Rachel, Your Sister

And then a hectic day began.
Fortunately, I had slept in the Palace for several hours before we left. Jasper had some more meetings with the Sages and I took that moment to rest after all the mental chaos I had to go through. Thank God for Elena, who already had my bath ready and her presence beside me so I could fall asleep unburdened.
We now drive straight to the packhouse where the rest of the Elders are waiting.
Jasper and my father brief the Elders while Elder Antony listens in as a witness to the truth. At the end is the round of questions. I have to tell everything from the moment I regained consciousness on the island to my arrival at the Kingdom. And there sat little Elena as a witness for the truth. I am so proud of this little girl, she is only a teenager but so wise. Jace made sure I had an easy chair that made it possible for me to rest my back. After two hours, we had this questioning behind us.
"Can't we leave the rest for tomorrow, Jasper? I want to be alone with you," I whisper to my mate.
He chuckles and kisses the back of my hand. "Hmmm, let's finish all this protocol stuff, then we can stay in bed tomorrow. Another hour or so more," he replies. "The whole pack is outside waiting, we need to prevent incomplete information about this triangle mating from confusing the pack and triggering all sorts of improper moves."
We leave the conference room and enter an elevator.
On the third floor, we get off and Jasper leads me to a huge balcony that overlooks the entire pack land. He takes me in a firm embrace while Elder Antonius relays the Moon Goddess' decision to the pack. At first, it becomes dead silent as the wolves hear that Jasper is actually the rightful Lycan King of the Royal Kingdom of Werewolves. The cry of joy that follows is unprecedented. But they are less enthusiastic about the move, only the prospect of now living in a Kingdom and the status that comes with that, soon tune them up.
And when Elder Antony reveals that with the installation of Jasper as King, he will also have to share his mate with the current King Ralph, the pack falls totally silent in shock. They had obviously not counted on this. "No!" shouts a man at the back of the crowd. "The Luna is pregnant, Jasper is the only one who can put a hand on her," he shouts out angrily. "The King needs to find his own mate. Reject him, Luna". Slowly the rest of the members get out of shock and join the man. "Yes, reject him, Luna. What is he even thinking!" it sounds louder and louder. For the first time, I see Jasper become uncertain. He lets go of me a pulls the Elder and my father into a corner. I notice the men engaged in a serious conversation. Jasper seems stressed, while my father stares defeated out of his eyes. The Elder tries to calm the two men down. Five minutes later, they reached an agreement.
My father heads for the balcony, Jasper gets back to me.
"Storm Forest. I want to remind you that we are subjects of the Moon Goddess. We have no choice but to obey her laws or suffer her wrath," he begins. "I am also unpleasantly surprised by Selene's judgment. Rain is my daughter and protecting her is my priority. But Selene has a plan for all of this. Trust her, everything she decides is for preserving our species, her creation. As a pack, we should be honored to contribute to that". Still there is silence, the pack is processing his words. And then the Elder steps in. "Selene's words are law. We are not the ones who can question her decision," he says in an even voice. A murmur is heard, but it remains otherwise silent.
Jasper guides me with a hand in the back away from the balcony.
"Come, I think they need time to get acquainted with all this," Jasper explains. "Triangle mate situations are unusual among werewolves, mates are supposed to be jealous and not tolerate competition," he adds. We head to a smaller dining room where a lavish meal awaits. And of course, I am hungry as ever, already salivating at the smell of everything on the table. Jasper notices my longing and laughs. "Don't worry. Eat all you want, anything our pups like, my love," he says, gently pressing me into a chair next to him. He takes a plate and puts everything I indicate on it.
He also pours me some fresh juice.
When he has also served himself and takes a seat beside me again, I dig in. Jasper is clearly amusing himself at my expense, but I don't mind. And then the dining room door is pushed open, and a stunningly sexy woman enters. She walks right up to me, her eyes full of hatred. "So, you're back. And you think you can claim Jasper after leaving him for so many years?" she snarls hostilely. "You think the pack is waiting for you until you're done running rounds in Human Town? Rain, we are long over you. We need a Luna who respects herself, has self-esteem and doesn't come running here like the whore of the Kingdom."

Speechless by this aggression, I startle.
The spoon I wanted to bring to my mouth falls loudly back onto my plate.
Jasper stands up with a jerk, his chair falling back hard. "Magda! Take that back! Apologize right away to your Luna. Now!" he roars. Never before have I seen someone this angry. But the woman in front of me ignores his order.
On the contrary, she now puts her hands militantly at her sides. "Jasper, you deserve a pure Luna, someone who makes our pack proud. Storm Forest is the most respected pack, we are unbeatable and strong. What should we do with a Luna whoring between two Kings?"
For a moment, it looks like Jasper will use physical force against her.
I grab his arm and stroke it a few times. He calms down but his eyes are still fixed tightly on the woman. Then the door bursts open and my parents rush in. "Magda, behave yourself! And if you can't, get out of the packhouse!" my father orders her furiously.
"Why, father? Are you afraid I'll tell this whore the truth?"
And this time, I can't prevent it. The sound echoing in my ears, I close my eyes to the violence. When I open my eyes again, I see the woman with my father's handprint on her face, tears streaming from her eyes.
"Jasper, who is that?" I whisper, hiding my face now in his side.
"That's your elder sister, Magda," he replies. ....