Chapter 38 Part of a Pack

I felt so happy laying here under the full moon with my mate. Wait? Full moon... Shit! The ceremony! Dad is probably so pissed. I scrambled to find my phone as Drago watched me confused for a moment "Bunny what are you doing?" he questioned. I didn't stop my searching as I answered "The Ceremony! I was supposed to join the pack tonight. Dad is gonna be so disappointed in me." I whimpered. I felt his strong arms gently wrap around me to comfort me "Ali it's okay get dressed and we'll head back if we hurry we can still make it." he reassured me. I took a deep breath and then started to get dressed. We then quickly made our way back to the bike. I was pretty sure that we had broken many speed limits on our way back but the adrenaline felt great.

We got to the back house and saw that most of the pack had already arrived but thankfully it seems as though the ceremony hadn't started yet. We made our way to the backyard our hands never separating as we weaved through the crowd. I could see Dad and Siggy up on a platform that was built in the backyard. Siggy smiled as she spotted us and then gently pointed us out to dad. We made our way up to the stage and stood in front of the growing crowd. I felt my nerves starting to build inside my stomach. I felt Drago gently squeeze my hand making me look up at him and his reassuring smile.

We stood as the minutes passed by then when the crowd had come to a halt my father began to speak. His voice was loud and proud "Today we finally get to bring my beautiful daughter into our pack. Princess Alice Silverstone will become part of our family!" The crowd cheered then he turned to me. I recited my vows and pledged myself to my pack under the eyes of the moon goddess. Once I finished I felt a flood of voices connecting to my mind. I smiled as they all cheered and welcomed me into the pack. I smiled back at my family before we all looked up to the moon and howled. My eye caught Drago's devilish smile before he grabbed my hand and pulled me to the edge of the platform. He jumped down then caught me as I jumped. Next thing we knew the entire pack was running into the woods along with us each shifting as we ran. Drago was the biggest wolf of us all even larger than my father. Dad and Siggy caught up to us. Siggy was just as pure white as Drago but she was smaller than me, not by much but enough to notice the difference.

We ran for an hour or two before father howled and signaled for those not on patrol tonight to go home. Drago and I turned to head back when dad told us to wait. We froze in our tracks and looked at each other worried. Did he know why we were late? I know Drago could feel my worry as he gently nuzzled me. We turned to face dad waiting for what he had to say. Dad seemed upset and worried but not angry. I started to wonder what made him feel this way. I heard him huff "There is something we have to do... I've been putting it off but it has to be addressed. We will have to go to Craven pack to talk about the contract, also it might be good to grab your things from there. Drago will be joining us as the future Alpha of our pack." he informed us. I whimpered involuntarily at the thought of going back there. Drago placed his large head over mine protectively. I hadn't realized I was trembling till I had to lean on Drago to stay up. I soon shifted back my body too weak to stay in wolf form.

Drago shifted back and caught me, he held me close as dad and Siggy went to get us some clothes. It was a good thing that there was some stashed almost everywhere in these woods. Drago helped me get on the t-shirt and shorts before putting on his shorts. I was trying to steady my breathing but my heart kept hammering frantically. I nuzzled my head into Drago's neck and inhaled. His scent hit me hard causing my muscles to instantly relaxed. I reminded myself I would be safe I would have my father and my mate with me. Nothing would happen. I hadn't realized how deep inside my head I had been until my back touched the mattress of our bed. I pulled him closer to me till he was almost laying on me. He pulled me into a warm hug then did something I didn't expect, he began to sing to me. I couldn't understand the words but I could tell it was a lullaby. My heart began to melt. He loved me this much already, I knew I had made the right choice for once. He was all mine, and I was completely and undeniably his. I drifted off to a peaceful sleep in his arms knowing that I would always be safe here.