79. Why is He Here?

Eric

The fall festival was happening today. Lilith had gotten up at the crack of dawn. Even today she wouldn’t let the pack get out of running with their wolves. I knew she would have Kali run with me at the end of the night too. I had a lot to do as she did. We were having two other packs come. Ellen’s pack as well as one other. I really didn’t know many other alphas.

With Ellen’s Pack they knew Kali was a Draco wolf, with my sister's assurance as a Luna they were okay with it. The other pack had no idea. But I didn’t think it would matter seeing as Lilith had no plans to shift while at the festival and no one really brought it up. With Ellen singing her praises at her pack I didn’t think it would be a talked about conversation. With this not being a mating ball, which I had attended so many over the years, Lilith and I didn’t see the point in invited too many packs, it would just be three. Lilith was so excited I actually heard her singing in the shower this morning after the run.

I had not seen her since. She had forgone breakfast heading to the Venue with Roxie. I knew she was so hyped over it. It would be her first thing she planned as Luna besides fitness. All the women had put in a lot of work, and I was sure it would be the highlight of the year. Maybe if it went well, it would become a tradition. Our pack really didn’t have a lot of those. There had been more celebrations and parties when my mother was Luna. But now Lilith was here, and she had embraced being a Luna. She brought up to me just yesterday she offered to babysit for one of the mothers in the pack.

It made me smile, my mother did stuff like that, and so did Ellen. I knew she was very different than both of them, well not so much anymore when it came to my sister, but she was acting like a true luna. I don’t know why it surprised me so much. Then there was last week when she said we should be involved in some kind of charity, that we should try to find out how to get the kids that were shifters in foster care here. That way they wouldn’t end up in Rob’s clutches.

I didn’t have any clue how to go about that, but she had seemed so adamant about it. Maybe we could figure something out. It seemed she was coming up with plans every week of things she wanted to accomplish. I was amazed honestly that she seemed to just be throwing herself into everything. Axel told me that Kali had been acting calmer too. I wondered if it was because she was around so many other wolves every morning that were so different than her. I wondered if part of the Draco Pack’s problems was because they had this bad streak and gave into it making the progression worse. But what I really thought now was they were so terrible was they surrounded themselves with other Draco wolves.

Maybe the negativity of all of them in a pack made it worse for them. They never had anyone who didn’t push them to do better. Because from where I sat, I noticed both Kali and Lilith were mellowing and not so angry all the time. Was it partly about the company they kept? If that was the case, it may be possible to separate the Draco wolves and put them in with us regular shifters and they might become less erratic. I had not told anyone about this suspicion.

Noel mind linked me. “Are we leaving soon. A lot of the pack has already left.” I responded, “Yeah we should head out.” He mind linked. “Marcus wanted to know if he could ride with us, since Roxie took Lilith.” Of course I agreed. I liked Marcus. He was a good guy. He had done great work with Lilith’s car, and now he decided to open his own shop which I thought was cool. I didn’t know how he planned to finance it, but he was determined and that made me think he was going to do well. “Tell him to meet us at the garage.” and I grabbed my boots. It would be great, and I knew it. Lilith had been tight lipped about what kind of things would be there. I was curious and wanted to see everything.

Marcus was leaning against the garage talking to Noel. “You guys ready.” Both nodded and we went in. Marcus eyes lit up. “My god Alpha, you have the best taste in cars.” He complimented me. “Thanks, well we are taking the dodge today.” I told him. He smiled and as we went to the car, I could swear he was turned on by the car. What was it with him and Lilith being obsessed with motorized vehicles?

We pulled out only leaving a few of the pack lands, the whole place was practically abandoned. There were a few shifters who were not attending. A few women who were close to delivery, also one of the doctors in case they needed to give birth. Then a few very old shifters, but most of the pack had left to go to the event. I drove down the road and looked to see Marcus petting the leather on the backseat. I tried not to laugh at his behavior.

