121 RIVER
For some odd reason, Blue felt they were being surrounded, not escorted. She looked around her and didn’t like the idea that Anthony’s pack members were outnumbered by the pack members of Alpha Xerxes.
This Shadow Moon pack was larger than the Silver River pack, even before they lost their pack members tremendously. They had a lot of members here that covered a large land in the east.
They walked together to the pack house and Blue could see how big it was... it was almost like the McKeltar manor, but this one was way too modern compared to that old- fashion building.
Blue missed that place. She missed her own bedroom and her school, her friends, Nikolai especially and she was scared of the possibility that she would never see them again.
Why didn’t they stay a little bit longer and say something before they left? Even until now, Blue couldn’t understand that...
They could at least say goodbye to her, right?
“Welcome to our pack house,” Alpha Xerxes said cheerfully. He opened his arms widely to show this beautiful place and led them to the main hall of this pack house, where there were three rows of long tables filled with various foods for them to savor.
Blue could hear the pack members of the Silver River pack mumbling in gratitude, they thanked Alpha Xerxes and Anthony slightly nodded to him for his generosity.
“Come here, sit next to me,” Alpha Xerxes put his hand around Alpha Anthony’s shoulders and guided him toward the head chair of the table, the place of the Alpha. “You too, little girl,” he said to Blue.
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Blue clutched her uncle’s hand tightly, as she said nothing and followed them.
Alpha Xerxes sat on his seat in the second row, while Alpha Anthony was sitting on his right side while Blue was on his other side.
The other Beta and Gamma were sitting in different rows.
“How was your journey?” Alpha Anthony started the conversation as they began to eat.
“It’s a long journey here, but I am glad that you received us well.” Of course that was just sweet talk, since it was impossible for Anthony to bring all of his pack members without intense discussion between the two and the other higher ranking people in their packs.
“I am glad all of you are here now.” That was just pleasantries, because even Alpha Anthony could feel Alpha Xerxes’ interest in Blue. The white wolf.
She was one of the reasons that made Xerxes agree to their packs to join forces together. He wanted to see the white wolf. The rare white wolf that was one of their myths. Anthony himself didn’t believe that.
“How old are you, Zuri?” Alpha Xerxes shifted his attention to the silent little girl, who was sitting next to Alpha Anthony. She dove her nose very low into her bowl, so as not to attract any attention, but it was hard to do when her white hair stood out too much.
“I am nine,” she said in a small voice, her hoodie slid down off her head, so it left her white hair on full display.
“You are very young, Zuri, but you have faced many difficulties,” Alpha Xerxes said wisely, as if he was trying to play the role of father to Blue, but Anthony let him to do whatever he wanted, as he continued to eat his dinner in silence, while Xerxes was very interested in asking his niece a few questions instead of eating his own food before his eyes. “You must be scared.”
“I met many people that helped me a lot to go through it.”
Alpha Xerxes’ laugh thundered inside the main hall. “You are so brave!” he stated gleefully. “You look more like a luna at such a young age, it would be great if you turned out to be my son’s mate.”
Anthony’s eyes turned a few shades darker when he heard that, but for the sake of his pack members, he let it slide.
“What do you think, Zuri? I think you will be a perfect mate for my boy.”
Blue didn’t answer that, she pretended that she heard nothing and continued to finish her dinner solemnly. She didn’t want to talk to him or think that she was his son’s mate.
She wished that there would never be a day it came true.
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Gael laid on the bed with Lise beside him. He was finally holding her again, as he could feel her warm body against his.
Probably Lise thought this would be the last time she would see him, thus she was willing to be touched by Gael again, as if this was her way of saying goodbye to him.
But, whatever it was, Gael was satisfied enough with this serenity that engulfed them, with the sound of rain pouring down outside of the window. Their baby must have fallen asleep by now and Anne had to be taking care of her, since there was no disruption to their moment like this.
“What will you name the baby?” Lise asked, breaking the silence between them.
“What will you name the baby?” Gael asked her again, he didn’t have any name for her, because there was no name that would suit his baby, since she was too precious. She was the love of his life, aside from his woman.
“I want to name her River,” she said, snuggled closer to Gael’s embrace, because it was too cold.
“Then we will call her River.” That was decided easily and Gael didn’t even argue with her about it.
After that, the silence came again, but this time with the uncertainty that hung in the air, as they were thinking about a lot of things.
“I think it is time for me to go,” Gael said, but his gestures showed that he was very reluctant to let her go.
“Hm...” Lise mumbled, but then she added. “Will you come back?”
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