Note:
Gosh, Thank you, Maude Fluckiger, for gifting a gachapon to this book yesterday. You are so kind. x
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When the dance was over, the event changed to a racing competition and this event was specifically for the children. From the Luna's seat, Sophie shouted encouragingly at Luciel and Jan.
"LUCIEL! JAN! COME ON! YOU CAN DO IT!" She was like a cheerleader with her pompom, encouraging her sons to win the race.
"Sophia take a seat," Leland said as Sophie stood up and shouted excitedly, but Leland's voice was just like a passing wind that was ignored. She was too immersed in the race and not once did she let herself distracted from her sons.
Finally, Leland could only smile and shook his head. He loved this side of Sophie too, and he was happy to see her enjoying the festivities.
From behind the starting line, Luciel and Jan, who heard their mother's scream, turned around.
At this moment, the boys did an unexpected sweet thing, they both stood on their two hind legs then put one paw in front of their mouths in unison and…
SMOOCH!
It was a long-distance kiss thrown for their mother. One didn't need to ask where they learned that because no one knew either.
"Aww, so sweet." Sophie's heart melted. "My babies are so adorable."
Duncan, who now changed roles as the host of the show, entered the arena.
The rules of the race were that all participants will run towards a rock that was 500 meters at a distance and return to the starting line. They needed to repeat this five times, the fastest one to complete the round was the winner.
"THE COMPETITION WILL BE STARTING SOON! ALL PARTICIPANTS GET READY AT THE START LINE!" Duncan's voice echoed through the manor courtyard.
"ARE YOU READY?!"
AWOOOOO
All the kids howled in response. 'YEESSS!!'
"PERFECT! ALL PARTICIPANTS START RUNNING AFTER THREE. GET READY, AND ONE TWO THREE, START!"
Everyone clapped as the children started running. Sophie couldn't control herself and she ran down to the edge of the arena. The Luna shouted encouragingly at her sons, and this action provoked other mothers to join in and follow what she was doing.
When mothers gathered like this, then the only thing that could happen was 'CHAOS!' They shouted, screamed, threw confetti, and provoked the children to run faster.
Some liked it, and some didn't. It was a part of life. Many female lycans joined Sophie, but a few also commented negatively about her. According to them, what Sophie did was corny, that was inappropriate for a Luna to do.
In their opinion, a Luna should have been more elegant and showed her higher status. Of course, they didn't dare to say this openly because they were terrified of making the Alpha angry.
Over the course of three years, the Blood River Pack had grown, almost to what it used to be. Leland assigned Lucas to talk with many smaller packs and offered them to join the Blood River Pack under his leadership.
He still wanted to be the Lycan king and toppled the kingdom of Riga for his revenge. And for that, he needed an army. Fortunately for him, Lucas was a capable man.
He was good with words, something that Leland lacked, and the Beta could convince the leaders of those small packs to join Blood River Pack. He shared with them the plans and missions that Leland had in the future.
Since the Alpha had a great reputation out there and had been seen as the strongest contender for the title of The Lycan King, added to the fact that his mate was the previous king's granddaughter, it didn't take a long time for Blood River Pack to grow in number.
Now, four years after the rebellion led by Brin, Blood River Pack numbers had almost gone up to their original number. Not only did members of small packs decide to join them, but many powerful rogues also came to pledge their loyalty.
They all hoped for a better future for their race once they could have one true leader who would unite all lycans under the sun in this continent.
Many of those lycans, the new members of Blood River Pack, came to this celebration with their children. That's why the event felt so festive and filled with many cries and laughter of children. It was a really nice family event.
The excitement continued until the long-awaited moment was almost there. While waiting for the approaching midnight, all the guests ate their food and enjoyed the hot roasted venison.
Time continued to pass, the moon and stars still faithfully decorated the night sky.
Sophie looked anxious and her heart pounded at that moment. It felt like she was waiting for the final decision of the competition, she was tense and impatient.
"Leland, why haven't they shifted?" she asked when it was already midnight, but Luciel and Jan still did not shift.
Sophie watched Luciel and Jan playing cat and mouse with their new friends and yet none of them showed any sign of transforming into human children.
Leland smiled to see his mate looking so anxious and excited at the same time.
"Just wait a little more," he said and stroked Sophie's back.
Gotcha!
Luciel jumped from behind the bushes and pounced on one of his friends but suddenly his body gave off a blinding white light, and in the next second, a human child was seen holding a wolf cub beneath him.
"LUCIEL!" Sophie jumped from her seat and was followed by Leland, Lucas, and everyone else.
After one minute, the same thing happened to Jan, who had been stalking his friend while he hid behind a bush. However, when he was ready to jump, his form had already changed.
"Jan!" Sophie ran to come over but stopped suddenly when her two sons stood up. In Sophie's eyes, she saw the figure of little Nicholas.
The boys were so handsome with hair black as night, and their pair of amber eyes radiated warmth. They looked so alike and were the exact copycats of their biological father.
Sophie was stunned.
One by one, the memories of Nicholas flashed through her mind and played like a movie trailer. Meanwhile, Leland was secretly disappointed that Luciel and Jan looked so much like Sophie's first husband.
He had hoped that Luciel and Jan would look like Sophie.
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