Chapter 32
Spending the morning with the family packing and moving things with the helpers that came up. The closer it got to dinner time the emptier the suite starts to feel. Father and Eydra pack a bag each. Make sure to have cash on them along with a hidden bank card. Gamma Kyle and delta wade are making new IDs and papers for them all. I noticed that father and Eydra marked each other. I figure this all had to do with their new identities. No one mentioned it. Both will and I have always looked at the other parent as theirs as well. So being marked as my father's mate is just natural. But the sting of her taking my mother's place did go through my heart for a brief moment.
All too soon hunter comes to help will to their suite. Father and Eydra take their bags as we head down the large mess hall. The mess hall and kitchen have their floor. We have buffet-style all-day breakfast food from 6 am to 11 am along with snack foods laid out from about 9 am to 3 pm and lunch food set out from 11 am to 2 pm. The mess hall then cleared for family-style dinner. Some wolves have dinner in their suites but we have pack dinners at least twice a week. Always on Monday nights giving thanks to the goddess on her day. Then usually Wednesday is halfway through the week. The mess hall has dinner service every night. Not all wolves have mates and families yet. I have a feeling I will be taking my suppers in the mess hall for a while.
Taking our seats at the head of the hall on a slightly raised platform. Giving the height to see the whole room. As well as the whole room can see their leaders. Father gave his normal “its great to see everyone for another pack meal. We give our thanks to the goddess for our health and for the meal laid out before us.” looking at me he adds to his speech. “as you know I have called for this special pack dinner. Tonight I will be stepping down as the alpha and passing the pack to Philip. “ standing as father says my name. Cheers are heard through the room. They are sad that my father is stepping down. But are happy to have me stepping up. In the back of the room, the doors open revealing our goddess blessed seer. She's much more than a seer but that's what we call her. Her grandson Hudson is beside her helping her make her way to the front. Bowing our heads as she makes her way toward us. “Miss Vera it's a pleasure to see you here tonight.” I say once she made it to the front. “awe young alpha it's great to see you again.” turning to the pack she begins “as you all know I am getting older.” lots of no’s and never fill the room. “tonight not only will the boys be taking over as the leaders Hudson will be taking over as seer. My time to join the goddess is near.” you can see the sadness fill the air.
“Now don’t you all be sad for me I will be watching over every one of you.” she smiles as everyone cheers. Miss Vera takes a dagger from her hip slicing her palm then holds it out to Hudson. “do you Hudson vow to sever this pack and the goddess giving your last breath to this pack?” slicing his palm he stares at her in the eyes “my body and soul belong to the goddess and the black rose pack. I will give all of me to the goddess and this pack.” clasping hands a bright light fills the room as the power is passed from miss Vera to Hudson. Ambrose popping in behind me whispers in my ear “that is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen.” he's right. Watching the gold glow wash a million little sparkles blanket over them. Stars shone from them as Hudson started to glow brighter miss Vera's glow dimmed. With one final flash, only Hudson is standing in front of us. We all bow our heads sending our prayers to the goddess and miss Vera. Thanking her for their service and love.
A hauntingly beautiful voice fills the room. Coming from Hudson but it's not his voice. A sound I have a feeling I heard before. “thank you, my children. Worry not Vera is in my realm reunited with her mate. I wanted to give my blessings to the new leaders and my new seer. Remember even the dark needs the light.” a flash blinding us all spreads over the room before leaving Hudson breathing hard. Some of the goddess power is still in Hudson as he looks at us ‘do you four vow to serve this pack with everything that you are. Giving your last breath to protect this pack.” together we answer “with all that I am I vow to serve this pack.” he nods passing me the dagger slicing my palm and passing the dagger to Tyler and so on. “do you as the current leaders willingly step down passing the titles over to your heirs?” “we do” they say hunter passing the dagger to my father. Slicing his palm he hands the dagger to beta john following down to delta wade. As one we hold our hands out over the dagger now laying on a silver platter. Letting our blood drip down onto the dagger and plate. Instead of iron filling the air I smell the scent of citrus filling the room the pack's former cinnamon scent is now replaced with the citrus scent. Just as the scents settle to a background scent a heat fills my chest. The bonds snap in place as the heat burns deep into me, settling in my soul and unlocking the alpha power inside of me. Roaring out the room shakes every wolf in the room joins in my roar. Then bow their heads to me. The bonds with the guys feel so strong and thick snapping into place then spider out grabbing hold of every wolf linked to me locking us all together. Ambrose whispers in my ear “on the floor below I created a forest for a pack run. won't be as good as being outside but it will do for now.” nodding to him before I speak.
