Chapter 88

Danny’s POV
“Let’s do this” I tell Todd, Joanna and Claudia as we head into the training grounds; where both pack members have gathered. “Do we need someone to officiate the joining?” Joanna asks as Oliver comes up behind her. “That’s where I come into it” Oliver says, giving me a wink.
“Can everyone settle down” I call out, there is still murmurings around the grounds and I put up my hands; “Settle down, please” I call out again. “Oi, shut it” Todd screams and everyone goes quiet.
“Thank you all for coming. Todd and I have a proposition for everyone. We would like to join the two packs together but still remaining separate” I announce as more murmurs come from the crowd.
“How will coming together and still remaining separate work? It will be either we are separate or we are together” Gamma Steve asks and people are nodding their heads around the grounds. “It will be like two owners of the same company; in two different locations” Joanna explains to him.
“That’s how she explained it to me” Todd whispers, giving her a smile.
“What if we don’t want to join together?” Someone calls out from the side; I can’t see who it is. “Felicity; you are free to go, if you do not agree with it” Todd tells her. “We don’t want to force anyone to join us, if you do not wish it” Claudia adds, looking at Felicity.
“I will still be your Alpha and Danny will still be the Alpha of the Cedar pack. The only difference will be; we can contact one another for help, if needed. Pool our resources together. We would like to be known as the Cedar River Moon Pack. There will be and East Pack and West Pack” Todd announces to the crowd, who are still murmuring.
“Tim will be sworn in as Betta of the east pack and Steve, you will be sworn in as the Gamma” Joanna tells everyone; “And I will still have Jason and Cynthia as my betta and gamma, sworn in for the west pack” I include.
“What does Alpha Henry and Luna Jade have to say about it, Danny?” Isabella asks me, giving me a smile. I nod towards her, understanding she wants me to tell the pack; as they will have the same question.
“I am fine with it; in fact, I was the one who helped suggest it to Danny and Todd. Majority of us know, we are facing a threat to shifters, vampires and witches. And we also know, Danny, Claudia and a few others are on earth to help stop this threat as Goddess Selene’s chosen. They are asking to join together with a common goal; to fight the threat. Todd told the River Pack; we need your help. We do” Dad says, moving to the front to stand next to me.
“I also helped suggest it” Simon voices, moving to the front. “And me” Tim includes, moving to the front. “We all did” Jason responds, coming down with Rick and Cynthia. “I’m in” Steve includes, coming to the front also, giving Simon a hand shake.
“If you do not want to join the Cedar River Moon Pack; you may leave now, no more questions asked” Todd calls out to the rest of both pack members. To my surprise; no one moves. There were a few more murmurs. However; everyone remains seated.
**“Easy”** Jesse chuckles at me. **“Not really, now we have to swear everyone in”** I tell him. “I know this is going to take a while; we have King Oliver here to officiate the joining of the two packs. If you have to be somewhere” I say, pausing to look at Brett and Cynthia. “We can swear you in at a later date.”
“Thank goddess” Paul exclaims, coming over to us. “I was going to ask if you could do me first after the Alpha’s and Luna’s. I have to take over guard duty” he tells us. “Take whoever you need and we will see you at the end of your shift” Oliver smiles at him.
“Brett, Alister, Jerome; you’re with me. We will get sworn in after our shift” Paul calls to them and the four men leave.
“You can go too, if you need to be with the twins” Dad whispers to Cynthia. “I should be here for this” she says with hesitation in her voice. “You will be the first cab off the rank, when we are done here. Go be with your babies” Claudia says, giving her a hug.
“If there is anyone else here, that needs to go. Come see Todd and I when you have a moment to be sworn in” I announce as a few more people make their way to the doors. “I’ll come after my consultations” Isabella mind links me. “I’m needed in the medical wing; I will come after my shift” Jennifer says, coming over to us. “I’ll see you then” I tell her, before she heads out the door.
“What do we do now?” Todd asks Oliver, who comes and stands in front of us and smiles at us. “I, Oliver Peter Lovett; King of Vampires am here to officiate the joining of the River Moon Pack and Cedar Moon Pack to become one pack. They will be forevermore, known as the Cedar River Moon Pack. Alpha’s Todd and Daniel; please step forward” Oliver announces, his voice booming across the training compound.
“Do you both swear to become Alpha’s of the Cedar River Moon Pack; to run your own pack as individual and come together when each other needs?” Oliver asks us. **“Fuck me, it sounds like he is trying to marry us to Todd”** Jessie snickers and I stop myself from laughing. I look over at Todd and he is trying not to laugh as well.
“We do” we both proclaim.
“I, Daniel Davison swear to the Moon Goddess Selene and Demi Moon Goddess Rachael to be joint Alpha, alongside my brother Todd James Molchany, for the Cedar River Moon Pack through blood oath.” “And I, Todd James Molchany, swear to the Moon Goddess Selene and Demi Moon Goddess Rachael to be joint Alpha alongside my brother Daniel Davison, for the Cedar River Moon Pack through blood oath” Todd announces after me.
Oliver cuts our hand with a ceremonial knife and we join our hands together. My shoulder burns as the old pack mark; shifts from a Cedar Tree and Todd’s River Pack Mark are joined together creating a new pack mark; a river going around a Cedar Tree.
“I, Daniel Davison will hereby, be Alpha to the Western Pack” I announce and a W appears in the centre of the tree on my pack mark. “And I, Todd James Molchany will hereby, be Alpha to the Eastern Pack” Todd exclaims and an E appears in the centre of the tree on his pack mark.
*“Can you hear me”* Todd mind links me. *“Yes; Jesse thinks Oliver wanted to marry us”* I laugh. *“So did Vince”* he chuckles back.
“Why did you add Rachael into the blood oath?” Dad asks me, giving us a smile. “Todd and myself both agreed we should include Mum in our oaths” I smile back at him.
“Luna’s Claudia and Joanna, can you please come forward to say your oaths” Oliver asks them and Claudia gives me a kiss before moving in front of Oliver and Joanna gives Todd a kiss and steps in front as well.
“First part down; now for the rest of the packs” Todd says, looking over the crowd of people as Oliver swears the two ladies in. “At least we can communicate now, instead of going through Joanna. Dad said I should be able to communicate with your leadership and you should be able to communicate with mine” I tell Todd as Oliver calls the two Betta’s.
“Yes, I spoke with Simon about it. The separate packs are still the same; our own responsibility with an added bonus of double the leadership” Todd agrees, smiling as Gamma Steve moves forward.
“Gamma Cynthia is attending to her new babies; we will swear her in at a later time” Oliver says as he starts to swear Steve in for Todd.
“I don’t have any enforcers; I was wondering if Brett would like to be mine? He is more skilled than anyone I have” Todd asks me. “When him and Cyndy come back; why don’t you ask them. I am sure he will be happy to take up the position” Claudia answers him and I nod.
“Let’s get the packs sworn in” I tell them and move forward with Todd to start the pack initiations.