Chapter 55: a Luna as true

Inside the boardroom, every council sits at a huge round wooden table, and as I entered the room, every head shifted in my direction. I could immediately feel my pulse rising and my breath quickening. The knot in my throat returns, and I swallow hard trying to get rid of it. Eight people are sitting by the table of which Jack and his dad are two of them.

I look down to the ground, away from their prying eyes. Sasha puts a hand on my shoulder. " Don't think too much of it. Just talk to them like you would talk to your family around a Thanksgiving dinner. Pretend like some of the people at the table are family members you haven't seen in ages." She whispers in my ear.

" Is it going to be today?" An older guy, around the King's age, asked. irritation quite noticeable in his voice. I take a deep breath and look down at my belly with a slight pump barely showing.

" I am doing this for you peanut," I whisper, cupping my belly in one hand.

" Speak up child." a woman with black raven hair in her mid-forties says. I take a deep breath once more. It is now or never.

" Hello everyone. I just want to thank you all for being here on such short notice. I don't know if you all know me by now or not, but for you who don't, my name Is Allie and I am a human. I am the Fated Mate to your Alpha, the Prince, Jack. I have come here today with a proposition about the Rogues." One of the members by the table snorts through his nose and starts laughing.

" And what right does a human have to talk at a ." He barely finished his sentence when a fist hit the table so hard that I flinch. I look to see who it is and notice Jack sanding with both fists on the table.

" you should be careful of what you are saying. That is your future Luna you are talking to, and you know very well what happens to someone if they disrespect their Luna!" Jack shouts. The entire room goes quiet, lowering their heads in a submissive way.

" Continue my child." The King gestures for me to go on.

" Like I was saying. I came here to talk about the Idea I had about giving the outcast wolves their own little piece of land where they can come together, and form a new pack of their own on a territory they can call their own. I think, that giving them a place to call home and by starting a new pack would help for them not to turn Rogue. I might not be a werewolf myself, but all the stories I've heard about wolves turning Rogue from being separated from the pack for too long, made me think of the Idea." The council members all look at one another, whispering in each other's ears except for the King and Jack.

" Allie, is it?" The woman with black hair asked.

" Yes, It is Allie Miss." She smiles.

" Would you mind leaving the room for a few moments? We will call for you when we have made our decision." I turn around leaving the room without saying a word. Sasha and Matt followed me.

Outside the the boardroom, we pace up and down waiting for the council members to make a decision. It is taking forever. Matt started pacing up and down and I sat down in one of the waiting chairs because my back was starting to kill me from the standing.

Matt stops pacing all of a sudden, with his eyes darted in one spot. I know that look. It is the same look Jack has when he is mind-linking him.

" We can go in now. They are calling for you." He says. Sasha and I jump up from the chair following him back into the boardroom. Inside, the King was standing by the table. His expression is unreadable. I don't know if they have agreed to my idea, or if they have turned it down. I look at Jack, his face is also unreadable just like his dad's. They sure know how to put up a poker face. My gut is twisting inside, and I get this bad feeling that things don't go as well as I thought they would.

" Miss Allie, We have taken careful consideration of your proposal about the Roages. Even though it will come with many difficulties, we have decided to grant you the approval to give the castaways their own territory. You will be in charge of all the arrangements and spreading the news to all packs across the continent."

" Wait, What? Sorry, your majesty. I don't know a thing about arranging land for outcasts, or how to spread the news to other wolf packs all over the world." My heart rate races. I did not expect them to throw me with this curveball.

" We thought that this would be the perfect opportunity for you to prove yourself as the next future Luna and Queen of all werewolves." The woman with black hair says.

" We also have decided to lend you a helping hand by Matt himself, because he is the head of security and he could help you spread the news to all the Packs. He knows firsthand where every pack's are." Jack says, coming to my rescue.

" Thank you all so much for approving my idea. I will try my best not to let you down." On that note, everyone starts pacing up their things from the table, getting ready to leave. I follow Matt out the door, my heart still beating as though I ran a mile. I thought I only had to tell the council about my idea, and now I have to arrange everything.

I don't know a thing about how to spread the news over the world. It is not like you could just go on Facebook and post, Hey, I am looking for all outcast werewolves across the world who want to join a new pack. That is just absurd.

" Hey, don't worry. I will help you with everything, and I don't doubt Jack will just leave you like that without any help. Sasha can help you by studying our culture and ways because she has to do it too." Matt tries to comfort me, but it just feels like the weight of the world was put on my shoulder. But if I have to do this for a better future for my child, I will just have to suck it up and get through it. I take a deep breath to steady my heart.

" Where do we start first?" I ask Matt.

" First we have to buy a big piece of land far away from all the other territories. Somewhere there isn't a pack yet."

" What about Italy? Jack mentioned something about Italy being the only place that didn't have any werewolves."

" Yes, that is true. I have read it in our pack history books." Sasha says excitedly.

" I will talk to Jack about it and find out what he thinks about it, then we could arrange a flight to Italy to find I big piece of land to buy."

" That is a great idea, and maybe this time you and Sasha could go together and have a little alone time away from pack duties. a Little vacation of your own." I wink to the both of them.

" That really sounds like a wonderful idea, but I don't think Jack will let me leave your side at the moment." She sulks.

" Don't worry. I will talk to Jack and ask him to give you a little break. You need it after I left you alone with the store by yourself." She swings her arms over my shoulders pulling me in for a hug.

" Thank you, Allie. You are the bestest friend ever, and you will make an even better Luna."

We three head outside to wait by the carriage for Jack and his dad. I don't know what is taking so long, because everyone has packed up right after we have finished with the meeting. It was like Matt read my mind when he suddenly said that Jack would be here shortly. They were just busy finalizing a few things then they would be here.

" What you say we go out for dinner tonight and have a bit of fun." Sasha has a great idea and it sounds great, but after today with the stress and everything, it feels like all my energy has been drained.

" You guys can go and enjoy yourselves. I think I will stay in tonight and rest a bit. I am exhausted from all the traveling."

" Ow gosh, yes, but of course. I am sorry Allie. I forgot that just arrived yesterday and you still must have jetlag. We will stay home with you and have a nice cozy night in." She is so sweet, but I don't want them to hang around me the entire night.

" I will just be a mood spoiler. You guys should go out and enjoy your night. You guys are a young new couple and need to have a little fun."

They looked at each other and smiled, and I knew I had convinced them.