Chapter 61: *“…sachet…“*
“Have you chosen who you want to be your Elite Enforcers?” Serenity asked Darien.
Coincidentally, Lexus and Jamison chose that moment to appear, one on either side of Darien. Keeping his arms wrapped around Serenity, Darien answered by tilting his head, first to one then the other. “Lexus and Jamison, they offered a while ago, and I accepted.”
Alora looked up at Darien, her brow furrowed. “When did they do that?”
“It was the day after we had our last rank placement fight for our final exams.” Darien told her. “You were at the University that day for clinicals. I meant to tell you about it, but I forgot.”
Alora looked from Lexus to Jamison, giving them a hard look. Alora wanted to know if she could trust the safety of her best friend, and sworn brother, to these two. ‘What do you think?‘ She asked Xena and Selena.
‘I don’t sense anything wrong with their wolves.‘ Xena said. Although they may not be the strongest, they still have power.‘
“Their spirits feel honest and loyal.‘ Selena told them. I believe they will be a good fit for our brother.‘
Alora nodded, accepting their opinions and reassurance of her own assessment of the two wolves. With her eyes starting to glow, Alora said, “In the future I will entrust the care and safety of my sworn brother, his mate, and any pups they may have, in your care.”
Lexus and Jamison felt power in the words Alora spoke to them. It was like the answer they were about to give, would be akin to swearing a soul binding vow to the Moon Goddess herself. Jamison had decided long ago he would become an elite enforcer for a decent Alpha. It was not a position to be taken lightly, it came with very heavy responsibilities.
Lexus had always known he would not become an Alpha of a Clan, but he always wanted to be a protector. Being the Elite Enforcer of an Alpha was a path he felt called to, and Darien was an honorable male. Lexus felt Darien was a male he could trust his honor and loyalty to.
Jamison gave his response to Alora first. “It would be my honor to loyally serve Alpha Darien Shadowfire Moonstar as one of his Elite Enforcers. To protect him, his mate, and any pups they may have in the future.”
Lexus followed, his own words nearly the exact same. “It would be my honor to loyally serve Alpha Darien Shadowfire Moonstar, as another of his Elite Enforcers. To protect him, his mate, and any pups they may have in the future.”
Power seemed to crackle in the air, raising the hair on everyone’s body. Lexus and Jamison felt something settle around them after Alora spoke. There was a burning sensation from each of their right wrists, and when they looked down, an image appeared on their skin. A hollow moon appeared, overlaying the bottom left of the moon, a hollow five–point star.
“The Moon Goddess has heard your vows and has marked you accordingly. So long as your vows hold true, her blessing will remain for you and any of your future progeny.” Alora’s voice echoed faintly. A moment later, the almost electric pressure in the air dissipated, and Alora’s eyes went back to normal.
There was silence in their row, and everyone was giving Alora a wide–eyed look. Glancing around Alora noticed that their row was the only one that seemed to have been a part of what just happened. ‘It would be nice if Grandma could give us a warning before she used us as an ear and mouthpiece.‘ Alora lamented to Xena and Selena.
Xena and Selena didn’t respond verbally, they just sent Alora their feeling of agreement.
“So, we better get going if we want to make it back to the Moonstar Mansion in time for dinner.” Alora said in an overly bright tone of voice, turning around she started to walk towards the stairs.
“Wait…are we not going to talk about what just happened.” Darien asked.
“No. We are not.” Alora said, turning her head to look at him over her shoulder. “I have had a lot of weirdness happen to me today, and don’t feel I have the capacity to acknowledge more at this moment without risking a mental breakdown.”
Alora gave a small nod, then started down the stairs. Darien and the rest of them stayed frozen in place. Then everyone was shooting Darien questioning looks. Darien shrugged. “I don’t know what’s going on, and I’m not going to press Alora for answers when she had very clearly told me not to.”
Lexus and Jamison looked at each other, after a shared look they shrugged. Grabbing their bags, they headed down the stairs after Alora. Darien sighed, pulling Serenity with him, and started down the stairs himself with everyone following.
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I'm really enjoying the story but the overuse of "my mate" starts to get old. Also, I understand that it isn't a final edited copy but lot of grammatical and spelling errors that I'm coming across on all the chapters. Is there someone editing this? Is there a way to remove the update references?...