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Stacey's POV 

"How dare you curse me, huh?"

"I.. aunt..."

"You're just as arrogant as your father.. have you forgotten I'm your wife?" She smacks his head again.

Ray winces and rubs his head, glaring at his aunt secretly.. I hold back my laugh at his expression.

He look so miserable right now... and cute too.

"Aunt, you're embarrassing me in front of my mate!" He said.

Aunt Meredith paused and raised an eyebrow.

"Yo! He's finally got himself a mate!"

Ray moves away from her and comes to my side, he stands behind my chair and puts his hands on my shoulders.

He kisses my hair. Aunt Meredith smiles as she watched him, her gaze leaves Ray and settles on me.

"Hi, you must be this little trouble maker's mate... I'm his aunt, Meredith!" She said stretching out her hand.

"Hi, aunt Meredith, I'm Stacey!" I reach out my hand too, expecting her to take it.

But she surprise me, she pushed Ray away from me and engulfs me in a hug.

"We don't shake, we're family of huggers!" She said still hugging me.

Ray rushed forward and pulled me gently away from aunt Meredith.. aunt Meredith gives him a questioning glare.

He chuckles nervously.

"Aunt, we are handling her with care!" He said.

Aunt Meredith is still glaring at him, waiting for a clear explanation, I guess... Well, I'm also waiting for some explanations too.

But instead of explaining it out loud, he decides to mind link her.

After some minutes, aunt Meredith suddenly exclaims.

"That's great news!"

I narrow my eyes at Ray, he simply smiles and leans towards me... Placing a light kiss on my lips.

"Aunt, it's just an assumption for now... it's not confirmed yet!" Ray said.

"Oh!" Aunt Meredith replies..but flashed me a smile.

"Meredith, where are the themes?" Aunt asked.

"Oh, right, I have them on my phone!" Aunt Meredith replied.

She pulls out a chair and sat between Aunt and I... she takes out an iPad and turns it on.

"I only have two themes here!" She said.

"Only two?" Aunt asked.

"Yes, I don't want her to have a hard time choosing" she replies.

Aunt nods in understanding, I rest my hands on the table waiting for her to show us the themes.

She flips through her phones few minutes, then stops.

"Here!" She shows us. "What theme do you prefer?"

I stare at the pictures with a small frown.

"Can I know their names?" I asked.

"Oh, this is the royal theme wedding and this is the romantic theme wedding... so which one do you prefer?"

"Wedding?" I asked feeling kinda confused.

Aunt smiles and reaches for my hand on the table.

"Remember I told you we'll make your induction look like your wedding day?"

I nod.

"That's what we're trying to do!" She said.

I smile, I'm gonna have a wedding after all...such a thoughtful queen, I wish I could be like her when I'm queen.

I sigh inwardly, I know that's not easy to achieve... I don't think I have her kind of patience and understanding!

"Thanks, aunt!" I greet her.

She waves me off.

"Oh, please, I just want you to be happy!" She pause. "Oh, and I can't wait for you to call me mom after your induction!"

I blush. Call her mom? 

She's my mother in-law after all, I should expect something like this sooner or later.

But I haven't called anyone mom in a while, hmm, I don't know if I can get used to calling her mom.

"Now I feel like having a daughters

 in-law!" Aunt Meredith said pouting her lips.

Aunt and I laughed.

I noticed Ray was busy checking out the pictures... he taps my shoulder lightly to get my attention. 

"Baby, let's go for the Royal theme wedding!" He said.

I scoff and shake my head, he frowns slightly.

"Why?" He asked.

"Look around you, everything here is royalty which makes us look like the typical royal family... I need a change!" I said.

"A change?" I nod. "So which one are you going for?" He asked when he obviously knows the answer.

Aunt and Meredith werr looking at us in silence, I guess they're also waiting for me to make a choice.

 Now I'm afraid if my choice is gonna be wrong. 

"Stacey, darling, we're waiting?" Aunt said.

I said, they're waiting for me.

"I.. I think we should go for...The romantic theme?" I said in an unsure tone.

"The romantic theme?" Aunt asked.

I nod, biting my tongue inside my mouth...why does she look like I just made the worse choice?

"Are you sure?!" Aunt asked again.

And I nod again, she smiles brightly.. even aunt Meredith broke into a smile. 

She bangs on the table lightly.

"That's a very good choice, just what I wanted too!" Aunt Meredith said.

What she wanted?

"Yes, yes! Me too!" Aunt said in support.

Ok, this is weird! Are they just trying to make me feel happy?

"I have always wanted to see what a romantic theme will look like in reality" aunt said and grabs my hands. "Finally, Stacey is gonna make it come true!"

"Yes! I have always wanted to decorate a romantic scene, Stacey finally made my wish come true!" Aunt said.

"Really?" I asked to be sure.

"Yes, yes, darling!" Aunt replied and aunt Meredith nods.

I releases a deep sigh and breaks into a smile.. I thought they were just trying to make me feel good.

"But I still think the Royal theme looks matured!" Ray said.

Aunt Meredith and aunt smacks his head at once.. he winces and rubs his head.

"What?" He asked.

Aunt Meredith rolled her eyes.

"No one wants your opinion here! This is her induction and she have the right to choose whatever theme she wants!" 

"Besides, every girl wants a fairytale party!" Aunt said.

Ray scoffs.

"She's my mate and we do everything together!"

"Not this one baby!" I said quickly.

Aunt and aunt Meredith laughs loudly... they give me thumbs up.

"We can't let our mate interfere everytime!" Aunt Meredith said.

Ray scoffed loudly and fold his arms on his chest...I wanted to ask him something but I pause when I realize he's receiving a mind link.

