Chapter 7
I look at Shane. He and I had been wondering that very thing.
“No, I don’t.”
“I intend to remove his title. I’d like your thoughts on promoting your Gamma to Beta. He was standing beside the two of you when
everything started. That says to me that he was ready to protect you both. Do you agree?”
“Yes,” Shane says. “He has been very vocal about supporting us.
“Good. That is the type of Beta that you need. Someone you can trust. Beta Dorian is not that person.”
“I agree,” Shane says.
I’m not sure what it is, but something about having Christian here is already making Shane seem more confident. He’s even sitting straighter than he was when we walked into the room.
I look at Christian again as he and Shane talk through the plan for the ceremony. How can one man have so much of an impact after such a short amount of time?
And an even more important question for me, why is he having such an impact on me and my emotions?
Christian
The moment Enya touched my hand, I felt it, a zing of awareness. Then when she licked the blood off my hand, that awareness went straight to my dick.
I felt her shock at my strength, the same as Shane’s. For him though, my strength made him feel secure that I could manage the pack. For Enya, there was a hint of fear behind the surprise. I don’t want her to fear me, so I pushed the unexpected desire flowing through me down and reassured her that she has nothing to fear from me.
Then, she hadn’t let go of my hand. The pulses of desire just kept coming the longer she touched me. I had to force myself not to snatch my hand out our hers. However, when I asked for my hand back, she jerked back like I’d burned her.
Where Shane seems to be calming because of my presence, it seems to be having the opposite effect on Enya. I get the feeling that she doesn’t trust me, which is understandable with everything going on in the pack. There’s also a very strong protectiveness inside of her toward her brother. I felt the same inside him towards her as well. It’s good to know that they are close. I’m hoping I can use that to make her feel more comfortable in my presence and to help them heal from their grief.
After Shane and I finish preparing for me to take over as Alpha, I grab my bag and quickly change my shirt. I’d rather not start my tenure here with blood on my clothes.
When I refocus on the other two, Enya is looking away, but I see the blush on her cheeks. I’m guessing that means that she’s not the type of female who sleeps around. That makes something deep inside me happy. I don’t have time to focus on that right now, so instead, I look at Shane.
“Ready?”
“Yes.”
The three of us walk outside together. The pack has congregated around a hastily placed stage that has a table and the ceremonial blade
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and cup sitting on them. Gamma Braden, soon to be Beta Braden, did well
‘Let me know if you see anyone who is missing. Did either of you feel any tethers to your pack members break?‘ I ask them in the mind link.
‘I didn’t,” Enya says instantly,
‘Neither did I,” Shane says, as I lead them up to the stage.
Gamma Braden was on the stage, but he steps aside, ready to step
down.
“You can stay,” I tell him.
“Thank you, Alpha,” he says and goes to stand on the other side of Enya.
I see both Enya and Shane looking around the pack.
“Is anyone missing, Gamma?” Enya asks him quietly.
“Other than the patrols who are currently on shift, not that I can tell,” he murmurs back.
“Let’s begin,” I say, nodding to Shane.
He turns to face the pack.
“My pack members, a lot has happened to this pack in a very short amount of time. We were attacked, we lost our Alpha, we lost our Luna, and we were slowly unravelling as a pack while we all dealt with our grief. I recognized that I needed assistance to properly manage this pack while Enya and I are still dealing with our own grief at the loss of our parents and the leaders of this pack. I knew that it couldn’t wait. I was unwilling to allow this pack to fall apart just because I’m
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struggling with my own grief. So, I called the Council and asked for their assistance,” he says, gesturing to me. “Alpha Christian is here in response to my request. He is here to act as Alpha until I can take my place as your Alpha. He will not only lead this pack, he will train me to do so as well, preparing me for the Academy over the next year and a half.”
