Katya
Shaking my head in frustration, I am about to give up. I have experienced how it feels to be hung up on five times in a row now. As soon as I mention who I am. They don’t even give me a chance to explain what I am ringing for, and the disrespect is really starting to get to me. Five Alphas answered, and I haven’t even had a chance to speak to any Luna yet.
When I dial the next number, I am relieved to hear a woman answer. Just as Ezra and Mateo walk in, they sit on the couch across from the desk. Her voice is like music to my ears compared to gruff voices from previous phone calls.
“Hello?” the woman answers.
“Hello, yes, hi, I was wondering if I could speak to Luna Terra.” I quickly blurt out in a rush.
“You are speaking to her. May I ask who is calling?”
“Queen Katya and I swear, if you hang up on me, I will come over there and shove that phone up your bony ass.” I threaten, expecting her to hang up on me like the Alphas. She laughs softly.
“That won’t be necessary, but if you insist, please be gentle with me.” She laughs, and I let out a breath.
“You could try, but I prefer it if you don’t. This is an old brick-corded phone. Hubby is a little old school and loves everything retro. Though it makes me worry because I don’t think the receiver would fit. But if you must, can you do it gently?” She asks with a laugh.
Her words make me giggle. “Sorry, every person I have called has hung up the moment I said who I am,” I tell her. She sighs heavily.
“And let me guess all of those people were Alphas?” She asks.
“That would be correct,” I tell her, and she clicks her tongue.
“Yes, well, you made quite a show at the Alpha meeting and upset a few people, but that can’t be helped. So what can I do for you?” She asks.
“I am trying to see if I can get some help with changing a few laws, but I need Lunas to sign off on it.” I get straight to the business, seeing how this woman is willing to listen. That’s more than nothing, right?
“How many do you need to sign, and are you sure we can sign off on it?” She asks, taking me by surprise.
“All of you. And the law says Alphas, and Luna’s are also alphas, Alpha females.” I tell her, knowing that a lot of the Alphas are still unmated and I need every single Luna to sign off on it for it to be accepted and looked at.
“Is this about that boy? I saw an email about him. He is your brother’s child, or he was looking to adopt him, right?” Terra asks.
“Yes, but I have gone over a few laws, and a couple need to be changed,” I tell her.
“It is probably best if you stop ringing around. The Alphas don’t like change, but I am glad to see a woman in the top seat for once. Don’t be discouraged, I may be able to help, though. Can you get to Marrickville tomorrow at all? I know it is a few hours away and brief notice, but we have the annual Luna get-together twice a year. You are new and may not know of it yet. It is at 11 AM tomorrow. If you can get there, we will all be in one place, and best of all – no Alphas. They all wait around out front usually or go do their own thing. They don’t enjoy attending the Luna functions, even though we are forced to attend all of theirs,” she tells me.
“Yes, that shouldn’t be a problem.” I agree in a heartbeat. Not to get ahead of myself, but this offer is the most promising news I’ve gotten in a while.
“Great, I will message you all the details, but I must go before my mate realizes who I am on the phone with. The last thing we need is to have the two days a year we get of peace canceled. I will text the information to Alpha Ezra. I am pretty sure I have his contact details on my contact list on my mobile,” she tells me.
“That would be great, thank you, Terra.” I tell her.
“You are welcome, Katya. Just know you have me in your corner. Not everyone is afraid of change, and it’s about time things got shaken up around here. I look forward to speaking with you more tomorrow, but I must go. I will see you tomorrow,” she says.
“Thanks again,” I tell her before hanging up and running my fingers through my hair.
“She didn’t seem completely opposed to you shoving a phone up her ass,” Mateo chuckles, shaking his head.
“I know I shouldn’t have said it, but every damn Alpha kept hanging up on me,” I tell him.
“You can say what you want, Kat, you are their Queen, but be prepared to argue tomorrow. Some of those Lunas can be quite catty,” Mateo warns me.
“That’s fine. I will just have to sharpen the claws then,” I tell him.
“Some of the Alphas may show up tomorrow. Usually, a few wait outside for their mates,” Ezra adds, and I huff, but there is not much I can do about that.
I suck in a breath, Terra said as much already, so it’s not like I am being left in the dark. “I can handle it,” I tell him.
“I know, I just want to prepare you, I will come with you tomorrow in case any issues arise,” Ezra tells me, and I nod. I also have to see if Sage wants to go too, we could pick her up on the way.