White Hot Rage #2
“How adorable. It’s sort of family bonding for them.
Is it bonding on the other side when you are being tortured?
Maybe not but I’m going to say it is. Because it’s the closest they will get to any kind of bonding now that we have them both.
I say we because I also want to KICK HIM!
THE NERVE AND GAUL OF THESE PEOPLE!” Dylan could do more than kick them for all I cared.
EJ asked, “Umm did we know that Melanie already has someone to take over Ezra’s pack?
Does she know everyone?” Elise snorted, “She certainly appears to.” Dylan howled over Melanie’s speech, “NOT A LAMB! That’s right!
We are Wolves people! MelAshley gives excellent speeches.
I must know if she prepares or does it just come to her. Either way, I love it.”
Melanie’s Demon friend shimmered in with an Alpha blooded male. EJ snorted, “That is unquestionably Alpha Ezra’s son.” My brother was right, the man clearly was Ezra’s son. The son seemed stronger though. His hands and arms had silver burns on them. Elise gasped when he said his name.
EJ asked, “Babe?” Elise explained, “I just know that name.” My mom bit her lip. I raised an eyebrow clarifying, “You and mom both know his name?” My mom nodded, “We have confidences to keep just like you two do. We keep our fucking word. Though I suspect you’ll know how we know shortly.”
Paige and Julian’s mate shimmered back in, and I nodded to Julian.
I popped to Alpha Tao, and it worked. I grabbed Melanie and inhaled her delicious strawberry scent.
My mate was covered in blood, but most of it was not hers.
It was the only reason my men weren’t in more trouble than they already were.
Gage linked, “I’ll put fifty dollars on that Demon shimmering to get whoever Tao’s mate is.” I said, “My mate just told me he is doing that, so you win.” Phil huffed, “It was my idea first!” Gage teased, “Hey, you snooze on linking everyone then you miss out.” I rolled at my eyes at them.
Phil linked, “Fine. I’ll say his mate is obviously in our pack. She or he will be one of the ones placed with us after being rescued by Red One.” I agreed, “It would be a pretty genius move for Melanie to send her to our pack to keep her safe while he trained to take over.”
Gage snorted, “So, it’s definitely what happened.
The easiest way to form an alliance with any pack is to protect the Luna, current or future.
” Phil agreed, “It does cement a friendship faster than anything else. Mates are everything to us.” I replied, “I know that, but there are clearly groups of people who do not.”
Alpha Tao gave an impressive speech. I looked over at my mom who nodded back so I knew she’d been making sure he was speaking the truth.
Tristan looked ill when he mentioned the Ducant Alpha.
Dakota gripped Tristan’s arm while Peter was doing the same with Drake.
Jason was holding onto his mom with Addison was right beside him.
My mom snapped Addison back into her wedding dress.
Addison turned with tears in her eyes and mouthed, “Thank you.” Mom smiled at her.
Paige actually fanned her face, and Dalton wiped her tears away.
Oden said, “Shera said it means the world to her and her human to have the dress back on.” Which would make Addison’s wolf Shera.
Most of the people here pledged allegiance to Tao. A few didn’t, but he dealt with him easily. Dylan hmphed, “It’s not fair. Alpha secret son is probably already a thigh killer. He got to train with MelAshley.”
Dylan turned to his own son along with my cousin, “Jayden and Finn, we MUST set up a training session with MelAshley STAT! We must be first, that’s all I’m saying.” I rolled my eyes knowing Black Mountain would be first.
EJ voiced my thoughts, “I’m pretty sure our pack have dibs on first.” Dylan smirked saying, “I already called it.” EJ snorted, “She’s my brother’s mate, so I win.
” Dylan sighed, “I swear you live to take away my fun. I know you're a mini Alpha Prick, but if you aren’t the spitting image of that father of yours. It’s like I hear him in your words. ”
Dylan grumbled, “He’s even got eighteen of you running around, it’s just wrong.
So many mini Saint God Alpha Prick’s in training.
I must say, I am worried he hasn’t elevated in status in all these years.
Don’t you just know a doozy is coming? It’s like I feel it in the air, an elevation is coming.
” I ignored him and continued to inhale Melanie’s scent deeply.
I linked the Warriors, “We are going to have ourselves a hell of a CHAT later. Understood?” They all looked nervous but nodded.
Phil linked me, “They followed the orders of their Luna.” I snarled, “I want the full picture from their own mouths. Then they might run laps for hours if I don’t like said picture.
