The Young Luna novel Chapter 44

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Chapter 44

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We had to walk forty minutes through the forest before we arrived at the border of the Black Bloods Pack. It was a warm morning, with a soft breeze, so it wasn't too bad. Chris and I chatted as we walked – well, mostly I asked him questions about Javier and he avoided answering them in clever ways.

There was a dirt road that led straight into the centre of the Pack, from the border, but two men stood guarding it. Both were tall with glistening black skin and identical features – twins obviously. And because they were only wearing baggy workout shorts, it was a nice view as we approached.

One of the twins was sat on a stump, as the other was leaning casually against a tree – both of them joking around about something. "Oh, please, you?" the one sat down snorted, giving his brother a look of amusement. "You couldn't direct a group of ants to walk in a straight line, let alone an entire Pack".

"Oh, and I suppose you'd be better would you?" the other brother said, giving a short sarcastic 'ha' at the end.

"Damn fucking right I would" he shot back. They were so wrapped up in their teasing that it took them a few minutes to realise they were no longer alone. But they both shot to attention when they did and walked over to Chris and I. "This is Pack territory, kids, shouldn't be coming this way" one said.

"Who is the Alpha of this Pack?" I demanded. The twins exchanged a look, but didn't answer.

"Look, just tell us what Pack you kids are from and we'll get someone to help take you back" one of them said.

"Is Seth Zev the Alpha of this Pack?" I questioned, raising an eyebrow at them. Again, they exchanged looks. When they stayed silent again, I wrapped my hair in my hand and raised it away from my neck; exposing the claim mark that Seth gave to me all those months ago.

"That's an Alpha claim mark" one of them blinked in shock.

"Which Pack are you the Luna of?" the other demanded.

"That depends on if Seth is the Alpha of this Pack or not" I replied coyly. The two blinked in shock as they realised what I was saying. They both took a step back and bowed their heads.

"Luna" they said in unison, confirming my thoughts that Seth was the Alpha of the Black Bloods. I had no doubt in my mind that he was the strongest Alpha in the country – the was a reason why most people feared it.

"Where is Seth?" I asked them.

"He's in the Pack offices. I'll take you too him" one of the twins said. The twins muttered a few words to each other, before one of them gestured for Chris and I to follow him.

"I'm May, and this is Chris. You are?" I asked, as we walked down the dirt track.

"My name is Devon, my brother is Ramone" he replied.

"Can you explain to me what has happened with Seth?"

"Well, Alpha Zev arrived yesterday and he challenged Alpha Caster for his position. Caster didn't like that and refused it. Alpha Zev didn't like that, as an Alpha can't turn down a challenge from someone with Alpha blood. So, in the end – after shit loads of arguing – finally they fought. It was very telling..." he trailed off.

"Telling? What does that mean?"

"I always thought that most Alpha's were evenly matched, but when they were fighting it was very obvious to everyone just how strong Alpha Zev is. It was actually a little embarrassing to the Pack at how easily he beat Alpha Caster".

"Yeah, well, that's Seth for you. He actually made a deal with the devil for ultimate strength. I mean, it cost him his penis, but it was worth it" I commented with a shrug.

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Devon looked at me for a second, "what?"

"Ignore her, she thinks she's funny" Chris sighed, waving dismissively, before bringing the conversation back. "So how does your Pack feel about their new Alpha?"

"After seeing Alpha Caster fight, I think we were all actually slightly relieved to see Alpha Zev take over. None of us realised quite how weak an Alpha he was before then. And, it also means there will be no war to fight" Devon explained. "Plus, Alpha Zev is going to hold a tournament to find the strongest Pack member. And, whoever wins, will be in charge when he is with the Equinox Pack".

"How will that work?" Chris questioned.

"Seth will split his time between the two Packs – once he regains control from Dale again – and we'll spend half our time here and half our time in Equinox" I said.

The Black Bloods Pack was quiet, likely due to it being half the size of my current Pack, but it was pretty. With small thatch cottages and cute little shops. The largest building, which was surrounded by thickets of trees, cast a slight shadow over the clearing. It was obvious that this was the Pack offices.

People glanced over as we walked into the building, and it wasn't at the topless Adonis of a guide we had picked up. It was at me, I think they had a good guess at who I was. It was no secret that Alpha Zev had a 'child' mate, as I had heard some people call me, and with the way I was being led by Devon I was sure they could take an educated guess.