Damon’s POV
*Alpha, we need you at the perimeter* Tunde informed me through the mindlink. I was at the border’s office with Dean, trying to plan out our next move and what we could use to reinforce our boundaries and not make us penetrable by these attackers.
*What’s going on?*
*Something urgent needs your permission”
Dean stood up abruptly from his seat almost at the same time that I did. Someone must have mindlinked him as well.
“A wolf was sighted at the borders” He informed me.
“A rogue?”
“No, a regular wolf. A Beta to be precise” He replied and I frowned.
A pack’s beta just couldn’t come to my borders without a prior notice or information. It was almost impossible.
As fast as we could move, we reached the borders and we met our warriors in a defensive stance.
The wolf had already shifted to a human and he was in the centre as the warriors had already circled around him.
“Alpha Damon,” he bowed respectfully. “It’s good to see you again”
I raised my eyebrow in confusion.
“I don’t think I’ve met you,” I replied as I walked into the circle.
“You have, Alpha. We met three years ago at the Silverline pack. I was the Beta who worked with you during the rogues evacuation exercise that the elders developed back then ”
I frowned as I tried remembering his face. I can vividly remember that evacuation exercise but I never bothered about the name of the person I worked with because of how uninterested I was in the program.
“What’s your name again?” I asked
“Moon Young,”
His name rang a bell and almost instantly I remembered his face. Why I remembered his name is due to the fact that his name had sounded strange to me back then and when I asked him, he said he was of Korean descent.
“I remember him. You guys can relax” I instructed and they all stepped back a bit.
“To what do I owe this unpleasant visit?” I asked.
“Our pack was attacked yesterday and our houses have been burnt down to ashes. Many wolves are dead and we have nowhere else to go. Your pack was the closest we could think of and right now, the rest of us survivors are on their way here. I was sent to ask for permission beforehand” He explained.
“Your Alpha?”
“Dead sir but his daughter and son are still alive and they’re on their way as well. We need your help, Alpha Damon”
“Have you contacted the elders?” Tunde asked from behind me.
“We did but right now, it seems we’re on our own” he replied.
“Give me a minute” I turned away from him and faced Tunde. I gave him a look which he perfectly understood as he followed me.
A few steps away from the Beta I turned,
“We can’t take them in, Alpha. We don’t have the capacity for it and if we do, the people will suffer. There’ll be too much stress on the available resources” Dean argued.
“Can you for a minute think about others and not yourself?” Tunde growled at him.
“This is not in any way related to me” Dean fumed. “I’m arguing for the interest of the pack”
“Yeah, the same way you did when his father instructed you to help him in getting rid of his mother and you did gladly for the interest of the pack” Tunde spat, pointing aggressively at Dean.
Dean immediately grabbed Tunde’s collar, ready to knock him out.
“That’s enough” I yelled, gaining everyone’s attention.
“If we refuse to help them, if we turn our backs on them, then we’re not better than their attackers” I informed them.
I walked back towards the Beta, leaving behind two adults who were ready to kill each other.
“Tell your people to hurry” He smiled bitterly and thanked me profusely before he shifted mid run and ran from the borders towards his people.
Facing the warriors, I instructed, “Check everyone of them thoroughly when they arrive and if you notice any funny business, get rid of them” They all nodded.
“That was unlike you, Damon” I growled as Tunde patted my back calling me a good dog.
“I’ll kill you,” I threatened you.
“You’ve been saying that since we were kids and yet, you’ve done nothing” He said as we began walking towards the pack, ready to announce the new development to the people.
“I might do something this time, don’t push my buttons”
He laughed!
“Okay Alpha, I won’t. How many are there?”
“Who?”
“The new pack” he replied and it suddenly clicked that I didn’t ask.
“Why didn’t you remember to ask him?”
“Ooh, ooh, you’re shifting the blame to me now” He replied while smiling.
“That’s your responsibility” I argued.
He stood rigid at a spot for a second. “You’re a bad person, Alpha”
“I always take such words as compliment”
“They can’t be up to a thousand, right?” He suddenly asked, throwing an arm around my shoulder.
“They shouldn’t… hopefully” I replied.
I looked up and I smiled once I saw Lyla walking out of the hospital, deep in thought.
“You’re so in love with her”
“Fuck off, Loser” I removed his hand from my shoulder and walked towards Lyla.
Lyla didn’t notice as I walked up to her. Even till the moment where I was right beside her, she still didn’t notice that I was there.
“Bunny,” I held her shoulder as she raised her head to look at me.
“Hey,” She replied, forcing a smile as she finally noticed me.
“Are you okay?” She nodded without a word.
“Are you sure?”
“I’m sure Alpha,” she laughed. I pulled her close and kissed her forehead.
“I want you to follow me to the hall. I want to address everyone. Something urgent happened that I feel they ought to know about”
“I don’t have to be there, Damon” she said nonchalantly.
“Why?” I asked.
“Your people don’t like me, they don’t want me. Even you don’t…..” she paused.
“I don’t what….”
“It doesn’t matter’ She dismissed the matter.
“I want to know Bunny. Because everything about you matters to me, I promise” I kissed her nose this time around.
“Later, I’ll tell you later” She replied.
“Promise?”
“Promise” she answered.
“Let’s go then” I laced our fingers together and walked with her towards the hall.
Tunde was already waiting, standing on the podium. The people were also waiting with confusion shown on their faces.
“I’ll stay with Devante over there,” Lyla suddenly said, pointing at Devante.
“No Lyla. You’ll stay there with me. Right on that podium, beside me”
“But the….”
“There’s no buts right now, baby. We’re doing this”
I held her hand tighter and walked towards the podium together. The closet we were to it, the tighter her grip. She was scared and nervous and I could understand her fears.
As soon as we stepped on the podium, I squeezed her hand before letting go.
“There’s a new development that I’ll want to share with you but before that, I want to apologise for calling this impromptu meeting and making you leave your work or whatever you were doing. Accept my apology”
There was a bit of mumutring before everyone got silent.
“The Silverline pack was attacked yesterday and they lost lives, properties and above all they lost their home. Therefore, they need our help. I’ve already agreed that they should stay with us till things get sorted out. We’ll make plans on the arrangement and get back to everyone. We plead with you to please be patient with these people. They’ll certainly be differences in a lot of things but for harmony and peace to exist, we need to learn to coexist with them” I added, joining my hands together below my stomach.
I looked around waiting for someone to ask a question and when I almost gave up hope on that, someone raised his hand.
“When should we be expecting them?” He asked.
“Before tomorrow morning”
“We should have been notified earlier” Someone yelled form among the crowd.
“Exactly! Exactly the same way their attackers notified them before destroying their lives and properties” I replied angrily and I heard a loud snicker behind me.
Lyla had quickly covered her mouth and was looking at the floor.
“Alpha, is that your mate and is she our Luna?” A girl suddenly asked.
“That’s out of context young lady” I replied.
I turned back and grabbed Lyla’s hand. She suddenly looked up at me, her eyes laced with tears.
“But yes, she’s my mate and she’s your Luna. Remember to give her the same respect you give me”
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