"Send my regards to Raegan, Randal." Alpha Markus said as we walked the group of 6 male warriors from the far North to the direction headed to te clearing that they will take on the way back to their pack. Alpha Markus allowed them entrance to search through our territory Winterwood forest. According to them a female fled her mating ceremony to Randal last night. They found the female in the cave by the river on the small land of the neighboring North Valley Forest.
"I will Alpha Markus. I thank thee for granting us entrance to seek out my female." Randal said pride in his eyes as he regarded the female who's eyes are everywhere but the men around her. "We best be leaving now Alpha Markus." Randal said bowing slightly towards our Alpha he turned to me and we regarded each other with a nod.
"Shall I have warriors escort you to the clearing?" Alpha Markus offered politely.
"No. We can manage, the least we want is to trouble you some more." Randal answered. "There won't be running and wasting other people's time, right Amelia?" he said warning and dominance slightly lacing his tone. Amelia nodded slowly with her head bowed down.
"Thank you for the shelter and food you have provided due to the predicament I placed us all in Alpha , Beta." she meekly said turning both to me and Markus as she said both our titles.
"You came here seeking for shelter from your snow journey in the forest soaked and cold it is the least I could do." Alpha Markus answered without judgement. You see, Winter Warrior and Blood Moon pack are neither Ally nor foe. Winter Warrior is a social pack, we have almost all packs around the world securing alliance with us along with Midnight Moon Pack, Social, a character excluded in the books of the Blood Moon pack.
Blood Moon pack are like an ethnic group in the far side of the mountain away from civilization if described by human context. They keep to their old ways and traditions and shut their door to every change the world has to offer. The reason why the world viewed them as barbaric and ruthless wolves. We saw the last male of the party that's heading back to Winterhill forest where their pack is, disappeared into the throng of trees that is Winterwood.
"I wonder why they never wondered, why their females wants so much to flee from them because of this mating ceremony." I heard Alpha Markus said when they were sure that the party were now deeply into the woods that they won't hear what we have to say about their ways especially with women werewolf hearing involved or not
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"I wonder why any male would let his female to ever partake such a tradition." I said and we both shook our heads as we started walking to the direction of our homes. The forest is a wide mass of lands heavily surrounded with pine trees, our ancestors decided to build our homes in the center to keep to ourselves and not mind the Human Hunters scouting the forest every once in a while.
There are six forests in North Frost Fields. First is Winterwood, it being closest to civilization as it sits in the middle of towns and villages nestled between Northern Valley and several mountains on either side it is well known and mostly frequented by humans exploring, very seldom though would a human without knowledge of our existence be wondering around any forest for that matter. Keyword being seldom, there were a very few cases most of which ended up never leaving the forest alive. Either they died of heart attack or killed because they crossed a certain territorial boundary.
Beside Winterwood is a small forest uninhabited by any of our kind but still owned by Winter Warrior Pack. North Valley Woods is a human forest in a way that it is the only forest in all of North Frostfields without a pack inhabiting it for our ancestors had promised it to humans as a treaty for as long as none from each party terrorizes the other. Although unclaimed it doesn't mean it is harmless as wild animals and Caitiffs, werewolves not part of any packs, either banished from a pack or born into werewolf out-law life, lurks around the area.
Humans in North Frostfields knew that living in the forests with them are beings more powerful than them, they never spoke of it but they are aware and respectful of where the boundaries lay since their ancestors and vice versa. Humans in this part of the world seldom leave their homes, like the Blood Moon pack they are somehow closed off with the modernization the earth is developing into and keep to well to their myths, traditions and conservative ways of living.
Third and the largest by mass of land explored is the Stone Lake forest , the land where the Midnight Moon resides. There's also the Alpine Grove, is the third largest, home to the El Ordre Pack which is smaller than the three latter packs mentioned earlier. This forest, like the Winter wood is nestled inside a huge mountain range protecting it from intruders and is just by the river. Outside the mountain range that hides the Alpine Grove is the fifth forest. Silver Rock Woods is second to the smallest forest out of all six forest found in the North Frostfields and is a home to the Silver Dawn Pack another smaller pack out of the five packs living in the North.
