“Take them away! Alpha Briar said with a snarl, looking at the four Alphas who were pinned down. Since they were Alphas, it was difficult controlling them, but Hunter called two more Lycans and amidst all the yells and roars and claws and fighting, the Alphas were finally taken away.
“We will take revenge, Hunter!” Alpha Mason called. This is not over!”
Hunter only gave him a cold look. Once they were out of his sight, he posed the most important question, “Where will these Alphas be imprisoned?”
“In the dungeons of their own packs!” Alpha Briar answered. “Let the pack members of the respective packs decide what to do with them.”
Now that things were clearer, the Alphas felt a sense of something ominous lifting from the atmosphere.
“We are going to take a break for an hour and then we will resume our meeting.” said Alpha Briar.
All the Alphas got up and walked out of the meeting room. They all stopped and not only thanked Hunter for his gesture for the demons, but congratulated him for beautifully getting rid of all the Alphas who had made their lives a living ***. They were happy that the old treaty would now be revised.
The demons had been a huge problem and the way Hunter had effectively tackled it was appreciated by all. At the same time, they couldn’t help thinking exactly how rich was Alpha Hunter. He had helped the demons build an entire city. There, was a wave of excitement amongst the werewolves. The Lycan whom they thought was a villain all along was actually their hero. There was anticipation as to how things are going to go from here. They realized that this was just the beginning.
When she reached her room in the hotel, Hunter was waiting for her. River squealed and jumped at him, wrapping her arms and legs around his body. Hunter laughed as he balanced himself against her. She curled her legs around his hips and peppered kisses all over his face. “You are awesome!” she said in between the kisses.
Hunter laughed and laughed, feeling giddy that he had such a beautiful mate. He had met the demon leader Falcon before he had come here and negotiated a deal with him. And to seal the deal, he had forced the demon leader to take a blood oath with him in order to give his fealty to him.
Falcon didn’t resist even once. He was tired of all the attacks and how his species was seen by others. He had very intelligent people who could be assets in building a bright future but he didn’t have the money to realize those dreams. When Hunter proposed this deal, he almost had tears in his eyes. He didn’t know why Hunter was doing it and being so benevolent, but he didn’t have enough words to thank him. After that he came to the Alpha’s meet to tell all the dark secrets of Alpha Maxim and his friends who were into rebellion.
River pressed her face in the ***of his neck. “What you did for demons was remarkable, Hunter,” she said. “No one would have dared to take that bold step”
He kissed her temple and said, “I have done it for you, River. If I hadn’t found you, I would have continued to live my life and so would have demons, just the way we were.” He kissed her again as he sat with her on the couch. “These changes are because of you and only you.”
She lifted her face and crashed her lips on his. When she pulled away, she looked into his eyes intensely. “You overestimate our relationship.”
He shook his head. “No. I cherish this relationship more than my life. With you I feel complete. I can’t live without you and this is nothing in comparison to having you near me, safe and sound. The demons were a constant threat and so were these, Alphas.”
“And you took care of them with one stroke of your intelligence.”
Hunter grinned. “I am glad my mate finds me intelligent.”
“Well you are!” she said with pride in her chest and a smug look.
“The main point is going to come after this one-hour break. Are you ready for it?”
“I am!” River replied. After what Hunter did, she was sure she would win the next round as well.
However, it wasn’t the next round she was worried about. It was what would happen next.
As soon as the meeting resumed, all the Alphas filled the room. There was an excited ***in the room. Everyone was stealing glances at Hunter and River. They knew that it was because of River that Alpha Hunter had come. They had heard how she had proven her worth and took over the pack Alpha Maxim after challenging him. She was Alpha Lowells daughter and she took back her rightful heritage.
Alpha Briar brought the meeting to the order. “We have to discuss the main agenda of the meeting now,” he said, studying every face in the room. “The point for which we were all called.” He looked at River and gave her a nod, encouraging her to start
River got up. She scanned every Alpha in the room and her heart raced wildly. What if they didn’t agree? She shoved down that emotion and started, “We have gathered here for the main point that hasn’t been discussed in detail as yet and that is all because of Alpha Hunter. He is the culprit.”
There was a light laugh across the room. They all looked at Alpha Hunter who was grinning.
River came straight to the point. “I would like to propose once again that we remove all the barriers between the werewolves and the Lycans. We have to amend the law that exists between the two species so that more mates can be found. It is against nature’s law that the Moon Goddess has set up for all of us. Both the Lycans and the werewolves are her children. So why stop them from mingling with each other?” She glanced at Hunter who was looking at her fondly. “Can we have better laws now? This will also present opportunities for better trade.”
There was a murmur across the Alphas.
Alpha Briar said, “If you like we can vote on this issue. Is it okay with all?”
Voting was agreed upon and soon there was a paper and pen in front of all the Alphas. As soon as the voting started, the folded papers started rolling in front of Alpha Briar. Alpha Briar hadn’t seen this kind of enthusiasm amongst the werewolves at all. Most of the time they were extremely territorial. Surely, the young children were bringing a change and making it a new and better world.
The papers were opened and each ‘Yes’ went to the right whereas a ‘No’ went to the left. There were thirty-eight “Yes” and only two ‘No’.
Alpha Briar chuckled. “I guess the majority is with you, River,” he said as he gave her a look full of appreciation.
River pressed her hands against her mouth as tears of success pooled in her eyes. “Thank you,” she managed to say in a hoarse voice. The law was passed.
All the Alphas got up and they clapped for the major reform that River had brought about.
Alpha Briar announced, “There will be a committee of five Alphas who will be chosen to take all this ahead and of course River will be a part of it.” He took a deep breath and then adjourned the meeting.
Before leaving, every Alpha came to shake hands with River. Suddenly, they started respecting the young girl because of whom things only became beautiful for everyone.
There was a lunch hosted by Alpha Briar for all the Alphas after the meeting. And during the lunch, everyone was trying to talk to Hunter and ask him about potential trade with his pack. Hunter was surrounded by the Alphas all the time to the extent that River couldn’t even talk to him. But she let him be. It was important that he spent time with them. She couldn’t help thinking how far they had come from their first meeting a few months back.
By evening she started back for her pack along with Hunter. There was yet another announcement she had to give. This one was going to be tricky. She didn’t know how her pack members would take it. Because of anticipation she had held Hunter’s hand all the time. At the end of the journey she had thought that if her pack members wouldn’t agree to it, she would go back to Hunter after a few months of helping the pack members to get out of their debt. She would give the reins of the pack to Lena. Lena would prove to be a fantastic Alpha.
“What are you thinking about, River?” Hunter asked.
