Perfect Mates

Chapter 8

"What's wrong, Stoli? Where is Fenir?"
"I'm going to tell everyone at the meeting."
"As future Alpha-Female, I need to know!"
"You will know, at the meeting."
"Fine."

As everyone gathers at the shaman rock, Kylo, next in my line of shamans, climbs onto the rock.

"Moon Slayer Pack, I have news regarding Fenir, our shaman." Kylo begins. "I'm sorry to inform you, but Fenir has completed her journey in the Circle of Life."

Everyone in the pack collectively bursts out in tears. Including me. She was the reason I'm now with Stoli. I don't know how I can go on without her.

Overcome with grief, depression, and a wave of turmoil in the pack, I run away in tears. I run until I can't run anymore. I end up in Fenir's den.

I sit down on her bed inhaling her scent. It might be selfish, but I want her her here with me now. I want her back. I can't function properly without her.

Hours pass and Stoli doesn't come to find me. He probably knows I need time to process the loss of a dear friend. A family member.

Many more hours pass. It feels like yesterday that she and the ancestors selected Stoli as my mate. If only for another day. I got no closure. No goodbye. No chance to say I was sorry.

I end up spending a full week in Fenir's den. No food. No water. Nothing to take me out of the numbness and depression clouding over me.  When I finally do emerge from Fenir's den, Stoli runs toward me.

"Hi baby."
"Hi."
"What's wrong?"
"I don't know, maybe the fact that one of the members of my family just passed on? Or maybe that I'm hangry. Or that you're in my way."
"Sheesh, ok. Moving!"
"Ya, you'd better move."

My mother, Akira, nuzzles my shnozz as I pass her, but I swiftly smack her shnozz and growl at her. She whimpers and hides behind my father who just sits down as I pass.

"I'm going hunting. Don't follow me. I don't need help."
"Ok, sweetie." My father replies.
I growl at him and slash his shnozz with my claws. That'll teach him to mess with me.
I run away from our dens and into the surrounding woods. They don't follow me.

I take down three deer and one elk all on my own. I don't do it for sport, however I do it because it makes me feel stronger than I really am.

Finishing up the last bits of my large meal, nightfall begins to approach rapidly. With a full belly, I quickly return to the den area. There are many things in the forest that you don't want to encounter in the pitch black of night.

As I run into my den, I see Stoli on our bed already knocked out for the night. In two more months, he will have his selection seeing as the previous attempt was interrupted.

I really hope that the perfect night returns sooner than what Kylo has said. He is our new shaman. I put in a good word for him with my dad, so I think this will be ok. We will be ok.

Dispite what you may think, this is not the end of the story I just want to end it here so that I can get sleep before 12am. For the first time in forever. Love ya readers! Goodnight.