GemmaDale continued his tradition of carrying her downstairs so she could get a few more moments of sleep.  She was grateful because she was still exhausted.  She did feel a little better about their relationship after he followed her kidnappers to bring her home; maybe he did care just a little bit.The Council of Supernaturals was livid when they heard that Elder Crawford had sent an army to kidnap her – well, most of them Arcus was still his emotionless self.  They had sent their warriors to capture him and incarcerate him with his friends, Elder Heath and Elder Daniels.She had to be honest; it didn’t bode well when three out of five elders were corrupt.  It made it difficult for her to trust the supernatural council when the only one she really trusted was Tamara; a little bit more after Dale told her that she had given them the scent neutralizers that had helped them to surround the wolves that had attempted to load them in

GemmaAfter the dance she had excused herself to go to the bathroom.  She needed some time away from all the strange wolves.  She was trying not to show how nervous she was among so many strange wolves, especially with their attention on her.But she had been kidnapped three times, turned against her will, used as a science project and threatened by a greedy alpha.  Of course she’d known he was greedy, since she had come across a few of his sins when she had researched Elder Daniels before she was turned.All that had happened to her was bound to take some kind of toll on her.  She was on guard all the time, and despite her thinking of hiding in the one cubicle to catch her breath quickly, she soon found that with everyone wanting to talk to her it was not a quick trip.Emily and Jessica had fallen into step with her; she guessed it was their way to support her, but it defied her moment to catch her breath.  When they finall

GemmaShe couldn’t help the rush of excitement as she spotted Dale without a shirt on the field.  He wasn’t the only one without a shirt, it seemed most of the alphas preferred to stay in only shorts, but he was the only one that held her attention.It was ridiculous how much Daisy was drooling in her mind; she’d have to find a mind mop and make her clean up the mess.  She was torn from her thoughts as Tamara sat down with her and elbowed her with amusement clear on her face when she winked at her.Gemma felt her face flush with embarrassment, before she took a handful of the trail mix and shoved it in her mouth.  Jessica handed her another bottle of water and she mumbled a thanks through the mouthful.She’d noticed that some of her pack members had set up stalls and some teenagers were walking through the assembled crowd, offering snacks or drinks for sale and she smiled.  At least the pack was making a decent

GemmaShe wasn’t sure what to make of the new version of Dale Cleaver that she was seeing now, so she was extra shy as he led her down the stairs to join the bonfire.She stopped off to check in with Moira; the woman seemed unflustered by the amount of people that needed to be fed. She seemed to be on top of things and in her element; she understood why when they stepped outside.There were four males cooking burgers, steaks and hotdogs over the fire and four females building the burgers and hotdogs or cutting up the steaks and placing them in individual cheesy waffles cones and adding them to the already huge pile of food waiting for their guests buffet style.A dancefloor had been erected a little bit away from the patio and bonfires with seats surrounding them. Fairy lights lit the dancefloor and a DJ was already playing some background music.The entire scene was welcoming and she could already see the pack members collecting around the bonfires while the different packs started

GemmaShe was rather excited for today’s challenge.  They had agreed to intersperse the active tests with the intelligence tests.  That way there would be enough movement to keep the wolves happy, but they still got to test the human parts.They had marked off the arena, so every age group could compete at the same time.  They males and females were combined for this challenge, according to their ages and titles.  And each challenge was unique to their titles and age groups.The toddlers had a puzzle to build as two separate teams.  And the challenges got trickier with every step it took in age.  The kids’ activities were up first, since their challenges were shorter and easier.They actually had a glib wolf announcing the challenges and giving running commentary to keep it from being boring to the spectators.  The male had even gone farther by adding little riddles and jokes in between and the crowds assembl