The Hunted Wolf – Chapter 26

ADIRA

The pack house was filled with people as we organized everything for the warriors Pack Lyna sent to us. I was running around, making sure all of the spare bedrooms were set up and ready to go for our guests. We didn’t have enough room for everyone to have their own place, so we set up cots for people to share sleeping spaces. With the varied patrol schedule Darian made, it allowed us to put a few extra people in rooms.

I didn’t expect the pack house to be filled so extravagantly this quickly after moving. It was always Mark’s hope to grow the pack into something more, which is why he wanted to make sure the house we bought was big enough to take on new werewolves. It came in handy now with all of the guests provided for us from Reyland.

rriors had already arrived, but we were still busy making sure there were enough beds and food to keep everyone comfortable. It was impressive with how quickly Reyland was able to organize everything. He was always on top of the warrior side of things when I was growing up.

is little girl fighting. It was weird to think about the old days. Even though I knew he wasn’t my father, it still felt like he was. I still wanted to show him what I had managed to do and make him proud, but I had to remind myself that his opinion no longer mattered. He was the one who threw our relationship out the door.

ny intentions of interacting with him directly, though.

o comfortably fit three beds in the room without making our guests feel like sardines.

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downstairs. I’ll run to go get them,” I said.

iors in a little more than an hour, and I wanted all of the preparations to be done before then.

t was a little strange being around this many people again, but I enjoyed the feeling. It was lively and loud, and it reminded me of my childhood.

ht some more. Maybe I left them in the car. I turned to run outside, but I instantly ran into something hard.

neatly than the last time I saw him, and he had definitely filled out. He was no longer the skinny teenage boy I grew up with.

“There’s no way that’s you!”

on wrapped his arms around me, pulling me into a big bea

when he set me down. I pretended like the smack hurt my hand. “You know I hate being called ‘Addy.’ And are you made out of stone now?”

chuckled, beaming as brightly as ever. “I’m no longer a boy. I’ve grown i

him. “Careful. You are

Did I hear you correctly, though? You’re mated?”

ling when I thought about Mark. “Yes, I am in fact mated.”

eve it otherwise. Although that stupid smile on your face is telling me you’re quite infatuated with the man.” He gave me a wink to emphasize his point.

I was just waiting for the right man to come along.”

o hide the smile forming. “He’s perfect. He loves me and treats me better than

and when do I get to meet him?”

ark at the warrior meeting, since I’m assuming that’s the reason you’re here.”

. “Wait, Mark as in Alpha Mark?”

g as he made the connection. His face turned from confused to shocked. His eyes were wide and

of this pack then?” he asked.

remony. I’m not sure when it’s supposed to happen though.”

here. As intimidating as being an official luna was, it was something I was actually looking forward to. It just felt wrong to ask about something like that at a time like this.

luna after all, but it’s a little weird thinking about it. Especially with the way you disappeared so suddenly.”

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becoming my mother.”

. You have too big of a heart for that.”

d that he was constantly being scolded.

d, but I didn’t know what to say or do. I hadn’t even thought about seeing other people I had known in the pack when we invited Pack Lyna’s warriors to stay with us. I was sure to see others I knew.

ets we needed.

you left? We were friends, and you just disappeared one day. I waited for you to rea

.

“It’s complicated,” I finally said. “I know that’s probably not the answer y

Mason asked. His eyes were

every day.

dy, I’m really glad you are so happy right now.”

here seemed to be something missing in his eyes. “Mostly. We’ll cat

a luna at heart.” Mason winked and then waved g

the car when I brought the rest of the stuff in. I looked in the backseat, but I didn’t see anything. I checked the trunk next. There were random things in the trunk, so I had to crawl part way in to search arou

ut it was a start at least. I stepped back and turned, freezing completely.

Jori. His eyes were red and worn and his hair was a little messy. I was surprised to see him at the pack house. Someone should have seen him and given Mark a heads up, but there were also a lot of people coming in and out right now. It would have been easy for Jori

i looked me