The Red Wolf

Shots and Whispers

Aiden

It was the day of the ceremony.

Me, Orion, and Jack were the most excited since we were kids about the event.

I managed to kick the tweens out before the ceremony. As I suspected, their father didn't want to pass his title to them.

I decided to promote Jack to be the current Gamma and have the Delta's responsibilities temporarily my own. I will find someone else to take the job further on.

Apparently when I delivered the news to Jack on the phone I was on speaker. I still have some earache from Lia's screams of joy.

Lia is Jack's mate and tonight will be the next Gamma female. She is a year younger than us and a little crazy for my taste. All in all, she is kind, funny to be around, and she makes Jack happy so that's all I really care about.

She will also be the only female in the pack's leadership. Since me and Orion don't have declared mates, a great deal of responsibility will fall on her shoulders...

In the current leadership, ever since my mom left, the Beta, Gamma, and Delta females shared the Luna role. When Lily got old enough she took some Luna's responsibilities to herself.

It works differently in every pack. At Golden Night our responsibilities were distributed so all needs and well fair of the pack will have a leadership representative to look after it.

Alpha and Luna- Leaders, mothers, and fathers of the pack. Responsible for the whole pack, the justice systems, and politics.

Beta and Beta female- Seconds in command. They are responsible for assisting the Alpha and Luna in their jobs and replacing them when they are away. They are also responsible for funding and enforcing deadlines.

Gamma and Gamma female- Responsible for the training of the pack, the armory, the training grounds, and are a part of planning strategies of war, tactics, and combat along with the Alpha.

Delta and Delta female- responsible for the social life of the pack. They both are the heads of the pack's hospital and are responsible for the pack's education, community centers, architecture, and so on...

Jack was always a lot more into sports and training than health and education, and Lia is one of the best fighters we have in the pack, so I was sure I made the right choice. Lily also volunteered to help Lia with all of her new responsibilities and Luna, Beta, Gama, and Delta females roles.

I actually thought about making Lily our Delta, but I am still considering some applicants to account for.

I was busy all week planning every little detail. Every possible problem I could think of was taken care of before I start to lead.

Now I was given a few hours off before the events to say goodbye to my past life and on to the new as the respectable Alpha of the pack.

The only thing that bothered me was that Robin and I hadn't spoken since that phone call.

It kind of messed with my head. I didn't know where we were standing. We should've said the formal lines and sealed the rejection process by now, yet none of us reached the other to do so.

The nightmares and the emptiness the weak mate bond left behind still remained. I still felt like shit all day and couldn't sleep right. I cut out the alcohol and focused my attention on my work because of the ceremony, and it made my week almost unbearable.

One moment she is all nice, the next a rude brat...

I thought about it a few days later and got to the conclusion that I didn't have to call her out about Orion. I should maybe have phrased myself kinder and explained what I meant. Maybe also should have given up the 'Am I clear' part.