“I can give it a try. We can see if my knowledge can help you and the pack,” I told him. He nodded. “And I will need someone to drive me back to town so I can give my notice and pack my things.” He frowned but nodded.
“We can head back today. I’ll help you pack and if you don’t have room in your car, we can put the rest of your things in mine,” he suggested.
“I appreciate it. My holiday is over tomorrow and I can’t just leave. CeCe and Mrs Jones deserve more than that. I need to hand in my resignation and work until Mrs Jones finds a replacement,” I told him. I could see he didn’t like it. He thought about it for a while.
“Okay, I can understand you have obligations you can’t just abandon. You are loyal, it’s a good quality. I’ll get you back there today and then you will give me a call when you have talked to your boss and we will arrange when you can come back home.”
“I can make the drive back here on my own. I don’t own that much and my car is more than capable of holding it all,” I said. He shook his head.
“You will call me and I will send someone,” he insisted.
“Yes, Alpha,” I said. Finlay looked at me as I used his title as my Alpha for the first time. Then a grin appeared on his face and he nodded.
“Good. That takes us to your bloodening. Do you want to wait for the next full moon?” he asked. The bloodening was the ceremony you went through to become part of a pack you hadn’t been born into.
“Could we do it sooner? My wolf feels restless without a pack, and I’m guessing it will get worse when I go back to town. I don’twant to extend her suffering any more than necessary,” I told him honestly.
“We can do it as soon as you come back. Do you think that will be enough? We can do it before you leave as well,” he offered.
“I think it would be worse to make her part of the pack and then make her leave. But as soon as I’m back sounds good.”
“Let me know if it gets out of hand when you are away. Even before the ceremony, I am your Alpha, I want you to know that you can always rely on me.”
“Thank you, I will.”
“Good. Now, on to the next topic. Living arrangements. Are you looking to build a house? There is plenty of room in the village,” he told me. I hadn’t thought about that. And it wasn’t a decision I wanted to make on a whim.
“I’m happy to take a room in the pack house for now,” I said. He nodded.
“Do you like the room you’re in?” he asked.
“It’s an amazing room,” I said.
“Then we decide it will be yours,” he decided.
“Thank you, Alpha.”
“I think that is all for now. If you don’t have any questions?”
“No, no questions at the moment.”
“Good. If any pop up, call me or send me a text. How about we head over to the pack house and tell everyone you are staying? Then we should get on the road,” he told me.
“It sounds good.” We walked back to the pack house. Martin, Sam, Medow and Matilda were waiting for us in the entrance hall.
“So?” Medow asked.
“So what?” Finlay teased. The three younger wolves groaned, but Matilda smiled.
“I’m staying,” I confessed. There was a loud cheering, and I found myself in the middle of a group hug.
“I knew you would. This will be so amazing,” Medow told me.
“Did you ask her about the thing?” Sam asked. Finlay laughed.
“I did, and she accepted the position as advisor,” he told the group. Both Martin and Sam looked pleased.
“What are we waiting for? We’ll loot the freezer and have an ice cream party to celebrate,” Sam suggested. I smiled at him.
