FULL NOVELXO Chapter 27 ~ Monty spit his drink out his nose
Well damn! Edward don’t play! Bart is stammering..backpedaling.. trying to save his title. Derek pulls me into his lap whispering “This is why he is King! He steps up and takes charge..and we listen! His sheer presence is enough to intimidate the strongest of men! And Bart is about to find out why you shouldn’t piss off a monarch!” I giggle “It’s definitely entertaining! I’m certainly glad he’s on our side..or we’re on his.. either way..we come out on top!”
Edward asks “Well, Bart? I’m waiting. What made you think you should send men to their deaths..because unless your IQ is one point above that of a rock..there is not a snowball’s chance in hell 150 men could stand against a thousand! You literally used them as sacrifices..to what end? You haven’t shown any of the qualities required of an Alpha. You have no honor. No integrity. No courage. No compassion or empathy. No loyalty or dedication. I, Edward Karlson, Anointed King of Wolves, hereby remove Alphaship from current Alpha Bartholomew Grange of Holly Hill Pack and all his descendants for all eternity. The royal elite guard will be there within the hour, to make certain you vacate the premises. You best go find your false king! And let him know.. the three hundred warriors he counted on you to provide are no longer available!”
He ended the call and grinned “He thinks he has an hour. The elite guard left, when we left the cells…they should be pulling up to that pack house, any minute. His office will be locked and his family supervised while they pack!”
We all laughed.. like I said..the King don’t play. Dexter came running in and leapt into Derek’s lap.. mewling and hissing and he says “What the fuck?” I’m laughing so hard and trying to tell them “He’s saying there’s bears in the backyard!” Monty yells “Bears!!! WooHooo!” Causing all of us to crack up!
We walk out back..and Dexter wasn’t lying. Twenty bears sat there, watching us step out. Monty is so excited, he’s practically vibrating.. and when a huge grizzly bear stepped forward…shifting into a giant of a man, Monty fainted. And everyone did lose their shit then! We were laughing so hard, I was leaning on Derek.. just to stay upright.
The bear shifter spoke…and his voice didn’t match his size..making me laugh harder “These bears are my supreme guard.. My name is Angus McDougal..this is my clan. I am Alpha..or Dominant. You will find another forty of my bears scattered around your pack lands. I am proud to offer our might to this cause!” Then he took my hand in his huge mitt and dropped to a knee.. he thumped his chest twice and said “Much respect, little Nymph!” All of his supreme guard did the same..dropping to one knee and thumped their chests.
I asked if they were all shifters..and they did. Not one of them less that 6’7… we hear a voice screaming “Mate” and turning..saw one of our she-wolves run straight to a blonde haired man who caught her as she launched herself at him. Angus laughed “Well! I’ll be damned! A bear and a she-wolf! Y’all gonna have some ugly cubs!” We laughed just as Monty was waking up “Did you guys see the size of that bear??? Then he’s shifted. There are bear shifters!? No one tells me a fucking thing!”
After laughing again, Derek invites the bears in for dinner and informs the chef that we will need a LOT more meat. Micah and Katrina join us at the table..and the blonde bear jumped up..running back outside. I look at Angus and he says “Yeah..That..Mice freak him out” and I lost it all over again. Monty laughs “Now, it feels normal! Wait til he finds out you can talk to him!” Sheila comes back in..leading her blonde bear and I ask his name.. I can’t keep calling him Blondie.. He tells us his name is Bradley and I introduce him to Micah. He says hi then goes to the furthest seat away from us, as he can get.
Micah grumbles and squeaks..and Derek says “No Micah! You will NOT sneak under his door tonight to see if you can scare him into peeing his pants. What is wrong with you?” He looks at me “What is wrong with him?” And I laugh..while Monty says “Epic! That would be hilarious!” Then Angus growls to Monty “as epic as me scaring the piss out of you?” causing Monty to look so scared, I worried it just happened..and Edward asked “Did you piss already, Monty?” And everyone laughed. Well..not Monty… he was eyelocked on Angus!
After dinner, the funeral pyres were set to light, as Derek and I took the stage. I noticed the cats coming in from the treeline..and Derek stepped to the podium “Mountain Moon.. esteemed guests….it is a sad day for our pack. We send five of our own home to the Goddess. Their loss is felt by all! A senseless attack has brought us low.. We will rise and take our vengeance! This impending war will end in us wearing the blood of our enemies! We will strike hard. We will strike fast! This false king will regret the day he threatened and harmed any of our own! We will fight to our last breath to protect and defend all species on earth! We will prevail!” After he named a warrior..their family would light the pyre. Once the were all burning Derek ordered the prisoners brought forth..and the families tore into them. Ripping them to shreds.
Angus stepped up to us and clapped Derek on his shoulder “My kind of party, Bro! Way to make us feel welcome!” And they laughed. Monty asked if he wanted to join us for a drink, and he said Hell yes! We sat and watched the pack.. they partied with the bears.. laughing and dancing.. the pups all laid on the cats..played with them.. it was strange and wonderful.. Aside from this being a critical time.. to see all species getting along, to me is a dream come true!
Adele joined us at the table and grinned at Angus… “Did I not tell you? Didn’t I say you would see wolves and bears fighting side by side in your lifetime? And damn me! I don’t see pigs flying out your ass! I’m disappointed!” Angus started laughing… saying “Crazy Dell.. smug doesn’t fit you well!” She laughed “Perhaps..but I will enjoy my moment!” We all laughed with her..then, she got serious “Did you really have to scare the life out of Dexter?” He tells her “Relax…he still has eight left” and Monty spit his drink out his nose.