Chapter 21: Run and Moon Festival

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Jason pov

As I pulled out of Luke he was away, he looked so beautiful and amazing, I didn't think I could love him more, but I did. I cleaned him and myself up and got Luke into bed and covered. Unfortunately, because of the full moon I had to run with the pack. I reluctantly left my mate just dressed in my boxers because I was shifting as soon as I left the building. I meet Tom, Sadie, Sam and Lisa outside and they could smell that I just mated and congratulated me. I thanked them and shifted and ran to the pack, I got to the meeting point and said, "welcome everyone" everyone in my head responded "alpha" I was about to continue when someone asked, "alpha why do you smell different?" then someone else said "he has mated" in my head there was cheering, congratulations and well done. I said "please be quiet yes, I have mated, and you will meet my mate on Friday at the moon festival. Now tonight we run hunt but remember only kill if you will eat" me and Tom and Sam ran off on a hunt, we hunted to keep our skills up as did most of us, Sadie and Lisa ran the opposite way saying catch us later. Tom then said, "hunt number two for me late" we hunted a deer and her mother after 20 minutes we found them, and I decided that I had enough I needed to get back to Luke. Before I left, my dad said in my head "son we have smelt a few rogues that were here yesterday. We need to meet up and talk about it tomorrow." "Come to mine tomorrow around 10, Tom, Sadie, Sam and I will be there so we can discuss it" he agreed I cautioned everyone to stay alert but have fun too and ran back to my mate. The run back and the lift seemed to take a long time, by the time I got back 2 hours pasted. I walked in and Luke said in a very sleep voice "you left, I woke up and you were gone". I hurried to him and said, "I am sorry pup I had to run the pull of the moon is strong but after my meeting tomorrow I am all yours" he cuddled into me and said in the same sleep voice "ok", I told him, "Back to sleep now Luke" and within seconds he was sleeping on my chest.

The day after I had a meeting with several members of the pack while my mate was still asleep. We talked about how the rogues are getting past the patrols and the patrols themselves. We even thought of the outrageous thing of a traitor in out pack, unfortunately as alpha and alpha to be my dad and I had to think about these things. We added a few more people to the patrols changed the routes to take and some of the people in the patrols, hopefully that changes things. As strange as it might sound I kind of hope it is just some of the people on patrol slacking off. After the meeting I got back in bed and stared at Luke he was so beautiful, I am so lucky the moon goddess paired us together. Luke woke up and hugged me and sleepily said, "morning my wolf" I chuckled and replied, "morning my pup, how are you feeling?" he said, "a bit sore but also really good. Does that make sense?" "It makes perfect sense". I looked at my mark and it was beautiful, even if I do say so myself, I ran my thumb over the mark, and he moaned it was so beautiful. "What did you do?" He asked after getting his breath back. "I just ran my thumb over my mark" I cheekily said and smirked. He got out of bed carefully and with a little bit of a limp went to the bathroom to look in the mirror. I followed him and waited in the doorway just looking at him rubbing the mark and just staring at it. The mark was my wolf in dark blue, with the full moon above in sliver and next to my wolf was the infinity symbol with our names in the holes of the loops. Luke turned to me with a tear in his eyes and said it is beautiful and wonderful. I hugged him and we spent the day chilling out spending time together, watching tv, going for a small walk, a lovely dinner and we chatted. We talked about school; college and we talked about going to visit his godfather after school finished and of course Max. (part of my is glad that they consider themselves like brothers otherwise I would get very jealous).

It was time of the moon festival, I told Luke that I would be introducing him to the pack and announcing to the pack that he is my mate, to say that he was nervous was an understatement he was freaking out. I managed to calm him down by going for a run the night before and the morning of the festival. He asked me to pick out clothes that I think would be suitable for the occasion, he was still nervous. To be fair if I was in his shoes, I would feel the same but, in my heart, I knew the pack would except him I was also a bit nervous. I chose a smart casual outfit for him to wear, basically smart jeans, black trainers and a black short dress shirt with a grey T-shirt underneath. Luke looked stunning but I always think that. We got there a few hours before so I could so him around the packhouse (a quick tour it would take a day to show him everything), and we met my dad and he also helped calm Luke down and so did Joy and Max, who arrived 20 minutes after we did.

