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was a coward’s way out and I was no coward. I’d talk to her when she got back if I didn’t have that stupid ritual to attend, but they weren’t going to be back until after we left, so that was out of the question.
As the sun began to set, all the young, unmated males of the pack gathered in the main hall to wait for the Alpha and Beta.
Right on time my father entered with Ryan a step behind him, the noise instantly ceasing. “Tonight you are representing our pack before many of the supernatural world. I expect the best from you. Tonight one of you may find your mate, may be chosen to become the protector of a witch. If this ritual does select one of our own, then I expect every single one of you to respect her as if she has always been a member of the pack, and keep any nasty comments to yourselves. Understand?”
“Yes, Alpha,” the whole group said as one.
“Then let’s go.”
Stepping out into the night air we all stripped off our clothes so as not to shred them during our shift. As soon as I was naked, I crouched down and let the wolf out, my bones cracking, body twisting until the shift was complete. The shift could be a little painful, but to be honest, most of the time, I found it a pleasurable pain. Nothing felt better than releasing my wolf after a bad day.
Snatching up my jeans in my jaws, I took off into the woods, Frankie and Zak flanking me on either side. The forest was alive with the sounds of paws hitting the ground, howls rising in the air as everyone let go of all the tension that had been building since the announcement of the ritual had been made and let their beasts out. Allowing my wolf to take full control for just this short moment of time, I was surprised by how desperate he was to get there. Unlike everyone else he didn’t care to chase game like he normally did, he just wanted to rush ahead and get to what was his as soon as possible.
His?
What was with him tonight? Pulling back a little of his control I slowed him down before he could speed past the Alpha and piss him off even more than we already had. Just as we neared the tree line, my father stopped and shifted back. Following his lead, I did the same, quickly pulling on my jeans and waiting silently as the others did too. When everyone was covered – at least, their bottom halves – we exited the forest and came out into a clearing slowly filling with males, all gathered around a circle of four very large stones.
So this was the Wiccan Circle. I had heard about it over the years but had never seen it. It didn’t really look like much, at least not with a whole hoard of males trampling all over it, but I could feel the power of the place. The Were are magical after all, in the sense that we share our souls with an animal and can transform into that animal at will. We can also sense certain types of magic, and this place was humming with it.
Moving forward, we took our place in the field surrounding the stones. In the centre stood a young woman with long dark hair, but when she turned to greet us I realised she wasn’t young at all. Her eyes were ancient, had seen more than her physical appearance at first led you to believe. She must be the Crone, I decided just as she moved towards my father.
“Alpha Edwards, it's been a long time." She greeted him with a smile.
“Yes, it has, Madam Grace. I hope you are well?”
“Never better. Now, as you are not one of the prospects I will take you over to the other leaders.”
“About that, why am I here? It's not normal for the Alpha to have to come to these things when he is already mated, even with my mate deceased.”
“If one of your pack is selected then all will be revealed, otherwise, you just get a nice evening out with your pack and a chance to talk to some old friends. This way,” she said, indicating for him to follow and off she went.
Turning towards Ryan, he said, "Keep an eye out. Something strange is happening here. I've never felt this much magic in the
As the sun began to set, all the young, unmated males of the pack gathered in the main hall to wait for the Alpha and Beta.
Right on time my father entered with Ryan a step behind him, the noise instantly ceasing. “Tonight you are representing our pack before many of the supernatural world. I expect the best from you. Tonight one of you may find your mate, may be chosen to become the protector of a witch. If this ritual does select one of our own, then I expect every single one of you to respect her as if she has always been a member of the pack, and keep any nasty comments to yourselves. Understand?”
“Yes, Alpha,” the whole group said as one.
“Then let’s go.”
Stepping out into the night air we all stripped off our clothes so as not to shred them during our shift. As soon as I was naked, I crouched down and let the wolf out, my bones cracking, body twisting until the shift was complete. The shift could be a little painful, but to be honest, most of the time, I found it a pleasurable pain. Nothing felt better than releasing my wolf after a bad day.
Snatching up my jeans in my jaws, I took off into the woods, Frankie and Zak flanking me on either side. The forest was alive with the sounds of paws hitting the ground, howls rising in the air as everyone let go of all the tension that had been building since the announcement of the ritual had been made and let their beasts out. Allowing my wolf to take full control for just this short moment of time, I was surprised by how desperate he was to get there. Unlike everyone else he didn’t care to chase game like he normally did, he just wanted to rush ahead and get to what was his as soon as possible.
His?
What was with him tonight? Pulling back a little of his control I slowed him down before he could speed past the Alpha and piss him off even more than we already had. Just as we neared the tree line, my father stopped and shifted back. Following his lead, I did the same, quickly pulling on my jeans and waiting silently as the others did too. When everyone was covered – at least, their bottom halves – we exited the forest and came out into a clearing slowly filling with males, all gathered around a circle of four very large stones.
So this was the Wiccan Circle. I had heard about it over the years but had never seen it. It didn’t really look like much, at least not with a whole hoard of males trampling all over it, but I could feel the power of the place. The Were are magical after all, in the sense that we share our souls with an animal and can transform into that animal at will. We can also sense certain types of magic, and this place was humming with it.
Moving forward, we took our place in the field surrounding the stones. In the centre stood a young woman with long dark hair, but when she turned to greet us I realised she wasn’t young at all. Her eyes were ancient, had seen more than her physical appearance at first led you to believe. She must be the Crone, I decided just as she moved towards my father.
“Alpha Edwards, it's been a long time." She greeted him with a smile.
“Yes, it has, Madam Grace. I hope you are well?”
“Never better. Now, as you are not one of the prospects I will take you over to the other leaders.”
“About that, why am I here? It's not normal for the Alpha to have to come to these things when he is already mated, even with my mate deceased.”
“If one of your pack is selected then all will be revealed, otherwise, you just get a nice evening out with your pack and a chance to talk to some old friends. This way,” she said, indicating for him to follow and off she went.
Turning towards Ryan, he said, "Keep an eye out. Something strange is happening here. I've never felt this much magic in the
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