Cara eyed My girl suspiciously sticking her hand across the table limply shaking Andie's fingertips " It's nice to meet you Andie, how old are you?" She ask right away, not bother hiding her disapproval.
Disapproval of what I'm not really sure of and I don't really give a fuck. I could feel Andie's uneasiness through the bond. I threw my arm around her shoulder and pulled into me hoping to ease her tension. And it must have work because within a few seconds Andie leaned into me with a smile on her beautiful face.I could feel her confidence rising through the bond as she looked Cara straight in eyes responding to her nosey ass question.
" I'm fifteen" My girl stretched the truth a bit,skipping the next three months all together. I don't know why everyone is making such a big deal about our three and a half year age difference .
Skyler is four years older than me and nobody has ever said a word about us hanging out together. Actuality it was always encouraged by our parents and everyone else in the pack. Everyone believed that we should form a bond with each other. If it's important for me to form a bond with my Beta shouldn't it be just as important for me to form a bond with my Luna. That's what I think at least.
" Oh! And you can feel the bond?"I heard Cara ask, questionably raising her fucking eyebrow in my girls direction.
What the fuck is she trying to do?I wondered. Make my girl not believe me or worse make her leave me. Not going to happen bitch!
" Andie can't feel the bond yet. But she has faith in me and the Moon Goddess. Andie is a brave young lady who has agreed to stand by my side. Taking on the huge responsibility of becoming my Luna" I grinned hugging Andie tighter feeling her relax through the bond " Isn't she amazing." I beamed,answering instead of my girl.
"Damn right she is." Skyler cheered, making the doublemint twin glare in his direction.
" Oh, I'm sure she is."Cara hastily agreed schooling her expression " It's just my sister was wondering if you would like to go out with us after the ceremony and party."
"Party like in a club?" I ask wondering what the fuck she was talking about. This ceremony was one big fucking celebration people eating, drinking, talking ,some even dancing.
" Yes, like in a club." She confirmed with a fake smile plastered across her face and continued blabbering " I was just thinking since Andie can't feel the bond yet she surly wouldn't mind you going out with us."
" Whoa, whoa." I said throwing my hand up,to put a stop to her fucking nonsense. " It doesn't matter if Andie can feel the bond or not. I can and I'm not going anywhere with out my mate. Thankfully Andie is an intelligent young lady and not some airhead" I hoped Cara was smart enough to pick up the fact that I just called her ass stupid " she understands how the mate bond works and knows that I need her beside me just like I need air to breath."
" But..but my sister." Cara's ass stuttered, and Skyler snickered like a fucking hyena.
" What about your sister Cara?" I ask , all nonchalant and shit just to see if she had the audacity to say that her sister actually wanted me to fuck her again.
" She was really really hoping you would go with us." Cara uttered suggestively, so suggestively Andie squirmed in her set and looked up at me.I could feel her discomfort.
I winked at my girl, Andie's discomfort was my cue to put this bitch and her sister in their place.
I gasped feigning a shocked expression bring my hand up to my chest " Cara ! Are you saying your sister wants to hook up with me even though she knows I found my mate ?"I asked dramatically.
Skyler straight up cackled like a witch and Cara got all flustered and shit stumbling over her words.
" I.. I .. I mean ..well maybe."
" Well maybe I can call my brother in law or perhaps" I spun my head around scanning the crowd picking out another Alpha that was on the younger side. " Alpha Kaden will be interested,they're both mated.If she gets off on spreading her legs for mated men I can ask around. But as for me, tell her I'm not available."
Cara's mouth flew open and Skyler was laughing so fucking hard his head was on the table and face had turned red.I stood up grabbed my girls hand throwing another quick jab Cara's way " Y'all have fun tonight, and tell Sara if she needs me to ask some of these mated men to fuck her Skyler can mind link me."
Andie and I sauntered away from the table with my girl leaning on my arm giggling.
Glancing around I spot my girls friend and Adain setting at a table and head in that direction . We got about a foot from the table when my girls friend jumps up and squealed.
"OMG You have on makeup and you're freaking gorgeous, I'm so jealous." She pranced around the table circling us like a predator making me leery and my baby girl giggle.
