Chapter 63 - The future of the packs
**Cassie** -
We wanted to get Tara and Dr Thorne settled in their rooms before we did anything else, so immediately after we escorted Alpha Sven to the hospital and had him made as comfortable as we possibly could. we went to the designated housing for the hospital staff to drop off Dr Thorne in his private quarters, then the three of us walked quietly to the pack house to show Tara her new room and give a brief tour, showing her where the necessities were, I promised to return tomorrow to show her around fully but I figured she would mainly like to rest for now, the stress of the escape had tired me out so I can only imagine how she was feeling as she had so much more pressure upon her to get myself and her Alpha away from there. Dave and Daisy went to collect Brian and Jason from their assigned posts so that we could have the meeting we now desperately needed to have with them. Jack and I make it to the office before anyone else, the ranked members of our pack are due to arrive for the meeting at any moment and I still can't let him go, I'm sitting on his lap with his arms around my waist. After the meeting with Dave, Daisy, Jason and Brian, we are going to be meeting with Dr Thorne and we will visit with Alpha Sven, then finally tomorrow we will meet with Tara. We spent some time with Alpha Sven once he was settled in a private room at the hospital, but now we need to discuss his plans with the others before we go any further.
Snuggling into Jack’s chest, I fiddle with the top buttons of his shirt until they pop open then push my hand inside, enjoying the sparks and the feel of his crisp chest hairs grazing my fingertips. I raise my head and meet his eyes as he whispers sweet nothings in my ear and I can't resist any longer. I need a taste of him, I stretch myself up and press my lips to his, pulling him down by his hair to meet me part way. He doesn't hesitate and pushes his tongue between my lips, twisting me so I am straddling his lap, my core throbs lightly and I feel him harden beneath me, I can't seem to get close enough, I lower my hips and rub myself along his length gasping into his mouth at the sensation even that small amount of contact creates within me. Unconsciously I pull at his shirt, silently begging him to remove it, but he stops me by pulling me into him tightly and unlocking our lips. Breathing hard he rests his forehead on mine and whispers "soon little one, soon."
A knock on the door precedes Daisy, giving us a fraction of a second to break apart and for me to turn in his lap so I am facing our friends. The others file in after her and take seats around the coffee table. We move from behind the desk and join them, me using my hair as a shield to hide my flushed face. Apparently I fail though as Daisy throws me a smirk and glances down to my chest, I follow her gaze and to my mortification see that my top is askew, I turn my back on the group to straighten myself up and catch Jack grinning and lazily buttoning his shirt in full view of everyone. My embarrassment is complete and I doubt my face will ever lose its pink tinge. Deciding to pretend nobody noticed anything and willing my blush to subside, I take a seat beside Jack and we begin.
After more than 3 hours of intense discussions almost everything is settled, my ceremony is scheduled, Dr Thorne and Tara's futures are secured, no matter what they decide to do once they know of the changes happening within both packs and plans for introductions and inductions made. But plans for the future of Twin Lakes Pack still need to be handled as per Alpha Svens wishes. Taking a deep breath and focusing his gaze intensely on Dave, Jack begins to tell the group of Alpha Sven’s request. He has asked if Dave would be willing to take a step up and become the Alpha of his pack, however if he decides he doesn’t want to to take on the added responsibility, then Jack and I intend to merge the packs with the lakes and unclaimed terrain all becoming one pack under us. We wanted Dave to know right away that there was a plan in place should he wish to refuse, we both thought him a perfect Alpha, but as Jack pointed out to me, it is a lot of pressure and we didn’t want that for Dave if he didn’t want it for himself. Dave looks shocked at the news and glances repeatedly at Daisy, it seems they may have mastered the private mindlink…
Daisy turns to us both and says “what about me? Where do I fit into all this?”
“Daisy, what you do is up to you, if Dave decides to become the Alpha then you are free to go with him if that is your wish, or you are always welcome here, even if you do both go, the treaty between our packs could be so strong that we may as well be one pack. We will follow your lead on this guys, what you want is what we want.”
“So, would you be OK with me being an alpha? Who would be your beta?” Dave asks.
“That would be up to Brian, brian if you want you could be the Beta, or we could have a trial to find someone suitable if you prefer your current position.” I say, Jack and I have already discussed multiple scenarios here. “And Dave, as for your question, we would be thrilled for you, you would be greatly missed here, but as we mentioned, between the packs we would be happy with an open door type policy, we would keep rooms for you if you wanted them, not much would need to change really, just no duties for you here.”
“In that case, I humbly accept this honour and will go to see Alpha Sven after this.”
“I need to go with Dave,” Daisy says looking a little sad, “I can’t be away from him, but I will miss you so so much Cassie, I just got you in my life.”
“You and I will see so much of each other that you will be sick of me” I say, reaching over and giving Daisy a side hug.
All eyes turn to Brian then and looking like a deer in headlights he says, “I love being Delta, I don’t want to change, but I can help you find and train a new Beta.”
We finally break and head straight for the kitchen for some proper food. Daisy keeps the conversation light, filling the room with excited chatter about all the things we need to do and buy, for Tara, for Dr Thorne, for my Luna ceremony, she pulls all of us into the conversation, asking for opinions and seeking approvals. We talk of nothing significant while we eat, some suggestions regarding my ceremony and plans for the coming days, but we all know this is temporary, everything is about to change. Mainly we enjoy each other's company and the camaraderie that comes from them all growing up together. I'm mainly an observer as they joke and tell stories from their childhoods, but not once do I feel excluded, Jack keeps a hand on me at all.times regularly glancing my way, meeting my eye and giving me a soft smile, Daisy continuously ensures I am listening, as though I would be doing anything else, I am simply enjoying the time we have together, revelling in the joy of knowing these people accept me for who I am and even love me for it.
Before too long Jack rises from his seat and offers me his hand, helping me up he tells the others we are going to meet with Dr Thorne and Tara and then head to our suite for the night.
Hand in hand we leave them in the kitchen, Beta Dave, Daisy, Gamma Jason and Delta Brian for one more night before everything changes, and we head to the hospital and the new office we have appointed Dr Thorne.