Chapter 5

Summer’s POV  

It's been 4 months since I've been home but taking my final exam last week was a relief. I agreed to meet Autumn at the ‘Representative’s Meeting’ as it was on my way home. My brothers can’t attend this year. Rayne has taken up his new post as part of the royal guard. Gale has been told he has to work. He has become one of the new head warrior, and he is needed to train the new warriors.  

I have sent most of my belongings home already and just have one suitcase left with my essentials in it. Autumn is bringing my evening wear with her as well as anything else I need for the ‘Representative’s Meeting’.

Autumn is less than impressed at having to go. She has been working nonstop since taking over all the pack’s accounting. She tells me it’s a mess. “Dad is a better fighter than accountant.” She told me on the phone.

The Blue Moon only appears every 2-3 years. Leading up to it, our wolves go dormant, and we are practically human. It’s weird being without Alexis, but I know it is only for a few days and people here can get to know me. I am not sure what to expect as Alexis is a big part of my life, but we are all in the same position at the ‘Representative’s Meeting’.   

I messaged Autumn as I checked into my hotel room. We’re not sharing. Autumn and I are hoping for a hookup, and we do not need to walk in on each other during that. Alpha Stan foots the bill for the rooms as we are representing his pack. Rooms are typically reserved under our first names with the last name ‘Green’. I'll get my bags from her car and catch up with her when she arrives. We also arranged to meet in the bar for a few drinks and she can tell me all about what is going on back home. With our wolves being dormant, we can also get drunk easily, so it should be a long-overdue sister’s night.      

We sit in a booth with a bottle of wine when Autumn tells me, “Dad is stressed out because of political trouble in the pack. Alpha Stan wants to step down, but he won’t do it until things are settled between Zane, Blake and Carly, their mate.”     

“What?” I ask her

“To put it simply, Carly doesn't want two mates and won't spend any time with them together. They can only date her or sleep with her one at a time.” Autumn explains.

I gasped. “Essentially, she doesn't want one of them to exist, correct? But she is their fated mate. That is ridiculous.” I told Autumn. She is sipping her wine and nodding with a disgusted look on her face.

A couple of guys came over to the table offering to join us. But as we are having a girly catch up, we tell them politely to come back later. We should be there most of the night.   

Autumn carried on, “Carly also doesn’t like any of the pack rules. Mainly because they are different to her old pack rules and that she is trying to force her rules into our pack.”     

“The twins must be beside themselves. The mate bond is sacred and to reject one of them, it would tear them apart. We all respect the mate bond and would never try and interfere with the goddess’s decisions.

It's understandable why Alpha Stan doesn't want to give up his position, if she’s trying to make Forest Green like Blood Moon pack.” Autumn nods again while taking another sip of wine.   

“Which is making him Alpha Stan grumpy and mad as he wants to retire. Luna Susan wants to retire; dad wants to retire. But none of them feel like they can, without putting the pack in jeopardy.”    

“It sounds like there seems to be trouble brewing back home.” The night went on and I had a great time drinking with my sister. Guys frequently approach us. But we just want some sister time. One guy offers to join us during our ‘special sister time,’ which we assume is a sexual innuendo, but that isn’t either of our thing. He looks offended when we tell him to leave, in a not-so polite manner.   

We headed to one of the main rooms where there were talks and stuff going on over the next few days. It's really just a big social event. But they have food, and I am tipsy. We help ourselves to the buffet.

Once I had my fill, I apologized to Autumn and headed to my room. It was a long day, and sleep was what I needed.      

The next morning, as I headed to breakfast with a clear head, I started being friendly and socializing. I am among my own kind after all and with some of the pack rivalry out of the way. It may be nice to meet some new friends.

Throughout the day, I go to some of the talks, chat to people, flirt a little. Autumn is nowhere to be found. I never see her. I even messaged her, but I never got a response.      

As I eat my evening meal, she finally gets in touch via text, ‘sorry sis, met the man of my dreams and he isn’t leaving my bed until I am satisfied’. You go girl, is all I can think of, but I sent her a laughing emoji.

As she will not be joining me, I think I will go for a shower and get changed. Freshen up and change in case of a hook up myself. I could do with some bedroom athletics right now.