BOOKSDRAMA Chapter 254
Chapter 254: Theo
“Why did you tell us this before, Sister Mona?” Ayla asked, as confused and frustrated as I was.
“I could see how important it was that you had all of the pack leaders’ support in this,” Sister Mona explained. “I didn’t think
presenting them with such a restraining time frame would be conducive to your argument.”
“But you’re telling us now,” Alpha Harden said.
“I believed we could come to an agreement,” Mona stated plainly. She looked around the table, taking in all the faces. “I
understand that this is a daunting change for you all. I even understand your concerns that this could be a threat to your way of
life. But I can assure you all that not going through with is an even bigger threat. I think you’ll find that Luna Aniya isn’t the only
occurrence of a shiftless wolf among your packs. There are also fewer fated pairs. The Order has been monitoring these things.
We know how bad they are getting.” Her eyes seemed to fall heavily on Alpha Trent for a moment. “Even when your leaders
insist on hiding it. How many Alphas has it been since the Dawnfall Pack has had a fated Luna? Four? Five?”
“Seven.”
Alpha Trent looked at Sister Mona with disdain. We could all see she was revealing something that greatly impacted his pack
and their standing with the rest of us. No wonder he was so concerned about us trying to take over his pack. Fated mates are
one of the few sacred gifts that were culturally significant to us. That and our wolves. For a pack to be lacking in either would be
dangerous. It was a grave weakness. A weakness that would be easy to exploit.
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“Yes, that sounds about right,” Sister Mona said. “And the rest of your pack hasn’t been fairing much better. You are all losing the
moon goddess’s blessings. Our connection to the Moonstone is waning. It has been separated and hidden for too long. Our kind
won’t make it to the next solstice eclipse.”
“Why does the solstice eclipse matter?” Luna Victoria inquired.
“The ritual that is necessary to merge the two halves can only be performed on the night of a solstice eclipse,” Sister Mona
explained. “If we are going to do this, it must be done then.”
“That’s nine days from now,” Ayla said. “Is that even enough time to prepare?”
“We have been preparing for this for some time,” Mona replied. “We hoped this would be the year the Blessed One would arise.”
“And you two were already planning on holding your Alpha and Luna ceremonies that night,” Kingston said. “Naturally, we’ve all
been invited and would be in attendance regardless.”
“Oh, for goddess’s sake,” Alpha Trent yelled, standing from his chair. “How the hell does this not sound like a coronation to the
rest of you? I won’t vote to be ruled over.”
“Alpha Trent, that’s enough,” I said forcefully. “You believe what you wish. We don’t have time to convince you otherwise right
now. Despite this new information, we will stick to our original intent. Whatever happens in nine days will depend on all of us.
Like we would do at an annual gathering, we will take a vote.”
approval may be in order.”
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I looked at Ayla with concern. It was a very rare occasion a unanimous vote was asked for. We already knew Alpha Trent would
vote against it. I now suspected Alpha Patrick may as well. Or at the very least, rely on the fact that Trent would. I wasn’t sure we
would be able to
convince Trent otherwise.
“Perhaps a demonstration would help,” Alpha Vincent offered. “If we want this to be unanimous, then we should ensure all the
information has been presented. We asked for Luna Ayla to command the health of one of our pack members. If it is possible to
do so, I think that would go a long way to supporting the necessity of this ritual.”
“With all due respect,” Alpha Patrick said, “we are ready to go home, Alpha. We own packs to lead. We don’t have time to wait
for you to bring someone here for spectator sport.”
have our
“I wasn’t suggesting that,” Alpha Vincent said. “We have all respected Alpha Torin throughout his role as Alpha. None of us will
deny he is a good man who doesn’t deserve to die the slow and painful death he has been condemned to. I say Luna Ayla start
with him.”
All eyes fell on Ayla.
“Ayla,” I addressed her, “is that something you would be willing to do?”