Aftermath and Alliances
(3rd person P. O. V)
“We will take care of the rest, alpha. You should go home and take care of Luna.” Manson said to Oliver.
‘What about casualties?’ Oliver asked.
“None, from our sides. ”
“What should we do with the dead bodies and the Richards’ properties? “Nick asked.
“Burn all the dead bodies. I will take care of his properties later. I will leave everything under your care now. Call me if anything happens.”
“Yes, alpha,”
Oliver runs outside the house, towards where he parked his car, and in his human form. He gets dressed and drives back home. It was already morning when he reached home. He runs to Elena’s room to check her for any injuries.
As Oliver entered her room, the smell of sex mixed fragrance of soap hit his nose. He knew they mated with each other. To his surprise, he didn’t get any chance to kill Xavier for mating his mate nor pain any pain of betrayal from Elena. When a werewolf has sex with any other person then than their partner, after becoming mates with his/her soul mates, their partner will feel the pain of betrayal as if someone was trying to kill them by squeezing their heart.
They will know that their partner has betrayed them. This will drive them crazy. They will go on a rampage, killing anyone that comes in front of them. But Oliver didn’t feel like that. It shocked him to see how calm his wolf was after finding that their mate mated with someone else. But he was too tired to think too much of it. Oliver just walked towards the bed where Elena was sleeping, kissed her forehead, and walked to his room for a shower. After showering, he walks back to Elena’s room and sleeps beside her while cuddling her.
On the following day, at 1:30 pm, everyone gathers for lunch. As soon as Elena walks downstairs with Xavier, everyone surrounds them and congratulates them, for mating with each other, and asks Elena to show her mating mark.
Lisa and Ruth stand in a corner, smiling at her. They looked for Oliver to make sure that he was okay.
“Are you okay, Oliver?” Ruth asks, looking worried.
‘Yes, I am fine,’
“Are you sure you are not saying that to comfort us, right? ”
‘Yes,’
“Since you have mated with her, when are you going to introduce her to the pack, alpha?” Reena asked.
“That reminds me, when are you going to mark her, Oliver?” Ruth asked.
“I think it’s better for us to introduce her when we announce the news that we are going to join our pack together, and when Oliver has marked her. What do you think, Oliver?”
“Indeed,”
“Are you okay, Elena?” Stella asked, looking worried when she saw how pale Elena was looking while massaging her temple.
“I don’t know. There is a lot of noise inside my head and I don’t know how to stop it. It’s giving me a headache,”
“Ah, the pack link. It can be overwhelming at first, especially after mating,” Reena suggested.
“Can you help me? It’s too much to handle.”
“Close your eyes, Elena. Focus on your breathing, and imagine a door in your mind.”This is from NôvelDrama.Org.
Elena did as he said, visualizing herself turning the knob and pushing open the door. Inside, she saw a peaceful room with no sound but the gentle rustle of leaves outside.
“Now, close the door behind you,” Reena instructed. “And lock it.”
Elena did so, feeling a sense of relief as the noise of the pack link faded away. She opened her eyes, feeling calmer and more centered.
‘That’s it,’ Reena said, smiling at her.
‘Now, whenever the pack link gets too overwhelming, just visualize that door and step inside. It’s your sanctuary, your safe place.’
Elena nodded, feeling grateful for her guidance. “Thank you. I feel much better now.”
Everyone takes their seats at the table and has lunch while discussing pack matters when Oliver talks about Richad’s property.
“What should we do with Richard’s property?” Oliver asked.
“I think it’s better to sell it or give it to someone. My mother once said to me it’s not a good thing to keep someone thing who holds a grudge against you, especially when he/she was dead.”
“Why?”
“Because his things will hold negative energy in them, which only hurt us in one way and another. Besides, that if we keep his thing, won’t they remind us of him or of terrible memories that are connected to him?”
“I agree with her. Your mother was a smart woman.”
“She is right, Oliver. I think we should get rid of them as soon as possible.”
“I think we should donate all the things in his pack house to NGOs and other organizations and just burn down his house. Then we can use the land which was there according to our need, like making a guest hose or something out there,”
“Nice idea, Lisa. I will do that,” Oliver said and discussed other pack matters with Xavier and the others.
After lunch, Oliver and Xavier go to their office to do some office work while Elena goes to her room to get some more sleep. In the evening, Ruth takes her to the office, so that she can start training Elena before she can hand her Luna duties to her.
After completing the office work, Oliver meets Xavier in his office to work on their plans for merging the two packs. They first prepare a deal for four famous construction companies and two famous interior designers and arrange a meeting with them.
Then they started planning how they were going to handle both the packs, their rules, patrol schedules, punishment, etc. They noted down every detail and asked their secretary to form one contract for each of them to keep with them. When they were done, it was already 8:00 P. M., so they headed back to Oliver’s pack house.
Since there was more work to take care of, Xavier had no choice but to go back home. After dinner, he kisses Elena on her forehead and makes her promise that she will take turns staying in his and Oliver’s house, Xavier leaves for his house.
As soon as Xavier walked inside the house, Oliver informed him that after he marked Elena, the pack asked him when Xavier introduced their Luna to them. Xavier signed. He knew his pack would ask him to introduce Elena to them but he didn’t think that it would happen so soon. He needs to buy some time for them.
They had only begun working on their plan, and besides, Elena wasn’t quite ready to take on the responsibilities of being Luna and being introduced to the pack. She needs time to adjust and feel comfortable in her new role. He admired her strength and independence, and he didn’t want to push her into anything she wasn’t ready for.
“Arrange a pack meeting for me, on the day after tomorrow,”
“Are you going to introduce her to the pack?”
“No, I will talk to them and pursue them to wait for some time.”
“And what about the elder comedy? They would have known by now that you have mated with Elena, and would demand to meet with her.”
“Do they know that both Oliver and I have the same mate?”
“No, I don’t think so. And I don’t think they would be happy to know that. How are you going to handle them?”
“I haven’t thought about it. I guess I have to talk with Oliver about it.”
“I will call you if I have any other orders for you. You can leave now,” Xavier said. Govind bows to him and then walks out.
While Xavier was busy thinking of a way to deal with the elder committee, Oliver and Elena were having the time of their life having fun while making love to each other. At the end of the night, Oliver marks Elena and makes her his, and Xavier, feeling tired with all this fuss, calls it the end of the day and goes to sleep, thinking it would be better to talk and discuss this matter with Oliver and find a solution together.