We all get to the pack meeting and take our seats. The warriors are all sitting behind me. My parents and the Beta couple take their places on the stage with the Alpha family. Trevor is sitting next to his mother instead of being on the left of Alpha Connor. That’s interesting. I think Alpha Connor is sending a message to the pack. I almost feel sorry for Trevor. He really looks like last night took a toll on him. I sincerely hope he learned his lesson.
Alpha Connor walks up to the microphone to address the pack. Everyone is quiet, waiting to hear what our alpha has to say.
“Thank everyone for coming this morning. We have quite a bit of information to give you today. For those of you who were not present last night, I know you heard all the rumors about my son and his mate, so let me clear everything up.” Alpha Connors says taking a deep breath. “Yes, my son was mated to Seleste and yes he rejected her and presented a chosen mate to the pack.”
Those who were not present last night started whispering and making negative comments about alphas rejecting their mates.
“Settle down everyone.” Alpha Connor says. “I know you are all concerned. Usually, when an alpha rejects his mate, there are dire consequences. In Trevor’s case, he was mated to the chosen Protector.”
Before Alpha Connor could continue, the pack members started talking over him.
“What do you mean, was mated to the chosen Protector? He rejected the chosen one of the moon goddess? How is that going to affect our pack?” One of the pack members asked.
“Ok everyone, settle down. I am getting to that,” Alpha Connor said. “As I said, because Seleste is the Protector, she broke the bound after the rejection so Trevor will keep his wolf and sanity. Before you say anything else, no, Trevor is not getting off easy for his actions. As a consequence of him making such an error in judgment, I have determined that he is not ready to take over the leadership of the pack. Trevor will go to the Royal pack for two years to attend their alpha academy. He will live at the academy for those two years, but will be allowed to come home for regular visits. At the end of the academy, Trevor will be tested by the Royal examiner and if he successfully completes alpha training, with the recommendation of the royal examiner, he will come home and assume the role of alpha in this pack. As you all know, the alpha academy in the royal pack is one of the toughest training for alphas there are. Only the best are able to successfully complete their training. I am a graduate of that academy, so I know that if Trevor is successful, he will be a great alpha for our pack.”
“What about the beta and gamma for the pack? Last night, Trevor said that he did not want Seleste as his gamma,” a pack member yelled from the back of the assembly.
“That is true,” Alpha Connor said. Trevor said that in the heat of the moment; however, that decision has been changed. Ben Jackson will be your Beta and Seleste True will be your Gamma. Over the next two years that Trevor will be in the alpha academy, Ben and Seleste will go through their own training for their respective positions. Seleste will also be traveling and training her new powers as the Protector. Now I know some of you may have concerns about the Gamma of our pack being the protector, but those of you who have been a part of this pack for over 10 years will remember that our previous Gamma female, Seleste’s grandmother was also the Protector, and she did both very well. Our pack was better because of her. I expect the same level of commitment from Seleste that we received from her grandmother.”
“Alpha Connor, what about the issue with the Elite warriors? They were told to leave last night.” Another pack member asked.
“Dad, can I answer that?” Trevor asked.
“Yes, Son” Alpha Connor responded.
Trevor walked up to the microphone to address the pack. Sadly, there was no cheering for him and a little booing before Alpha Connor gave the crowd a stern look.
“I know you are all disappointed in me. I am disappointed in myself. I did not handle myself like a true alpha last night and for that, I am sorry. I said something out of jealousy and anger last night that should have never been said to my pack members. Warrior Tim and the rest of the Elite 12. I am truly sorry for the way I behaved last night. I really appreciate the dedication you all have shown our pack. We would not be the powerhouse we are without all of you warriors. I was out of line and I am sorry. I hope you all will stay with the pack and give me a second chance when I return home in two years. I will work very hard while I’m away and make you all very proud of me. I know I can’t go back and change my behavior last night, but I can work on being better now and in the future.”
“I accept your apology and as for me, I am willing to stay and serve the pack. This is the pack of my birth and one I have loved serving and protecting over the years. I am willing to give you a chance.” Warrior Tim said.
The rest of the warriors stood with Warrior Tim and gave a slight bow in agreement. I am so glad that the pack will not be losing their warriors.
“Seleste,” Trevor says. “I know sorry is just a word, and I said it last night, but I want you to know that I truly am sorry for hurting you and treating you the way that I did,” Trevor said with tears in his eyes.
I can’t believe he is actually crying in front of the pack, but I think it has a profound impact on the pack members. They know that he is sincere.
“I was your mate. I was supposed to love and cherish you, but instead of doing that, I was jealous of you and loved the pack had for you. I felt threatened by you instead of loving and respecting your strength. I hope that you receive your happily ever after that the moon goddess has promised you. I also hope that one day, you and I can be friends again.”
“Trevor, thank you for saying that. Like I said last night, I forgive you. I hope that you are successful at the alpha academy. The pack needs you.” I say and take my seat again.
“I know everyone was expecting me to say more or to openly accept him, but I am not there. I will work with him and compromise for the pack, but I will not pretend that Trevor and I are best friends. It should be enough that I released him and forgave him.”
Trevor returns to his seat and Alpha Connor walks back up to the microphone.
“Just a couple more things to cover. As I announced earlier, Seleste is the chosen protector of the supernaturals. Since Seleste has just recently turned 18 and just started manifesting her powers, the council and I would like for you all to keep that information within our pack. We don’t want her identity to be known yet. As you all know, usually, the protector takes their place at the death of the previous protector or when the current protector turns 20 years old. In Seleste’s case, her grandmother died while Seleste was still a minor and could not take her place. She is just now starting her full training and we want to keep her safe as she learns to use all of her power. Can I count on you all to keep her identity as a pack secret?” The alpha asked the pack.
The pack went wild cheering. I guess it is safe to say that my identity will be kept quiet for now. I know my pack loves me and does whatever it takes to keep me safe.
“Now, for my final announcement. Last night, many of the warriors discovered that Seleste is the chosen one and got a chance to experience the manifestation of one of her powers. Seleste could see and tell several warriors that they will meet their mates in the next month or two. This morning, I received over 100 requests for un-mated males to travel to other packs to meet their mates. That will not be necessary. Your Luna and I had already planned to have a mating ball here in our pack next month. We will invite all the packs in the kingdom to this ball, so warriors, be just a little patient with us as we plan and host the mating ball. We will revisit the travel requests after the ball for those who remain mateless. While I cannot send 100 of you at one time, we can come up with a rotation schedule so that everyone will have the chance to search for their mate. We will also discuss hosting yearly mate balls with other alphas. That will give everyone chances in the future to meet their mates.”
All the un-mated members of the pack stood up and started cheering. They are all excited about the chance to meet their mates. I see Rose and Eli cheering with the rest of the pack. I really hope they both find their mates soon. I have not tried to get a reading on my friends and truthfully; I don’t want to know. I’ll just pray to the moon goddess that they find them soon. I do not plan to go to the ball. I am not ready for my second chance mate yet. I need to work on getting myself and Tamaska back focused and on track. Rejection takes a lot out of you emotionally for both wolf and human.
The alpha dismissed everyone, but asked me, Sam, Drew, and Talia to stay behind.