With my entire unit returning throughout the day, it was noisy and chaotic all day long. Dinner was even noisier than usual, with everyone talking about my new gift, and I chuckle when Orson asks which gift will pop up next. Danica got a lot of horrified looks when she said that she hoped I would get the gift of hearing thoughts.
Waylen had everyone laughing their asses off when he said, “No, Goddess. Please don’t grant her that gift; my life will be over if she gets that.” Waylen is one of the males that pops into my head at times with his thoughts, and I can probably make him turn to every shade of red with what I have heard–not that I will make him that uncomfortable.
The evening was spent by most of my unit in their rooms, talking to family members or friends, and those of us that didn’t have anyone to call or didn’t want to call anyone sat in the living room as we discussed the past week. Normally, those that still have family and friends they are in contact with will visit them on weekends, if we have the weekend off, that is.
By midnight, everyone was in their rooms and fast asleep, except for me, as I tried to figure out what to do about Jaylen and what to do about my family. After my morning run, I walked back into our building, and I heard voices coming from the living room. Jaylen’s unit was sitting around. “Good morning, Commander,” I hear a female voice say behind me.
I turn around to see one of Jaylen’s Captains standing in the doorway. “Good morning, Captain,” I reply, but other than that, I don’t say a word, and she looks at me with a smirk on her face. “I wonder which of the Elders she slept with to become Commander,” I hear her think, and my first instinct is to grab her by the throat, but I know I will expose my secret if I do that.
“Something I can help you with?” I ask her when she keeps quiet, and I see anger flashing through her eyes. “Not really. I was just wondering what you did to become a Commander,” She says, and I know that Jaylen’s unit heard her words–after all, that was her intention.
I smile at her before I say, “I pay attention when others talk, I ask questions when I want to know something, and I actually read books. Maybe you should try that someday, and maybe then you can climb the ladder to become a Commander.” Before I turn on my heel and walk up the stairs to my unit’s wing.
After taking a shower and getting dressed, I grab the files with our assignments and head over to the main building. After our meeting with the King, we will have to report to him one by one on our assignments, and I get to inform him that all of the assignments worked out just fine.
I am the first one to enter the meeting room, and I see the smile on Casimir’s face drop when he sees who entered the room. “Do you think he was expecting someone else to show up before me?” I ask Amra after I have greeted the King and Crown Prince.
A few minutes after I sit down, Jaylen walks in, and he has a huge smile on his face. He is about to say something when he sees me sitting in the room, and he clamps his mouth shut before he greets the King and Crown Prince as well. “Looks like Casimir isn’t the only one that doesn’t like the fact that you showed up early,” Amra states.
About ten minutes later, the other Commanders show up, and after they have greeted the King and Crown Prince, they sit down in their seats. “Good morning, I hope you all had a good week and that most of the assignments got dealt with,” The King says before he turns his attention to me and asks how my first assignment went.
“It went very well. I did call for backup, though. Both Alphas had stationed a large group of Warriors on their northern border, and I didn’t want anyone to get injured or worse. I gave each Alpha an hour to show up at their north border, but neither one of them was there when the hour was up, and according to the law, it meant they gave up their claim.
Not that they had a claim to begin with, but that is beside the point at the moment. Both Alphas made a threatening move towards me, and I allowed Amra to take control, while Flora told them what I said through the mind–link. I also informed them that if they
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However, I warned them to read the law first and that if you would ever grant them to present their case, I would be there. Oh, and I might have insulted their manhood,” I say, and Amir bursts out in laughter. The King looks from Amir to me and then to Jaylen, and Jaylen tells him what happened when the Alphas finally did arrive, which results in every Commander choking on their laughter, and it takes a while for us to settle down.
“Morgan, what did you mean when you said they had no claim to begin with?” Casimir asks. “That piece of land belongs to Crescent Moon Pack. Both Alphas should have been very aware of that, and I wondered why they thought they could claim it. Crescent Moon uses that part of their territory for ceremonies, like the Alpha or Luna ceremony.
Other than that, it is used for educational purposes, for Pups to learn about the ceremonies that take place there. Pups learn what to expect during a ceremony, what is expected of them during a ceremony, and so on,” I answer him, and I am met with silence.
“Then why did they both claim the territory, Morgan?” Jaylen asks, and I am a little annoyed at the fact that he doesn’t use my title as he does with other Commanders. “Commander Jaylen, none of you asked the right questions in the past two years, and none of you took the time to even check if they could claim the territory,” I say as I look at him, showing him I am not amused.
“Crescent Moon Pack hasn’t needed to use it for ceremonies in over four years, even though it still gets used regularly for educational purposes. Both Alphas took over three years ago; both Packs lost their former Alphas and Lunas during the same Rogue attack, and neither one of them has kept their Fathers‘ Beta and Gamma around.
If they had, it might have never gotten this complicated. They might have never tried to take a piece of territory that belongs to another Pack. I also have the answer as to why they didn’t want to accept the compromise you and Commander Amir suggested— they both blame the other Pack for losing their parents.
Next time, make sure you look at every angle before you head out for an assignment, Commander Jaylen,” I say before I hand the King my file, and Casimir has a smirk on his face as he looks at Jaylen. “Seeing the fact we have no other unusual files to discuss, I suggest we start with going over your assignments from the past week. Commander Morgan, please follow me,” the King says as he gets out of his seat.
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I knew the King would save my assignments for last, and I know he will give me hell for the disrespect I showed Morgan. We always refer to the other Commanders as Commander, but for some reason, I couldn’t use that title with Morgan, and I have this feeling she will never allow me to address her by just her name when we are not in the presence of the King and Crown Prince.
The moment the door closes behind me, I am looking at two pissed–off faces. “What the fuck, Jaylen,” Casimir growls, and I tell them that I have no excuse–none other than that it didn’t feel right. “I can’t explain it in any other way. I know how our protocol works during meetings, but I just couldn’t get it out of my mouth,” I say.
King Damon asks if I didn’t get to spend time with Dalton and Thora, as that usually is a reason for me to be distracted enough to forget about protocol sometimes. “No, I actually had a great day with them yesterday. But something did happen this weekend that has me puzzled,” I say, and I tell them about how I woke up Sunday morning.
“Well, we can rule one thing out,” King Damon replies, and both Casimir and I look at him. “You didn’t spend the night with your fated Mate. She will be the only one that will be able to put you to sleep like that. I haven’t had a decent night’s sleep since my Mate died, and I know I never will until I find my second–chance Mate,” King Damon explains, and Casimir and I both just stare at him.
Casimir asks me a few questions, but I don’t have an answer to any of them, and soon we return to the assignments I had in the past week. Most of our assignments are little disputes between Packs or Pack–members, and in most cases, we can wrap them up in an hour or two, but sometimes there is an underlying issue.
Those cases usually last longer, but this week we had easy cases throughout the entire week, and I had even taken a few cases out
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