" And look at this dress" she gasped stopped behind us lifting Andie's hair away from her naked back " oh my freaking god" she squealed again grabbed Andie's free hand pulling both of us towards the table.
Jaylee pranced back around the table snuggling up to Aiden.Thankfully Andie didn't jerk her out of Aiden's arms like she did with poor Rory last night. I pulled a chair out for Andie to sit down taking the seat beside her .
"What's up man" I murmured, giving Aiden a brotherhood hand shake.
" Not much, are you excited about getting this power boost tonight?"Aiden ask, rubbing his hands together excitedly.
I chuckled, " Yeah I guess, I'll tell you afterwards if I feel any different."
" Make sure you do that, I'm curious to know what really happens. I have only been to one other Alpha ceremony but I was only about four years old at the time. All I can remember about it was a bunch of chanting from the Shaman and a bunch of smoke that made me feel dizzy. I think the old guy used pot for the ceremony." Jaylee playfully slapped his arm and Aiden shrugged. " Well who knows what they throw into that little fancy bowl."
" Maybe that's what they do, get you high to make you feel ten feet tall and bulletproof."I joked, but just like Aiden, I too wonder how this ceremony is going to make a difference in the way I feel.
"Damn Zack you just burst my bubble." Aiden grumble teasingly "I was actually planning to have my Apha ceremony out in the open desert not in an event hall getting high on smoke.You know with the whole pack surrounding me like they did in ancient times. I was thinking that if we get our strength from the pack I want them as close as possible. That way I get the full affect because I need all the help I get." Aiden jokingly shared his thoughts that actually made a hell of lot of sense. This guy is sharp as a tack I pity anyone who gets on his bad side.
"You know Aiden that's not a bad idea." I said seriously "I'm going to mind link my dad and see if we can move everything out on the lawn in front of the pack house. There's still about four hours left before the moon is in the right position for the ceremony. That should give the pack enough time to gather around us. My dad can make an announcement to the whole pack through his Alpha mind link."
" Sounds good to me, get on it ,mind link your dad now. All he can do is say yes or no, and everyone else can suck it up if they have a problem with being outside in the moonlight where we belong."
Three hours later all the guests mingled on the front lawn of the pack house. The big wooden stage that is used uptown during the harvest festival to announce the winner of the biggest pumpkin contest, apple pie bake off and all the other winners of the various contests that goes on during the fall carnival.
Has been hauled from a wear house down town on the back of a flatbed truck and now sets right in the center of the front lawn of the pack house.
Round tables with white table cloths and white chairs peppered the lush green grass of the perfectly manicured lawn surrounding the wooden stage. Candles of various heights decorated the center of each table illuminating the space perfectly.
Strings of fairy lights were strung through all the shrubbery creating an illusion of a million fire flies around the front lawn and a few tall white lanterns have been placed near the open air bar that was brought from the back patio.
Shaman Hugo has already began to prepare for the ceremony by sorting herbs and starting a small fire in the ancient hand carved bowl.
The sound of footsteps hitting the ground is coming from every direction along with the chattering voices. Some of them soft and low others laughing and even singing. Overall the mood is good and everyone seems to be having a great time.
As they come closer the woods around the pack house has started to glow from the flashlights and lanterns my pack members are carrying in their hands and the sound of the chatter has become a rumbling buzzing sound.
Two long black limousines pulled up in front of the pack house the door to the limo in the front swings open and out steps my paternal grandparents along with my paternal great grandparents .I haven't had a chance too see them in last couple of weeks. Because I have been busy at work making sure I have everything done too take time off for this event.
I have no doubt Grandma Clara is going to scold me for missing Sunday dinner two weekends in a row. Great Grandma Kate won't say anything but I know there's no escaping her disappointed gaze.Perhaps I can hide behind Great Grandpa James like I used to do when I was a cub.Or perhaps Grandpa Frank will come to my rescue like so many times before. Well there's no need to prolong my anguish, I tug on my girls hand for her to start moving in that direction when the doors to the second limousine swings open.
Out steps my maternal Great Grandparents Annabella and Harry and right behind them my maternal grandmother Victoria and my Grandpa Lewis. They live in Montanan and I haven't seen them in over a year. I believe great grandma Anna is shrinking. She can't weigh much over a hundred pounds now. She must still be on that low cholesterol diet.Silly old woman, don't she know werewolves need red meat.
