New Pack, New Beginning

Odessa walked out of her room dressed in a beautiful black off-shoulder dress, which was made with an expensive-looking and stretchy material that glued to her curves and stopped just on her knees.

The dress hugged her figure elegantly, enhancing her silhouette.

Odessa walked down the stairs, watching the maids as they carried her bags down with them. Alpha Devon, Beta Elias, Lucas, and Emma were standing at the end of the stairs waiting for her to come down.

Emma had an expression of jealousy she didn't fail to show as she folded her arms across her chest, looking up at her stepsister as she went down the stairs.

“Are you sure you want to do this?” Elias asked her as she got before them. “It isn't too late to say you don't want to and just let Emma go for it.”

“It's fine, Beta Elias. I'm sure she can take care of it. If it's just after a year or two, after giving him an heir, she could demand to leave and come back here. Right, Odessa?” Alpha Devon asked, and Odessa nodded gently with a smile.

“Good. I'm putting my trust in you. You are the only reason the two packs would be at peace.”

“I understand, my Alpha,” Odessa said to him with a smile.

The truth was she wasn't sure about this decision, but she had to do it anyway.

If she did leave, she wasn't sure about what would happen next if she stayed here any longer with Lucas, obviously mad at her for rejecting him and at the same time exposing his relationship with Emma.

Which they were able to keep a secret even three years after she realized he was her mate.

“Once you accept to be in his pack, you will cut pack ties with us,” Alpha Devon explained.

“And it might be a very painful experience because you were born here. But be careful. Just do what he says to avoid being shown his wrath.”

Odessa nodded gently before looking at her father and Emma with a small smile.

Just then, a man walked into the waiting hall. Odessa turned to look at him, and he was tall and handsome with his long black hair, and simply from his dressing she could tell he was high-ranked, but he wasn't an Alpha.

And her one guess was Alpha Desmond's Beta.

“Beta George,” Alpha Devon called, confirming her suspicion. “Welcome to our pack. I hope your stay here has been pleasant.”

“Thank you very much for your hospitality, Alpha Devon,” George said before turning to look at Odessa, who was staring at him with an unreadable expression, which made him bow to greet her.

“Lady Odessa.”

“Good morning,” she replied with a small smile before walking elegantly towards him.

“I'll be driving you to the pack,” he informed her, showing her the way out, and she just walked past him, heading towards the car opened for her by one of the guards stationed outside, getting into the car.

George got into the driver's seat.

Elias walked over to the window, looking at Odessa with a sad look.

“Don't hesitate to call me if you need anything, okay?” he said.

She nodded gently before bowing to Alpha Devon one last time, and her gaze went over to Lucas, who was glaring at her just like Emma was doing, like they would bore holes into her, but she just ignored them.

“Are you ready to leave, miss?” George asked, and she hummed as he drove out of the compound.

She wasn't really sure when next she would be back in this pack, but she hoped it wasn't anytime soon. She was using this opportunity to gain ground somewhere and have people who would answer to her.

“Yes, we can proceed,” she replied to him calmly.

While on the inside, she was internally screaming.

“The change of scenery would be nice. We never left this pack throughout our past life because of Lucas, so this should be a great start,” Odessa looked out the window, her chin resting on her knuckles.

She watched as the trees started moving fast following how fast George was driving.

She was lost in thought, lost in her own world as he drove on. She didn't know what was waiting for her in the pack she was going to, but she knew she had to mentally prepare herself for it in case she hadn't done that enough overnight.

As the car drove out of the pack, heading into Blood Moon, the clouds started to turn dark, indicating it was going to rain.

It hadn't been the perfect day for the sun in the first place, but she knew Blood Moon Pack wasn't the pack of constant sun.

It was always cloudy and dark, or it was always rainy and cold, and everyone in the pack was used to it.

As they headed into the pack after three hours of driving, it gradually started to rain.

The rain didn't become heavy. It just rained gently and slowly.

Soon, she started seeing houses coming into sight and people walking around with raincoats and umbrellas.

“I hope you packed your bags because we weren't expecting this at all. I never expected it to be this bad,” Aria said calmly as they looked out the window.

The streets looked peaceful, and people just walked around in the same dress code.

“I'm sorry if we didn't tell you about our weather beforehand. The pack house is a lot warmer, so you should be comfortable there,” George said as he noticed her expression from the driver's seat.

“Or the maids will get you a new set of clothes.”

“No problem,” she said calmly, leaning back into the seat.

As she turned back to the book with her, George still slowly watched her, trying to discern if she was fit to be Desmond's woman.

There had been a lot of women who had tried but failed in under a few days.

Desmond's temper was one none of those ladies could measure up to, and it made them all cower and fear running from him.

Most of those women didn't even get to experience him near his worst.

He wasn't the ruthless Alpha because he wanted to.

He was because there was something that made him that way.

As the car drove into the pack house, everyone loomed towards it.

The car soon came to a halt in the large compound.

The door was slowly pulled open, and Odessa stepped out of the car, an umbrella instantly shielding her from the rain.

Looking at the large palace-like building in front of her stunned her.

She hadn't seen a place this beautiful in her entire life.

And it was painted in white with red designs all over. The two large doors, which were at the main entrance, were red like rubies.

And they were open to allow free entry into the pack house.

“Wow, this is beautiful,” she whispered to herself as she walked towards the entrance, looking around where some people were.

Most of them were going in and out of the pack house.

Some of them were looking at her, wondering who she was for the Beta himself to bring her over to the pack house since he was always busy with one thing or another.

“Well, it's much better than the pack house back home. This looks cozy except for the bloody vibes it gives,” Aria commented.

“Come on. It's the Blood Moon Pack. But I doubt there will be any moon here at all,” Odessa said to Aria.

As they headed up the stairs from the roof, someone was standing under the rain, looking down at the lady who had just walked into the pack house.

“They are finally here.”

“I know. Let's see how long she will last before leaving like the rest.”

His voice came out laced with dominance and another unexpressed emotion.

“You can't say till you see who it is this time around,” his wolf replied with a not-so-interested tone.

“Like I said, Des, they are all the same. Once she sees the real me, she will disappears. She won't be better than the rest.”