Alpha Ceremony prt. 3

Jessica POV

Now it was time to select my delta leaders. I looked at the list of four candidates as leaders for the delta pack. On that list was Ashley Watson my best friend and Nancy Thorne my cousin. Then there was David Slye and Brittney Braschi. I didn't know much about David and Brittney other than they were both exceptionally strong and scored really high on the physical fitness training test. Which caused a four-way tie for first place between the four of them. After giving it some thought I had made my choice. I walked to the center floor confident about who I would choose for my delta leaders.

When I reached the center floor I said, "It's now time for me to choose my delta leaders. Will these four people and their mates come to the central floor," I paused "May I have Brittney Braschi." Brittney and her mate, Michael Braschi, came to the center floor. "Next can I have David Syle?" David and his mate, Matthew Thorne, walked to the center floor. "Now can I have Nancy Thorne?" Nancy was followed by her mate, Sarah Thorne. Nancy looked at her younger brother Matthew and waved. "Finally may I have Ashley Watson?" Ashley and Nikki walked to the central floor, holding hands proudly. "This is the first time in the history that we have had a four-way deadlock for Delta leader. For this reason, I have struggled to make my decision as to the next alpha in line."

"But I have made my choice. Will the following people I call please return to your seats." Everybody stared at me nervously wondering who I am going to choose. I took a deep breath then said: "Brittney Braschi and David Thorne please return to your seats please." Everybody stared as they left the center floor and returned to their seats. I could see the tears forming in their eyes while they sat there waiting to figure out who the next Delta leader is. I took a deep breath, clearing my thoughts, then I said, "The next name I say will be the Delta leader." I looked at both David and Nancy and said, "I present the new delta leader Nancy Thorne." Nancy Thorne looked at me surprised that she was the new delta leader. I looked at Ashley who was crying in Nikki's arms and I walked over to her and comfort her.

I then raised her and walked with her to her table. I kissed her forehead and hugged her and let her know everything was going to be okay. I then walked back to the center of the floor where both my moms were standing. I looked at them and smiled. I then said, "Amanda please meet me on the center floor along with your family." I watched Amanda walk over to me grinning from ear to ear. Once she was close enough, I grabbed her hand and kissed it. As I looked up into her beautiful eyes, I noticed that everybody was staring at us and she was blushing. I held her hand and cleared my throat then said, "Now can Ashley and Nikki please return to the center floor." They returned with a small vigor that spiked their anxiety over the next announcement.

I took a deep breath and said: "I will now turn the mic over to my mother and leader of the pack." My mother took the mic from me and smiled. She then said "For the first time in the history of this pack the beta will not be chosen by bloodline, but by power. The original beta who was chosen was our beloved Amanda, but things have changed. My daughter and Amanda recently took the Alpha test and they both passed with the same score in every category making Amanda eligible to be Alpha. With that being said, we had to choose a new beta leader. All unknowing examinees of the beta test did not pass, except one. That person was Nikki Mary Ortiz." When Nikki heard that she had passed the beta test, she fell to her knees crying her eyes out. Ashley picked her up and held her close.

Amanda's parents looked at my mother and Amanda surprised because they didn't know their precious Amanda had taken the Alpha test and passed. I leaned over to Amanda and whispered, "Baby did you tell your parents that you were taking the Alpha test?" She whispered back, "No I didn't I wanted it to be a surprise, beautiful." I said, "Oh, okay, I'm proud of you, my love." My mother then walked over to Nikki and said, "Nikki Mary Ortiz, it gives me great honor and joy to pronounce you as the beta leader and fourth in line for Alpha title." As my mother spoke, I looked up at her and realized that the girl from the picture was the girl she was referring to and so was Amanda. Luckily nobody else did because god only knows what was going through Amanda's mind. My mother continued to speak, "Nikki Ortiz, please stand next to Amanda's parents to receive your mark along with Ashley, as she is your mate." Ashley and Nikki walked over to Amanda's parents who had their fangs out ready to place the beta mark on them. Ashley held Nikki's hand tight as Amanda's mom sank her fangs into Ashley's side, which caused her to yelp in pain. Then it was Nikki's turn, Amanda's dad bit into her side, a whimper bleeds through her steel trap teeth.

Once it was over my mother then said, "I now present to you your new beta and her mate. Now without further to do the exchange of leadership over to the new Alpha ceremony will begin in twenty minutes." That was my cue to go upstairs and change into our fighting clothes along with Amanda.

I grabbed Amanda's hand and head towards the stairs leading to my bedroom. When we reached my room I knew we didn't have long, but I couldn't control my thoughts anymore. All night I wanted to pin Amanda against the wall to kiss those beautiful, perky, full pink lips. I walked over to Amanda who was changing already and wrapped my arms around her waist from behind. She leaned her head back and snuggled close, granting me the chance to press my lips against her exposed skin. A low, playful giggle was given to me in return. I knew we didn't have much time, so I leaned down and placed small teasing kisses, creating well-thought-out, crafted trails from her jaw to collarbones and shoulder. Which earned me a seductive moan and her body tensed up. I knew if I kept going I was going to lose control of what little self-restraint I had left. I pulled away, both of us giving us unsatisfying groans, horribly out of sync, and turned away from each other. She turned around and looked at me then said, "You're such a tease, baby." I licked my lips and said, "I know I am, but if we don't hurry my moms are going to kill us both." She smiled in agreement with me and continued to get dressed.

