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“You ready to go,” he asks as he walks over to me.

“Yeah, I think so. I hope I am dressed appropriately.”

He gives me an assessing look, “You look exactly as Luna should look. The Goddess chose well.”

I grab Sila’s hand and place it on my heart. “Silas, I want you to know that no matter what happens today. You are mine and I am yours. As the Goddess blessed the union, I will forever be your mate.”

He leans down and places gentle forehead kisses. “I love you Nova. I can’t wait for us to put this behind us and begin our future together.”

He grabs my hand and places it in the crook of his elbow. “Me too Silas, me too.” With that, we walk out into the main area of the house.

Chapter 27

Silas

Walking into the main area of the pack house, we find Warrick, Caelon, and Xavior standing with Gail. They are all talking amongst each other until Warrick spots us walking towards them.

He walks over and claps me on the shoulder, “You ready for this?”

“As ready as I am ever going to be, man. I am just ready for us to put this behind us so we can finally start moving in a positive direction.”

He nods his head, “Fair enough, they should be here any minute. Do we have all the money?”

Caelon walks over to us, “Yes, we were able to finish off the last of it thanks to Nova’s yard sale idea. Not only that, but we have more than we need. Nova, did you decide what you would like to do with the extra money?”

She blushes at the attention of everyone, “Uh, yeah I did. If it’s okay with you guys, I would like to see the money go to the Elementary school. Teachers could always use extra supplies for their classrooms.”

Gail walks over to Nova and wraps an arm around her, “Sweetie as Luna, it is your decision to make. You don’t have to ask if it’s alright with everyone else. Although we appreciate you asking and considering what everyone else would like.”

Nova nods her head, “Sorry, this is all still so new to me and I don’t want to upset anyone by deciding. I will remember that, or at least try to. Might take me a bit to get used to that.”

I lean in to her side, “You are doing great, Nova. None of us expect you to master your wolf, become a Luna, and all of that within a few moments of learning about all of it. Take your time, ask questions, and remember, I love you.”

Warrick sucks in a sharp breath, “Oh shit, I didn’t know my man had already moved to the love you stage. Wow, color me shocked. Welp, good for you, man. I am happy for you.” He lets out a chuckle as he shakes his head from side to side.

There is a clearing of a throat from behind me. “Sir, the Ghost River Pack has arrived on pack land. There are fifteen wolves heading towards the pack house now. Do you want my men to trail them to ensure all fifteen come to the pack house,” Xavior asks.

“Yes, let’s monitor all their activities. Continue to have wolves run the parameter to ensure that they don’t have more right outside our pack lands. While I hope they will hold up their end of the deal, I also wouldn’t put it past them to attack us, regardless.”

“Noted. Alright, I will send the message out to our guys. I will stay here with you, as well as Sampson and Tomlin.” With that, he turns around and heads outside to pass his messages along. I shake my head because you can take the man out of the military, but you can’t take the military out of the man.

Nova shivers next to me and through our bond, I can feel her panic rising. I let out a low Alpha purr to help calm her nerves as I stroke my hand up and down her back. “It’s going to be okay, I promise.” She nods her head and leans into my side further.

We don’t have to wait long for Xavior and the Ghost River Pack to walk into the Pack House. I personally have never met their Alpha and looking at him now, I wasn’t missing anything. He is every bit of 5’6” tall man with a pissed off look on his face. I wonder how a man of his size was able to claim the pack to begin with. Shaking my head, I decide it doesn’t matter much. After today, I hope to never deal with this pack again.

“Well, well, well, I am finally meeting the Alpha who took down Orion. I have to say I am a tad bit disappointed,” Jeramiah says with a gritty, higher-pitched voice.

I have to refrain from laughing. Warrick has a coughing fit which is clearly to cover up his laughter.

“Alpha Jeramiah, I want to say that I am pleased to see you, but that would be a lie. Why don’t we cut to the chase here and head to the meeting room?” I don’t give him the opportunity to say anything in rebuttal to that. Heading to our meeting room is purely to establish that this is my territory and to sign paperwork stating we no longer have a debt to their pack.

Everyone files into the meeting room. I guide Nova to the head of the meeting table. I pull out the chair that is seated to my left and hold my hand out for her to take the seat. She sits and placesher hands in her lap. I take the seat at the head of the table while Warrick takes the seat to my right. Xavior takes the seat next to Nova, whereas Caelon takes the seat next to Warrick. Gail, Sampson, and Tomlin all take the seats along the wall behind me.

I watch as the Ghost River Pack each takes their seats. Once Jeramiah is seated, I can’t help but wonder if his feet dangle from the seat. I glance over to see Warrick with a sly smirk on his face. I know he is wondering the same thing. We are in a silent discussion over the idea when I feel a gentle hand come into mine. Nova gently squeezes and I know she wants to get this over with.

“Alpha Jeramiah, your pack was owed a debt from mine. You gave us two weeks to either pay the money, forfeit the pack, or fight you for the pack. As you are aware, today is the final day of the two weeks that we were given,” I state the facts of the meeting.

“Yes, yes, boy. You know why we are here. Either you have the money or I will be takin’ the women. So what will it be,” his voice squeaks out.

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