Chapter One Hundred and Twelve
Thane had carried me all the way to the car, not minding the stares we were getting; I was still
and I needed more than hours to heal.
sore,
The smile on my face disappeared when I saw Balley,
“Alpha,” she says, addressing him and pretending like I wasn’t there. “I am glad to see you are all set; I didn’t expect you to bring her along.”
“You will refer to her as the Luna, or my mate, Elder.”
Bailey’s eyes finally met mine; she looked young as if in her early twenties; she had dark hair cut into a bulb framing her tiny face; her eyes were the only unsettling thing about her; never had I seen her look more human than she did now in the brown elegant dress. I once believed that the elders had lived so long that they had all turned cold and numb to natural feelings, but I had been wrong. Bailey had a ‘thing‘ for Thane, and it wasn’t shocking; Thane was capable of making a girl weak in the knees–even very ancient ones too.
“Luna, we haven’t officially met,” she says, and I remembered vividly her bored tone repeating to me over and over again that Thane needed his rest; now I was in his arms and she… wasn’t. That alone brought a smile to my face.
“I know enough about you,” I said.
“About the last time…”
“There won’t be a need to explain yourself; I’m sure you did that for the best, Elder” I said, giving her a very fake smile.
“You don’t like me a lot, do you?”
“No, no, I don’t.” I admitted. There was something about this woman that made my crawl. I might dislike Beatrix, but with this woman it was on another level.
skin
“We would meet at the New Blood Pack, Bailey.” Thane said to her.
“Of course,” Bailey was her only reply; she gave me one last cold glare before walking away.
Thane kissed me. “I am all yours,” he whispered into my ear.
Thane sat by my side in the very luxurious car; he had many of these breath–taking vehicles, and I wondered why he needed so much. Thane’s hands rested on my thigh, absently trailing small circles against my skin. The driver remained so quiet that I could actually forget he was there; I suspected the glass barricades were soundproof.
Why do you need all those many
need all those many bikes?” I asked him. Among the line of posh cars in the store were bikes too, many of them.
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“I did enjoy riding when I was younger,” he says.
“And now?”
“I don’t really see the need, not if I could run even faster,” he explains, and that did make
sense.
“The driver… can he hear us?”
“No, why?”
“I wanted to ask about the New Blood Pack. With their Alpha gone, would the beta take over?…. is there even a beta?” I asked, realizing I had never heard of one before.
“My father had trust issues; he didn’t need a second in command, nor did he want a Gamma; he wanted to rule the pack all on his own. He feared that they might turn against him and threaten to take his position. I do have a plan for them. Each and every member of the New Blood Pack was once our member; they had been separated from this pack, and maybe we could be one again.“”
“What if the New Blood Pack members turn against us?” I asked, and my gaze travelled to the driver. “They believe you killed your father,” I said, keeping my voice low.
Thane smirked. “He is not listening in, I can tell. He assured me. “My father wasn’t really a lovable man–not saying that I am either; they would be honoured to be a part of The Nightshade Pack, but of course each and every one of them has an option to stay or join other packs–I would ensure that,” Thane promised.
We arrived in the New Blood Pack quicker than I expected. Thane pulled the door open for me.
“I don’t think you can walk on your own yet.”
“I’ll manage,” I said. Of course I couldn’t let him carry me in there, not with all those unfamiliar eyes watching and judging.
“Shy?”
“If I admit I am shy, would you let me walk on my own?”
“Of course”
“Then I am very shy, and I would like to be on my feet when meeting with ‘them‘ for the first time.”
There was a line of pack soldiers waiting for us; everything about this pack seemed very similar to the Nightshade pack; if I didn’t know better, I would think Slade was trying to make a replica. Even the soldiers were in uniforms, similar to that of the Nightshade pack; the only difference was the logo,
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A man in suit who seemed to have been waiting on our arrival, walked forward. “Alpha Thane, we are honoured to have you here,” the man said with a slight bow.
“Of course, burying my father would be an honor Commander Felix,” Thane answered mockingly.
“Luna Riley I heard so much about you,” he says and that takes me by surprise. I had become so used to being ignored by everyone that this attention was Indeed overwhelming. What do I say in response?
“Good things, I hope?” I respond, giving myself a thumb up for coming up with that.
“Shocking things. Of course rumours are mostly lies with only an element of truth,” he says. But you are as beautiful as it had been rumoured, he says, and I gave him a small smile.
“Thank you,” I responded, noticing Thane’s hold on me tighten.
