23- By Hook or by Crook
Third Person
“Every member of our pack has to train harder than before. We all know that vampires are our natural enemies, and they are stronger and faster than us,” Xander said. They were in their conference room, and Chassy, with her beta and gamma, came back from her dad’s diner.
“How do you suggest we do that?” the alpha Neil asked. He had lowered his arrogance after hearing what Chassy and Xander did the other day, and he knew that the two had a point. He wanted the alliance more than anyone else because many of his pack members were not combatants, and he was willing to do everything just to help them get strong.
“As an allied pack, I suggest forming a squad,” he answered.
“We’re listening,” the other alpha said, and as Xander looked around, everyone was waiting for him to continue, even Chassy.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.
“First, we will need to have a commander for the squad. Someone who will look after our warriors’ training. I should be one of the alphas here,” he said.
“Why not lead the squad?” the other alpha asked.
“We will have to vote for that,” Xander replied. “I want your full cooperation if I am going to lead the squad. If any of you didn’t want me to be the commander, he would only argue and complain about my decisions in the future. If the leadership will undergo the voting system, at least we can be sure that it was because of the majority,” he added.
“Then let’s vote.” Chassy said, “I vote for Xander to be the commander,” which made his forehead crease. He had no idea that she would be siding with him.
“I’ll vote for him as well,” the other and the rest of the alphas said.
“Now, we’re done. We already have our commander. The meeting is over, right?” Chassy asked,
“Since everyone agreed that I am going to be the commander, I will need an assistant, and I want to vote for Alpha Chastity,” he said, looking at her defiantly.
“I vote for Alpha Neil,” she replied confidently, smirking because she knew that the alphas would never agree to that. Little did she know that none of the alphas wanted to become the assistant commander since they didn’t want to leave their packs unattended because of the vampires that were lurking around their territories as well.
“I vote for Alpha Chastity,” Alpha Neil said, followed by the others.
“If that is the case, by the majority, Alpha Chastity will be holding the training for our warriors and fighters, which will commence on the first day of the week next week. Xander said, smirking at her, who was now fuming with rage.
“C,” Allie said,
“I know,” she replied. They could feel her anger, and they didn’t want her to feel that way, especially when they were in another pack’s territory. Another thing is that they didn’t want to scare them away from her power. No one knew about her being a Lycan besides them, and they intended to keep that until the time had come. That’s why she never shifted in front of anyone and always fought in her human form.
“We will send you our warriors, and I hope that we will be able to succeed. We know how vampires are, and leaving our pack now with only our gammas there made us feel uncomfortable.” Alpha Neil said:
“Then we will settle with what we agreed.” Xander said, “I expect Alpha Chastity will do her duties in the squad as well, and I hope that we will work together for the success of this alliance,” he added.
Chassy, on the other hand, was feeling furious because she didn’t expect to see him every time they needed to train their warriors. She knew that she had to set aside their personal issues as it wouldn’t do any good to the alliance and the squad that they decided to form.
“No problem, just inform me whenever I need to be here,” Chastity replied. “Then, can we go back to our pack now?” she asked,
“No, we still have to talk about our plan and strategy for the kind of training we will be conducting with the warriors. I want to be ready when we start.” Xander answered, and she didn’t like it because it would only mean that they would have to stay together for a little more time.
She was certain that he would be asking her to go to his pack every day for the training, and she started to feel annoyed, thinking she would have to see him starting next week. “We will wait for you in the living room, C,” Sims said before he and Allie left the conference room, following the other Alphas and Betas, who were ready to leave and go back to their respective packs.
Limuel escorted them with Jack so they would have time to talk and continue their meeting. “Since you are very eager to go back to the Silver Moon Pack, that’s why I suggested this meeting.”
“Tell me what I need to do,” she replied.
“We will divide the warriors. The way you killed those vampires was very impressive, and I had a feeling that you knew how to fight them better than me.”
“Can I come here for the training every other day?” she asked.
“No, you need to be here daily. There are a total of 8 packs in the squad, and, for a start, I wanted each pack to send 10 of their best warriors, I don’t think that it would be a good idea if you only saw them every other day.”
“Make sure that asking me to come here is not for your personal reasons,” she said.
“Oh, about that. Of course, that also comes to mind. But I still have my priorities, so I will have to finish training before I get my hands on you.” He replied before he winked, which made her blush.
“You idiot!” she exclaimed.
“Come on, Chas. We both know how we feel about each other. Your beast likes me and Rion, so there’s no point in denying it.” Xander said that confused her. “Yes, I know that you have your Lycan. And before you think of anything else, no, it’s not because of that that I want you. As I already said, I can explain to you why I had to do what I did to you.”
“I am here for the alliance and not for anything else. You can always try talking to me, but there’s no guarantee that I am going to listen. I am no longer the same Chastity that you knew, Alpha Xander.” She replied, “If we are already done with the meeting, I would like to excuse myself and get back to my pack.” she said and got up from her seat without waiting for Xander’s reply.
She walked to the door, but before she could open it, she said, “Expect that I will be a constant figure in your eyes. Because whether you listen to me or not, I will still try to take you back, by hook or by crook.” Chastity ignored him and went out. She knew that they were facing grave danger, so she didn’t want to think about her mate yet. She will just let fate decide for them.