Once I had a moment to compose myself with Alban, we headed back to the pack house so he could continue with any pack work he had scheduled for the day. Due to the wolfsbane still technically, in my system and with the latest information we learnt about Max, Alban straight up refused to allow me to go off on my own which meant I was sat in his office while he worked away. Knowing I would be twiddling my thumbs waiting for him, he said as I was still his personal assistant, I was to look through all of the paperwork he was signing and ensure he ticked all the right boxes before putting it into a file so it could be sent off to the relevant officials and the documents required to be sent off to the W.M.O each month so they can keep up with the regular affairs. “Is that why Lincoln and I left to surfy the pack borders yesterday and map it all out, as in this document the W.M.O are requesting the documents?” I asked after reading through one of the documents Alban had to sign, where h
My body ached even worse as Alban unlocks the front door and leads me inside, as much as I always say I want to tough situations such as this out, I still had trances of wolfsbane in my system which made my body feel as though I’d ran some sort of marathon! With all the walking I’d done, it wouldn’t take me long to lay down and fall asleep. “It is around dinner; would you like me to fix you something to eat?” Alban asked after helping me take off my shoes and leaving them by the door, whilst I walked into what I think to be the living room shaking my head. “I’m really not hungry but thank you.” I mumbled out before the comfiest sofa I believe I had ever seen in all my life came to view; it resembled the huge one Lincoln had in his home but looked even more inviting. Walking towards the softest fabric that was sending me a siren call, I turn around and allow myself to fall backwards and land in what felt like a cloud. The way the sofa seemed to melt into my body sending me more c
In a second I was transported back to The Full Moon Pack; Bennett had informed me I had a visitor waiting in one of the officials' offices that I needed to see immediately. I had been through training that morning whereas like the many times those first few months, I had taken quite a beating. Cuts and bruises littered my body and even though I was told I could walk it off, I believe I had broken even more ribs so walking down that long corridor, one of my hands held onto my side whilst the other used the wall as a guide to help me from tumbling. Once I reached the door to the office my visitor was waiting in, I used my hand to reach forward to grasp the handle and couldn’t stifle the groan of pain which left my lips as I twisted it and used my body to push the door open which at the time, felt as though fifty huge men were on the other side preventing me from opening the door. When I was able to hobble into the room, I was beyond shocked to see who sat on the desk waiting for me,
“That bastard!” Alban growls looking over at the window with such a deadly look in his eye, his body still lingered over me with his hands either side of my head, but now his entire body shook with anger. “I’m gonna kill him!” He growled about to turn around and leave to locate his father, but I take his arms and pull him back shaking my head relentlessly pleading for him not to do such a thing. “No Alban you can’t! This was years ago and he’s your father!” I exclaimed trying to list some of the reasons why going around to his father's house and beating the shit out of him was not the better option. “I do not give a flying fuck who he is! He not only forced you to remain in a pack where you were being trained so intensely, you were put in the hospital a multitude of times and still he did not go to end it! But he also attempted to make you believe I hated you! He knew you were my mate!” He growled still trying to get up from the sofa to find his father, where I knew my training
As I lay down on that very comfortable sofa, my body felt so much comfort and warmth, this was the sleep I so desperately needed. With getting up early each morning to feed the hounds and then adding on the attack with the wolfsbane, my body was absolutely exhausted and running on flumes, so now I felt back to my old self. But that deep and restful sleep I was enjoying quickly became interrupted, the feeling of multiple long and wet kisses being placed all over one side of my neck seemed to wake my wolf up in the most exciting way. She jumped into action and screamed at me to wake up, but when my brain who knew this kind of sleep didn’t come often to me refused to kickstart, she growled in my mind and seems to hit me with a burst of energy jolting me awake. When my eyes shot open, I come to discover I was still laying on Albans heavenly sofa but this time, the winter sun seeming to stream through the curtains which had been left open and illuminating the room in an orange glow. Bu
I quickly showered and threw on the first set of my clothes which not only matched but smelt clean, with my wardrobe getting smaller as I either grow out of the outfit or it is beyond ugly that I cannot wear it, having both of those items checked off the list was very uncommon. Placing my hair in a messy bun to keep it out of the way while I know I’ll be forced into many different shops; I look in the mirror and make sure I looked somewhat presentable to the public. But just as I went to place my hairbrush down, my wolf begins to cry in my head a little. “Whats wrong, if it’s about me pulling away from Alban in that moment, you have to see that we didn’t have time.” I said a little confused at first but soon realised what had just happened, she was growing rather impatient as to when that event was going to take place. “No, even though that did piss me off, it’s not that. I’m sorry Iris, I was angry when I began to switch all of my pheromones, I thought you would never allow mat
Once Alban had done Iris’s morning task for the day of feeding the hounds, he walks through the woods heading towards the pack house to begin his own day of work. His hands in his pockets and his head held high, his mind drifting away from anything but his mate. He could not seem to get the smell of her scent this morning out of his mind, when they had first awoken and he buried his head in her neck to place kisses to wake her up, she didn’t smell any different. But the moment he walked up close with her in that bathroom, it was as though liquid flames seemed to leak from Iris coating her in the most delicious and intense smell, he had ever allowed his nostrils to smell. The longer he stood there and the deeper he smelt, the more the feelings of such deep-rooted desire began to ignite in his mind, with more power and rage than he’d ever felt beside. His wolf also sensed this and began to growl so angrily, it was as though he knew what was happening but kept refusing to tell Alban.
