Chapter 7
Once I finally have a clear mind I head in to have a shower and start my day. Walking in my room I see my bed has been stripped and the mattress is gone. I know that they will do their best to clean the stain and see if someone needs a new one. Not that our members are broke far from it. Most members do well for themselves but we also believe in try not to waste things. So if no one needs the mattress they will break it down into its parts and go from there. Due to the mattress being a spending purchase I would have just used the old one. I kinda am glad they wanted it replaced the memory of the dream would always be locked in the threads of that mattress. If I cant smell my blood then the chance it invokes the nightmare.
The way things work is when someone buys a new high-priced item. If the old one is still in great shape then the old one gets put on a list and sent to a warehouse. Then if someone needs something. They go to Mrs. Addams who has everything on a list in her computer program. I don’t know how it works but when something is sent to the warehouse it shouts up on her list. You fill out a form for what you need give it to her. If she has it she sends a notice to the warehouse to have it taken to your room or cabin. If it's not in the warehouse you go on the list to get a call when one comes in. Then if it comes in the first one on the list gets a call. If they no longer need it the next on the list is called and so on. If the item is still in the warehouse after a year it's sent to be broken down and the parts used for things. This is a system my great grandfather started. Granted the pack was not as financially stable as we are now. But we like this system. The money we make can be saved for other things.
Most wolves save money while young for college by using the warehouse and young unmated wolves use the warehouse so they can have their cabin built for when they find their mate. Once marked the first mating heat and frenzy is over they can build a cabin if they don’t want to live in the packhouse. They also have the funds for when they have pups. Or if your mate is in another pack. If one of you is a ranked member they move to yours. If neither of you is a ranked member you can decide what pack. Now on the off chance, you are both ranked members one of you will have to give up your title. In that case, the alphas are usually involved in the talks. The most common solution is the one with a sibling the closer in age to them moves and their sibling takes the title. Now if you are both only children or there is a large age gap then the mated pair have to decide what pack they want to live in then for a year living in the other both training and helping the alpha choose a new ranked member.
When we had first start6ed doing things this way the kings got word of it. He sat with my great, great, something way back grandfather. They talked about how he set this up in the black rose pack and how it has worked well for him and stopped a lot of fights about taking someone's beta because she is mated to the alpha or whatnot. This gave both packs what they need. The new beta line would be trained by both packs. Best of both he had called it. The king liking this had made it a strongly recommended practice of all packs. And now to date, most packs follow this rule. The last time I heard of alpha-ranked members being rejected or rejecting or the alpha forbidding the mating well, to be honest, was a good ten years after the alpha of alphas or in simple terms king. Suggested this rule. The packs calling for help with this were told by every pack they called to follow the best of both rules and figure it out. That fight last all of about three days when all parties gave in and decided to follow. Last I heard they were kicking themselves for not following it sooner.
Because of this rule, the alpha of alphas declared mating events. The first of the season is the blue moon ball always held in the middle of May. Then a few more held over the next four months. Never held at the same pack. How the alpha picks the packs to host what is known to the alpha. For me I think he puts a map on the wall picks a dart says okay the blue moon ball is at, throws dart, rising sun pack. Etc, etc and so on. Or well that's how I would do it.
After my shower, I head to the office and start the long day of phone calls. Finding wade already in the office with a tray on the coffee table.. the tray is loaded with all kinds of fruit, eggs, bacon, sausage, fried potatoes toast and life juice, coffee, oh my life is complete coffee. Going straight for you guessed it coffee. Wade laughs “ I had planned to only bring coffee. But was caught by Mrs. Addams.” “one day we will sneak in and out of that kitchen.” I say shaking my head but a short gray hard she-wolf walked in with a pitcher of water “don’t bet on it alpha” startling me “oh my goddess Mrs.. Addams you will be the death of me.” “seriously old woman wear a bell” wade glares at her clutching his chest. “young man don’t make me bend you over my knee in front of the alpha” she glares back at him. Laughing at them so hard it lifted my spirit some. “glad to know you keeping your grandson under your thumb still.” I smile at her “someone gotta train him for his mate” she laughs and he sticks his tongue out at her.
