Page 183 of His Sunshine Baby

I’m growling for real, and Brant is taken aback by my sudden use of my Alpha Aura. That’s right. If you want to get me out, you’ll have to think twice. Let’s see who should shut up.

I turn to my godfather again, the only person I’ll submit to in this room. Not because I’m the lesser wolf, but out of respect for him. Clark is obviously unhappy to see me here, but he won’t be as mean as to kick me out. He crosses his arms, conflicted.

“Elena, what is your point?”

“I’m close to Nora, Clark. I know she says what she thinks, and I believe her too. In any case, the White Moon should go. I’m sure the Sapphire Moon will be there too.”

“The Sapphire Moon?” says Isabella. “Why would they go? They hate the Blood Moon the most!”

“They will because of Nora Bluemoon,” I explain. ”She’s a Royal, and that’s one thing the Sapphire Moon respects most.They may hate the Black brothers, but it’s not the Blood Moon or Sapphire Moon this is about.”

They all exchange glances. If they had doubts about attending, the Sapphire Moon clan going should be a strong reason for us to go. Clark will always observe what the Sapphire Moon will do, just because of our old alliance with them. If Nora is so sure they will answer her call, then…

“This is so strange. That girl came out of nowhere and now she’s a Royal? And Black’s mate?” says an elder, doubtful. “Until now, we thought Royals were extinct! What if this is all part of the Blood Moon’s scheme?”

“What about our people who died, then?” I reply back, angry. “You think the Blood Moon was behind the vampire attack too? Even if there’s a chance they are wrong, if we can have any clue as to why they died, we owe our deceased to go!”

Isabella looks at me with endless sorrow in her eyes. She was Eric’s mom. She’s probably the one who wants answers the most, and deserves them. She slowly nods and turns to Clark.

“Clark, I think Elena’s right. To be honest, I don’t care much about our feud with the Blood Moon clan. They showed up when we needed help. The Sapphire Moon didn’t.”

She’s referring to the vampire attack, when the King and Nate came to our territory with their people to help us out. Isabella’s right. No wolf from the Sapphire Moon was spotted that night, but if it wasn’t for the Blood Moon clan showing up, we might have experienced much worse.

One of the elders gives me a glance before turning to Clark too.

“The King has changed recently. Maybe for the better. He’s breaking all ties to the Gold Moon and looking back, we never had any bad encounters with them. We even welcomed them here recently for the first time.”

Clark turns his eyes to me. I know he’s thinking about Nathaniel and my relationship with him. He sighs.

“Leave me alone with my Elena for a minute.”

Brant and a couple of others growl.

“Alpha, she is not–”

“As far as I’m concerned, she’s still my goddaughter, and I’m still your Alpha! Now get out!”

They eventually obey, though they glare and growl at me on the way out. I ignore the petty pack fights, they are the least of my concerns at the moment. Only Clark, Isa, Daniel, and I are left in the room. I turn to my godfather, feeling a bit bad about this.

“Sorry you have to fight them about me.”

“It’s not just about you, Elena,” sighs Isabella. “Those kids are getting cocky anyway.”

“Reagan told me you two talked?” says Clark.

I nod, but honestly, I don’t want to go over it again. My godfather already knows everything he needs to, and there is no reason to involve him any more than he already is in this mess.

“Yeah, but that’s another topic. Clark, I’m concerned about the Opal Moon. Don’t let Xavier attend the meeting.”

Clark and Isabella exchange a glance, surprised.

“What about Xavier?”

“We witnessed him with the Gold Moon Alpha, two days ago, at the border.”

“We couldn’t hear everything,” adds Daniel. “But it really didn’t sound like they were disagreeing.”

My godfather stays doubtful, crossing his arms.

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