Old and Smelly

Alpha Zayne Steele

Leandra laughed, struggling to catch her breath. This she-wolf had no shame. Leaving Leandra speechless.

However, finally coming down from her fit of laughter, which only aggravated Sacha all the more, Leandra said matter of factly, "Yes... you are here warning me to stay away from YOUR Alpha," Leandra did air quotes at your, and Sacha growled lowly.

"And YOUR Alpha does not even want you. How pathetic can you be?" Leandra sassed and smirked.

SLAP

"Uh, how could you?" Leandra's head rolled with the force of the slap, and she held the side of her cheeks. But then she smiled again and said spitefully, "Maybe if you stop acting like a slut for one moment," Leandra straightened her shoulders and flipped her hair behind her head when she said...

"And instead, be a lady. You might just gain his attention. But ha, too late for you, whereas I am just getting started, honey." She winks and pushes past Sacha, shoving her shoulders.

Now Sacha had not moved because of that smile. She wanted to hear what Leandra had to say and had let her finish. And now, as she was finished, Sacha was speechless.

She felt utterly embarrassed that this girl had only been there for what two days and could tell already? How desperate has she been?

Leandra had shoved passed Sacha, and she still stood there. However, she soon snapped out of it and had a renewed spirit. Sacha would step up her game. Tonight was the night, she declared.

Leandra had made it to her parent's room and saw they were packed and ready to go. Her eyes widened. "You guys are not serious. Are you planning to sneak out while everyone else is busy with the burning?

"Yes, now go to your room and get your things. We leave as soon as things are in full swing." Alpha Dartwood announced, leaving no room for discussion.

"No, I will not," Leandra stomps her feet and sets her chin up defiantly.

"No?" Alpha Dartwood growls lowly.

"NO, Goddess, you were the one that dragged us here, and now that things have not gone your way, you are ready to cut and run again. AGAIN!" Exasperated now, Leandra had taken a tone with her father.

"How often are you going to keep dragging mom and me around on your quest to negotiate some stupid deal or the other, and when things don't go as you like, you leave. How long again, DAD? huh?" Leandra was livid.

"How long would mom and I have to endure this?"

This had been their life for the past two years, and Leandra was tired of it. Worse, this was the first time she felt like she could settle somewhere. It was the first time the Alpha her father had proposed was not old and smelly.

It was the first time she had actually thought, well, yes, I could do this, and now her father was fleeing again. Well, this time, he would go without her.

Leandra had no plans to leave without seeing what could develop between her and Zayne, the Alpha of this community.

Knowing her father, this would not end well for her, so she finally dared to say her peace, and now it was time to pretend.

"Listen to me well, young lady, we are leaving, and we are leaving TONIGHT. Get your skinny butt back in your room and pack this instant." Alpha Dartwood bellows.

Leandra did not hesitate to comply this time because if she had continued her defiance, he would have dragged her to her room himself, watched her pack, and then dragged her back to their room as they waited quietly for the perfect moment to leave.

Reaching her room, Leandra stepped in, locked the door behind her, pulled out her suitcase, and just laid it on the bed.

OK, now she thought about how she would escape this room. Looking around, she saw the balcony.

She went onto the small balcony connected to her room and inspected it carefully and quietly.

Leandra looked down, taking the distance into account. Three floors were nothing for a wolf. She could do this.

Stealing herself, she held up the excess dress material, making sure to clutch the dress she had on below as well, and then began her descent to the ground.

Making it to the ground safely without damaging her sheer sexy number was more challenging than she thought it would be.

Reaching the bottom, she collected herself, fixed her hair, and went around the building, going to the burning grounds to meet up with the other members already gathering.

She could not believe this was what her life had reached too. Climbing down a balcony to escape her father.

Meanwhile, Alpha Zayne got up from where he was sitting looking out on his veranda, and he left his home, making his way over to the festivities.

At the festivities, most were already here by now. The Minister was already on the podium going over his notes. Families of the deceased chose to stay close to their particular Pyre.

The DJ had already set up his music and the boxes for the celebration after the send-off. Wolves celebrate the life of their deceased rather than have a sad wake or memorial.

We have a celebration of dancing and drinking, and all around, having a good time as we bid our fallen goodbye.

Mekhi sat off to the side as Sacha came into view. His heart sped up a few paces.

Mekhi has a thing for Sacha. He had loved her since the first moment he saw her and her brother Rafael when they had joined the pack three and a half years ago.

But sadly for him, she only had eyes for Zayne, who was his Alpha and close friend.

He knows Zayne does not care for Sacha that way. He simply admires her strength as a warrior. She was fierce.

So Mekhi is biding his time till Sacha realizes that Zayne is not interested in her and never will be. For him, the only thing that could deter him from waiting forever for Sacha is his mate.

If he met her, and Mekhi thought that was a big if.

He was ready to get close to Sacha and get to know her on a deeper level, but she did not give him the time of day. She never did.

Although lately he was beginning to wonder if she was that blind, to not see that Zayne had no interest in her.

He watches her closely and observes that she looks a little far in her mind. He wonders if she is thinking about Zayne. Of course, I am sure she is, he muttered under his breath and took a swig from his beer, sucking his teeth and scrunching his face as if the beer tasted sour.

Yip, he soured at the thought of sitting here all night watching her fawn all over Zayne while he sat there and stomached it all.

"Hey, buddy, what's up," Zayne greets him as he pulls a chair close to Mekhi and grabs a beer from the cooler Mekhi was drinking out of.

Looking up at Zayne, "Hey, nothing much, just here waiting for you for this thing to start."

Zayne smiles sheepishly, taking his seat. He had been ready for a long time. He was just waiting till things picked up a bit. "Well, I am here now."

Zayne looked over at the vast crowd. He and Mekhi were off to the side. This was usually their spot for after the festivities.

They would usually hang back and watch the dancers and chit-chat, having a few drinks as they told stories about the one that passed on.

Downing his beer, he tells Mekhi, "Ok, bud, it is time. I will be right back."

He mind-linked the Minister, letting him know it was time. He also, mind-linked the program coordinator, informing her to begin with the event. He then walked up to the podium and stood next to the Minister.

Soon enough, Yara, the event coordinator who was also the MC, came on the podium, grabbing a mike. There was audible feedback, which turned out to be a good thing, as everyone's eyes were now on the platform.

She tapped the mike several times, then said, "Good evening, Alpha, Good evening to the members of this awesome community, special Good evening to any visiting packs, welcome as we begin tonight's celebration..."