The Pack's Hacker (by Cooper) novel Chapter 274

Cyra

Even though I know the area isn’t cleared out the way we would like, when Beta Lewis and Gamma Elliot returned to our pack later that afternoon, covered in dirt, sweat, and grass, they assured me that the area had been sufficiently cleared. Neither of them seemed particularly pleased with Gamma Hugo which I found interesting. I’ll have to talk to Warren about our plan to assess him and his position.

Because Yorick didn’t have a chance to get the patrol schedules set up, I sent a group of warriors with the omegas from our pack and coordinated with Beta Eric on the other side to send warriors with his omegas to set up the food. Eric said he has some ideas to make the area look festive, which is good, since we don’t have electricity out there yet.

I intended to arrive early and help with the final set up, making sure that everything was in order, but when we arrived, Beta Eric was already there. He had the warriors start a large bonfire in the center of the space that had been cleared earlier, he had tiki torches lit around the area.

He had obviously orchestrated the grills to be set aside so the smoke didn’t choke our pack members and warriors from both packs were bringing in tree stumps along with a large number of folding chairs for people to sit.

“Alphas!” he says, jogging over when we arrive. We brought some electric lights that the warriors found for us along with some folding chairs and tables to put the food on.

“Eric, this is amazing,” I tell him, looking around as Yorick begins pulling chairs out of the back of the truck.

“Well, I had a lot of help, but I know how important this is. I wanted to make sure our packs have a chance to mingle and enjoy themselves tonight.”

He takes a group of chairs from Yorick and calls over some warriors to help.

“What do you need us to do?” I ask him, just as our friends pull up in two more trucks loaded with supplies.

“Now that we have more tables, we can get everything set up properly. I’ve got some warriors out getting wood for the fire so we can keep it going all night.”

“The food smells delicious,” Zach says walking over.

“It looks like we have quite a variety, and each pack made different sides, so there’s going to be a lot of different food to choose from,” Eric says, holding out his hand. “I’m Beta Eric.” 1

We go around and do introductions. “So, any chance that our side gets to test our strength against so many Academy cadets while you’re all here?” he asks.

I look at Yorick. We hadn’t even considered warrior training for the other side. He hops down out of the truck bed.

“We’ll come to your side tomorrow and do warrior training there so you get the full Academy experience,” he says, grinning at Eric. “But you’re right, we need a more centralized location for warrior training.”

He looks around the space then at me. “We can talk to Dad, but maybe we finish clearing this space over the week and begin using it as a centralized training ground.”

“I love that idea.”

“What idea is that?” Warren asks, walking up. He and Yara just arrived with coolers full of drinks.

As the pack members from each side begin to arrive, Yorick and I spread out, saying hello, making sure the packs are integrating together. I notice Yara and Dr. Walker talking to the doctor from the other side. I like the idea of having a centralized pack hospital as well and if we can get Luna Yara to teach sometimes while she’s here, that could be another revenue source for the pack. Warren and I talked about it today and how successful both Connor’s and Quirin’s hospitals have become with Yara and now Kennedy providing educational courses to young medical students.

“Cyra!” I turn, seeing Piper walking over with a female from the pack on the other side. I can’t remember her name. Yesterday was a blur with everything happening so fast. Taking on so many pack members in two days made my head spin and names were the first thing that flew out of my mind.

I notice the woman looks nervous as they approach. “Cyra, this is Lila. She’s the one who warned us about Stellan.” “Lila,” I say, my eyes going wide. With all the chaos, I hadn’t even remembered that she was the one who called Piper.

“I cannot thank you enough for what you did.”

She breathes out a sigh of relief.

“I told you she wasn’t angry,” Piper says, putting her arm around the woman’s shoulders.

“I’m so sorry I didn’t say anything sooner, Alpha. Stellan told me you were the reason for the alliance agreement and that you wouldn’t let him out of it. It wasn’t until after I spoke to Alpha Piper…”

“Just Piper,” she says, grinning at Lila.

“Anyway, after she told me that you’d found your fated mate and you didn’t want this agreement, I started asking questions. Some of the blinders that I had on for Stellan finally fell away and when I heard him and Alpha Christer that night, I knew I had to do something. I was so hurt to find out that he’d been lying to me all that time, using me…’

She stops, her voice getting choked up.

I reach out and take her hands in mine.

“You’ll have to go to his trial, you know?” I ask gently.

“I know. I already received my summons.”

“Have you rejected him yet?” I ask.

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