All Chapters of Run Little Mate: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Kael’s POVSelene’s voice was still in my ear when I tore the envelope open. The paper was thick, the wax seal pressed with the High Moon Summit’s crest, a crescent overlaid with the runic circle of the Council.An official summons.I scanned the neat, looping script.“Alpha Kael of the Bloodpine Pack, you are hereby invited to attend the Annual Alliance Gathering, hosted in Blackthorn territory. Attendance is strongly advised. Pack alliances will be reaffirmed, trade agreements negotiated, and future defense strategies discussed. Neutral ground. Four nights’ duration. Arrival expected within three weeks.”Beneath the formality, I could see the underlying truth. “Strongly advised” meant mandatory if you valued your political standing. I’d attended once before, years ago, when my father was still alive. Selene stepped closer. “Blackthorn. Hm. They’ve expanded their patrol routes this year. Interesting choice of host.”Her tone was light, but I could feel her watching me. We’d played t

Elara’s POVAt this point, I had read the letter over a thousand times. I fingered the crescent on the crest multiple times, and the more I touched it, the more I saw that it felt familiar. I hadn’t seen my mark in two years thanks to Lera’s cloaking, but I had a slight feeling that the crests were similar. Whoever had designed the high summit’s crest had taken the Moon Blessed in mind.Paranoia began to creep in again. There was no way to ascertain whether or not these people suspected I was Moon Blessed and wanted to use me, but Lera’s face flashed in front of my mind. They had invited Lera, not me, I only had to go because Lera was too lazy, not because they invited me specifically.I sighed and dropped the letter on my desk, knowing deep down inside me that I would still pick it up eventually. Collapsing on my bed didn’t take as much energy as thinking about what it would be like, so it was the better option for me. I had only just started the day and now I was in bed again. That

Elara’s POV“Why are you here again?”, I asked with a suspicious squint. The teenager gave me a sheepish grin before he sat up on the bed. His injuries were often so ridiculously random, so random that it looked like it was at least a little deliberate. A bruise on his shoulder, a scrape on his elbow, things that normally wouldn’t urgent medical care, he brought it all in. And he only ever got injured on the days I was on duty. “I…got injured”, he said. Yeah right, and Eren was a sixty metre titan. I gave him a deadpan look to show I wasn’t convinced at all, and he pouted. He was adorable, I could imagine how adorable Eren would look once he grew up too.He would look like Kael.The thought gave me pause and I huffed. Eren was looking more and more like Kael everyday, and it was blatantly unfair to me. One because I was the one that carried him all those months, and two because he constantly reminded me of his father. I didn’t want to be reminded of Kael.The thought of maybe seeing

Elara’s POVAs it turned out, getting to the summit was the hardest part. Everything else was relatively smooth sailing. When we got to the entrance of the Blackthorn pack, we were asked to tender our invitations. I glanced at Lucan to see that he reached into his satchel to bring out the letter. The men guarding the gate scrutinized us for a hot minute and looked at the letter again. “Are you… Lera Hartman?”We both shook our heads. “We’re her representatives”, I said, shifting my bag to my other arm. It was beginning to weigh me down. I couldn’t even imagine how ridiculous it would have been if I had been allowed to bring along everything I wanted to bring along. Lera was right, overpacking wouldn’t have done me any good, especially since I couldn’t stuff Eren in a bag and sneak him in. The men seemed hesitant to let us in even after learning that we were representatives of Lera, and I felt the slightest bit suspicious when they asked why Lera couldn’t make it. It almost seemed l

Elara’s POV“What do you mean you deny our request?”, I asked, my voice unintentionally pitching higher. We hadn’t even been here thirty minutes, but he had already nearly killed Lucan. If we stayed for the entire duration then we might as well just sign our death certificates.“I apologize for my…outburst. You can stay and enjoy the summit”, he had the audacity to smile. I suddenly wished I had enough strength in my bones to rival him so I could beat him up and see if he’d enjoy anything then. “No, I think we want to lea-”, I interrupted myself, because he had turned fully to face me and was looking like he wouldn’t hesitate to pounce on me too if I didn’t accept his ‘kindness’. “Fine, we’ll stay. But please, no more violence.”Lucan winced slightly as he stood up, but he looked otherwise fine, not like he just took a beating. He directed a glare at the man, one hard enough to turn the man’s gaze back to him. They engaged in what seemed to me like a staring contest, the tension aro