Council Meeting

Scott had to leave Diana in the Lockwood cottage for the council meeting in the town hall regarding the moon festival preparations. The pack pestered him with endless howls until he gets out, just when he was about to reap the joy of being alone with his Luna. 'Talk about timing', he thought.

The council meeting expected the presence of the Alpha himself, the five elders, the beta and omega wolves, and the rest of the pack. Scott sat in the farthest end of the oval table with Lucas and the pack seated nearby, facing the elders and other wolves.

"Once again, our clan will be united. Something that everyone has been looking forward to each month", Dolphus Crumbe said curving his lips up. Grazing his long white hair matching his white moustache and beard, the oldest elder sat back as he huff and puff with his wooden pipe. He's known as 'the blind man who sees' because of his gift of seeing visions.

"I know you are dying to see us elder Dolphus!", Cory blurted out in excitement. David elbowed him realizing the irony of what he said. "I mean, to spend time with us", he gave an awkward smile to where Lucas, Austin and David almost burst in laughing.

Alarick Whitlock, a muscular Beta elder with gray hair, grunted in annoyance of the pack members' childish ways. He still sees them as innocent young lads incapable of being serious in handling council matters. "The townspeople are almost done with the preparations for a three-day celebration or… until supplies last.", the old town chieftain said. He certainly believed that a lavish celebration would be impractical for the entire town, considering a month's harvest will be put to waste for a single event. If there's someone who would understand how to build and maintain a clan, he considers himself fit for the role for he has been the clan's chieftain for a long time before Scott became Alpha.

"Lucas and Allen will make sure everyone gets supplied with food. Next.", Scott said blandly like he wants to finish the meeting right away.

Adoff Wood, an Omega elder and Alarick's sidekick, glanced at Alarick with a mischievous smile. The short man with thin moustache clicked his tongue as he swept his long back hair. "Maybe it's time to change back to our previous traditions. The town needs money to feed our growing families anyway", he added as he laughed sardonically.

"The town has been illustrious and rich for the past eight years under the Lockwood-Devlin reign. Three days each month won't hurt.", Lucas lifted his brows with a smirk to the two dubious elders. It is known that under the reign of the Whitlocks, there was nothing but slavery and corruption.

"We wouldn't want to go back to the old corrupted ways. Would you?", Allen added as he chew his gum and blow a bubble.

All of Scott's pack members grew up with privileges and connections. Regardless of what they need, they can easily acquire them in just one call sufficing the town's necessities and possible insufficiencies.

Scott thinks that the people deserves at least three days of rest after a month of working hard in the farms, as what his father Viktor did in the past. This is his way of giving back to the clan for their undeniable diligence and patronage.

"Anyway gentlemen…", a short brown haired woman with bangs wearing thick round eyeglasses laughed awkwardly as she butted in the heated conversation between the elders and the pack. "The torches are in place for tonight's light ceremony. I'll make sure that the entire town plaza will be so lit for three consecutive festive days. Nothing but exciting and good times ahead for all of us", Loveta Windward, an elder who's known for bringing light and peace in the town, said as she push her round eyeglasses up her nose. It is her idea to put round lanterns all over the town.

"I heard you imprinted on a human. The Lockwoods really have their great ways to surprise the clan", another elder said who was sitting at the opposite far end of the oval table. Velvet Driscoll, the strict elder, asked Scott after hearing the news that he imprinted on an unusual Luna.

"She's not a human, the Luna is just special.", Dolphus replied as he nodded, as if he knows the Luna already.

"I can't believe you imprinted already, Alpha. It feels like yesterday when I saw you running butt naked in the fields as a boy", Loveta recalled with teary eyes.

"Ugh! What?! To have a father as lunatic as Viktor Lockwood, I am not surprised that his capricious son would usher mediocrity too….Who knows? That Luna might bring misfortune.. or worse, a plague or death!", Alarick exclaimed slamming his palm on the table. Adoff nodded like a fool at his partner. Scott clenched his jaw not letting Alarick to get on his nerves.

"Are you scared of a woman, Elder Alarick?", David asked as he confronted the obnoxious elder.

"I'm afraid of a woman of anonymity", Alarick stood his ground as he breathe shakily.

"Enough!", Scott growled filling the room with his aura. The wolves inside the town hall bowed as the Alpha radiates his strength weakening the wolves before him. "If there's nothing more, I'd like to visit the stockhouses now", Scott said as he darken his eyes.

No one dared to response. Scott then stood up and stepped out, followed by the pack. Before closing the door he looked back and said, "Whether I choose a beast, a human or a wolf.. no one will touch or even speak ill of my Luna".

The pack went straight up to the three stockhouses a couple of hectares from the town hall in their wolf form. Scott run through the wind, displeased with how the meeting ended earlier. Lucas and the rest of the pack know how infuriated Scott was, after having Alarick unecessarily mention his father and most importantly, his Luna.

Scott had a moment as he roamed the surroundings, while the pack checked the stockhouses for supplies. He thought he needed to cool down for a bit. He stopped in the middle of the field just behind the stockhouses feeling the breeze.

"She's a wolf, Elder Velvet", Scott uttered looking afar, after sensing the presence of his respectable mentor.

"She doesn't seem to be. I'm surprised it doesn't bother you even if she's a doctor", Velvet stood by his side. Being his mentor for a few years, Velvet knew Scott's strenghts and weaknesses, even his hidden fears.

"I imprinted, as she did. Her profession bothers me, but, I'm an Alpha. I can manage", Scott said with confidence and conviction. "She's different, whatever kept her wolfness supressed, I intend to find out.", Scott said with a sigh.

Velvet scoffed at Scott's arrogance. He's been this way ever since. But deep inside, she knows that it won't be easy for Scott to clear his mind with a bad memory with doctors. "I know you will.", Velvet replied.

"Do you know Alva and Daniel Woodsworth?", Scott asked.

"I don't know any Woodsworth. Do you need help?", she asked.

"No. It's too dangerous. Someone already died.", Scott answered. "I don't want to lose another prickly old woman", he said as he give her a side eye.

"You haven't changed, boy", she said. "You know, death is inevitable. It simply means, your Luna is of great significance.", she said.

"She is..", Scott replied. "You haven't changed too Elder Vel, you still know the incredible means to annoy me", he said.

"Alarick still gets to you?", she lifted her brows as she ask.

"Alarick? Oh please", Scott walked away to join his pack leaving Velvet grinning.