Alpha Adryan

Awkwardness

It was something everyone experienced at least once, in their lifetime, everyone present in the room currently felt the same as Jade stood before what she assumed were about fifty wolves sitting on the table, ready to have their morning breakfast. It wasn't the fact that she was joining them for breakfast at the pack house, It was the fact that there was no space left for her and Adonis to sit. When she entered everyone greeted her, acknowledging her presence, but when her eyes searched for her seat, she was met with a she-wolf already sitting in her seat. Somehow she wasn't surprised to see that it was Adeena of all people sitting in her place, which was supposed to be on the right side of Adryan, who was sitting at the head of the table.

"Well this is awkward" Brian who sat to the left of Adryan, mumbled under his breath, but it was heard by everyone present in the room, even though he coughed, trying to cover it up. Violet who was sitting next to him, smacks him upside the head.

"Thanks for that, Captain obvious,” she says, while Brian rubs the spot she just hit him on.

Finally not being able to take the silence and awkwardness anymore, Adryan stands up from his seat, and wordlessly he leaves the room Confusing everyone with his actions, Jade still stood in her spot holding Adonis" hand in hers. Malia had excused herself to the kitchen the moment they both entered the pack house.

A few minutes later Adryan re-enters the room, but now with a chair in his hands, when he was about to pass her, one of his hands grabs onto hers, while the other held the chair. He doesn't stop until he reaches his seat, pushing his chair to the side to make space, he places the chair next to his at the head of the table.

He goes to sit on his seat, picking up Adonis with him, making him sit on his lap as Jade too sat at the chair Adryan had brought in for her to Sit.

Warmth spreads through her body at his actions. For centuries the tradition was for the Luna of the pack to sit towards the right of the Alpha male, they never sat together at the head of the table. Adryan was breaking this so-called tradition in a way. Pack members looked at each other in shock at their Alpha's actions but they were proud of him nonetheless.

Jade looked towards Adryan and Adonis, who was sitting sideways on Adryan's lap, a smile curving up her lips as she watched Adonis pick the berries Adryan had held for him to take on his palms, stuffing them in his mouth.

"More Dada" Raising his hand up, asking Adryan for more after a few seconds. Adonis had started calling Adryan that a few days ago, and the facial expression on his face was priceless, a mix of happiness and shock, Jade swore that she saw him wipe a few tears away. He had hugged Adonis to himself, which Adonis returned but after not being put down after a few seconds, he trashed in Adryan's arms, pointing his hands at his toy, trying to get away.

Jade lifts her face, her eyes taking in the smiles on the pack member's faces as they too take in the exchange taking place before their eyes Her eyes catch a familiar face among the seated pack members, Arthur smiles at her when both their eyes meet, and she returns his gesture. As she moved her hair gaze away from him she didn't fail to notice Adeena's eyes on where she sat, with her jaw clenched.

Everyone continued with their morning breakfast, the room filled with the occasional laughter and chatter filling it, that was until a pack member came barging in as if he had run a marathon, with his hair disheveled, just with a pair of sweatpants on. It seemed like he had indeed run to the packhouse in his wolf form and had decided to wear whatever he got his hands on. Recognizing the male as part of the wolves who were responsible for the daytime border patrol in the pack, Adryan instantly perks up. All previous lightheartedness is forgotten with the male's arrival.

Adryan stands up, passing Adonis to Jade. By now everyone present in the room seemed to have sobered up. Feeling the seriousness of the situation, Adryan asks the male to accompany him to his office in the pack house, wanting to have some form of privacy. He didn't want the pack members to hear what the male had to say, knowing that it was something serious and causing them to panic. Jade stands up, passing Adonis to one of the omega standing by, she follows Adryan. Violet, Brian, Nathan, and Arther followed in her footsteps. No one stopped Arther, he was a beta by nature, even if he was pack less, no one dared to stop him.

Everyone filed into Adryan's office, closing the door behind them. "What is it, Daniel?" Adryan asks straight away, not wasting time.

"A male from the neighboring pack is at the border, claiming that a pack of rogues attacked their pack at dawn, wiping out almost all of them, only a handful of them managed to escape. He asked for you Alpha, he said they need your help.” Daniel, the patrol guard speaks up. Adryan takes in his words, "Which pack is he from?" he asks a moment later.

"The Eclipse Pack, Alpha" at his words, everyone in the room is shocked. The Eclipse Pack was a strong pack, ranking number four in all of America. So it came across as rather surprising that a mere pack of rogues were capable of taking out one of the strongest packs in the world.

"That is not it Alpha. His description of the rogues matches those that attacked the pack five months ago. Rabid behavior, foaming at the mouth, unnatural strength and speed for a normal wolf to possess.” Daniel adds.

Jade had an inkling that the rogues that attacked The Eclipse Pack were the same that had attacked her pack three years ago. It seemed that Adryan had the same thought, as he looked at her after processing Daniel's words. Everyone else in the room catches onto the unspoken words among their Alpha and Luna.

Heaving an exhale, Adryan speaks. "Brian, Nathan, and Arther, arrange our best warriors to visit the Eclipse pack, and station others at the border.” turning to Daniel, “Inform the male that he's required to accompany us in helping bring back the remaining members of the pack here. I'll join you in a minute.” he orders.

"Yes Alpha" with that Daniel leaves the room, along with Arther, Nathan, and Brian.

“Take care of the pack’ Adryan's voice speaks through the mind link they shared. Jade turns to look at Adryan to find him already staring back at her, she wordlessly nods her head before Adryan leaves too

"Jade" Violet speaks up, breaking the silence that had engulfed the room.

"Yes" she turns to face Violet, "help me prepare the rooms for the guests?!” she asks her.

"Sure" Jade replies immediately, flashing Violet a small smile.