Chapter 47


    Chapter Forty-Seven


    Daphne’s Point of View


    Scarlet gives me one more big hug. I know that once the doors open to the house,


    and I will walk down the steps, turn left and meet Caleb in the rose garden. My


    anxiety has me worried that I am going to


    fall on my face even getting down the


    steps. I take deep breaths trying to calm. my nerves. Everything is going to be fine; Caleb is here.


    Scarlet steps forward, but


    before she can open the door I reach out


    and stop her.


    “Scarlet, I’m scared.” My anxiety is full force now. My heart is beating a million miles a second, and I


    am pretty sure that I am going to drop dead right here. Scarlet


    turns back and faces me with a smile.


    “Daphne, you are the strongest woman I


    know, and you are going to be a great Luna. You have been mated with a good


    man, a strong man that I think loves you.” She smiles at me reassuringly and I must admit her pep talk


    helped. My heartbeat is slowing a little. She is right, everything is going to be fine.


    The doors are open, and I feel a light autumn breeze flow in. This is it, the moment that everyone is


    waiting for. I am shaking a little as I begin descending the steps. There are so many people here that


    some of them are milling about the


    circr drive in front of the door.


    Everyone turns their head though when I make my way out of the house. I carefully


    walk behind Scarlet, slowly down the


    steps. I turn the corner, and immediately


    see Caleb.


    Caleb is so handsome in his tuxedo.


    Scarlet was right, everyone else melts


    away and all I am focused on is Caleb. He stands proud with his hair pulled back,


    and his chest out. The button-down shirt


    looks like it is straining against his muscles, and I cannot deny the very sight


    of him brings a familiar ache to my womanhood. His eyes are locked with mine, and I can tell that he


    can feel the tension rising between us. I walk forward, intent on making this man mine and mine alone.


    He is my destiny, my mate.


    The elder stands before us, performing the binding ceremony. Suddenly there is a long howl that


    echoes through the trees. Caleb stills beside me, and I believe he is using the mind link he shares with


    his warriors to gather information on the disruption. With out warning I see Dorian break through the


    tree line, behind Caleb. What shocks me the man standing next to him is my father. 7


    Caleb turns and growls deep in his throat. I can see part of our pack immediately


    shift intobat mode and start to circle


    behind the intruders. My mind is.


    spinning wondering why they are here.


    “What the hell is the meaning of this.


    Coming here uninvited, interrupting my mating ceremony?” Caleb’s voice is colder than I have ever


    heard it before, ast


    if ice is running through his veins.


    “Alpha Caleb you havemitted a grave


    grievance against the Cedar Woods pack, and against the Silver Moon pack.”


    Surprisingly, it is my father that has chosen to speak. I feel a hand on my right shoulder, and I look up


    to find Scarlet by my side, her face pale.


    “What grievance do you have with me old man? As you can see my patience is


    wearing thin.” Caleb’s voice is


    thundering, and a chill runs along my spine.


    “Firstly, you purchased a ve from me. under false pretenses. You knew before. you purchased her


    that she was your mate. You withheld that information in


    order to procure the murderous bitch at a


    lower price. Then you have the audacity


    to speak to my beloved mate as if she was


    amon wench. Now I find out that your


    are holding my precious daughter hostage, keeping her from her destined


    mate. Ourws demand that you answer


    for your petnt behavior.” My father


    has his chest puffed out in righteousness.


    He spews his false tale loud, as if hoping to garner support from those in


    attendance. 1


    “I have heard enough of this. The contract in which I purchased a ve


    from you was witnessed by both of our


    Betas. You had the chance to ask for more


    money. You had the chance to ask me any


    question you wanted, and I would have answered them truthfully. You did not


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    care though; you only wanted the deal done. You have your money; I have honored the contract. Now


    be gone, off mynds before you start a war that you will not win.” The tension is thick, I can see that


    my fathers face is red with anger.


    Caleb struck a nerve with him.


    “You are a liar and a cheat. I have eyes, I can see my daughter right there. Her


    mate came to mest night with tales of your depravity. Hoping to have both of the sisters to yourself.”


