I shift back into my Human form and throw myself at him.
He holds me just a second before we both turn to see Daniel pinning down Michael.
My father's knees are on Michael's chest, and I can't help but giggle when he sits down on top of the other Alpha.
Coal rolls to a sitting position and looks down at his father. Quil and I move to stand beside him.
“I hate you. I have always hated you. I've been looking forward to this moment since I was six.” In the blink of an eye, Coal is ripping out his father's throat. We all stand there watching as Michael chokes on his own blood. All at once, the chaos and fighting around us stops.
I stay there, watching the piece of shit die, as he tries to hold the blood inside his body.
Quil grabs Coal’s shoulder and pulls his best friend away from the dead Alpha. We’re all panting, tired, and in shock.
I finally turn away, wanting to see my other two men, and notice Nero is already at his sister's side. Matteo and Dean are making their way over to us, so I make my way over to Genny. She's unconscious and as I get closer, a Wolf I don't recognize rushes to her side. He moves to scoop her up in his arms, and I growl at him.
“It's ok. I claimed her as my Avowed yesterday. I just want to protect her.” He seems genuine. I don’t get any malicious vibes from him, but I’m still cautious.
“Humans aren't Avowed anymore,” I insist, wondering if he’ll try to challenge me on that. He looks a bit surprised but doesn’t argue.
“I still care about her. I want to get her out of here.” He looks away from me to stare at Genny, and I watch his reaction carefully. Why would Genny start something with this Wolf? She can’t be with him. Not really…
"It's okay, Delilah. I know he's a good Wolf. I can vouch for him," Matteo says, knowing my mistrust runs deep.
“If you hurt her, I will make your life hell,” I warn him, making him smirk.
“Understood, Luna.” He bows his head just slightly, and I watch as he starts to carry her back to pack lands.
"Rogue Wolves, return to camp. The fight is over," Nero announces loudly as he helps his sister over to us.
"Primal Moon Pack, return to your homes. Alpha Michael is dead. Alpha Coal is your new leader," Quil announces shortly after Nero.
There are only a few Wolves who look like they want to argue. For the most part, everyone heads back to their pack lands without even a second glance.
"I need to go find my mom," Coal says, looking around the field. We haven’t seen her. Hopefully, she’s just back at the pack house, safe.
"So do I," Quil adds, looking just as worried about his own mother.
"Your mother is back at the pack with the kids and women," Daniel informs me.
"Okay, let's all get cleaned up, and then we'll meet…" I pause, not sure where we should all meet.
"We'll meet at the pack house. I'll have my father's shit all thrown out. We'll all move in there together." Coal nods, clearly thinking the matter is settled.
"What about you guys?" I ask Matteo and Dean. Now that Michael is dead, will they still stay?
“I’m staying. My little brother has always wanted to be Alpha.” Matteo grins, probably reading the worry on my face. I don’t want to be separated from my men.
"And my father's pack isn't far from here. He's not exactly old. He has a lot of serving left in him. But even if hedid want me to take over, he's been talking about joining Matteo's pack and my pack together for years." That’s surprising, but I guess it makes sense. “Unfortunately, that might mean our siblings will be… betrothed…” Dean adds, frowning. “With Matteo and I being the oldest children and already mated, that would mean my sister and Matteo’s brother…”
“Holy shit, you mean an arranged marriage?” My eyes go wide and both of my men nod.
“The fact that our siblings hate each other makes that fact much worse,” Matteo adds, and I shake my head.
“That sounds horrible. Is there a way to stop that?” I ask, and Dean nods.
“Of course. If either of them says no, it wouldn’t happen. But then the responsibility would fall to the next sibling…”
“And neither my brother nor his sister would put that burden on our youngest siblings…”
