***Rowen*** After the girls left Colby, Jax, dad, Dimitri, and I relaxed for a bit before getting ready for the evening. I never understood what took females so long to get ready for things. Dad tried to explain it, but it went right over my head. It seemed like too much work for me. Around 3:00 showers were taken, and we dressed. I put on a black suit with a white shirt, and a silver tie. Chastity had told me that her dress was silver, and black so I took it upon myself to try to match her as much as possible. I did take the time to gel my hair off to the side a bit. I had considered getting it cut shorter, and spiking it, but decided against it. Especially since Chastity once told me she liked the length of my hair. As soon as I finished getting ready I grabbed the bracelet I bought Chastity then Colby, Jax, and I went down to the Gamma apartment to get Lexi, Molly, and Chastity. I had to chuckle at the three of us because it was clear we were struggling not to run to get our mate

***Chastity*** I couldn’t believe Rowen had agreed to do this with me. I thought for sure he would say no. I would have been disappointed, but I would have understood. Guys didn’t tend to enjoy this kind of thing. I learned that this week when Norm was talking to Marcus about it, and Marcus had said it wasn’t really his thing. I signed up on whim because I liked the painting more than anything. The more I thought about it afterwards the more I was sure Rowen would say no. I was glad I was wrong. Once we’re done eating we decide to wander around the pack town for a bit before going to the painting class. We were in a book store when Rowen spoke up, startling me. “Can I ask you a questions?” Rowen said from behind me. “Sure.” I responded. “Did people bother you too much the last two days with referring to you as Luna or Future Luna?" “Some, but I just did my best to do what Dee-Dee told me. She told me to block out the reference to that, and focus solely on the conversation being h

***Chastity*** The next month and a half flew by. Colby, and Lexi had moved into one of the mate suites on the third floor. He wasn’t around as much as Lexi had hoped just due to his own schooling. When he was there though she was always very happy. Colby, and Marcus also became pretty good friends. They had a lot more in common than either of them realized. They spent a lot of time in the gym together. At first that made Norm, and Lexi a bit nervous, but they got over it quickly when they watched the two work out together. They were very competitive. Rowen managed to come visit me two weekends, and I went home one. We had enjoyed those times together, and I could feel our bond getting stronger. Dee-Dee helped a lot with that too. I had come a long way in how I viewed those of higher rank than myself. I still had problems with self confidence, and I did have one major panic attack when a fight broke out between two males one day during one of Rowen’s visits. We had been in Dark Moon

***Chastity*** I woke up early the following morning, but to my surprise Rowen wasn’t curled around me like he usually was. My eyes popped open, and I looked around the room. I spotted him coming out the bathroom, hair wet from a shower, and I breathed a quiet sigh of relief. He sat down on the bed beside me, and ran his fingers through my hair. “Good morning sweet girl.” Rowen whispered to me as he smiled. “Good morning. Why are you up so early?” I asked. “I have to go help dad set up for Greg’s service, and burning.” “Oh. Is that a lot of work?” “It can be. We have to collect up birch wood for the fire, and get the area cleared out. Dad also has the area blessed.” “Oh. Do you want some help?” “No. I think Braxton needs you more today.” “True. Has he been here yet?” “No. Dimi said he was still sleeping, but I’m sure he’ll be down for breakfast.” “Ok. I wish I had gotten here earlier last night. I could have made croissants for him.” “You can make them tomorrow morning.” “

***Rowen*** There were times I hated going on trips to other packs. They seemed never ending, but I had to admit that I learned a lot. Watching my father work with other Alphas for the betterment of our pack, as well as other werewolves was inspiring. Before I had gone off to school I had only seen him work within our pack. I had only been to a few of the meetings he had with other packs, at home. I never traveled with him. I felt like I was learning more about my father during these trips. This trip was taking us to one of our oldest alliance, but it was a small pack. I had requested this trip as they had set up a warrior training program like I wanted to establish. Their pack was a great deal smaller than ours, but their program was very good. I had to hope that they would be willing to discuss their program with me. I wanted their insight on the best way to get this off the ground. I didn’t want to take their program, just model it on a larger scale. When we arrived at the pack h