Chapter 23
I had only taken a couple of steps outside the house when an unknown man approached me. He stopped in front of me and after bowing briefly, he said
“Luna… How are you today?”
“Am fine thank you… have we met?”
“Yes, but not officially. I’m the gamma… Richard Davidson”
“Oh, I see… where were you when I arrived?”
“I was tending to an issue in another pack Luna”
“Call me Chaos, Davidson”
“Okay Lu…Chaos”
I was about to talk again when the raised voices of two familiar people reached my hearing over the loud music that was playing in the background. We both turned towards the source of it and what I saw had me bursting into laughter again though I am not really surprised. Kiara was strutting towards me like she owned the compound in a scandalous lingerie and a smug smile on her face whiles Matthews walked behind her with his face red with anger and a robe covering his body.
Looks like the roles have been reversed with this couple and it’s just so much like Kiara to pull a stunt like this. Warning growls were thrown at every male that dared to stare at Kiara’s body but Kiara herself didn’t seem to care. I was still laughing when she rushed into my arms.
“Why are you in a robe sis?” she asked as she stared at the robe with distaste
“My mate was staring at me and I was starting to get disgusted” I replied her in our father tongue
“Damn it!!! That bastard” Kiara replied back in the same language causing me to chuckle
“Um English please…” Richard said with his brows furrowed. Kiara laughed richly before turning to face Richard,
“Now now, I believe we haven’t met right?” she questioned seductively causing Matthews to let out a growl
“We have. We just haven’t been properly introduced. I’m Richard Davidson the gamma”
“Oh, so you are one of them…” Kiara said with scorn laced in her voice
“Kiara!!” Matthews said with warning laced in his tone
“What do you mean by ‘I am one of them’?” Richard asked with confusion
“What she means is that you are one of the high ranked members of this pack. She doesn’t like us much” Matthews explained sullenly
“What? But your mate is one of us” Richard questioned Kiara
“Yes, unfortunately he is but that doesn’t change the fact that you are all egotistical jerks with no morals”
“What gives you the right to judge us like that when you don’t even know us?”
“I don’t need to know you to know the kind of people you are… I have seen and heard enough and I am even more disgusted with the little I know…”
“Are you hearing this Matt? Why are you not saying anything?” Richard questioned Matthews heatedly
“Because she knows… in fact they both know so there is no need to pretend” Matt said sullenly
A shocked gasp left Richards lips as he looked from one face to the other.
“Tricia…” he said softly
“Of Fucking Course Tricia…” Kiara snarled
“Does alpha know you know?”
“No and you are not going to tell him” I spoke up for the first time
“But… I can’t keep something like this from him” Richard retorted
“That is why I am forbidding you.” I grabbed a hold of his chin and then I started whispering under my breath. An ancient spell for making someone unable to make certain utterances. It’s temporal though so no harm done. I saw his eyes widen and I am sure it was from the blackening of the white area in my eyes.
After I was done, I let go off his chin and turned only to find Kiara smiling smugly and Matthews staring at me with horror in his eyes. Rolling my eyes, I turned towards Richard only to find the spot where he was standing moments ago, empty.
“Where did Richard go?” I asked Kiara and Matthews
“Trying to snitch to the Alpha.” Kiara said with mock sadness
“So bad he won’t be able to” I said coldly
We turned and watched as Richard fumbled around trying to tell my mate what he had discovered but he couldn’t. He then resorted to pointing in our direction and after my mate couldn’t get what he was trying to say to him, he turned and started walking towards us.
“Did you send for me?” he asked with furrowed brows
“Yeah I did but it seems like Richards is having a problem with his speech…I am sure he will be fine after the ceremony” I said whiles smiling sadly at Richard who pleaded with his eyes.
My mate had just gathered me into his arms when my mother walked towards us with the blank look on her face
“Everything is set. Let’s get this over with” and with that, she turned and walked away.
We walked towards the compound where the moon was at its highest and that was when the ceremony started. The music stopped and then my mother started barking out orders on how she wanted us to be seated. I and my mate walked to the very front and after shedding my robe, I sat down gently on the ground and watched as my mate followed.
Kiara and Matthews sat horizontal to us on the right with Jeremiah and Estefania on the left. The rest of the mated couples filled in the spaces as well as their kids till a circle was created around us. This process went on till the whole grounds was covered. My mother delivered the customary speech and then walked every one through what was about to take place.
A knife was handed out to my mate and after he made a cut on both his palms, he handed it to me. I cut my palms too before passing it on. I joined my left palm to his and the right on to Kiara’s and it went on till the last wolf. One could feel the new bond that was forming through our blood joined hands. I could hear the whimpers of my pack members as the bond grew intense.
Their whimpers turned to screams as it amplified. I understand what was happening because I had experienced it too many a time at my home pack. Their old bonds were ripping apart and reconstructing itself all over again. This is a blood bond and breaking it would be a death sentence to one’s own self.