” Phil raised an eyebrow, but I met his gaze with a firm stare.
Part of me didn’t like my words because it wasn’t fair. My Fairy side could shove it. This was my mate. Oden offered, “Our mate.” I internally rolled my eyes at him retorting, “I know that because you are a part of me.” Oden chuckled, “Just making sure we are on the same page.”
My mate’s Demon friend shimmered back in with Talia, and my jaw literally dropped. I linked Phil and Gage, “Talia is from Ezra’s pack?! And she’s Tao’s mate?” Phil replied, “That is very clearly the story that is unfolding in front of our eyes.”
EJ linked me, “Son of a bitch. No wonder Talia took to training so well. She’s a freaking Luna!” He wasn’t wrong. Talia was a great fighter. I linked Phil and Gage, “This is why no matter how many times I urged Talia to try out for a Warrior position, she didn’t.”
Gae offered, “It’s also why she wouldn’t take you up on your offer to challenge for the Female Lead Warrior. Talia is a Luna who was laying low and biding her time to go back to Tao. It makes a lot of sense now.” Yeah, it really did.
I linked EJ, “I’m questioning some of our other placements in our pack who are resistant to positions we offer them that are more noticeable.” EJ replied, “Same. Toby is compiling a list while I have my own mental list running.” There were quite a few.
Phil told me, “Gage and I are on the list you probably want and I know Toby is as well. Melanie would be the best one to talk to them about it though.” My mate was their Luna so that was fine. I was utterly confused when Talia’s family rushed forward.
I linked my wolf, “They aren’t Omega’s. They were here fighting with the pack.
” Oden said, “Yes, that does seem weird. What objection could Ezra have to her? I would never care who our pups mate was as long as they were treated well. I know there are bad Alpha’s who want a certain rank, but Talia is a Warrior. ”
Max linked me, “Talia’s family didn’t fight us. They shifted back and surrendered.” Interesting. I linked Phil, “I should’ve guessed the answer to my question. Of course, Ezra didn’t like Talia for his son. He is a moron. Then again, maybe he didn’t know about her talents as a fighter.”
Phil said, “But Ezra wouldn’t have liked her strength because she would’ve stood up to him.
” True. It was clear Ezra was testing Tao when he got rid of Talia.
I was impressed that Tao was able to control himself when he did know personally that Talia would be safe though.
He clearly trusted Melanie implicitly. Which I found interesting.
I linked my dad, “What Alpha do you know that would be that calm over the word of a girl younger than them? I know she’s a Beta blood, but I’m not getting the impression if they met at after sixteen these packs knew that.
Friend or not, unless one of my family members swore to my mate’s safety I’d fight for her myself. ”
My dad replied, “Yeah, I find that weird too. Even as the voice of the forgotten packs, as she declared herself, or the savior as an Alpha that’s a tall order. Your mate has interesting qualities about her.” Oden boasted, “Mate is amazing.” That wasn’t up for debate.
The ability to convince an Alpha wolf you would protect their mate when you weren’t related to them was something different though. Gage linked, “So, does Melanie give classes on how to keep an Alpha calm in a situation like that? Because I will take it.” I snorted, “Ask her.” Gage winked at me.
Cassie popped in, offering to go to Tao’s pack with him. I linked Phil, “Hell no.” My Beta snorted, “As if your parents will let that happen.” My cousin was right. Dad linked, “It was never going to happen.” Good. EJ pointed out we needed to have meetings with Tao.
Unfortunately, Red Run would have the choice to make him pay for recompense they were owed since Ezra violated the treaty Nick Kyle signed. Peter, Dalton, and Dakota had kept it up. Ezra turned around and had Red Run attacked while having Melanie kidnapped.
Ezra knew about the scars on her back too. I could guarantee the only reason that sad pathetic excuse of an Alpha didn’t have my mate in his pack was because we’d have known. Why Nashville though? Oden said, “That doesn’t really make sense to me either other than we wouldn’t look there.”
That was probably reason enough. How did Ezra know them though? Plenty of people would trade a limb for a favor with our pack like telling us Ezra dropped Melanie off in their pack injured. I linked Phil, “What’s the link between Alpha Ezra and Nashville?”
Phil replied, “I’ll ask my guy in Nashville.
Or you could ask Jason, Dalton, or Dakota’s mate.
Or our new friends in Black Path that have taken over.
Caine and Dax like us. They are prickly with Red Run, but everyone understands that.
It would hard to change your entire perception of someone and based on what they thought was true I’d be prickly myself. ”