Awkwardness
It was something everyone experienced at least once, in their lifetime,
everyone present in the room currently felt the same as Jade stood
before what she assumed were about fifty wolves sitting on the table,
ready to have their morning breakfast. It wasn't the fact that she was
joining them for breakfast at the pack house, It was the fact that there
was no space left for her and Adonis to sit. When she entered everyone
greeted her, acknowledging her presence, but when her eyes searched
for her seat, she was met with a she-wolf already sitting in her seat.
Somehow she wasn't surprised to see that it was Adeena of all people
sitting in her place, which was supposed to be on the right side of
Adryan, who was sitting at the head of the table.
"Well this is awkward" Brian who sat to the left of Adryan, mumbled
under his breath, but it was heard by everyone present in the room,
even though he coughed, trying to cover it up. Violet who was sitting
next to him, smacks him upside the head.
"Thanks for that, Captain obvious,â she says, while Brian rubs the spot
she just hit him on.
Finally not being able to take the silence and awkwardness anymore,
Adryan stands up from his seat, and wordlessly he leaves the room
Confusing everyone with his actions, Jade still stood in her spot holding
Adonis" hand in hers. Malia had excused herself to the kitchen the
moment they both entered the pack house.
A few minutes later Adryan re-enters the room, but now with a chair in
his hands, when he was about to pass her, one of his hands grabs onto
hers, while the other held the chair. He doesn't stop until he reaches his
seat, pushing his chair to the side to make space, he places the chair
next to his at the head of the table.
He goes to sit on his seat, picking up Adonis with him, making him sit
on his lap as Jade too sat at the chair Adryan had brought in for her to
Sit.
Warmth spreads through her body at his actions. For centuries the
tradition was for the Luna of the pack to sit towards the right of the
Alpha male, they never sat together at the head of the table. Adryan
was breaking this so-called tradition in a way. Pack members looked at
each other in shock at their Alpha's actions but they were proud of him
nonetheless.
Jade looked towards Adryan and Adonis, who was sitting sideways on
Adryan's lap, a smile curving up her lips as she watched Adonis pick the
berries Adryan had held for him to take on his palms, stuffing them in
his mouth.
"More Dada" Raising his hand up, asking Adryan for more after a few
seconds. Adonis had started calling Adryan that a few days ago, and
the facial expression on his face was priceless, a mix of happiness and
shock, Jade swore that she saw him wipe a few tears away. He had
hugged Adonis to himself, which Adonis returned but after not being
put down after a few seconds, he trashed in Adryan's arms, pointing his
hands at his toy, trying to get away.
Jade lifts her face, her eyes taking in the smiles on the pack member's
faces as they too take in the exchange taking place before their eyes
Her eyes catch a familiar face among the seated pack members, Arthur
smiles at her when both their eyes meet, and she returns his gesture. As
she moved her hair gaze away from him she didn't fail to notice
Adeena's eyes on where she sat, with her jaw clenched.
Everyone continued with their morning breakfast, the room filled with
the occasional laughter and chatter filling it, that was until a pack
member came barging in as if he had run a marathon, with his hair
disheveled, just with a pair of sweatpants on. It seemed like he had
indeed run to the packhouse in his wolf form and had decided to wear
whatever he got his hands on. Recognizing the male as part of the
wolves who were responsible for the daytime border patrol in the pack,
Adryan instantly perks up. All previous lightheartedness is forgotten
with the male's arrival.
Adryan stands up, passing Adonis to Jade. By now everyone present in
the room seemed to have sobered up. Feeling the seriousness of the
situation, Adryan asks the male to accompany him to his office in the
pack house, wanting to have some form of privacy. He didn't want the
pack members to hear what the male had to say, knowing that it was
something serious and causing them to panic. Jade stands up, passing
Adonis to one of the omega standing by, she follows Adryan. Violet,
Brian, Nathan, and Arther followed in her footsteps. No one stopped
Arther, he was a beta by nature, even if he was pack less, no one dared
to stop him.
Everyone filed into Adryan's office, closing the door behind them.
"What is it, Daniel?" Adryan asks straight away, not wasting time.
"A male from the neighboring pack is at the border, claiming that a
pack of rogues attacked their pack at dawn, wiping out almost all of
them, only a handful of them managed to escape. He asked for you
Alpha, he said they need your help.â Daniel, the patrol guard speaks up.
Adryan takes in his words, "Which pack is he from?" he asks a moment
later.
"The Eclipse Pack, Alpha" at his words, everyone in the room is shocked.
The Eclipse Pack was a strong pack, ranking number four in all of
America. So it came across as rather surprising that a mere pack of
rogues were capable of taking out one of the strongest packs in the
world.
"That is not it Alpha. His description of the rogues matches those that
attacked the pack five months ago. Rabid behavior, foaming at the
mouth, unnatural strength and speed for a normal wolf to possess.â
Daniel adds.
Jade had an inkling that the rogues that attacked The Eclipse Pack were
the same that had attacked her pack three years ago. It seemed that
Adryan had the same thought, as he looked at her after processing
Daniel's words. Everyone else in the room catches onto the unspoken
words among their Alpha and Luna.
Heaving an exhale, Adryan speaks. "Brian, Nathan, and Arther, arrange
our best warriors to visit the Eclipse pack, and station others at the
border.â turning to Daniel, âInform the male that he's required to
accompany us in helping bring back the remaining members of the
pack here. I'll join you in a minute.â he orders.
"Yes Alpha" with that Daniel leaves the room, along with Arther,
Nathan, and Brian.
âTake care of the packâ Adryan's voice speaks through the mind link they
shared. Jade turns to look at Adryan to find him already staring back at
her, she wordlessly nods her head before Adryan leaves too
"Jade" Violet speaks up, breaking the silence that had engulfed the
room.
"Yes" she turns to face Violet, "help me prepare the rooms for the
guests?!â she asks her.
"Sure" Jade replies immediately, flashing Violet a small smile.