Chapter 265
Chapter 265
Yorick
I wake tired and happy the next morning but also feeling different. As I kiss my mate’s shoulder and begin rubbing my hand over her big th is resting against mine, it suddenly dawns on me what’s different.
I’m an Alpha now. An Alpha who leads a pack. Yes, I’m leading with Cyra and yes, for me, she’s more of the Alpha than fam. But mentally, my connection to the pack is so much stronger than it was when I was part of Connor’s or Quirin’s pack.
In the past, I could feel the pack in my mind, but I had to reach out to find the person I wanted to speak to Now, it’s like all the lines to every pack member are lit up in my head, the connections actively waiting for me.
I think I understand why our fathers are having such a difficult time letting go of being an Alpha. Imagine in twenty years this connection going back to the simple connections we had before. This is a bit unexpected, but we’ll adjust. I think the adjustment of returning to the quiet, simple pack connections will be much harder,‘ Thad says.
He’s right. Adding the connection to the pack members will take a bit of adjustment, but it’s not overwhelming. I now have a better understanding of why some Alphas look and feel more confident. The pack’s power is the Alpha’s power. I was a strong Alpha before, so was Cyra. Our mating made both of us stronger. But adding the pack’s power to mine makes me even stronger.
I think about Connor and Henry and their confidence and strength. Connor was always confident and from what I remember of Henry, so was he. But when Connor took over as Alpha, something changed in him. It was subtle, but there was a new confidence in him. I thought it was my imagination, but he seemed to stand taller than before, prouder. I assumed it was because he had become the Alpha, and it is, but not for the reasons I originally thought. He felt the strength of my father’s pack that was passed to him. And now, I feel the strength of Cyra’s pack, shared with me.
Quirin is a little different. He built his pack from the ground up. All of them are previous rogues, fighters. It makes sense that they would be drawn to an Alpha who is also a fighter, and it also makes it more clear to me why he’s so dangerous. His pack’s ferocity has made Quirin even more ferocius.
I reach out to feel the pack’s connections, brushing over them in a way that is similar to how I brush across Cyra’s mind now that we’re mentally connected. I can feel the areas of deficit in the pack as well as their strengths. They are powerful, but they could be more so. It makes me excited to lead warrior training. The stronger the pack, the stronger Cyra and I become. If I strengthen the pack by increasing their fighting skill, we will automatically become stronger.
I’m so excited, I nearly leap out of bed, ready to start the day.
‘Got it all figured out?‘ Cyra asks in the mind link.
I lift my head and smile as she turns to look at me.
“How long have you been awake?” I ask.
“Long enough to feel you working through the logistics of being an Alpha who leads a pack.”
“You feel it too, right?” I ask her, wrapping my arms around her more tightly.
“I do. I wasn’t expecting the change, but Rina is adjusting easily.”
“So is Thad,” I say, lifting my head to look at the clock. When I see the time, I sigh
“What?” she asks.
“I was hoping I had time to make love to my mate again before warrior training, but I don’t,” I say, making her giggle.
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“You spent hours inside me last night, the puns.
“I intend to do that every night. I’ll just have to get this pack stronger faster to have more stamina and can get up early anesth to the day off the same way I intend to end it, inside my mate”
“How about …we shower together after warrior training?” she asks.
“Deall Now let’s get up. You have a test to take and I have warrior training to lead for the first time in my life? I say, excited but also a flete
nervous.
“You’ll be great at it,” she says, kissing, me deeply enough that my body, already hungry for her, begins throbbing with need
1 growl. “Up, before I skip warrior training altogether.”
She laughs as she gets up and I watch the fantastic view of my mate’s backside, as she saunters to the bathroom, watching me over her shoulder.
I growl again, flopping onto my back, before leaping out of bed to get ready, I pull on my clothes and go into the bathroom to brush my teeth, Cyra is washing her hands and the pee stick is sitting on the counter.
“How long do we have to wait?” I ask.
She looks at the box. “A couple of minutes.”
I look at the stick.
“What are we looking for?”
“One line, not pregnant. Two lines, pregnant.”
I begin brushing my teeth, closing my eyes to force myself not to stare at the stick. When I hear Cyra begin brushing, I pull her against me, holding her while we wait.
When I open my eyes again, she’s watching me in the mirror.
“Ready?” she asks.
I spit the toothpaste out of my mouth, feeling excited again. I’m almost positive that Cyra is pregnant.
“Ready,” I say, wiping my mouth.
She lifts the stick then frowns. I feel the disappointment inside her before she pushes it down and looks at me in the mirror.
“It’s negative,” she says.
Now it’s my turn to frown.
“Really?” I ask, feeling my own disappointment. I know the timing isn’t perfect, but the thought of Cyra carrying my pup was exciting.
She hands me the stick and grabs the box. “One stripe, not pregnant.”
I look at the stick. Definitely only one stripe. I pull her to me again, kissing the top of her head.
“This isn’t a bad thing, Cyra. We can talk to the doctor today and see what he thinks about why you’re not pregnant. But this gives us a chance to get you on birth control so that we control when you get pregnant. This way, you can continue with sparring training at the Academy and finish out your already over–filled scheduled without adding a pregnancy and newborn into the mix,” I tell her.
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“Yeah, you’re right, she says, still feeling disappointed. She smiles at me in the mirror just really likaid the idea of amin za my belly.
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I growt possessively and pull her in front of me, laying my hands across her stomach. “One day, one day soon, we will make that a fenty pat for now, let’s go kick some warrior ass.”
She laughs and hurriedly dresses before we walk downstairs for warrior training.
Before we get to the training field, we run into my father.
“Good morning. First, do you mind if a co–lead warrior training today?” he asks.
“No, of course not. You’ll be leading it during the week, so it’s probably good for the pack to get used to your style and the differences between mine and yours,” I say, knowing my style has more of Quirin’s flair added in.
“Agreed. And second, I talked to Quirin this morning. He’s heading back to his new pack today. He’s bringing Kennedy and Yara. He’s going to bring Yara here so she can meet the pack, but he also wants to talk to the two of you.”
“About what?” Cyra asks.
“About taking over Christer’s old pack.”
“Taking over his pack?” Cyra asks, stopping to look at my father, then at me.
“Yes. It’s too far away for him to manage both packs. I know you have concerns about the money you feel you owe him, but he’s not worried about that. You and I are going to dig into this pack’s finances so we can see where things are financially and if you have the ability to set up a payment plan with Quirin. But for him, the distance makes this pack unmanageable. We talked about the vacant land between the packs. He’s already been looking into the cost of that, or he heard from the Tech Team about it, I’m not sure. Either way, he has a proposal for the two of you and when he drops Yara off today, he wants to talk to the two of you about it.”
I can feel Cyra’s nerves and her hesitation. I pull her hand to my lips and kiss it.
“Let’s see what he has to say. Quirin is just as intelligent about finances as he is about fighting. If he has a proposal, I’m guessing it will be a good one.”
Cyra nods.
“Oh, and if mom’s coming today, let’s wait and ask her why she thinks you’re not pregnant. I’m sure your doctor here is good, but mom’s the best,” I say.
“Sounds like a plan,” she says.
“Now,” my
father says, rubbing his hands together excitedly. “Let’s go whip this pack into shape.”
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