The courtroom area in the pack house is filled to the brim with pack members. Everyone is eager to see what Lydia‘s punishment would be. Since my dad and Alpha Stephan have agreed to split up Lydia’s punishment, Alpha Stephan will be joining my dad, Jared, and Gramps at the judge‘s desk.The rest of us are sitting in the front row waiting patiently for the trial to start. I wrapped my arm around Winter to comfort her. I can feel her body relax the instant I touch her. “Are you okay?” I ask, knowing she’s probably raging underneath her tense facade.“I’m okay, but Avalanche is pacing around in my head. She‘s growing impatient.” Winter confessed.Shadow whined in my head, sensing Avalanche’s uneasiness. I kiss Winter on the temple to hopefully help Ava relax a little bit. Winter sighed a breath of relief which I take as a sign that Ava calmed down.Two warriors stood on each side of Lydia. Though I can’t see her face, her blonde hair is a complete disaster as though she’s been pulling a
Two Weeks LaterThings around our pack have been quiet and peaceful. I feel a little piece of my heart left when Samantha went to Black Howl with her new mate.Maddie‘s wolf, Blaire, finally came forward and tonight is Maddie’s first shift. She’s excited and nervous, but mostly excited. Maddie has been busting her ass making sure she’s strong enough thanks to Samantha helping train Maddie.I was able to round up some volunteers to help build the apartment complexes for new members. Construction has started and of course everything is a mess. I have drawn up blueprints of how I would like the apartments to look.The first two floors are going to be a mix of studio apartments and two-bedroom ones. the third and fourth floors are going to be two- bedroom and three-bedroom ones. And the fifth and sixth floors are going to be larger apartments for larger families. Each apartment will contain soundproof walls so that everyone will live peacefully.Every kitchen will have state of the art ap
Nine Months Later.Today is the day. My wedding day. My Luna ceremony. And it’s Christmas. My stomach is filled with butterflies and I barely slept the night before. Blake stayed at the pack house in his old suite since it’s bad luck to see the bride before the wedding. That’s probably one of the reasons why I barely slept.Maddie stayed with me last night so we could go over last minute wedding details and so I wouldn’t be alone. My mom brought my wedding dress over first thing this morning and Gloria and Jani came over to help calm my nerves. My wedding/ceremony isn’t until tonight so we plan on having a full spa treatment. After the spa, we are scheduled for our nail appointment, then following hair and make-up.Nancy will meet us at the salon with Paige so that she can look her best as well. For the past nine months, Paige has been so excited about being the flower girl. She takes the role very seriously. It’s rather adorable to be honest.“Alright ladies, it’s almost time for our
Winter- Six months laterMarried life and Luna life have been pretty amazing. Our parents took a well needed vacation on a cruise and Brad and Jani went to Europe.Jade and Maddie became official Beta and Lady Beta of the pack. Since Maddie has Lady Beta duties, she quit her job at the pack hospital, but still volunteers there every week.Alpha Stephan and Luna Samantha have welcomed their second pup, Ashlynn. We rotate visiting them each month so we can see them and our godpups. Samantha enjoys being Luna and the Black Howl Pack seems to really love her. She is striving and I couldn’t be more proud to have met her and become friends with her.Lydia is currently serving her sentence at the Black Howl Pack just as Alpha Stephan said she would. Two times a day for four hours in the pillory. I don’t know if she will ever understand the damage she has caused between our packs, but I hope that she will realize it and feel guilty about it for the rest of her life.Lydia’s father met his sec
"Yes, mom, I have my plane ticket in hand and I am heading to the airport now.", I said to my mom over the phone. We are so excited to see each other this Christmas."Okay Winter. I just can't wait to see you! I will be there at the airport to pick you up when your plane lands." Donna, my mom said. It's been too long since I have seen her, but we talk all the time. My mom is getting married this Christmas and I am excited to meet her fiancé. She's been by herself since daddy died so I am very happy for her. Though I do feel the wedding is a little rushed since they started dating a couple months ago, but if she's happy, then I'm happy."Oh! And Winter, Mr. Conners is eager to meet you as is his lovely wife. I know it was weird to ask their permission for you to visit but this community is very...private and they don't like a bunch of outsiders." my mom warned. I mean that's strange that they have to give permission for someone to visit, but to each their own I guess."What? Is the com
I dozed off during the car ride back to my mom's house. When I opened my eyes, I noticed we were in the middle of the forest. The sight was beautiful. The trees were covered in snow and there were houses neatly placed along the road. The sun had started to go down and the streetlights came on as well as the Christmas lights on the houses. Everything looked like a winter wonderland. I was in awe, it was such a beautiful sight. Christmas has always been my favorite time of the year. And it's places like this that decorate and go all out is one of the reasons why."Wow! Everything is so beautiful, no wonder you love it here so much." I told my mom bringing a smile to her face. I can't wait to tell her I'm moving back. This may be a different town from where I grew up, but my mom will always be my home."I'm glad you like," mom said, "we are almost home." I couldn't wait to see her house. We would always go all out with Christmas decorations, so I know my mom would not disappoint me.We p
After spending about thirty minutes in the tub, I decided to get out and get ready for the party. I went into the walk-in closet and sat down to start my make-up. I decided to go with light colors because I don't usually wear a lot a make-up. I used little eyeliner and mascara to make my emerald eyes pop and red matte lipstick. Once my make-up was finished, I started on my hair. I decided to just go with soft curls with one side pinned up.I put my dress on and I loved how it fit every curve of my body. My dress was maroon velvet with a sweetheart neckline and long sleeves. The gown was floor length and had a slit up the right thigh. I felt gorgeous. I finished the look with three inch black stilettos, silver snowflake earrings, and a small black clutch."Winter, are you ready?" I heard my mom yelling for me signaling it was time to go."Yes, I'm coming mom." I opened my bedroom door and walked out of my room. My mom was grabbing her purse when she turned around and saw me descend the
I was mingling with my parents, my dad's Beta, Jared, and his fiancée, Donna. Ms. Stevens was so overjoyed her daughter has come to visit. She knows that I have yet to find my mate and insists that I meet her daughter. I don't mind meeting her, but I hope Ms. Stevens won't think anything further than a possible friendship.I smelled the sweet scent of chocolate chip cookies, when I turned around to meet Winter, I couldn't believe my eyes. She is stunningly beautiful. Long auburn hair and the most electric green eyes. She looked familiar. When we shook hands, a static charge shot up my hand and arm. Whenever Donna would mention her daughter, I would always feel butterflies in my stomach. As an Alpha, I never get butterflies. I never knew what those butterflies meant. Until, MATE, my wolf, Shadow, yelled while jumping up and down in pure joy. Our mate is stunning, Shadow continued. I swear his eyes were heart-shaped and popping out of his head like a cartoon character.Yes, she is. Her