"Alpha?" Steele woke with a start, sunlight streamed in through the curtains, and he could hear the birds singing outside his window. "Alpha? Are you awake?" The voice of Kameron, the packs Beta, sounded concerned. somethings wrong.
"Come in Kam." Steele said loudly as he tossed the sheets back and climbed out of bed. Kameron entered the room, not even flinching at the Alpha of the pack standing naked before him. Nudity was common in this pack. The human body was considered no different than the wolves they turned into. Less fur maybe, but when transitioning from one form to the next, any clothing worn was usually destroyed. "Whats wrong Kam?" Steele asked as he stepped into the shower and turned on the hot water.
" Mrs. Johansen is in your office." Kameron explained. "She showed up really late last night and refuses to leave until she talks to you. I told her that you were gone at summit with the other Alphas and she said she'd wait."
Steele rinsed off his body and turned the water off. "I'll be there in a few minutes." Kameron nodded.
"How did the summit go? Was it what we thought it was?" Kameron asked sitting on the edge of the bed. Steele stepped out of the shower, wrapped in a towel that had been hanging over the door. "Yes." Steele said, anger creeping into his voice. "The elders are demanding a Luna for all packs. I have until months end to find my luna, or they will choose her for me." Kam shot up, outraged. "How can they do that?" He nearly shouted, " A Luna is chosen by the Goddess, not by the council!" Steele chuckled at his friends outrage. "You dont have to tell me." He said as he finished drying off and started dressing. Once finished he slipped his feet into his shoes, and left the room. Kameron followed him out and closed the door behind him. They walked down the hall, chatting about the counsel of Elders. "We need some ideas. Maybe more social events, possibly invite a few clans over for the graduation ball in 2 weeks." Steele said as he stopped outside his office. "I refuse to have my mate chosen for me." Kam nodded his agreement and they both stepped into the Alphas office.
Sarah Johansen was sitting on the little couch in front of the desk, picking nervously at her manacured nails. She was a Few year younger than Steele, she found her mate at the yearly ball held after the high school graduation. Her and her mate ran the local cafe together. Her dark blonde hair hung messy around her shoulders, her clothes were wrinkled and her eyes were red and a little Puffy. She had obviously slept on the small couch.
"Sarah, its been too long." Steele said extending his hand for a hand shake. Sarah nodded, "Forgive me if I skip the pleasantries Alpha," She said. "what I witnessed last night," she paused and took a deep breath. "What my kids saw." she swallowed hard as a tear made its way down her cheek.
Steele nodded to let her know he understood the gravity of the situation. "Do you need anything, food? Water?"
Sarah shook her head and took another deep breath trying to stay under control. "It was everything I could do to stay under control. She was fighting me so hard to be let out, but I couldnt. There were so many people there." Sarah whispered talking about her wolf. Transitioning in front of humans is forbidden. She was lucky she was able to maintain control.
Steele nodded his approval at her accomplishment. "What you saw must have been terrible if it set your wolf off. Im sorry your family was exposed to something so tramatic. How are your children?" Steele asked.
"Shaken up." Sarah answered. "They're going to have nightmares for months. Ive already scheduled appointments for all of us with Dr. Chris." Dr. Christian Bentz was the clans psychiatrist. This must have been bad.
"Sarah," Steele questioned, "What did you and your kids see?"
"Well." She began. "We were given free tickets to the circus thats in town."