Angel's POV
"Where is Jason now? Surely, he couldn't have got far. What if he comes here? What if we are attacked again? OMG, Alice, she could get hurt, and something might happen to her pup...." My eyes darted between Jake and my dad. With each second that passed, my heart began to beat faster and faster, and my chest was restricted, making it hard to breathe.
"Angel... calm down. Jason will not step one foot onto my territory. I have already doubled the guards and updated the patrol rotas. Don't worry, if anything, he's most likely returned to the kingdom." Jake gripped my shoulders, only letting go once my panic attack had passed.
"I'm surprised he managed to walk at all; the pain of losing Vanessa brought me to my knees. If I wasn't an Alpha with royal blood, a bond as strong as ours would have killed me." Just thinking about what he went through made me realise how much he had been through.
"Hold on... why wouldn't he be able to walk? Was he injured?" Jake asked him, looking confused.
"Ahh, I knew I had left something out. My memory is getting bad with this old age malarky." he chuckled. "Crystal was his mate. Fated not chosen, but their bond must have been weak for him not to crumble under the pain of losing her."
"What happened to her? William, you're leaving massive gaps in the story here, mate."
"Apologies, Jake. After Jason lost it and began ripping people to shreds, I grabbed ahold of Crystal and told him to back down. He began to taunt me about Angel, so I snapped her neck and threw her to the ground like she was nothing more than a sack of potatoes." he shrugged, utterly unfazed at the fact he had just taken a young woman's life away. Crystal may not have been a good person, but she was still a creation of our moon goddess.
My dad arrived early this morning and demanded a meeting with me, Jake, along with the other ranked members. After filling us in on last night's events, he pulled Jake and me aside and told us what he found out about our wolves marking each other.
"Wait, so you're saying that we now share a soul? How would that even work? I've never heard of that before." Jake asked.
"Not only do you now share a soul, but should any harm befall one of you, I'm afraid there's a chance that the other will also experience it. It also comes with a target for your life. Members of all different supernatural species have tried and failed over the centuries to take power belonging to the moon goddess. It's one of the reasons only a few knew of your mother's true heritage. Now, because it happened under the blue full moon, there is a prophecy that states you will bring the most powerful wolf to exist into the supernatural world."
The moment we processed what my dad had told us, we were at a loss for words. We went to bed last night planning on having a lay-in today as there were no training sessions over the weekends, but that went to pot. Instead, not only are we up at the crack of dawn, but we find out our pup... if we have one, will be the most powerful wolf in the world. As happy as it made me, knowing they would be powerful, I couldn't help but worry what it would mean for them. Would they be safe? Would they become hunted by those who feared them?
"Ok, what does this mean for any pups we have?" Jake asked him, clearly feeling the weight I did.
"To be honest, I'm not entirely sure. Elder Otis didn't elaborate any more on the subject. Maybe because you don't have any pups yet, he doesn't feel the need to share, though I'm sure that would change if you did fall pregnant."
After the meeting, Jake mind-linked Sid and Alice, asking them to come to the office. Today, we were supposed to go shopping together to get outfits for my Luna ceremony at the end of the week. But now Jason has lost his mate, and no one seems to know of his whereabouts; Jake thought it would be best if he and Benson stayed behind. I wasn't happy with his decision in the slightest, but I knew he felt it was for the best. He wanted to ensure we had a contingency plan in case shit hit the fan.
After Jake told us we were to stay with Sid, Rose and Aunt Marie, we hopped into one of the packs SUV's. Sid sat in the driver's seat and Aunt Marie in the passenger while I, Alice and Rose were in the back. I thought we would stay within the pack's territory as there was a small town with plenty of shops. I couldn't have been more wrong. Once parked, we headed into the shopping centre. My jaw hit the floor at the size of the place; I had never been somewhere this big. Having never left the Moonlight Pack, I had completely forgotten there was a whole world outside of the borders.
"OK, ladies, remember not to wander too far. Angel, that means you!" Sid chuckled.
"HAHAHA, I can't control my laughter. You're just sooo funny!" I shook my head, earning a nudge from him in return.
"When you're finished winding each other up, may I suggest we begin our search? We have a lot of shops to get through and not a lot of time." Rose smiled while clapping her hands to gain our attention.
We spent the next few hours searching through various dress stores and finally narrowed it down to a few options. Rose said that my dress needed to be classy and elegant, yet it needed to be bold enough so that I would stand out. In front of me, I had two dresses. The first was more of a barbie pink dress; it hung off the shoulders and was fitted at the boob and waist areas, only to flare out as it hit the floor. It was a proper princess dress.
The second choice was a strapless dress. Again, it was floor length, except this one had a corset back to it, and the dress skirt was not only poufy but it was slightly ruffled. It was also a shade of pink but not as bright as the previous dress. Putting them on, I would show the others what it looked like, and they would give me their opinions. We were all in agreement that the second dress was better.
"Ok, now the dress is sorted, we need to find matching shoes." Alice said, rubbing her ever-growing bump.
"Alice, we can get shoes another time; you've been walking for hours. I'd feel bad if I got you exhausted."
"No, no, I promise I'm fine. I'm enjoying being away from Benson. Don't get me wrong, I love him with all my heart, but he's been overbearing ever since the doctor said about the hematoma. This is the first time since then that I get to do what I want. And what I want is to find you some bloody shoes."
"OH! I'm telling Benson you don't love him anymore. He is going to be so heartbroken, Alice." Sid wiggled his eyebrows as he teased her.
"Shut it, Sid, before I shut your mouth permanently." We all turned to see Rose glaring at him, which made us laugh.
Nicks POV
Jake sent the girls on their shopping trip with Sid to protect them. I had expected him to send Benson with them, too, so at least they had extra protection if needed. When he mentioned Marie had also gone, I calmed down. As tough as Sid may have thought he was, there was no way in hell he was any match for my mate.
Since Angel moved into the packhouse with Jake, Marie and I have been helping with the training sessions. I knew Benson was bummed that we took his job as a trainer, but it meant he would get to spend more time with Alice, getting ready for the arrival of their pup. Something that would come around quicker than he thought.
I overheard two guys talking hushedly as I headed to the dining room to find William and discuss his plans to challenge Jason. Usually, I wouldn't have noticed, but their topic caught my attention.
"We have to do something, he killed her, and now her mate is angry."
"No shit, if someone killed my mate, I would be angry too."
"Na mate, he wants in. I told him I was working patrol the night of the Luna ceremony, and he wanted me to find a way for him to get past the rest of the security undetected. If we help him, he'll give us ranked stations in his pack."
"And who needs to get near the Luna exactly?" I asked the two men as I rounded the corner.
They stared straight at me, both turning white, knowing they had been found out before their plan had even started. As I grabbed my phone from my jeans pocket to text Jake, I was hit round the back of the head, making me drop to the floor.
"For fuck sake. Can you two not do anything right?" came the voice of someone I knew.