Pulling Andie with me I make quick steps across the lawn towards my grandparents. When suddenly she stops in her tracks. I can feel a bit of irritation coming from the bond. I halt my steps glancing down at my girl and couldn't stop myself from laughing.
She had her little brows tugged together as she looked down angrily at her feet. I knew those prissy little heels weren't a good idea. The sharp spike was stuck in the ground. Andie was tugging on the stubborn thing but couldn't get it out.
"Hold onto my shoulder " I murmured as I squatted down unbuckled the thin little strap releasing her foot. I pulled her shoe from the ground just holding onto it.
No need to put that pesky little thing back on just to get buried in the ground again. I thought to myself. In one swoop I picked my girl up heading straight towards my grandparents.
"Eeek!..." she shrieked hiding her face in my shoulder. " Zack put me down" she mumbled low into my chest but I pretended not to hear her and kept walking towards my the two limos parked in front of the pack house .
Putting Andie down only when I was standing directly in front of grandma Kate's death glare.
"Hey grandma" I chimed all chipper and shit hoping to see the death glare replaced by that loving smile she gives me most of the time.
When it didn't happen I glanced around to find grandpa Frank my savior. No matter how much trouble I'm in or how badly I have behaved he always has my back.I can do no wrong in his eyes. But for some reason this time grandpa Frank looked down finding his shiny black shoes more interesting than saving me.
However as expected grandma Clara didn't hold he tongue " Zachary Matthew, you should be ashamed, why are you manhandling this beautiful young girl."
Manhandling! Manhandling! What the fuck! I shouted in my head.Is that what they thought no wonder grandma Kate gave me the death glare.
" No, no grandma, her heels got stuck in the ground and I was just excited for her to meet you." I rushed to explain, handing a barefoot Andie back her heel.
"How chivalrous of you Zack" grandpa Frank said, finally coming to my rescue.
" It certainly is." I heard a voice come from my left side, Swinging my head around I see all of my maternal grandparents standing beside me. It was my grandpa Lewis who spoke.
I'm not his favorite grandchild that special spot in his heart goes to my cousin Beth. My uncle Theo's daughter she's his little Angel but that's not to say he's not proud of me and my
cousin Liam.
Liam is my Uncle Theo's son he is the same age as Julie. Liam became Alpha of The Big Sky Pack last year. Both of my parents and all my grandparents come from a pure Alpha bloodline making my family some of the strongest werewolves to ever exist.
" Everyone, I want you to meet my mate Andie" I said with pride draping my arm around Andie's shoulder."
Great Grandpa Harry stepped back and whistled like he was checking Andie out "What a little beauty" he said with a wink making Andie blush.Great Grandpa Harry is about one hundred and seventy years old with a bunch of spunk. He's still tall and strong with tanned skin and some deep lines at the corner of his blue eyes. He has a head full of silver gray hair and a handlebar mustache.
He looks and acts every bit the old west cowboy he is. Working on his ranch in Montana everyday something he bought to keep himself busy after turning his Alpha position over to my Grandpa Lewis.
Great Grandma Anna elbowed him in the side " Behave yourself." She hissed, like she always does when grandpa Harry jokes around. Great Grandma Anna is a tall lean,no nonsense, Alpha shewolf. If you break her rules she'll tan your bottom. She's got mine and my cousin Liam's backside more than once. She looks like an older version of my mom with blonde hair that I'm sure is dyed because she's only about three years younger then great grandpa Harry.
" Congratulations Zack" Great Grandpa Frank said, sticking his hand out towards Andie
"Andie I'm grandpa Frank ." He introduced himself.
" Nice to meet you Grandpa Frank" Andie said a little shyly shaking grandpa Frank's hand.
" Andie , I'm grandma Clara, Zack your mom told me you found your mate last night. But I guess you forgot where I live. I was hoping you would bring Andie by the house this morning." Grandma Clara was at it again.
One bye one my grandparents introduced themselves to Andie. After a couple of questionable looks from my grandma's and a bunch of praises about how pretty Andie is I showed them to a table right in front of the stage. No one would dare to approach them that's a whole lot of old fashioned Alpha aura around the table.