Plans
The following weeks go by like a dream.
Jasper is busy working with Jace and the Elders to arrange the relocating of Storm Forest. It is a hell of an undertaking to bring over a thousand wolves across to Canada. New homes must be built, schools, daycare centers and sports centers in the Kingdom have to be expanded. Fortunately, the activities are moving steadily, even Esis has provided designers and construction workers from his pack to make everything move faster.
By the third week, more than half the pack has already moved under the leadership of Cleo, the Head warrior. The Elders, Jasper, Jace and I will be the last to leave. But despite his busy work schedule, my mate always makes time for me. After our escapade in the cave, I moved back into the packhouse. After falling asleep on the park bench, I woke up next to Jasper in his apartment in the packhouse. I understood right away what had happened. Every morning we have breakfast together, after which I go back to bed to rest some more. In the afternoon, between all the meetings, he comes back to have lunch with me. Twice a week, we repeat our midnight walk. Jasper told me that this was an old habit of mine, which surprised me because, in the Kingdom, I did not have this need to walk around. Well, I guess it has to do with me feeling at home.
But the evenings are the best.
Our sex is great, Jasper is insatiable. But I don't blame him entirely, my pregnancy has made me pretty horny too. And yet I often feel he holds back and takes into account our pups. Ooohhh well, I have him for a lifetime and the pups will be here in a few weeks. After that, we only have to worry about them sleeping warmly in bed so we can go about our business.
What concerns me now the most is picking up my Luna duties.
After my coronation, I want to have already improved all my relationships with the women in the pack. I learned from Ruth that they are embarrassed to meet me after all they have done and said in the past. Especially the older she-wolves are still trying to figure out how to approach me, while the younger ones are eagerly waiting to meet their Luna. Elena, Ruth and I came up with a plan we are implementing now. I want to empower the women in the pack to make their families more financially stable and realize their talents and dreams. The two assess where the woman's interest lies. And then, we will contain the results in project proposals and hire experts to help. When the classes start, I'll have meetings in each of them, allowing me to bond with everyone personally.
Jasper approved this idea, mainly because it will be less tiring for me than large meetings with pack members.
Much to my delight, the women have shown interest in small entrepreneurship, and how to start their own businesses. Jasper had already initiated this training long ago, but with my departure and the high workload, that had slowly faded away. The women want to pick that up again, especially now that there will be a larger consumer market with the annexation to the Kingdom. Childcare, fashion design, safe food processing and there is even interest in setting up industries for agricultural products. We plan to develop the course outlines now and start them later in the Kingdom.
Elena and Ruth have already selected the interested people into rosters and handed me the list.
So now I am off to Jasper to point it out to him. I am dripping with enthusiasm, finally, I will meet the pack up close. Earlier I was nervous because I didn't know the exact nature of our relationship but now I get the chance to start all over again.
When I knock on the door and enter, Jasper stands with my father over some papers.
I greet them and receive a kiss on my forehead from my father. "Jasper, look, these are the people who are participating in the plan. Ruth says that almost all she-wolves signed up for a course. Isn't that great?" I ask him happily. I see him exchange a look of understanding with my father and takes the list. As his eyes scan the names, I suddenly notice his gaze turn icy cold. He also shows it to my father with a finger sliding around some names.
Then both men look up at me.
"Rain, there are a few things you need to know," my father begins. " Rachel is coming with us to the Kingdom. I have spoken to her and she has promised to respect you, especially since you will become the Queen and be under the protection of Lycans. They will not deal with her easily if she pulls a stunt". I nod, I didn't expect otherwise. She is a member of this pack, so I will inevitably encounter her again. "And this more. These two people on your list are my mother and sister. They registered to participate in some courses," Jasper says. "I don't expect any trouble. They told me yesterday that they have no intention of making your life difficult, they have buried the past. Embarrassment keeps them from facing you and apologizing. I suggest you give them some time".
Quickly I suppress my disappointment.
Although Jasper loves me dearly, I notice that the destructive relationship in the family affects him. He chooses me, but I sense that he would rather have us all together as a close family. Especially with the pups arriving in a few weeks, they should have unlimited access to their grandmother and aunty. "No problem, Jasper. They can take as much time as they need to get used to the situation," I reply unconcernedly.
A plan forms within me.
I suppress my state of mind, knowing that Jasper can feel it in the mate bond. Now that he has marked me, he is able sense all my moods. I can't wait for my wolf to emerge....
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