Chapter 416

Chapter 0416

The ride home is long, made longer because of the stress of how the tournament ended.

Thankfully, Grace is feeling better, and Cara and Angel agreed they are as well. That, at least, isn’t

something I need to worry about. Our injured pack members have mostly healed overnight. Those that haven’t will see Sirona when we get back. I check in with Noah, letting him know what happened and that we’re on our way back. Everything seems fine back at the pack, so that also

helps me to relax.

Grace, sensing my stress, lays her head on my chest. I can feel her fatigue through the bond. She may be feeling better, but she’s still feeling the effects of her power surge yesterday. I’m not sure if that’s the right description of what happened, but that’s what it felt like. As she leans against me, I wrap my arms around her, getting settled so she can sleep against me. I lean my head back and allow myself to fall asleep.

When we arrive back at the packhouse, I call a meeting with the ranked members and include Ezra as our new Lead Warrior and excuse Sirona so she can take care of the injured we brought home. After Noah congratulates Ezra, we get down to business.

“You all know we were attacked by hunters at the tournament. There were a lot of them, Grace says over a thousand, but we know that is a small number compared to how many there are nationwide. Rik, Liam and I talked about it. We believe that the Guardians are now a target. The hunters have seen their power and unfortunately, a couple escaped. They will report back to their leaders, and we believe they will come for them.”

“They won’t get our Luna.” Carlos says, echoing everyone’s sentiment.

“No, they won’t. But in order to make sure we keep everyone safe, we will be increasing border patrols. I will be speaking with our sprite friends and asking them to check in with us daily on anything they see out of the ordinary.”

“About that,” Noah says, “you probably want to have a conversation with Alexander first thing tomorrow morning.”

I frown. “Something I should know?”

“Do we have a problem with the sprites?” Grace asks, concerned.

“Just an interesting development in the sprite situation. It’s better if you speak to Alexander.”

“Okay. Also, your Luna has challenged her father for her old pack. We expect that she will win, and we will be assimilating a large number of wolves in the near future.”

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I watch as everyone looks at each other.

“Where are we going to put them?” Amber asks.

“I spoke to the elders. We are purchasing the land between our pack and Liam and Rik’s packs. We will effectively close our borders, connecting to theirs, on two sides. This will offer extra protection for all our packs. It will also leave the canyon in between the three packs as a common area where we can have pack gatherings and a place for pack members to meet and interact

together.”

“We can put many of them in the packhouse while they are building their homes. We will ask others if they are willing to open their homes while the houses are being built. At the rate we’re building, it shouldn’t be more than a couple of months.” Grace adds.

“Where will we get the money to pay for the land?” Noah asks.

“The land was going to be cheap anyway given the terrain, but after speaking with the elders, if we give them the land from Grace’s father’s pack, they will consider it an equal trade. They are getting more usable land in the deal, but we are getting more land overall.”

“Luna, what if some refuse to follow you? While we all respect you here, not all wolves will be willing to follow an Alpha female.” Carlos says.

“Our understanding from my father’s Gamma is that the pack is unhappy. So, while the move may be difficult for some, I believe that they will be happy to relocate.”

“And anyone unwilling to follow your Luna will be forced to go rogue or try to find another pack that will accept them.” I add.

“We’ll be making a formal announcement to the pack tomorrow night. I’ll send out a pack link in the morning. We have a lot to go over and a lot of changes still to come.” I say as we finish the meeting.

“So, technically, you’ll both be Alphas.” Noah says as we all start walking out,of the office.

I look at my mate, wrapping my arm around her waist. “We already are.”