    Caleb’s growl is


    lower this time, and I can see the seams.


    of his suit jacket starting to tear. He is in


    danger of shifting and attacking my


    father head on.


    “Enough of this.” My head swivels over


    to my sister as her words ring out clear in the night. “I am not a captive here; I am a guest. Alpha Caleb


    has been nothing but ster in his treatment of me. It was Dorian’s foolish actions that got him.


    banished from here. He is lucky that Caleb spared his life.” From the silence I can tell that no one


    expected Scarlet to speak.


    “Scarlet shut your mouth.” Dorian barks.


    at her.


    “No Dorian, I have been silent for far too


    long. Your monstrous ways end tonight. You have driven our pack into the dirt.


    Tormenting the young women, cheating and rutting around on me. You have


    depleted all our money with your glutenous actions. Hell, most of our pack has turned rogue just to


    escape from you.


    You are not half the man that Caleb is.”


    Scarlet’s face is as red as her hair, and I


    am in rapture of her at this moment. My


    attention is quickly snapped back to


    Dorian though as he goes to move


    forward. 5


    Caleb steps farther in front of both Scarlet and I. “If you take another step, I will end your life.” Caleb is


    in full war


    mode. I nce around and see that our


    warriors are ready to do battle if needed.


    “Do you really think you can stop me.


    That is my mate, she ising with me.” I do not think that Dorian has realized


    that are people have surrounded him. ncing at my father I can see that he is aware of the warrior’s


    positions, but he does not seem fazed. I am confused at how he is so calm, knowing that he does not


    stand a chance fighting against


    Caleb’s pack. 2


    “Scarlet I am disappointed in you. You


    were raised better than to act like this.


    Dorian is your mate, and your Alpha. You should be kneeling to him.” Scarlet is just as shocked as I am


    by his words.


    “Like I said you two need to get off of mynds before you start a war, we both know you wont win.”


    Caleb’s jacket is continuing to break apart at the seams. I


    know that he will turn soon if this


    situation is not handled.


    From behind me I hear a long howl, and I


    turn in time to see about thirty wolves. break through the tree line, attacking our


    nearest warriors. For a moment there is


    chaos, as people try to figure out who is attacking who and where these wolves areing from. Then


    I hear more fighting towards the north side of the


    town. I turn back in time to see my father


    and Dorian shift. Caleb shifts right in


    front of me as well. Scarlet grabs my arm


    and starts pulling me towards the house. 1


    “Daphne snap out of it; you are under


    attack and we need to make sure that the


    elders and children are safe.” Scarlet’s


    words spur me into action, and I help lead our pack elders, and young children in the house. I am


    grateful that Hannah is nearby, and she jumps in heralding


    people and getting them inside. Bethany and Scarlet are helping to ensure that we have the


    neighboring pack elders and


    children as well safe and secure in the


    house. Once I am sure that everyone is in,


    I turn and head for the door.


    “Daphne what are you doing?” Scarlet seems shocked that I am headed out the


    door.


    “I am going to make sure that Caleb is alright. I know how to fight Scarlet.” She seems shocked by my


    words, but it is true. I have grown a lot stronger than I was.


    Caleb ensured that my lessons


    progressed, and I excelled at them.


    Once outside I shift into my wolf. I am stronger this way. I am barely off the steps before arge silver


    wolf tackles me, going for my throat. Using my hind legs, I throw the wolf from me and swipe at its


    snout. In my wolf form I can smell


    that this wolf is from the Silver Moon


    pack. I am not really interested in dueling


    with this wolf, I want to find Caleb, but it is persistent. Even though I move as to walk away the wolf


    jumps and attempts tond on my back. I quickly sidestep and whip around to face the attacker once


    again. I watch their motions intently waiting for them to spring up again, when it does, I quickly lunge


    and hit their side knocking them hard into the stone steps. Although the blow jolts me a little, I am


    satisfied that I have managed to


    knock this wolf out for now. I turn once.


    again intent on finding Caleb.


