âYou had a plan?â I ask, my voice extremely calm for the rage I feel within me. âYou had a f*cking plan?â I say with more force. âHaving Oliver stand by in the forest with members who arenât warriors isnât a plan!â I yell at his face which is clouded with uncertainty. No one, and I mean absolutely no one goes against an Alpha. But Iâve had it, I am done!
âI saved your ass, I saved the pack and your precious Luna. What happened to âThe pack comes firstâ? Did you even think about the phrase?â
He doesnât answer me. I see more pack members come to watch the scene I am making in the garden. Igétas lets me tell his brother off, supporting me without intervening. Our mating bond is strong and I am certain he knows that I need to do this.
âDid you know that for the first time since Igétas told me that statement, I understood it when the rogue grabbed your mate? How important it is for a leader to sacrifice everything for the pack, even happiness, even someone they love? I understood it and you didnât handle it! You put your mate first and your people suffered!â
Tharrosâ face grows red. He hands Yolanda over to a medic and steps into my personal space. I am not scared. Igétas steps closer too, but I put my hand up and he takes place behind me, not in front of me. I feel alive, having adrenaline rushing through me, and I never felt so strong in my life.
âYou need to stop running your mouth human!â He booms and I donât move.
âWhat will you do to me? You know that I am right. I have had it with you! You need to behave. You just got a taste of losing your mate, the feeling Igétas lives with every day since my heat stroke. How dare you dismiss the seriousness of the situation. You put pack members in danger having an unmated wolf go crazy. Even with your solution of warriors following him around, it is stupid. I conquered everything, and let me tell you; I conquered you too. Take a f*cking seat Alpha, Youâre done! You did horrible in there!â The moment I say âtake a seatâ, a powerful wave comes over me and rolls through Tharros. He is staggering on his legs like a baby deer and falls to his knees.
The crowd who is gathered around us isnât quiet any longer, and makes gasping noises. Tharrosâ eyes go wide, looking at his knees and pushing his hands in the soil not able to stand anymore.
I turn to my mate, his mouth hangs open and I close it for him and whisper; âWhat happened?â
âI am not completely sure, it looks like the power has shifted and you have a Luna command. You told him to sit down and he couldnât disobey.â He looks just as shocked as I am.
âHow is that even possible? The whole reason for me to be able to intervene with the rogues was because I wasnât a member under Alpha command.â
Igétas thinks for a second, âMaybe luna-courage gives you a Luna command? I donât know. We need to find out soon and...â We get interrupted by Amanda.
âCan you two please focus on the task at hand?â She gestures to the Alpha on his knees trying but failing to stand.
Right.
âStand up?â I say in a less convincing voice.
He does, looking humiliated. âListen,â I say, commanding him without any thought.
âLetâs talk about things tomorrow. You two,â I point at the Alpha and Beta, âclean up this mess, be there for your people. First thing tomorrow, we are going to sit down and discuss everything.â
I kiss my mate on his cheek, missing the feel of him after our fight. Iâm turning away when I hear the Alpha say something. I have no idea what, but turn to listen anyway.
âDonât,â I say, seeing the Alpha threaten my mate. âNow that the threat is gone, I can mate with my male. Or are you challenging him to a duel for the pack now, when he has enough wolfsbane in his system to not even connect with Vasil? Help your people and tomorrow, weâll talk this out.â
I turn away, hearing my mate tell his brother that I am right. That he can go to the hospital, to Yolanda and he will take care of the rest. He agrees and leaves.
I find Maya, telling her I will be at Igétas place and asking if she could help me there. She says she will help.
After getting my stuff and moving back into Igétas apartment, I lay down on the couch. What a hectic day, I look at the clock and it isnât even lunchtime yet. Feeling the Luna-courage leave my body makes me weak. Maya comes by at the perfect time.
âOh Honey, you look horrible.â
âWell, I did drink poison, like four shots of it.â
âI didnât say that you didnât have a reason to feel that way.â
âDo you think you can vomit by yourself or do I need to use this?â She asks, holding up something I donât want in my body.
âGive me a bucket, I can puke right now.â And I do. After that, she washes my face and takes me to bed, helping me and tucking me in. She explains that I used a lot of energy and need to sleep and she will check on me in a few hours.
I take a deep breath and let sleep take me. I wake up, aware that someone is lying next to me. Opening my tired eyes, I see my handsome mate.
âHey,â
âHey,â
âHow are you?â
âIâm feeling better. Sleeping helped.â I stretch my limbs.
âHow are you?â
He holds me tighter, âI canât feel Vasil. It drives me nuts.â
âOf course it does, he will come back right?â
âYes, I hope tonight. Did you know that you smell amazing?â
He is nuzzling my neck and I giggle.
âHow late is it?â
âItâs five oâclock. Everything is taken care of. Welton is recovering, it isnât clear how it will go, however he has a chance now, thanks to you. Tharros will be waiting for us tomorrow in the conference room.â
âGood,â I say.
âDo you have a plan?â He asks me, and I look into his green eyes.
âNo, not really. I just donât want you guys to fight.â
He takes a deep breath looking back at me, âI know it seems barbaric, still it is the werewolvesâ way. I donât look forward to it, he is an Alpha and wonât step down easily.â
âWeâll figure it out.â
He kisses my forehead. âOf course we will.â
I cuddle in his warmth and let sleep take me for the second time today.