“No, Zalia. No one is allowed to keep fated Mates apart, by words or actions. My Pack-members know I will not tolerate it.” He answers.
“What would you do if a fated couple stayed clear from one another because they fear what other Pack-members will say, Alpha Eros?” I ask, and he looks at me deep in thought.
“If I find out my Pack was ever responsible for that, I would dissolve my Pack and let King Alwin deal with them. I don’t want to be the Alpha of a Pack that doesn’t respect our Goddess.
Our Goddess pairs those together that will enhance one another, regardless of rank or gender. I know there are Packs that don’t believe this, and I can’t stand being around the Alphas of those Packs.” He answers and I haven’t taken my eyes off Mars while Alpha Eros seemed to be addressing his Pack-members.
Mars gives me a small nod with his head as he gets out of his seat, and he walks towards the male who is still standing near the table with the Warriors.
“Mine.” He growls just before he slams his lips to his Mate’s lips and I hear one of the Warriors mumble, “About damn time.”
Sila
I tell Asha what happened at Blue Blood Pack and she agrees with Eryx, we better not tell Deimos about this. He had his doubts about Donovan and Gibson from the start, their indiscretion at the end of the meeting didn’t improve it and this will only prove to him that they have been deceitful towards Zalia.
We talk about how she put all the future leaderships in their places by using my full title, “But I doubt they really understood why she did it or if it actually stuck in those puny brains of them.” I respond and we are both laughing our asses off.
There is a feature to the vest I didn’t reveal to anyone, only our tech-department, Asha and I know about it and I am going to enjoy keeping a close eye on that feature. I installed it on my tablet to have access to it at all times and no one will be surprised to see me walking around with it, which means I will know things no one else knows.
I ask Queen Axelle if they were able to finish the extra challenge and she tells me that
Deimos took care of it all, he needed a distraction. He really hated that Eryx and I were send to Blue Blood Pack, but Alwin did it to avoid anyone of accusing the Royal family of favoritism and with him hovering around Zalia it would have looked like that.
Most Alphas complained during lunch about the attention Moon Stone Pack got from us, but King Alwin made sure it was clear that it was their own behavior that caused us to avoid too much one-on-one time with them. He had reminded every Pack of an incident from the past, an incident in which they themselves or their Pups were unwilling to take a hint.
By the time King Alwin had finished speaking, he had looked around the dining room and asked the Alphas to mention an incident like that involving Moon Stone Pack or a few of the other Packs he hadn’t mentioned, but no one had been able to give such an example. It doesn’t mean the Alphas liked that we are willing to spend time with another Pack than theirs, but we hope that it will make them think twice before acting like that again.
King Alwin chose eight o’clock in the evening as the start time, because most Packs have dinner during that time and it meant that everyone would be able to see it getting activated. It would also give Pack-members the chance to ask questions about the challenge, not everything was explained to the Alphas in the email they got.
As the Royal family we have a side bet during the competition and this time it will be which Pack will lose one of their member first and that rank of that person. Queen Axelle’s assistant will write down everything and like always there will be money involved, money we will donate to one of the smaller Packs.
Half an hour before dinner we sit down in the office to make our side bet, first King Alwin discusses each member that will be in the competition and after that he asks us one by one to place our bet. Eryx and King Alwin both go with the Beta of Onyx Moon Pack; Dixon who is Eryx’s Father goes with Amber Moon Pack’s Gamma.
Liam who is Deimos’ Father also goes with Amber Moon Pack, but he thinks the Alpha will be taken out first and Queen Axelle goes with Dark Moon Pack’s Gamma. Deimos goes with Spirit Moon Pack’s Gamma and Asha and I are looking at one another while shaking our heads.
“Moon Stone Pack, Donovan.” We both say at the same time and through the mind-link we both tell Queen Axelle’s assistant at the same time that Zalia will take him out. He smiles as he writes down our bet and I know he will write down that we expect Zalia to take him out of the competition. If she does than Gibson will be the next one to leave the competition, something I am looking forward to to reveal when the competition is over.
Zalia
Dad and I arrive back at the Pack-house an hour before dinner and Alpha Brad is waiting for us on the front porch with Luna Hester, she wraps an arm around my shoulder and leads me to Alpha Brad’s office. It is just the four of us inside and I wonder what this is all about, normally Beta Fred would be here as well.
“Fred is keeping an eye on the boys.” Luna Hester says as if I asked the question out loud. “We want you to know that we have no intention of stepping down anytime soon. We want to make sure we turn this Pack over to the right leadership and at this time I doubt it is my Son.” Luna Hester says.
Alpha Brad has been standing in front of the window the entire time and when he turns around I see a murderous look in his eyes, “I had a conversation with Alpha Chris and I know neither one of them defended you against Rick. On top of that they left you behind at Blue Blood Pack and I don’t care about the fact you already made plans to go see Slater.
They should have waited for you and asked about your gear when they got to the living room. Elinor and Kali know we will be training them alongside their Brothers, but I have this feeling we need to find another Gamma to fill that position in the future.” Alpha Brad says and I know he is not asking me if I want to stay, he knows I can’t.
I place my vest on the table and I see that Donovan and Gibson places theirs on the table too, “Zalia, what is that for?” one of the Pups asks and I explain that it will be activated at eight, “Once it activated it will tell if I am alive or dead, as long as it say “Living” I am still in the competition. We also have a laser handgun and with that we need to shoot at the vests of our opponents to eliminate them.
To win the title of Royal Pack at least one member has to be alive at the end of the competition, how it will be judged if no one survives I don’t know. So there are twenty one others that need to “die” for a Pack to win the competition.” I say as I use my fingers to air quote at the word die.
We get asked a lot of questions and most get answered by me, because apparently Donovan and Gibson were busy with other things. Everyone chuckles when I refer to Sila warning us not to wear them to bed and I know that no one in this Pack will interfere with the competition.
Elinor and Kali made sure the seat between them was empty and I am glad I don’t have to sit near Donovan and Gibson, “How do you plan on taking the other Packs down, Donovan?” Elinor asks and I hear Twilight chuckle in my head. We all know Donovan would usually leave this up to me, but I have no intention of helping him out.
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