Warmth ✔

Chapter 26

When we walk to the living room of the pack house, we find Alpha Dan, his Beta and Gamma waiting for us.

Alpha Dan steps toward Lucy and does the most unexpected thing--he extends his hand and greets Lucy cordially. Lucy and I are completely taken aback by his gesture. What has gotten into him?

To keep the atmosphere calm and peaceful, Lucy shakes his hand and greets him.

When we are all finished with greeting each other, Alpha Dan suggests, "Let's sit."

Once we are settled, Alpha Dan questions, "How are Kate and Jeremy doing?"

"They're doing fine," Lucy answers.

There's silence before Alpha Dan says, "I want to apologize for what Kate had to go through and what you had to go through as her friend. I also apologize for my behaviour. What happened happened so suddenly that I didn't have time to think things through. It's only when you took away Kate and Jeremy that I realised that your anger and behaviour were justified. I would've reacted the same way. So, I'm sorry."

Alpha Dan's eyes tell us that he's genuinely sorry for what happened last time.

"Can I ask you something?" Lucy says. Alpha Dan nods. "Judging by the words that you've just spoken, it seems as if you're a changed man. How did you change in very little time?"

"I wasn't myself when we met last time. My thoughts were clouded with anger. And so, I couldn't think properly. It's only as time passed that I realised how right you were and how wrong I was. The person sitting here right in front of you is the real Alpha Dan."

Alpha Dan's speech is full of honesty that I can't help but be impressed by him admitting that he was wrong. Very few Alphas do that. I look at Lucy and she feels the same way.

"I'm also sorry for the way I behaved last time," Lucy apologizes. "The matter was so serious that I was angry and hurt, and I couldn't keep my emotions in control."

Alpha Dan smiles kindly and says, "Let's leave the past behind and start afresh."

"Before we can start afresh, I want to tell you why we're here," Lucy says as she gestures to Selena and me. "We want you to train your female members of the pack so that no one has to go through what Kate did." And then she goes on to share her vision.

There's a moment of silence before Alpha Dan says, "Okay."

Lucy and I whip our heads to look at each other to ask with our eyes whether what we heard was correct or not.

Lucy looks back at Alpha Dan and asks, "So, you're okay with women training?"

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" Alpha Dan looks at the expression on my and Lucy's face and asks, "You think I'm a sexist?"

Now, how to answer that question?

"We assumed you were but after what you said, we are pleased to know that you're a feminist," Lucy replies.

"Lucy, I support your vision," Alpha Dan says. "I'm really proud of what you guys are doing and I really hope that this mission of empowering women becomes a success."

"Thank you."

"If you need anything then you know my number," Alpha Dan offers.

When all the pleasantries are done, we say our goodbyes and the three leaders are kind enough to accompany us to the car. Lucy, Selena and I get inside and we drive off.

"That went well," I comment after a few minutes of our journey.

"I thought that we would've to fight them but I never thought that they would have the same opinion as me," remarks Lucy.