Rise of an Alpha Female #Wattys2016-Book 1

Part 4

The blackness is so blissful; there are no expectations, no absurd limitations, no...

"Wake up, youngling!"

Is that Conall's voice? Go away!

"Jena, it's time to wake up, young lady!"

Stop poking my ribs, I want to sleep!

"Your father is coming."

My father is coming. Sleep is good. Wait, my ...

"Father is coming! Where? Hide me!" she blurs out.

"Calm yourself young lady. Nobody is coming but you need to wake up." Conall says.

"Why are you yelling? Oww, my head..."

"Well you shouldn't go to a celebration already intoxicated, missy. Especially on that makeshift brew you youngsters try to hide away and drink."

"Shshhhhh! Not so loud! Shit! I'm sorry Master at Arms; I didn't mean to order you about! Where am I?"

"Well lass, you were slobbering all over the eastern sentry post. I've never seen a pair wolves as flustered as the ones on duty here. They were very happy to see me and I couldn't understand why when they pointed this way and then suddenly heard some noises and disappeared to investigate. Not sure if they were more afraid of you waking up, or the Alpha finding out where you were. Now get up, straighten your clothes and walk it off. Oh, and clean yourself up! You're filthy and you stink; pretty sure you need to burn your clothing just to be on the safe side." He says with a grin leaving Jena, now redder than a ripened tomato, to pick herself up and bugger off.

A few minutes after, the two guards return, looking slightly embarrassed.

"Thank you, sir. That was..." one of them says.

"Unusual, understandable and not something worth repeating to anyone. Am I clear?" Conall let his authority encompass his words.

"Of course, Master at Arms. We wouldn't dream of saying anything..." the other wolf adds.

"About what?" Conall promptly interrupts.

"No idea, sir. Can't remember what I wanted to say." He quickly catches on.

"Exactly! Carry on!"

"Yes, sir!"

~~~

After Jena makes herself presentable again, and composes herself to hide the monstrous next morning headache, she begins to look for her friends, finally spotting them by the fountain.

Having and open access water source in the middle of the pack settlement is a sign of great wealth.

Her father always makes a point to walk by the fountain with any foreign delegation, inviting them to have a drink, using one of the many crystal clear glasses found on the nearby stands.

"Some friends you guys are. Why did you let me drink so much and then, why did you leave me alone? I though we were friends!" She says, pouting.

"I'm sorry Jena, I... I mean we..." Hannah tries to explain, blushing.

"What she means, is she got a little distracted, then a little absorbed in the heat of the moment and than she was downright busy screaming my na... Ouch! What was that for?" Joel complains, after receiving a hit to the stomach from his mate.

"That's for being a jerk and trying to embarrass me in front of my best friend!"

"Oh my God! You guys totally did it!" Jena squeals in delight.

"Did he mark you? Did you mark him?" She adds jumping to pull down Hannah's turtleneck.

*Author's Note

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