When I had played with the idea of going shopping with Polly, the one thing which caused me to ask myself if I should sacrifice my mental sanity was how many shops she’d want to visit and the number of items she wanted to buy. Now having experienced the shopping experience with Polly, I have come to realise that my reservations surrounding the whole idea were beyond reasonable. We’d been in the packs town area for six hours, I had been dragged to more shops than I like to believe existed, now because the shopping experience was in order for me to update my wardrobe, the amount of clothing I had been forced to try on was more than I’d believed I’ve ever worn in my entire life and that is not an exaggeration, my feet ached from the amount of standing and walking I had done and my arms didn’t feel that much better either. Thankfully, the driver who had brought us here took the bags full of my new clothing back to the car and was dropping it off to Albans for us, my only fear was now Po
The journey to The Full Moon Pack ran such ahead of schedule, I was a little shocked when the border and the two guards who I knew very well came into view. Taking a deep breath in to calm my nerves and fully immerse myself in the headspace I needed to be in, I stare ahead at the border with my mind on the objective, find and deal with Max. The guards seemed a little shocked as we draw closer to the border as though we would storm right through but just as we were about to enter, we all came to an abrupt halt standing right at the border. “State your purpose!” One of the men Issac shouted drawing his sword from his belt, his eyes staring at the men before they land on me sat on the hound. “Iris?” He asked in a state of shock that he was actually seeing me, where I was sure to send him a little smile, even though I was planning to attack, his cooperation will be more than vital. “Hello Issac, I believe you are more than aware of why I am here with my Alpha and men. The reign of
The next week seemed to be one of the fastest weeks in all my life, the next day Alban and I announced our engagement to my family who were overjoyed and then to the pack, who also seemed to share the same sentiment. Another huge party was thrown to celebrate us that night, even though everyone seemed happy, I would catch the slight glances of fear when a guard would watch past the perimeter. Due to the way the last party ended of my Luna ceremony, Alban didn’t want to take any chances especially, with what we were doing to Max as the days progressed, he updated the guards patrols, luckily the party went on without a hitch and everyone was able to have a well deserved, uninterrupted celebration. The day after didn’t give us any time to rest, Alban, Lincoln and I spend the entire day in his office going over the plans of the new invasion against Max, the men we believed would be perfect for the task, the position of the hounds and what the plan was after we took control. By the end
Once I was carried home on Alban’s shoulders, instead of putting me on the ground, I was placed to sit on top of the kitchen counter whilst he dealt with the little burn like wounds on my palm. To me they weren’t that bad, I had received many of these the first few times Russell and I were tasked with checking Max’s water, yes, they can sting but after a few days, they heal completely. But Alban wasn’t having any of it and insisted he put some ointment on them with a bandage just as a precaution. So, I sat silently watching as my Alpha mate delicately wrapped a little white bandage around my palm, this giving my mind time to wonder. Of course it drifted to what we had all just done, the fact that it was me who tipped that liquid in to start the process, even though I knew it was the right thing to do and Max deserved it, I kept asking myself what past me would have thought. That morning that I stood outside of my car loading all of my boxes in to head home, I didn’t know what scar
The race between Alban and I still held firm as we entered our pack’s territory, many times throughout that race, we were neck and neck as neither of us wanted to back down. The clearing we had declared would be the finishing line soon came into view, seeing the end in sight, it only pushed me to go even faster where I began to draw ahead of Alban, a fact I know he didn’t like. Just before I could reach the clearing, a playful bite is sent to my back leg causing me to trip a little, this giving Alban the upper hand who raced ahead and entered the clearing winning the race. A growl left my lips as I arrived beside him, where a happy howl left his own, but I was beyond annoyed. Walking behind a tree and shifting, I put my clothes on before walking back out where he too had shifted and stood there about to place his shirt on. “You’re a fucking cheat!” I shout striding closer to him with an anger filled look, whilst he only shrugged his shoulders throwing his shirt over one shoulder