We arrived at the festival and my eyes widened. We were directed to a massive area that had been sectioned off for parking. There were tons of vehicles. We all got out and walked to what looked like the entrance. There were pumpkins everywhere, vendors set up. Carnival games. It made me think of something out of a movie. Noel looked like he was going to drop dead of a heart attack from the surprise. Marcus didn’t look so shocked, but he looked pleased. I mind linked Lilith. “Hey where are you? I just got here. “Oh, okay Ellen and I are coming.” Of course, my sister was already attached to Lilith’s side.

I saw her and my mouth watered. She had on a dark green dress that had a zipper up the front with a black undershirt and see through tights and combat boots. Her black hair was half up. My sister stood next to her. Her skirt was as short as Lilith's and also had a zipper and a long sleeve with knee high boots. Noel mind linked me. “If Dad could see Ellen now, I think he would have an aneurysm” I nodded. The powers that must be must want to fuck me because it was if Noel mentioned our father, he appeared behind us. His voice breaking through. “What is your sister wearing?” I was shocked I kept my eyes on Lilith and my sister and saw how Ellen’s face fell.

Noel mind linked me “Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! What the hell is he doing here, maybe if we pretend, he is not behind us he will fucking disappear.” I knew that wasn’t an option. We had not parted on good terms. He refused to give me mom’s ring. Noel had told me just to pull a Lilith and steal it. But, unlike her, I had no stealth, and my dad caught me. He had gone ballistic. Why the fuck was he here. Why had he left his cabin? He hadn’t left the woods around his cabin in years. Why was he here? I turned around. “Dad what are you doing here?” I asked trying to get my tone under control, but I was fucking pissed.

“I am still part of this pack; this is a pack event is it not?” He said being condescending. How the hell did he know about this. He wasn’t in range to get mind links. I didn’t respond but I felt Lilith wrap her arms around me and she gave me a kiss on the cheek. My father looked down at her like he was trying to judge her. “You must be my son’s mate.” She smiled and spoke. “Yes, it is nice to meet you.” She sounded so confident. That was good. My father hated weakness. My father made a sound that was more like a gruff. He then brought his eyes to Ellen.

Lilith had let go of me and was now standing close to Ellen. “Hi Daddy.” She spoke. I could tell she was trying not to have any tremble in her voice. I mind linked Marcus “You should go find Roxie and tell her what is going on. Make sure you tell your friends to stay close by just in case.” He didn’t respond but I knew he understood that I wanted them close by Lilith just in case my father lost it. My father nearly spat as he laid into Ellen. “You know better than to dress like that. You look like a common whore.” He then glanced at Lilith who was trying not to say anything.

“Dad it is.” Our father cut Ellen off. “There is no excuse for dressing like that.” I could see Lilith was having a hard time remaining quiet. I had warned her about my father and what he was capable. I knew that was why she was holding her tongue. Noel said, “Dad stop she is fucking grown woman, she can wear whatever she wants.” My father then turned to him scolding him for his langue. I then stepped in. “We are your children, maybe you should act happy to see us instead of battering us with your vintage views, I am your Alpha, and you will be on good behavior while you are here, or I will command you to leave.” My father scoffed.

He then turned back to Lilith. “Do you think you and Ellen are really dressed appropriately for the standing you have in your packs?” Lilith squared her shoulders, and very confidently said “I think I have no say how others dress, other than the uniforms I provide for my pack. I also like my outfit, I know Eric loves it, and Ellen looks beautiful. I am sorry you have something so far shoved up your ass that you think it is okay to talk about your own children the way you do. You are also apparently preaching decorum to the point of being a dick. You are no better than a single fucking person here, and I agree with your son, but I will go one farther, if you fucking talk like that to my mate, beta, friend or anyone else in this pack or the others I will show you just what I do with my station. Now it was so not nice to meet you, have fun at this wonderful festival that so many of us put time into.” Lilith then weaved her arm through my sisters and pulled her away leaving Noel and me with my father.