Amanda put on a red and black fitness mafia shirt and spandex to match. I couldn't help but stare at her, she is perfect and nobody could tell me otherwise. While staring, I fell trying to pull up my blue and black spandex. Amanda turned around and was covering her mouth trying to hide the smile she had hiding behind her hand. I looked at her pouting as she walked over to help me up. When she helped me up she leaned in and kissed me passionately on my lips, which caused me to shiver with a force so densely overwhelming and addicting that I craved more. I craved her all and nothing, the desire of the universe and its perfections that lived in her. She then whispered in my ear, "I hope you like what you saw baby." I blushed a deep cherry red after realizing that she had caught me staring at her. I bit my lip knowing that I didn't have much control left. She turned around and headed to the bathroom to fix her hair into a messy bun. I quickly put on my shirt and headed to my mirror and put my hair in a ponytail.

Once we were finished getting dress I walked over to Amanda and grabbed her hand as we walked out the door. Once we were outside my room door I looked at Amanda and smiled. Then said, "Are you ready for the fight my dear?" I looked at her and could see a fire in her eyes that I haven't seen in a long time. She then said, "I have been training for this my whole life." I looked at her and smiled who knew that this new confident girl who once was shy had all this power stored up in her. I couldn't help but think of what the future had in store for us. We walked to the banister and looked down at everybody who had changed into their packs red and black combat uniform.

Amanda looked over the banister and grinned deviously. I knew by the look in her eyes she had something in a store that was going to be pretty dangerous. She let go of my hand and took a few steps back to the wall and her eyes changed color to a crystal blue. I then said in a nervous voice "Amanda what are you about to do?" She looked at me smiling and said "I'm going to make an entrance that no one is going to ever forget. Would you like to do it with me, baby girl?" I thought about it for a second and I decided what the hell what the worst that can happen is. I then said, "Let's do it baby girl we have nothing to lose!" I took a few steps back standing next to Amanda. I looked into her eyes, nodded and we ran straight for the banister and jumped high up in the air. Everybody was looking at us as we fell from ten feet in the air.

When we hit the floor we sent a shockwave of power through the entire packhouse causing things to shake and people having to brace onto each other just to stand up. I looked up at my dad who was standing next to my mom both unaffected by the stunt we just did. I looked at them and smiled. I then stood up and brushed off my spandex and so did Amanda. I looked at her and smiled I couldn't help but notice how good-looking she was standing there. I grabbed her hand and pulled her into a passionate kiss. Everybody in the house stared at us with weird and surprised looks. I couldn't help but smirk while in the middle of kissing her. Once I pulled away she was blushing deeply and I could see the shy and adorable girl I fell in love with behind her beautiful eyes. We stood there for a moment with our foreheads pressed together staring until my mom cleared her throat to get our attention. We looked at her and we smiled it was time for the final alpha test.

We headed outside to the field with both my mom's. My mom then said "It's time for the final alpha test to begin. The challengers my daughter Jessica and her girlfriend Amanda will fight me for the title of alpha. They may use any strategy they so choose as long as they follow the number one pack rule. NON-LETHAL BITES ONLY WHILE IN WOLF FORM AND ONLY AGAINST ENEMIES!" Once my mom said that the fight was on. I and Amanda jumped apart and powered up to full strength. I could sense that Amanda's power match mines but was just a little bit higher. I looked at her and nodded and gave her the signal to attack. Within seconds we were on my mom swing hard punches that would break your arm instantly but she was blocking them like it was nothing and then it hit me. I remember something my dad (mom) said to me when we spared two days before the ceremony and that was "Power isn't everything in the fight when you battle against me its strategy and stamina." So I powered down to a level where I know I can go for hours fighting in. I looked at Amanda who was struggling to hold her own against my mom. I ran over to my mom and delivered a blow to her blind side.

But I swear she must have seen me coming because right as the punch was supposed to connect she grabbed my hand and slammed me to the ground causing me to scream out in pain. I quickly got back up onto my feet and charged at her again and the same thing happened again. That is when it finally clicks that strategy wasn't going to work against someone that has spent their whole life training and has more battle experience than me. I jump back and study the situation. A few moments in that's when I heard the dreaded sound of Amanda crying out in pain. I looked to see Amanda's arm broken and hanging out of her skin. The wolf inside of me started going wild and I snapped. I don't remember much of what happened next. All I remember is waking up in the pack hospital with Amanda sitting by my side and my other mom in the pack hospital bed next to me unconscious, covered with bandages and scars all over.