It was finally the morning of the ceremony. Alys couldn’t decide if she was more nervous for her first shift or the ceremony itself. She had never been one for the spotlight so the idea of speaking in front of so many people made butterflies turn in her stomach. At least her first shift she would be in a quiet place, apart from everyone else with Aiden.
Alys had woken up early, she had felt a strange itching sensation all over her body, she couldn’t get comfortable so she hopped in the shower hoping that would ease it.
‘Why are you up so early love?’ Aiden linked her.
‘I got woken up by this intense itchy feeling, I was hoping the shower would help. It just seems to be getting worse though.’ Alys told him, she had been using her loofa to scrub her entire body trying to ease the uncomfortable sensations.
‘It’s your body getting ready for your shift tonight, it will probably come and go t
The morning and afternoon flew by as they spent most of it greeting the arriving Alpha’s and making sure they found their rooms to get changed and settled before the festivities in the evening. Before she knew it Alys was in Sara’s suite along with Clary and Lilly getting ready together for the ceremony. Clary was dressed in a floor length midnight blue sheath gown with quarter length lace sleeves and a v-neckline. She did her hair in a simple French twist, she looked amazing. Lilly was in a very expensive cream pant suit, but the top went down to the floor and swept back revealing the soft flowing pants underneath. It was simple yet elegant. Sara was dazzling in her red satin gown and her hair was curled and flowing freely, with a sexy smoky eye and matching red lipstick. Sara had just put the finishing touches to Alys’s hair which was pulled into a side braid on one side with the other side curled and cascading over her shoulder, Alys had already done her make up with a soft natural
Aiden saw Alys start to get pale and knew it was time to bring her to the clearing for her first shift. He already had Thomas bring some blankets and a light t-shirt out to the clearing he picked for them to provide some comfort. He saw the other young pups gather a parent and go off towards their chosen part of the forest. Aiden looked around and made eye contact with Sara who nodded. She gathered everyone to give some final words of encouragement to Alys.“Don’t be overthinking it Lass, ye’re goin’ tae be great. It’ll be over in no time and we’ll be running through the woods with ye.” David gave her a great big squeeze, then handed her over to her mom to hug too.“Thanks dad.” She said to him, while hugging her mom tightly.“You are going to be amazing, don’t even worry about it. I can’t wait to see your wolf I hope she’s got red fur like your hair that would be fantastic!” Sara piped in cheerfully, making Alys laugh a little. Killian gave her shoulder a squeeze.“I’ve got nothing,
David and Clary stayed for another week after the ceremony. Being that they were True Mates, chosen for each other by the goddess, David was able to mark Clary tying their souls together. She would take on his longevity. She would never have a wolf but she would at least live as long as he does. Alys remembered reading that in the book she had gotten from Killian, Dr.Clarke asked to borrow it. It was hard for Alys to say goodbye to her mom. They had never been very far from each other. They promised to set up regular times to video chat every week. They drove with them to the airport and Alys stood waving for as long as she could. “Come on love, lets go home.” Aiden wrapped her in his arms and spun her around making her squeal. “Can we stop to get something to eat? I am starving and I could definitely eat a big delicious hamburger right now.” Alys’s stomach grumbled as she climbed into the car and Aiden chuckled. “I guess we better feed you since even your stomach is growling at me.
Alys heaved a great sigh as the events of that day came back to her. It was a day she will always remember… It was early morning and the snow had finally stopped. It had been one of the biggest snow storms they had seen in a long time in Hope Falls, with almost 3 feet of snow falling over night and Drew had been on call for snow removal that week. He was the owner of a small landscape company that also did snow removal during the winter months. The main shop with his office and equipment was just on the outskirts of town, so he had to leave very early to meet the other crew member on call and divide up the plowing jobs for the morning so everything would be clear for people heading to work.Alys heard a buzzing and rolled over to check the time, it was only 4 am. Her alarm shouldn’t be going off for another hour. Groaning she heard the buzzing again and realized the buzzing noise was her phone ringing and she quickly picked up.“Hello?” Alys answered, voice rough from sleep.“Oh Hey
It was almost 5 am and Aiden was running his fingers through his hair as he sat at his desk going over the notes for his meeting that morning. He had a busy day as head of his family’s company and he ended up staying all night in his office. They owned a few construction company’s as well as a couple architectural firms in Wakerton City. Wakerton was a well developed city that served a lot of smaller communities around it and was the biggest city within a 5 hour drive, basically in the middle of nowhere in North Eastern Canada. It was also how his family helped support their pack. There weren’t a lot of werewolf packs in Canada but theirs, Blue Lake Pack, was one of the biggest on the east coast. He was just about to close his laptop and grab a quick shower to freshen up when suddenly he felt a stabbing pain in his chest that knocked the wind right out of him. Gasping for air he looked frantically around trying to figure out what was happening, he could feel his beast inside him try
Alys woke up feeling excited. She couldn’t explain why but her heart was racing and she really wanted to see Aiden again. Suddenly she felt a wave of guilt flow over her. It had still only been a couple months since Drew died, how could she be this excited about going to dinner with someone else? Hadn’t she just told Cody she wasn’t ready yet? Her thoughts started to conflict in her mind and she decided to jump in the shower to calm down and sooth the racing thoughts she had going through her head. When she got out she was already feeling a lot better. Besides it’s not as if it was a date, she is going on a business meeting. Which got her thinking, what did a big business firm like Aiden’s want with Drew’s small landscaping company? If they wanted to buy it, how did she feel about that? She knew she couldn’t keep it forever, she already had a lot on her plate with running her coffee shop and she knew that Steven didn’t have enough money to buy it from her. She guessed she would just h
Aiden was glad that when he took Alys’s hand she seemed to calm down instantly and took comfort in his hold. That made him and his wolf almost purr in contentment. She may not know what the bond is but she’s definitely feeling it. He thought to himself happier than he has felt in a long time. When he first saw her walking towards him in the parking lot her scent engulfed him and settled him immediately. He loved her scent. Then when he saw her lilac silk blouse that gently flowed over the curves on her chest he almost lost some control. She was stunning and Aiden had a new favourite colour. The dinner seemed to be moving well and Aiden was determined to make her feel comfortable and ignored all of the attention the other women were showing him. As an Alpha male most females were drawn to that even if they were human. It was worse for other wolves, since female wolves new that he was an Alpha and unmated. So Aiden got good at brushing off unwanted attention.Alys brought up the busines
Aiden really had had no intention of leaving the shop while she was still here, and had spent the morning texting back and forth with his father and Jax. He felt the need to protect Alys and wanted Jax to get out here as soon as he could. Especially after learning that Cody was a local police officer and he missed his shift last night. He knew already that’s it was Cody who did the damage to Alys’s car. He could smell that rogue all over it and those scratches had been made by claws. He had even gone as far as peeing around the car, but Aiden didn’t want Alys to know that. It had been meant as a warning from Cody to him. He was trying to tell Aiden that Alys was his. He was glad that Hannah had made Alys go home. Aiden could tell that she was just holding on by a thread and wanted to get her somewhere she felt safe and comfortable. Aiden was glad that the shop had been untouched and hoped that Cody had just gone after Alys’s car.As they pulled up to her house everything looked norma