    Coming around the side of the manor house I am dumbstruck by the carnage I see before me. It looks


    like a scene from a horror film. There appears to be close to a hundred wolves engaged in various


    states of battle. Looking at the ground I can see that some of these wolves will never rise. again. I


    wonder briefly where my father managed to get so many wolves from.


    The Silver Moon pack does not have these numbers, and from what I have heard


    from Scarlet neither does the Cedar


    Woods pack.


    Pushing the thought from my mind, I scan the battlefield again intent on finding Caleb. I quickly


    recognize Theo’s


    wolf holding its own against two wolves attacking him. Then I spot Caleb and I


    know that he is going head to head with my father. I start sprinting towards him


    etermined to help him win. I am less


    than ten feet away when I see anotherrge wolfe up from behind Caleb and jump on his back.


    Caleb’s whimper of pain spurs me to move faster. I can see my father moving in to rip his jugr


    out, using every ounce of energy I can I leap into the air, and jump on my father. The motion was


    enough to knock him off bnce and we both go tumbling over.


    I hit my head on a rock as I attempt to get up. I am dizzy but try to shake it off as my father’s attention


    is on me now. He has


    hated me since the day I was born, and I can see the rage in his eyes. I have never before raised a


    hand to him, and yet here I am openly challenging him. He wastes no time in his attack and jumps


    forward. I am able to move to the side, but I feel his sharp ws puncture and tear skin by my rib cage.


    Pain shoots through my body, but I have no time to nurse the wound. He is once again circling me,


    looking for a


    weakness. He goes with a frontal attack swiping my snout, I move forward as well attempting to get my


    ws into his throat. I do not hit my target though, instead I puncture his chest. He moves. again this


    time quickly going for the side that he has already damaged. His ws. sink into my ribs, and I cannot


    help but howl in pain. He takes advantage and jumps on my back trying to bite my neck. I try to buck


    him, but his wolf is too big. I can feel him get a superficial bite into my neck. I know that if I do not find a


    way to get out of this that he will kill me. I throw myself onto my injured side, throwing him off bnce


    and getting him off my back. He is stunned by the movement, and his head is thrown back. Taking


    advantage, with adrenaline pumping through my veins I waste no time lunging for his throat. This time I


    do not miss,


    this time my teeth sink in, tearing and ripping until he does not move anymore.


    I do not have time to think about what just happened. My sole focus is on Caleb. I have lost him again


    in the foray of battle. Then out of the corner of my eye, I spot. him. He is still fighting therge wolf that


    had attacked him with my father. I charge. after them, intent on helping my mate. Before I can get there


    a smaller red wolf leaps from the other side and has the ck wolf by the throat. Everything happened


    so quickly that I am stunned.


    Caleb shifts back to his human form and quickly covers his manhood. I do not understand what is


    happening. Looking at where the ck wolf was, I can see Dorian’s body is in its ce. I nce behind


    me and see that my father’s body is also in its human form. I hear the wolves howling around me, as


    people start to shift back into their human forms. Caleb approaches me.


    “Baby it is ok. You can change.” I see that he has fetched a shirt from somewhere for me to cover up


    with. I change back into my human form, utterly exhausted. Caleb quickly wraps me in the shirt that he


    has found and quickly pulls me into his chest. This whole night has left me


    confused. 1


    “Caleb, I thought that you were going to die.” My voice is hoarse, and I am choking back sobs. From


    behind me I can hear our people gathering. The ones that were in the house are spilling out. Theo


    “We have been able to detain a few for questioning. From what I have been able to gather so far


    Dorian enlisted the help of some rogues, his warriors, the Silver Moon pack, some warriors from the


    Mission pack, and some warriors from another pack from California. They were


    under the false pretense that you were holding Scarlet hostage.” Theo is all business, quickly reporting


    to Caleb what he knows. Caleb is only half listening though; he is staring intently behind me. I turn so


    that I can see what has captured his attention, and my heart breaks.


    I watch as the red wolf that ended


    Dorian’s life shifts. In its ce is my sister, Tears start streaming down my


    face as I watch her reach out to his lifeless body. I can hear her heart wrenching


    sobs, and I know that there is nothing I can do to ease her pain.