “That may not be a bad idea,” Alpha Carson nods, “Count the Blood Moon pack in.”


    “Sun River pack is in as well.” Deke stands up, followed by ck Storm, Desert Sun,


    and even Alpha Brant with Midnight Storm.


    “Well, I think that’s a good start. If we think we need more than we will regroup ourselves


    ande up with a new n. In the meantime, Alpha Den can get back to us with the


    intel that his scouts bring back and we can proceed with the next step.”


    I’m exhausted by the time everyone leaves. I walk Den and Holden out to the front


    porch and give the pup a kiss on his pudgy cheek and out of the blue I reach further and


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    peck Den’s cheek as well.


    “Thank you for all your help today, Den. I don’t know how I can ever return the favor


    unless your packes under attack as well.” I chuckle.


    “No need to thank me, Quinn, you know that. I’m always here for you and Dark Moon.”.


    We say goodbye and he leans in to ce a kiss on the top of my head before turning


    and walking the rest of the way to his jeep. All I can do is watch him walk away as I stand


    here in utter shock from the tingles that just shot through me from his kiss.


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