Hybrid Warrior Luna

The Ceremony

When they arrived back at the pack house, there were far more cars than usual as everyone was arriving for the party. They pulled into the driveway and headed into the house, which was more castle-like than house-like, and Ryan went to his room while Bryn went to Alina's with her. They put their purses down on the couch and took turns in the shower before getting dressed. Alina was tired of talking after the long meeting and welcomed the comfortable silence with Bryn.

Bryn scrunched her deep brown curls and glossed her lips, her green eyes bright behind her long lashes. She had chosen a bright yellow sundress with daisies on it, and yellow flip flops. "I love that color, it looks so good on you, yellows wash me out," Alina said, slipping into her black flip flops. She had chosen a flowy purple dress, a necklace with her mother's coven symbols, and would be adding the traditional tiara later on.

Bryn laughed, "I've seen my mom have to remember that. She tries to coordinate with my dad for events, but colors that look beautiful and bold on her, do not have the same effect on him! Just have to work with the right tones and undertones, like this purple! This works!" Bryn finished her makeup and moved over for Alina to use the mirror, and swapped out the lipstick she had chosen for one that worked better.

"Oooh that's better! Thank you!"

"Of course! What are older cousins for if not to teach you makeup and keep you from blowing things up when you're mad," Bryn laughed sitting on the couch by the window to read while she waited.

Ryan mind linked Alina as he approached the door and walked in. "You both look beautiful as always," he smiled, adjusting his lilac polo and putting Alina's phone in his jeans pocket so she wouldn't have to hold it. He held his hand out to Bryn, who smirked and put her phone in her bra instead.

They walked out of the room and down to the courtyard in the center of the packhouse. Everyone was already there. Today would be the pack-only transition ceremony, and in a few weeks at the ball they would celebrate with the entire kingdom. Tomorrow would be moving day and the new normal would begin tonight. Alina waited on the side of the stage, out of sight, as her parents walked up to the center with big smiles. Her mom was gorgeous in her deep red dress, and the beautiful Luna tiara. Her dad was in a purple polo and dark jeans. Lucia, her dad's Beta, was to his left in all black.

"Hello friends! Welcome to the Alpha ceremony! Please excuse me if I sound emotional, I am just bursting with pride," Liam announced, glancing at Alina with a toothy grin. "Today, Kat and I step down, and take on advisory roles for the Kingdom and remain members of the pack council, and our daughter Alina steps up as the Alpha of our pack, and the Queen of our Kingdom!" The crowd cheered and Alina felt her cheeks ignite as her heart filled with emotion. "Now Alina has been a warrior for years now, and has been training as both Alpha and Luna, because she will be our first leader ever to carry both titles! On a little side note, I'm super excited to see who Goddess and Fenrir mated her with, because he must be some kind of character to keep up with our Alina, am I right?" Cheers and laughter rose from the crowd as they all agreed.

Liam stepped aside and Kat stepped to the center, "It has been an honor to be your Luna and Queen for all these years, and I know you will be in wonderful hands with Alina. I love you all!" The pack cheered as Katerina blew them kisses.

"Alina, will you join us please?" Liam turned to watch Alina walk across the stage. The crowd roared in excitement. The pack adored her, she had learned every role as she grew, even working with the Omegas routinely to ensure they were being properly cared for and not mistreated as was common in other lands. The entire pack respected her role, and was excited for her.

Alina walked out to roaring cheers and her cheeks blushed deeply. She walked to the center of the stage and her father walked in front of her grinning with wet eyes. "My dearest daughter, it is an honor to pass the title of Alpha to you, I know you will lead the pack with dignity and intellect as well as strength. They are in great hands!" He lifted the purple shawl with its golden hieroglyphs from his own shoulders, and slowly placed it over her head and onto her shoulders. The pack roared and Alina felt her cheeks moisten. She inclined her head to her father, and he bowed, a sign of respect for the newly instated Alpha. Her mother did the same, followed by the rest of the pack. There was silence as Alina walked to the front of the stage, and as she spoke, everyone stood up, and smiled at her.

"Thank you so much everyone! It is an honor to become your Queen and Alpha, and even more so to be the first ruling female Alpha in our Kingdom's rich history! We will discuss the future during the official coronation with the entire Kingdom in a few weeks, but I think for now we can all agree food and music are a much better plan!" She laughed with her huge pack family, and walked down the stairs to join them while being hugged and congratulated.