Layla’s POV
“This is it, the elders land…” my father said quietly as we drove past a wooden sign engraved with Lupus Terrae. Wolf Land. “This is where our world started, where the Moon Goddess gave us the gift of the wolf” I looked out the window watching the thick green woods passed by, the woods looked different here somehow.
It was as if they glowed with an unearthly presence, my wolf felt at peace here, it was our sacred and protected land. The houses here where all made of wood everything that was standing was able to go back into nature whenever the time called.
It was only when we reached the centre of Lupus Terrae that we saw a building that was made to last, a building that was at the centre of all wolves lives. The Culmen. The High Point. I stared up at the detailed structure in awe, each column was carved with pictures of the first wolves, of our forefathers, and each wall glittered in the sun like they contained the stars and moon just like the Moon Goddess herself.
The pop of my fathers door bought me back to the present and I soon followed his lead by opening my door and walking to the base of the stairs below a group of elders who gathered on the steps. The entire pack was soon standing behind my father and I and as if rehearsed we all knelt down together.
“Please Rise Alpha Greg and Luna Layla” my father and I rose I kept my head slightly bowed so as not to come in eye contact. “You and your pack are most welcome here, please rise Terra Pack” the pack noiselessly rose to stand behind us.
“Your pack will be staying in the North East sector of the palace, please collect your things and Taylor and Lucas will show you the way” the pack started heading toward cars, grabbing their bags and walking back toward us. “Alpha if you could please come with us, Luna you may stay with your pack” I smiled gratefully toward them and walked following Taylor and Lucas up the stairs into the main ballroom.
It was a huge rounded ballroom with cream walls with shining gold details over the roof and walls there were six doors one from the front of the palace and then one for each of the packs and one extra door for the elder’s quarters.
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A long time ago when werewolves had no place in the world the Moon Goddess saw four brothers each who had a place in the world one who cared and knew the land best, one who loved the water, one who was free spirited and changeable like the wind and the last who was hot headed and violent.
The humans in the world at the time where destroying it, she decided that the world needed protecting, after seeing these four brothers and their love for the elements, she decided to gift them with an ability far greater than any had ever believed possible.
Each brother was gifted an inner wolf they were able to change their form from human into a gigantic wolf the Earth Brothers wolf was brown like the trees and dirt. The Water Brothers wolf was coloured silver like the moon reflecting off water. The Air Brother was coloured white like the clouds. And the Fire brother was coloured with a deep red like the burning embers of a fire.
They were set with the task of protecting the world around them, and once the humans had stopped destroying the world, and they had completed the majority of their task the Moon Goddess decided to grant them love, she made a perfect match for each of the brothers.
Once each brother had his mate they started reproducing and branched out creating packs, creating new families. Each pack was named after the elements they were given; Earth was Terra Pack, Water was Aqua Pack, Air was Aura Pack and Fire was Ignis Pack.
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We followed Taylor and Lucas through the door that led toward the Terra quarters, the floor changed from sparkling granite to dark polished wood. The walls changed from bright white to a warm cream with the middle panel of the wall painted with pictures of the woods filled with varying colours of brown wolves.
It felt like home as we walked up the stairs and into a long hallway filled with rooms, at the end was another set of stairs as we walked members of the pack branched off finding their own rooms. At the end of the hall it was only me following Taylor and Lucas up the stairs, as we made it up I saw almost the entire top floor was an entertainment room.
There were multiple televisions and gaming consoles as well as lounges and pool tables, everything you could want was there, at the end of the room there was a huge kitchen that held atleast four fridges stocked full of food.
“And here are your and the Alpha’s rooms” Taylor said as she showed me two doors, I thanked them and opened the left door taking my bags in I placed them on the bed and then put the others in my father’s room.
I could soon here the ruckus as people began to come upstairs and find the various things that they would use to entertain themselves. I walked back out to the main room and linked the whole pack “Could all pack members please assemble on the upstairs level”.
Soon the entire pack where waiting upstairs with me, my father knew that they would want to talk to him and so he prepared me on what to tell the pack. “Thankyou everyone for gathering so quickly, now I know everyone is probably tired from the trip but I want to instil some rules before the first ball tonight”
“Now considering everyone here is unmated, there is a high chance that people will find their mates on this experience” the majority of the pack perked up as I mentioned mates, “Because of this the Alpha would like any finding of mates to be reported to him before any how should I put this… funny business occurs” a few sniggers went through the crowd.
“We understand that the mate call will be pulling you to mate and mark them instantly but the Alpha would like to know that you have found your mate and their name and pack before anything happens so to make sure no inter pack violence occurs”
The pack nodded along with me as I spoke, “Okay thank you for listening, Oh and tomorrow during the day you may do anything you please, within limits, and please don’t go into any other packs chambers unless it is your mates. Thankyou everyone and that’s about it you may go about your business remember the ball starts in two hours” I said clapping my hands together.
The pack dispersed as I walked back into my room and started unpacking my bags, once I had finished I ran and jumped onto the huge king size bed bouncing a little as I did. Pulling back the blankets and snuggling into the bed.
“Dad I'm going to have a sleep wake me up in an hour” I linked him quickly I heard a deep laugh through the link. “You sure you can be ready in under an hour?” he questioned back, I snorted to him and snuggled in further.
“I can get ready in 20 minutes” I said as I let my eyes close just as the sun started to set….
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