The Pack's Alpha (by Cooper) novel Chapter 49

Cyra

Alpha Quirin is… intense. There really isn’t another word for it.

“I understand more than anyone else here what it is like to be alone when you meet the Hills. I was an only child until Alpha Harold and Luna Farrah adopted me after the death of my parents when I was fifteen. Then, Henry became my brother. But as I’m sure you’ve noticed, we are nothing alike. The Hills are loud and boisterous, but they are loving and passionate when it comes to family. They’re a lot to take in at first, but they are definitely worth it,” he says.

His intensity doesn’t lessen, but it does shift when he looks at his mate and the scowly face he maintained while we talked breaks into a smile as she walks up.

“Alpha Cyra, you are joining us for lunch, aren’t you?” Luna Kennedy asks.

“Yes, I would love to. I’ve really missed Yorick,” I say, turning to look at my mate who is hugging his sister.

“And we have a lot to discuss. It might be a good idea to invite the Tech Team to join us as well, since they are helping to get information about your alliance bond, Alpha Cyra,” Alpha Quirin says. “Wouldn’t you agree, Connor?” he asks, looking over my head.

“I absolutely would, Quirin,” he says as I turn to look at him over my shoulder. I step back to include him in our mini-circle” You’re not alone anymore, Cyra. Yorick should have come to us the moment he realized you were in an alliance bond against your will, but I understand his need to make his own way in this world. Now, however, you have the full force of three packs behind you.”

I smell his bamboo scent a moment before his arms come around me. “Well, first, I had to get Cyra to agree to not reject me. Then I had to make sure that she couldn’t live without me. Now, it’s time to act,” he says, kissing the top of my head.

“I’ll go ask the Tech Team to join us for lunch. I think the time to start planning is now and I’d like to know what they have in mind that might keep us from going to war,” Alpha Quirin says, before walking over to talk to the group.

“Are you doing okay?” Yorick asks in my ear.

“Yes. It’s a lot, but it’s good. When are you coming back to the Academy?” I ask him.

“I thought I needed to go home to get my things, but Connor called one of the warriors and they are already packing up my car to bring to it to me.”

“Nice,” I tell him, excited that I won’t have to be away from him.

“Of course, if my clothes aren’t here by tonight, I may have to sleep in the nude,” he says, grinning at me.

“Oh you will be anyway, Alpha. Well, the nude part, not the sleeping part. You have a lot of making up to do.”

Yorick rides with me to the restaurant, but when we arrive, Luna Yara hooks her arm through mine. “I’d love it if you’d sit beside me during lunch. I want to get to know you a little bit better,” she says.

“I’d like that too, Luna,” I say, thinking that the group may want or need my input on the direction they are planning since it is my father and Stellan that they are making plans against. So, I’m not sure how much time I’ll have to get to know her.

When we sit, I’m sandwiched between Luna Yara and Yorick.

“Where’s Tracker?” I ask when Hacker and Hijack join us.

“She’s taking a couple of days off,” Hijack says. I did notice that Raptor was in the court room today, so I’m guessing the two of them are going to spend some time together.

Hacker and Hijack sit next to each other and almost as if she’s already part of the team, Wendy sits beside Hacker. I notice the other Hill children, Yana, Wade, and Yvonne, all sit among the others at the table, acting as if Alphas Quirin, Henry, and Harold, as well as Luna Farrah really are part of their family.

While we wait to order, everyone chats happily, excited that Yorick will be able to come back to the Academy.

“Tell me about yourself, Cyra. Have you always wanted to go to the Academy?” Luna Yara asks me.

“No, Luna. I actually applied to give myself a reprieve from the alliance bond. Imagine my surprise when I ended up finding Yorick,” I say, turning to smile at my mate. He grins at me, then turns back to the conversation he’s having with Luna Farrah.

“May I ask where your mother is in all of this?” she asks gently.

“She died when I was young, Luna. It’s just been my father and I for most of my life.”

She smiles at me in a way that feels very maternal. It simultaneously warms my heart while making it feel like it’s breaking for the relationship that I never got to have with my mother.

“Well, I could never take the place of your mother, but once all of this is settled, I would be happy to act as a mother figure in your life if you want one.”

“I’d like that very much Luna. I see how happy your family is and …” I fight against the tightness in my throat. Yorick reaches out to squeeze my hand. “My father isn’t a very loving man. I mean, he’s always made sure that I was taken care of, but it’s nothing like what I see in your family.”

“Well, not all men can be like my Warren,” she says proudly. I see him glance over to us and smile before turning back to his conversation with Hacker and Hijack. “He’s an amazing man, Alpha, mate, and father. I’m proud to say our sons take after him.”

“Your daughters do too,” Yana cuts in.

“Yes, my daughters do too,” she says. “Only Kennedy is like me, interested in medicine. The rest of my children follow in their father’s footsteps of being very intelligent, very powerful fighters.”

“Well, I don’t know your other children enough to say, but I do know Yorick and based on how you described your mate, I’d say he’s just like his father,” I tell her proudly, just as our food arrives.

“Oh, I can tell I’m going to like you a lot,” she says quietly before thanking the waiter for her food.

“Thank you, Luna,” I say.

“For what?” she asks.

I frown, about to answer, when Yorick leans over. “Mom mumbles all the time. She doesn’t realize that she’s doing it. She didn’t mean to say that last part out loud,” he says.

“Which part?” she asks, looking at Yorick.

“The part about liking my mate a lot,” he tells her, grinning at his mother before turning his grin on me. “I like her a lot too. I’m keeping her,” he says, stealing a kiss before turning to his food.

As soon as the waiters are gone, the Alphas all sit forward, as if they have been waiting for this moment.

“Now, I’d like to know what the Tech Team thinks they are going to do to keep us from going to war,” Alpha Warren says.

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