18

Conan and I were working on going through the packs storage of precious treasures passed down to me as Alpha through the centuries of things previous Alphas brought in.

There is a special blade made of pure gold. This blade will be used in the ceremony to bring in Keava as Luna, since silver is poisonous to her.

Jasel mindlinks in to me and Conan about Calin stopping them from coming back after dress shopping.

Teleport us there, please. I link back wanting to end this before it got to far with Calin causing problems.

Just as I feel Jasel's magic flow through me with her chants, she opens her mind further to where we can hear every word spoke as if we had been there before now.

"I challenge you Keave Knight for the Luna position, with no blades present. This is a challenge bare hands." Calin growls out.

"Accepted." Keava hisses.

My blood boils instantly.

No! Don't let this happen! Or you will be in the doghouse not me! We just got mate make Calin stand down. Ruken growls and snarls in my mind.

I can't even if I want too, there is nothing I can do with this being made an official challenge and Keava accepting. Without her blades I am not sure how Keava can fight, but I know that Calin is an overly strong she-wolf.

The small part between the lines is Calin never said she wouldn't shift and Keava never added to the challenge before accepting.

Calin stomps to the side field where not only training is held but also challenges.

I send out a mass mindlink and step up to Keava as she is being slightly pulled by Jasel.

"I have trust you can beat her but you didn't add anything to the challenge, so Calin will be able to shift." I whisper by her ear.

"Well that counts the most you trusting me. Zane, I haven't went all this time not being able to fight without blades. By me not welding them it is safer for her than it is myself. I'm less likely to cause life threatening harm. I know this challenge is to show the strongest leader and to show of to the pack. It just ticks me off what she said about them." Keava hisses a little at the end.

Pride beams with how she stands up for the pack. I had caught what Calin had said which didn't help keep me calm. What she-wolf wanting to be Luna would say such things? None.

By the time Keava and I walk to the training field, everyone has gathered. Conan stands next to Jasel to the area where the high ranks are during a challenge, they step up to stand with me as I read off the rules and the challenge to the others.

Calin is standing in the middle, with a few of the ones that are her supposed friends around her.

Keava walks of to the side but stops still within an arms reach from me.

"There has been a challenge called by Calin and accepted by Keava. Calin believes that she is the strongest and rightful Luna. Calin approached Keava and said the pack had lost their minds for allowing a bloodsucker to become Luna. Keava stood up for the pack, as anger hit with that statement by Calin." I stop for everything to sink in and gauge reactions.

The few friends that Calin has back away from her and growl towards her. They move off to the side and stand with the rest of the pack, obviously not liking what she had said. Calin's eyes grow wide with the loud volume of growls surrounding us from the pack.

"During the challenge, Keava will not be allowed to use knives but only her bare hands. Calin has no restrictions from the words spoken from herself, as Keava did not add to the challenge before accepting." I move off to the side.

"This will not be a fight to the death but only to submission." I order to Calin.

She huffs but doesn't respond.

"That is an order from your Alpha. This is for the position of Luna and not my mate. You will not kill my mate or it will mean your certain death immediately after." I snarl.

"The challenge begins." I release a breath after my voice comes out clear.

Calin moves and paces in a small area watching Keava, who is standing still watching her every move.

I walk backwards until Conan is by my side. "No helping Jasel. That way no one can say it was not a fair challenge." I whisper, hating that this is happening but I have trust Keava can do this.

Calin leaps and shifts before her paws hit the ground. She takes off running and snapping at Keava. Keava holds her hands out and wraps them around Calin's muzzle before jumping into a spin to land on her back, missing Calin's claws.

It feels like watching a bucking bull, with how Calin is trying to throw Keava off her back and get her hands off her muzzle. Calin slams down to the ground on her side and rolls over. Keava looses her hold and jumps up to her feet a second after Calin is off of her.

Keava swings as Calin is back on all fours, and her hit lands as Calin's wolf is thrown to the side. As Calin lands on her side from Keava's hit, Keava runs and dives towards Calin. Calin rolls again just out of the way of Keava's hands and slashes a claw out to Keava, who takes a scratch to her arm blocking her face from the blow.

A hiss is heard as it pained Keava and I could feel the pain in my arm from it.

Calin pounces for Keava with her teeth aiming for her legs. Keava jumps to the side and misses the hit, but slammed her elbow into Calin's head while she was passing by causing a welp from Calin.

Keava doesn't give her time to shake her head out of the blow before she spins and jumps landing on Calin's back once more. Keava locks her arms around Calin's neck and starts to pull back, making Calin's legs buckle as she gags with the force in her neck being pressed and slightly pulled back.

Calin struggles and growls for a few minutes before I step back out onto the field.

"Submit, you have lost." I growl myself, but do not order her.

Calin snarls once more but stops trying to move out of Keava's hold. Keava lets go and gets off of Calin's back.

We watch as Calin takes a deep breath and hacks in wolf form before she stands again and bares her teeth to Keava.

"It is over Calin. I beat you fair and with no weapon just as you wanted. I have been fighting for the last eleven years of my existence and know how to without knives. Did you really think I would go into a fight without knowing how to fight without one? I was trained better than that before I ever started off killing others like me." Keava breathes out evenly.

Everyone claps and cheers Keava. She gives a soft smile around the field.

"This is why I won, Calin. The anger from what you said about this amazing pack, fueled me to win. No Luna would ever say something like that to the pack they want to be over."