Wolf Mountain Ranch

The announcement part 2

"Oh sweetheart, what's wrong?" Mom asked, wrapping her arms around me.

I broke down and sobbed on her shoulder.

"Mom, it's all gone wrong. I .. I don't know what to do," I cried.

"Oh baby girl, it will be fine, you hear me? Everything will be alright."

I pulled back and started to sit up. Mom helped me and sat back down.

"Come on sweetheart, everything will be OK."

I shook my head, "no mom, it won't," as tears fell again.

"It will sweetheart. Just hold on for one minute," Mom got up and walked outside.

Outside, Beta Jason was still sitting down waiting to hear what was wrong with me.

"Uh beta."

"Amy, is she OK?"

"Beta she's going to be fine, she had a panic attack, and she's going through some stuff."

"Yeh, I bet she is finding all this difficult." He rubbed the back of his neck.

"Yes, but she will be fine beta. Uh beta, I wanted to ask you, could I take the rest of the day off? Jayla is very emotional right now, and I feel I need to be with her."

"Of course, Amy take the next 3 or 4 days off. I'll clear it on the rota."

"Thank you beta Jason."

"Uh Amy, can you tell Jayla? I hope she feels better soon."

"Yes I will." She smiled.

Mom opened the door and came back in. She smiled as she came in. "Beta Jason said he hoped you will get better soon."

I nodded and looked at her.

"OK, what happened? Can you tell me?"

I sat there twiddling with my fingers. I knew I would have to tell her everything. I was close to my mom and I knew I could trust her.

She sat down and took hold of my hand.

I took a deep breath and lay back against my pillow.

I took another deep breath and looked at her.

How was I going to tell her?

Just tell her Jay, Azelea told me.

"Mom," deep breath. "I'm pregnant."

She sat there looking shocked.

"Y .. your pregnant?"

I nodded.

"Well, this is uh a surprise, sooo I'm thinking Alpha Jace is the father?"

"Yeh."

She sat there and was deep in thought.

"Have you told him?"

"No."

"Alright," she said.

"OK, we will sort this out. But honey you do know that he has found his mate?"

"I know."

"I think you should tell him." My head snapped up to her face.

"Jayla, he has the right to know," she told me.

"Now common, Doctor Alex said that you can go home, so let me go find him so we can get you home." She got up to go find Doctor Alex.

I sat there thinking again, everything was all messed up and now this had gotten so complicated.

A few minutes went by and Mom and the doctor came into the room. Doctor Alex gave me the once over and released me from the hospital. Mom and I walked back to the house, her arm always around my shoulder.

"We need to go to the meeting soon."

"I'm not going."

"You need to sweetheart the Alpha said it was compulsory. I will be there with you, so don't worry honey."

I knew this was going to be hard. But I knew she was right. We got home and changed and walked slowly to the pack meeting hall.

As we walked past the pack house, I saw a car pull up and saw Alpha Abel and Luna Shelby, Jace's parents. Obviously, they had come for the meeting today. There on the top step were Jace and the woman I'd seen. Luna Shelby hugged her tightly. I turned away and walked into the meeting hall. We found my father, who was standing at the side of the hall. We approached him and stood beside him.

"Hi peanut." He smiled at me.

"Hi dad."

"Are you ok love?" he asked Mom.

"Yeh, I am fine." She smiled at him.

More and more pack members started to fill in to the hall. After a few minutes, Alpha Jace walked out on stage.

Everyone went silent.

"Thank you for coming this afternoon. Now as you were aware, 14 days ago I went on a pack summit. Well there I found my mate." The people cheered and clapped.

Alpha Jace waited for cheering to settle down.

"So pack members of the Forest Green Pack, may I present to you your future Luna, Miss Brianna Andrew's, sweetheart, can you come out to me?"

Everyone was cheering loudly as their new Luna started to walk out onto the stage, followed by Alpha Jace's parents.

She looked beautiful. Her black hair long and shiny going down her back, she wore a dark green emerald floor-length dress v neck line down to her stomach. Along the hem of the dress was sparkling with medium-cut diamonds. She came out smiling at everyone.

The people went silent as she stood in front of the microphone.

“Thank you, everyone. I am so happy to be here. I will do my utmost best to be the best Luna I can be for you all,” she told them. Jace moved closer to her and pulled her into a hug.

I looked away.

Jace turned and took the pack's attention.“There is a party straight after, so please eat, drink and be merry and help us celebrate the arrival of your new Luna.”

He took hold of Brianna’s hand and walked off the stage.

Everyone moved out through the doors to the outside garden to start the celebration party.

As my parents and I walked out into the garden, we were surprised by the decorations in the garden. There were tree lights, streamers and lanterns all around. There was so much food laid out on the tables.

But there at the front of the garden stood Alpha Jace and Luna Brianna and Jace’s parents. I didn’t want to go and greet them, but I knew I had to. I wouldn’t seem weak in front of Jace.

My parents approached them all first and congratulated their Alpha. Next was my turn.

I bowed to my Alpha and Luna. “Welcome to the pack, Luna Brianna.”

“Thank you. And you are?”

“My name is Jayla, and I am a warrior after my parents.”

“Well, it’s nice to meet you, Jayla.”

I gave a half smile at Luna Brianna and turned to walk away back to my parents, who were waiting.

I could feel Jace’s eyes on me as I walked away, but I didn’t turn around. Jace watched me walk away from them. I hadn't spoken to him or even looked at him. It didn't sit right with him, but he was there to help everyone celebrate Brianna's arrival.

He looked over to where my parents and I stood, but we were looking the other way.

After Jace and Brianna had greeted everyone, Brianna was standing around talking to Jace’s parents. Jace went back inside to change. He hated the suit that he was wearing. I saw him leave and decided to go and tell him.

I followed him into the pack house as he walked up the stairs to his room. I kept looking around, making sure no one was watching me enter the floor of the Alpha.

His door was ajar, and he had changed into his jeans. I took a deep breath and knocked on the door before pushing it open.

“Jayla, what are you doing here?”

“I need to talk to you.”

“Jayla, it’s over. I have my mate now.”

“I know, but it’s not about that,” I said as I walked towards him.

“No, Jay, please. This has to stop now. You have to get used to seeing us together.”

I reached out my hand and held his arm.

“Please, Jace, it’s not about that.”

Suddenly, the atmosphere became heavy.

“GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF MY MATE!”

I turned around as Brianna strode forward. Before I could react, she clasped hold of me and flung me against the wall.