Alpha Raegan's Pack lives in the last Forest of the North on the edge of the world some say as no one knows how vast the forest truly is for the forest far beyond Bloodmoon's territory is a dark misty forest very few had ventured in and none of those ever came back. Legends has it that beyond the Bloodmoon's territory lies the evil.
"See you at the dining hall Charles." Alpha Markus said as they both took the path of their respective homes. The Alpha's cabin is located at the far back of the clusters of cabis in the center of Winterwood Forest. Mine, being the beta is located in the far front and so is Lucas' which is a few blocks from mine. it is placed strategically so that when there is an attack the Alpha's family is secured safely. All males without a mate are placed up front followed by the ones with mate and family including mine and Lucas', our third in command. The Elderly has a separate cabin around the Alpha's so that they are protected as well.
The different smell of food had my stomach growling. I am famished, I wonder what my wonderful mate, Heart, had made for breakfast. The very reason why everyone eats at the common dining area with three long dining tables is that unmated males undergoes rigorous training so early in the morning that they barely have time to make their own food, especially those with distinct tasks to the pack.
I smiled as I smelled that familiar buttery-sweet-vanilla scent of my mate's French toast. No, my mate ain't French but she loves to cook as much as she loves to sleep. I detoured to the back of the house where I fetched water from the hand-water-pump to heat them up so my angels get to bathe in hot water. I went inside through the open back door and I felt the coldness of the outdoors washed out with the warmth of my family's laughter.
My wife was finishing her dish cutting up strawberries and bananas and chucking them in separate containers, with her sexy back to me and the tapping sound of her knife as it lands on the wooden chopping board in a steady rhythm.
Avery was the first to see me dropping the spoon she's using to scoop nutella into a container, she hurried over to the kitchen drawers where mugs are stored and poured what smelled like Hot chocolate. Cassidy caught on what her sister is doing and dropped the wire whisk she's using to whip the cream cheese into a certain consistency her mother might have instructed her to. Eyes sparkling with a wide smile she came bouncing towards me and I caught her with a chuckle when she threw her small figure when I bended down to level with her a little.
Heart realized I was home so she came and hugged me while I held Cassidy and My angel Avery came handing me the mug of hot chocolate she probably made herself as usual. I mean it when I say I am the luckiest man alive with how these females warmed me up, seriously who still believes that females are powerless and weak when they can make a man feel so worthy and accomplished with how they can reciprocate the love and caring I give them tenfold?
"I've heated the water, Who's taking a bath first?" I asked and they all looked up the clock as I sipped on my hot chocolate and I looked up to the clock as well and it read 7:30.
"I will." Avery declared and ran upstairs to grab her towel and clothes. she paused mid stride on the bottom of the staircase and said "I'll get yours too Cassidy, don't bother coming..." she said as Cassidy attempted to follow her upstairs after she wiggled out of my embrace, my heart swelled with pride at how we taught our daughters to regard each other with love and respect.
"My ever thoughtful angel." I whispered as I nestled my chin on my mate's shoulder while she resumed into putting wax paper which took 3/4 of the entire wooden tray where she started piling the individual French toasted bread loaves. She smiled at my remark and then moved to peck my lips a quick kiss.
"Avery?" Cassidy called to her elder sister who's now in their room.
"Yeah?" came a patient response from Avery upstairs.
"Please take the dress with a yellow bow and--"
"And your yellow thigh-high socks..." Avery came rushing down the stairs holding the clothes she fetched both for her and her sister. Cassidy squealed as she hugged her sister, we all laughed at her as Avery welcomed her embrace with hers.
"I'll bathe now." Avery said as they let go of each other. the next thirty minutes was chaotic-fun with us getting ready and finishing packing the food we ought to share at the breakfast table. all set- up and good we headed to the Dining hall.