Kingdom of Wolves: Blackshadow - Page 50

“Do you need anything? Whatever I can do, know that I will.” I lean forward in my seat, leaning an elbow on the desk.

“Nothing you can do at this time. We have it under control for now. The shifter council has supplied the pack with more council warriors and it’s giving my males some time to recuperate. Alpha Chet has sent me a dozen warriors since we were at the council meeting, too. At the moment there is no need to worry, but Connell, watch your eastern border. They are getting stronger, and I’m not sure if they are really attacking or just testing our defenses.”

The discussion leads to the information Flint told me, what may happen, and my guarantee that, if I’m needed, I’ll be with him as fast as I can, with every warrior I can spare. I also updated him on the fact we had a traitor in the pack, and if he has a female named Zoella request to join his pack to not entertain her.

“There is something going on at the Blood Pearl Pack. My Northern Border warriors are saying the warriors across the border are not interacting as they usually would. They are staying back from the border and not even acknowledging them if they wave a welcome. That is not how that pack’s warriors would normally act. We have had great interactions with them, even when the borderline is between us. We’ve thrown fruit to them, and drinks when it’s been extremely hot. They have done the same for us. Now, all of a sudden, they are shunning any kind of contact.

“Something is seriously wrong, and I hope the shifter council can get on top of it.” Lyle sounds more than a little annoyed about the situation with Aurora’s pack but, as usual, unless something detrimental happens, there is nothing that can be done.

We discuss Hope and her father. Lyle is going to look at the books he has on the packs to see if he can find anything that may help if we end up at war with the Wolfsong Pack.

We end the call knowing that we have an alliance that can stand the test of time. It is about being honorable, and knowing we will step forward if needed is a relief that I think most alphas must feel when they want to protect their pack.

Caleb arrives back with a mug of mint tea. I give him a look of ‘what the heck are you doing?’ when he grins. “Luna Hope said to bring you this drink. Now, let me tell you what she said…” while grinning like a fool, he ticks off his fingers, “Mint tea eases the digestive system, relieves tension headaches, gives more energy, and relieves clogged sinuses.”

“There is nothing wrong with my sinuses, and I’m only getting a tension headache because you are in my office going on and on about things I don’t need to know. Now, either leave the office or sit down and be quiet.”

I send a text message to Flint while internally grinning.

Connell: Is it allowed for my Beta to do the accounts?

Flint: You can allow anyone to do them as long as you trust them. But usually, the Luna would help you with that, or you’d do them.

Connell: I am so short on time that I was thinking of putting the accounting responsibility into someone else’s hands for a while. Until I get turned around with everything.

Flint: If you fully trust the person, then I don’t see why not.

Connell: Eventually I can do them once more, or maybe Hope would want to do them. But, okay, thank you for your input.

Flint: Any time. Oh, I’m going to pop back over some time to check out your new members. But I’m doing visits with other packs first.

Connell: You are welcome anytime, and you know that.

Flint: Thank you, Alpha Connell.

“Caleb, while you have nothing to do, you can learn how to do the accounts. Check all receipts are entered and make sure they are on the statements. You’ll see how to do it and don’t keep asking me questions. Work it out yourself.”

I pass the accounts and all the receipts, bank statements and my notes on what is needed to be purchased to him when he walks over to my desk. I can see the nerves on his face, but I ignore it and hold back my inner laughter.

I know that Caleb is great with figures and when we were having our schooling, he came out as the top in math of our group at that time. Thinking of schools, I think I should build a new one sometime, because the fire devastated the previous school building and having to homeschool is not good.

Who wants to be stuck in a house all day being taught by someone’s mother or father. Yeah, a school will be good, and especially if we get mated pairs and pups springing up in the pack.

Hope walks into the office, gives me a huge smile, and looks at the mug sitting on my desk. I pick it up and swallow down the tea fast because I don’t want to be in trouble for not drinking it. I’ve seen she-wolves react badly to things like that and I’m not stupid enough to cause myself a problem I don’t need.

“Thank you for the tea. It was lovely.”

Out of the corner of my eye I can see Caleb covering his mouth, so Hope doesn’t see him laughing. I’m going to kill him if he causes me a damn problem.

Kissing me on the cheek, I take the opportunity and pull her onto my lap, where she looks at me questioningly.

“What?” I ask.

“In the front of the packhouse there is a circle of earth, and it looks like something was there, but it’s been removed. What was it?” Hope asks and all the fun I was feeling dissolves. Now, do I tell her the truth, or do I lie?

If I want my mate to fully trust me, I can’t lie to her, but I don’t want her upset, either. I can see her starting to get nervous because of the time I’m taking to reply.

“It was a whipping post. My father, the late alpha, had it placed, and he was the evilest of any you could meet. He was feral, and in the end, we had to finish him. But I ripped that post out fast once I became Alpha, and it will never be replaced. I will see none of my pack whipped again, ever.” I make sure with the tone of my voice she knows what I am saying is true, and I will stand by my words, until the day I take my last breath.