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"Perfect," I told her. Her face became serious
o person?" Fran asked.
"Always Fran, what is on your mind?" I asked.
"Titan what will you do if this all goes south?" Fran asked.
"It will not go south as you say. They will accept Raven as their Luna." I said sternly.
"Titan that is all that you can see, you have not heard the chatter in the streets. She must have the majority of the pack accept her. There has been talk since the ceremony that the only Luna of this pack will ever be Luna Loria. I'm just telling you what I have overheard." Fran told me.
"They will accept her, Fran. Anyone that does not can be banished from the pack." I said angrily.
"Titan you can't banish half the pack or whatever." Fran said nervously.
"That is fine I will step down as Alpha then. I will not ever walk away from Raven. We will leave here and you will never see or hear from us again." I said how could they not accept her.
"Alpha, I'm sorry I said anything. You know that Lance and I are behind you one hundred percent. I will go make sure my pups are dressed forgive me." Fan said running away with tears in her eyes. She ran past Lance as she left. He tried to stop her, but she pulled away from him. I was just walking off the stage when he reached me.
"Let me guess, she told you?" Lance asked.
"Yes, from everything I have seen...." I cut him off.
“It doesn't matter. I said.
"I told her to say nothing to you to let it play out. I personally think there will not be an issue. Especially seeing as the Elders will accept her first." Lance said.
"What?" I asked him.
"I changed thing a little, the elders will stand and they will be asked if they accept Raven as their Luna. Then the rest of the pack. No one wants to go against one of the elders you and I both know that." Lance said smiling.
"But will they accept her?" I asked him. I was so sure about everything.
"Yes, they will all accept her. I ate a lot of pie and drank a lot of beer in the past couple of days talking with them. They all say wonderful things about her. So, yah. Your welcome." Lance laughed. I pulled him into a hug telling him whatever happens thank you. Then I went to my office and cried. Kendra linked me.
"Raven can feel your sadness and is crying and removing her dress. What the hell is going on?" She said in our link.
"I will be right there everyone leave when I get there." I said and closed the link. I took the stairs two at a time and ran into our suite. Raven was struggling with her dress. I grabbed her by the arms.
"Raven stop.!" I yelled. Everyone left.
"I told you Titan a long time ago. Please let go of me." She said struggling to get away from me.
"No, Raven stop now. You don't know everything you just felt my hurt and despair. I'm sorry. But it is not what you think. " I said more calmly to her. She stopped struggling and collapsed into my arms crying. I picked her up and sat on the couch with her on my lap. I just sat holding her and she clung to me we never spoke we did not need to we could feel everything each of us was feeling.
I don't know how long we were like that but it was a while. The door opened. I wondered who was coming in. It was my Mother.
She wrapped her arms around us both then stood up straight.
"You have less then thirty minutes, I have heard everything from Fran. I will be speaking before we do the ceremonies. I have had enough of these two-faced gossipers. Clean up your faces, Bre will come in and fix your Makeup Raven. Tonight, you and I are going to sit and have a chat Raven. You and I have a problem to solve." Mother said.
"What problem Mother?" I asked.
"Not now Titan it is almost time for me to pass Luna to our beautiful Raven. One question though, Raven did you draw your mother again today?" Mother asked. This was news to me I did not know Raven had been drawing her mother.
"Yes Luna Loria. I did why?" Raven asked.
"We will talk later Luna Raven. Both of you hurry up." Mother said and left. Bre fixed Ravens Makeup and got the makeup off my jacket. Bre went down before us. When we entered the great hall the room fell silent. The elders sat on folding chairs in front of the stage. Then the rest of the room was packed so tight with people. Mother went up on the stage everyone cheered for her. She stood there calmly waiting for everyone to settle down. Jess mother hand maid. Stood to one side. I was very confused as to what was going on. This was not part of what we had planned.
"I was not going to make a formal speech as I did not think it was necessary. But it has come to my attention that it is. I remember the day my mother-in-law passed this crown and Luna down to me. Some of you are to young to remember that day. But I will always remember it. Not because I was made Luna but because of the rumors and speculations as to why William married me and took me as his mate. He was my true mate, and the goddess mated us to make this pack strong and grow. It saddens me that on this day as I pass this crown down to your new Luna she faces the same things I did. I thought as we grew we were pass such pettiness. It did not take long for this pack to accept me and honor me in everyway as Luna. Being a Luna is not anything to do with your physical being. But the purity of your soul. The ability to forgive. The ability to love everyone. Your Alpha has found such a person in his true mate. Jess can you please come forward and remove my crown." My mother said. I never knew anything about what mother has just said she never told me. Maybe that is why she loved Raven so much she saw herself in her at that age. Mother came off the stage and hugged me then Raven. And went to sit with the elders. No one spoke a work. Lance and I took the stage. I gave Ravens arm to Imara.
"Thank you mother, I am honored by your words. I leaned over to Lance and said we will do Raven first. He nodded.
"Good evening everyone" I said.
"Good evening Alpha, " everyone responded.
"Last week I mated and married my true mate.