With the tube still sitting in my hand with the liquid that would start this entire process, I felt as though I had so many things swirling around my head. It was my idea to do this and it’s something I knew needed to happen, but it was as though my body was frozen. What Max did to me more times than I know of was beyond awful, he took advantage when I could not only not fight him off but didn’t even know it was happening. He threw any care he felt towards me out of the window to get what he wanted; he deserved this. But that nagging voice inside of me asked if this was the correct way, maybe I should allow the W.M.O to take charge and deal with Max, but could I stand in that courtroom and give my testimony and hear him try to defend his actions? “He took away from us something which was only mates to take, allow mate to take his life as a consequence.” My wolf tells me in my mind after hearing the battle I was having, but her words seeming to spur me on. Holding my head up, I t
After going over the second half of my marvellous plan, all men agreed my approach would not only be the most successful but also, swift enough so the W.M.O will never be able to catch wind of it beforehand. Alban allowed Russell to use one of the packs labs where he was able to brew The Deadly Sleeping Drought in under an hour, the clear liquid soon placed in a thin glass test tube and in a protective bag so it wouldn’t spill. We all agreed that the quickest and stealthiest way for us to travel to The Full Moon Pack would be in wolf form, so around two hours after I had disclosed my amazing plan, we were all stood at the edge of the border with bags in our hands holding the spare clothes for us to wear so we wouldn’t have to walk around in the nude. “I’ve just realised, you haven’t seen me in wolf form yet, I had shifted while I was away and due to that stupid order, which should really be lifted by now, I haven’t been able to.” I smiled over to Alban as he dug through his bag
Walking into Alban’s office, he sat behind his desk with his leg bouncing in anger and impatience as he waited for me to return. Lincoln sat to the side of him seeming to read a bunch of maps that I had asked from him whilst Russell, sat off to the side seeming to jot down some information. “How did it go?” Alban asked as I closed the door behind me, all eyes seeming to move away from whatever the rest were doing as I stood in the middle of the room. “I sorted it, everything is being moved to a specific location where as soon as you’re ready, you can go see it all. No one held any malice towards what they were doing, yes, some people didn’t like Polly, and most were scared but she was still once this packs Luna. Your father and her did great things for this pack; people are grieving that side of things. People grieve in different ways, and none are the wrong way.” I smiled walking deeper into the room hoping to calm his anger down, he wasn’t doing this out of spite or true anger,
Once Alban had finished his coffee, which he drunk and stated was one of the tastiest coffee’s he believed he’d ever tried, we walk hand in hand out of the house and towards the main section of pack. With all that happened only yesterday, I watched Alban even closer as we walked towards the exit of our private residence, it’s okay here as only Lincoln has permission to enter, but as soon as we walk through those gates, all eyes will be on us. I knew the news surrounding his parents and the hunters had made their rounds, I had received many mind-links from the higher ups in the packs asking me to send their condolences to Alban, I don’t think any wanted to tell him directly. Holding his head up high and placing that same Alpha look even though I knew was his invisible mask, we exit our private sanctuary where many sympathetic stares were sent our way by many people. Sending them tiny smiles as a thank you, I continued walking beside Alban until the pack house came into view and sat
Once Alban allowed himself to cry for so many heartbreaking minutes, I headed downstairs to brew him a coffee, hoping I would be able to work out his professional set up and not have boiling coffee fly at my face. In the mists of me studying all of the many dials and hoping one was going to burst into some kind of song indicating it was the one I had to use, someone walking into the kitchen causes me to jump. “I didn’t mean to startle you, I just came to see if I could grab a glass of water before meeting your brother.” Russell who I’d forgotten was here said by the door, where I simply sent him a smile before staring back at the coffee machine. “It’s okay, I was just making Alban a coffee, if I’m able to work out this scientific machine that is.” I reply with a frustrated sigh, I wanted to try and lift Alban’s spirits but if I mess up, I may make him choke. “Allow me to help, back at The Full Moon Pack before training each day, the kitchen staff would allow me in to make a co