Chapter 102
36 Accept Her
Calliope POV
I shoot him a glare because he had better not have said a word to her about what happened in the office. I reach out my hand and she takes it. “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Luna.” Her smile is warm and kind. “It’s nice to meet you, Alpha Calliope. We were so happy when Lily told us that you had taken over as the Alpha of the Crescent Moon pack. I’m glad you were able to meet Eli here in the pack today about the alliance between us. Thank you for understanding his need to be close to Faith with the recent vampire attacks.” “Of course, she
grateful that he doesn’t push me right now. We are almost to the gate when he breaks the silence. “Calliope” he says my name and I stop turning to tell him to give me time when I notice the look on his face. I look in the same direction and there are at least twenty vampires breaking through the trees. Why the hell would they breach the pack so close to the gate? That’s when I realize most of the warriors are patrolling the borders for attacks, leaving the gate area with minimal guards. The two guards from the gate join us and the vampires stop about ten feet from us. A male vampire steps forward and smells the air. “I smell Alpha blood, but it can’t possibly be you, a weak pathetic mutt” he says, looking at me. Aurora growls loudly and
five more warriors. I’m grateful for the increase
Eli POV
and I start to move through the crowd. The mix of scents is making it hard for me to scent her. We kill two vampires when the scent of apples and cinnamon invades our nose. Silas takes off for the trees and we stop dead when we see a red wolf standing over a dead vampire. Four more bodies are lying about ten feet from them. Despite the color of her fur, I can tell it’s wet with blood. Silas walks over and begins to lick her fur. I scent that the blood is definitely hers. She seems to lean against Silas and I wonder if the blood loss is taking its toll on her. She has a gash on her nose and blood covering the fur on her back. Without warning, she shifts and her body
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