Chapter 73
“Oh shut up ass wipe” raven huffs as she gets up. “my baby” fallen rushed forward wrapping him in her tiny arms. “Mom I’ve missed you. Lara honey come meet my mother formally.” Holding his big hand out to a tiny blonde blue eyes snow fox. Her almond eyes give her away. Had I not been my father’s pup along with my sister’s brother it wouldn’t have been so easy to notice. But arctic fox blood still runs through my veins.
Her cheeks redden as she shyly smiles at everyone. Tulok has been up here for a while now so most of the pack is familiar with him we decided to keep the first few years' visits minimal so he can establish himself as the alpha here. “fallen my girl it’s been too long. We have missed your bright smile.” Nanook boosts as he enters the room. “Nanook it’s a pleasure. You have really made this place special. This place is beautiful.” The black marble floors absorb the sun’s heat helping to warm the pack house. I know Ambrose and a few elemental users came up several times to help with the pack house. The ceiling is glass so the sky is visible at all times. This makes the first floor look and feels so open. “well we did have to modify things a little too far down and it sucked all the heat from the stones. So we went wide. The first two floors are similar to an open-concept mall. But without the stores. We have the living quarters along with the large dining hall on the second floor. This floor is mostly dad to day operations and offices. We have the classrooms down that hall. A lot of the local tribes have started sending their kids here with our advanced technology labs and advanced course.” Nanook puffs out his chest as he speaks. Looking at Tul I see the same pride in him and I can’t help but feel the same pride.
“cone on you five get close let me get a photo.” Aput sings as she and Nyx fish out their phones. Raven standing next to Vlad smiling brightly at Tul and Lara, who is smiling at Tul with so much love in her eyes for him is so noticeable a blind man could see it. Just to the side of Lara, I stand proud with a smile on my face. “well let’s get you all to rooms. I am hoping we can do the ceremony tonight.” He glances down at Lara’s bright red cheeks. I nod knowing she will go into heat not long after she’s marked. Unlike the rest of us, Tulok has to have the union blessed by Fallen, Max, Vlad, and Aput. Adding my family and Ambrose adds to the blessing.
Aput And Nyx rush forward getting ravens attention “we will help Lara get ready” “Vladimir Matthew black comes and give your grandmother some love.” Michelle sings as she comes through a door wiping her hands on an apron. “granny” Aput squeals and rushes over “princess you’ve gotten so big in a short time. Stop growing my sweets.” Smiling at Aput as she hugs her tightly. Soon the girls are dragging poor Lara off to get ready. “hey man. Dining room?” trying to get my core temp up without causing a flux in temperature. Some hot coffee will help. Nodding he heads down the hall to the stairs leading down.
The place, being made of ice and snow, allows the sunlight to glow through the walls giving the whole place a soft blue wash over everything. It’s very warm and welcoming. The white solvers and blues really suit the place. Instead of feeling cold and frozen, it’s like a winter wonderland fit for a Disney movie.
Walking into the dining hall the place looks like a fine dining restaurant. All the tables are set with light blue tablecloths lined with silver snowflakes. The snowflakes match the snowflake mark that my father and Tulok have on their palms. “alpha Enoy I wanted to talk with you about doing the blood bond with you and the black rose. I know you said It was my choice to bond the pack as a sister pack to the black rose. But it’s never been an option. As my blood runs for this pack my blood also is still loyal to the black rose. There will never be a time I won’t come to the aid of any wolf demon fox bear hobgoblin or cow of the black rose. And I want to make that a solid blood oath. I have spoken with every pack member and they all stand behind me as they all feel without the black rose and well you there would not be a snowpack left here.” The pride and love for both packs came off him in waves. Tears cloud my mother’s eyes “I accept but as I won’t be alpha much longer the bond will be done between you and Hades.” Shock runs through me. This is the first I have heard of this pushing it to the back of my mind I’ll talk with mother later.
I want to say the ceremony was beautiful but in the end, it was rushed and Nyx was gorging herself on Ambrose's fruit along with Zyaire and Ambrose. We had been here maybe three hours when calls started coming in about our heads. The heifers were miscarrying the calves as well. all cattle under ten years have started dropping dead. Teams are gathering information and anything to explain what happened. Shadow is in his stall wheezing and snow is also having issues breathing. Snow and shadow are both almost forty. Old for cattle yea but these are special cows. They both have never shown signs of their age. Most who see them think they are four-year old’s. My grandmother’s magic saved them long before she knew she had magic. Her love of the two calves nursing them infused them with the same magic that runs through our veins. As Mars and Ares are the physical forms of night and day so are snow and shadow.
I want to know why and how our cattle are all dropping dead. Whoever did this to us is gonna be very sorry.