Luke pov (A/N can't remember if I named Jason's dad, I have gone back but couldn't see it, so his name is Jay)

Jay (Jason's dad), Joy, Max and Jason all helped to calm me down, even though they said the pack would be fine I was still thinking "what if they don't like me, what if they think I am weak because I am human, what if they don't like humans....". Get out of your head" both Max and Jason said at the same time. For the next hour and a half, we talked and snacked and drank, I had water and soda. When I was calm Jason told me though what would happen first his dad would make a speech then him and then he would ask me to come on stage, that is all I didn't have to speak if I didn't want to. Then we mingle and let the pack get your sent and then we are ok. I nodded and then waited I wanted this to be over.

Soon everyone arrived, pretty much the whole pack I thought and realised why they held the moon festival here because it could handle a lot of people. Jason held my hand wand walked me to the side of the stage, Jay and he went on and suddenly everyone was silent, you could have heard a pin drop. Jay greeted everyone and they all replied "alpha", and they talked about the year so far and the moon goddess. Then he said, "at the end of the school year when my son has finished. I will be handing everything over to him" there was mumbling, and I was shocked thinking "what do this mean". Then Jason spoke and said, "my dad is a great alpha, and he has thought about it, and we have agreed that it is time for me to take over the pack."

They talked more about different things, and I was trying to stay calm, but my nervousness was showing. I started to bounce around and walking back and forth like I was preparing for a race. Then Jason said "as some of you are aware I have found my mate..." the whole crowd cheered "I have kept it quiet till now because my mate is a human male and I need him to get to know me and to tell him about us and for him to adjust" the whole crowd when silent "I would like now to introduce my mate and the future second alpha to the pack Luke Stephens" I took a deep breath and walked on to the stage, as I did suddenly there was a cheer and clapping in celebration, which both shocked me and calmed me. Then Jason continued "as some of you know we have mated, and Luke here will..." I interrupted Jason and said, "S...S...Sorry to interrupt you Jason but I wanted to say, first of all, thank you for that response it was amazing, second I know that I am new to all of this, but I will help this pack in any way that I can." The pack clapped and cheered until this one voice shouted, "what will you do", Jason said "WHO said that?" A hand rose and someone said, "I did". Jason then took a breath and said, "Beth are you challenging me" and releasing all of his alpha voice. Beth responded, "no alpha I am not" she said with her head slightly bowed "but you mate is a human what can he do." I could feel Jason getting angry and the protection that I felt from that, made me feel safe even with what was going on. Somehow, I felt a big wave of courage and spoke with authority and said, "yes I am a human, but I think differently from most people providing a different viewpoint, I see things differently" everyone seemed shocked but also glad that I stood up for myself and Jason seem to stand taller too. Then Beth said, "so what", "are you mad that my mate is a male or that he, his human?" Jason asked/demanded. Beth then said with courage "both" I think she thought the pack would suddenly see that she had a point, but no-one agreed with her. I knew what I needed to do to prove myself to her and the pack and shock them too. I said, "Beth how about a race from the edge of the stage here to that tree about a quarter of a mile away and back. If I win you accept me and that is the end..." Beth interrupted me and said "you won't win and said fine but when I win, I will be beta and Jason will have my pups and they will be alpha" there was a gasp from the pack. I knew I would not lose, and I looked at Jason and I knew he could hear me, and I said in my mind "I know I can win trust me please" he just nodded, and I shouted "FINE" I jumped off the stage and waited for Beth to get to the start place.

Jason then said, "can we have two people at the tree to make sure that they both touch it." Two people volunteered and he jumped down and looked at me and said to me in my mind "you have got this" I smiled and waited. Beth arrived and said, "stupid human challenging a wolf to a race". I said nothing, Jason said to both of us "you both go when I say 'go' touch the tree, which the two at the end will see and first one back here will win, agreed". I nodded and so did Beth. I believed she would shift into her wolf form, but I still knew I would win. I couldn't explain this believe and confidence in me. Jason counted "3, 2, 1, GO" and I shot off, I was correct in thinking that Beth would shift she did in on the count, but I was faster than her. I arrived at the tree in no time, and I jumped on the tree and pushed of it and blasted back to the finish. On my way back, I had this feeling that Beth played dirty and on her way to the tree she went in my way, to try and trip me, make me lose balance or something, but I saw this coming, I jumped over her like a hurdle and then some. I landed a bit strangely but carried on running. I arrived at the finish line a bit breathless and waited. Beth finished 10 seconds behind me and was mad as hell, then I heard cheering and clapping.

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