He snaps back and clears his throat.

"Mom, aunt, my mate and I are gonna head back now!"

"Why? I still have a lot of catching up to do with Stacey!" Aunt Meredith said.

"Something important came up and we must leave!"

I frown.. something important? Aunt is also monitoring my expression.

"Stacey, will stay, she haven't tried on her dress yet!" Aunt said gesturing to the white dresses hanging on a rail.

Ray sighed and turns to me, he leans down and places a lingering kiss on my forehead.

"Karl and Henry are waiting for me at the border, something happened... I'll tell you about it later!" He mind linked me.

"Ok, do take care" I replied.

"I will, I have to go... I love you"

I feel myself blushing but reply him anyway.

"I love you too"

"Don't let mom stress you too much ok"

I nod. He kisses my forehead once more before rushing towards the exit.

"Awwwn, they make me wanna go back to my old days!" Aunt said.

"Right? I feel like getting young again!" Aunt Meredith replied.

Wait, are they talking about Ray and I? My cheeks grows even redder. 

"She's blushing, she's blushing!" Aunt Meredith shouted.

I blush even more. Can't they stop making me blush? I clear my throat.

"Aunt, should I try on my dress now?" I asked, trying to change the topic.

"Yes, dear, I have been waiting for this part!"

We got up and walk towards the dresses, aunt Meredith looks at them and turns to us with a frown.

"Wedding dress?"

"Yes" aunt replies.

"Hmm, I'll get to see someone in a wedding gown for the first time in a while now!"

I look through the dresses and my eyes catches one...though it's kinda plain but I like it.

"Aunt, can I try this on?"

They both turns to me and studies the gown for a while, then they nod their heads.

I look around, looking for where to change.

"Go behind that shield!" Aunt shows me a shield.

Writer's POV 

Border...!

"Alpha!" Karl, Henry and some other warriors greeted Ray when he reached the scene.

He was in his wolf form, his clothes in his mouth...he had taken them off to avoid ripping them while he was shifting.

He drops his clothes in the ground and quickly shift back and Henry stretched out a basketball truck to him.

He takes it and wore it.

"Where's the body?" He asked.

Karl pointed at a body a few inches away from him... Ray walks closer to the body, he squats and studies it.

"Where's the doctor?" He asked.

"Alpha!" The doctor replies and steps forward.

He was keeping his medical tools.

"Have you checked him?"

"Yes, alpha!"

"What's the cause of death?" Ray asked.

"Reporting to the alpha, gender male, species werewolf, rank pack member.... "

"I bloody know that!" Ray growls angrily and everyone flinches. "Say something I don't f$cking know!"

The doctor nods. 

"Yes, alpha. Head bashed on a hard surface... Neck stabbed deeply... Heart ripped off and nails removed... "

Ray cuts him off with a growl, he grinded his teeth against each other angrily. 

"F$cking get to the point!"

"Yes, Alpha! Died of excessive bleeding!"

Ray got up.

"Who found this body?!" He asked.

The guards guiding the border steps back slowly, they're all scared to speak.

"I asked a question!!"

Three of the guards frighteningly steps forward, their bodies shaking in fear.

"W-we, we did... Alpha!" They replied.

"Then did you see who dropped it here?"

They shake their heads. Ray narrowed his eyes.

"Who were guiding this particular area?!"

Another set of three guards steps forward.. judging from their reaction one can clearly tell that they're scared.

"Did you leave your post this morning?!"

"N-no Alpha!"

"Then you saw who dumped this body here!"

They remain silent. He growls lowly and they quickly shakes their head.

"How did it get here then?!"

"W-we don't know, Alpha... we just suddenly passed out and found the body here when we woke up... we were scared of taking the blame.. so we hide and let those three find the body..." One of the guards explain... stumbling on his words.

Ray nods and glare at the six guards.

"Six of you, 200 laps round the training ground!"

They stare at Ray with their eyes widen in fear... Their training ground is a very wide and long field... Nobody will voluntarily run 10 laps on it.

"Go now!!" Ray roars.

Without arguments they runs off. 

"Whose fighters are those?" He asked.

"Mine!" Henry replied.

"Yours?! And you are proudly admitting that?!"

"I'm sorry, alpha!"

"Sorry?! Are these the kind of fighters you're training for me?! Huh?! They can't even bet my dad's laziest fighter!"

"I'm sorry, alpha, I didn't train them well" Henry Apologized.

"Anyone can get past them and come into the pack.." he points at the body. "This is what happened when your fighters are on guard, can you take responsibility for this?!"

Henry stays silent... Ray runs his fingers through his hair frustratingly. 

He's thinking of how his dad is gonna punish him for this.. because it was his men on guard.

"Go and reflect on your training skills, 150 laps, go!"

"Yes, Alpha!" Henry said and ran off in the same direction with those six.

He turns to Karl.

"Mind link Jerome, tell him to get his fighters here to replace Tyler's!"

"Yes, Alpha!"

Ray turned to a guard standing next to him.

"Find the deceased family and report back to the king's office.. I'll be there!"

"Yes, Alpha!"

He signals them to carry the deceased away.

"Right, Alpha, the doctor found this in the guy's mouth..." Karl said and hands Ray a paper. "Also, there's a letter written on his hand.. letter L!" 

Ray opens the paper and reads.

"Today it's a pack member you probably don't know... Next time it might be someone close to you!*

Ray squeezes the paper in his hands and grit his teeth.

"I'm bringing this to my dad, mind link your mate, tell her to go to my mate and stay with her at all time until I arrive!"

"Yes, alpha!" Karl replied as Ray rushed off.