From outside the den looked like it would only hold one pair of wolves and Anna thought that the alphas would be that pair. Once she walked into the den she saw that it was actually quite spacious. With a sinking feeling she began to think that all the wolves would sleep in the one den, which would be kind of…embarrassing. Later she would have to ask Lilly if there were separate dens for wolves. She didn't do so well in sleeping groups.

Inside of the den Anna immediately smelled that this was indeed where all the other wolves slept, their various scents mixing in the den. Anna had to hold in a sigh and follow Lilly silently to the back of the den where two wolves were busy talking with Kate. She guessed that these two were the current alphas and that, according to Lilly, were her and her sister's parents.

Soon Kate finished speaking with her parents, nodding to them both before walking towards Anna and her sister. "I have to go find someone. I explained most of what happened already so you just have to clear some thing up." She said, walking past Anna and towards the exit, leaving Lilly and Anna alone with her parents.

Lilly shifted uncomfortably as nervousness set in, how was she supposed to introduce Anna to her parents without making a mistake or something? Her ears flicked back against her head as she stared down at the ground. "U-um…um." She mumbled, trying to find something to say.

"Lilly!" Anna grinned; tail wagging as she nudged the other wolf slightly. "Aren't you going to introduce me to this charming young couple?" She purred, looking over at the two alphas, both wolves taken aback a bit from the sudden compliment. When in doubt with alphas, flatter them, it always works.

Lilly gasped a bit and struggled to find some words to say. "T-this…These are my p-parents. Winston, and Eve. Mom, dad…this is A-Anna…and she wants to join our pack." She stammered, blushing hard as she fiddled with her paws.

Winston was the first to recover and gave a small cough to interrupt his daughter before she stuttered anymore. She was still his cute little omega. He stood up, walking over to the two females, both of them looking slightly away, Anna lowering her tail a bit and appearing as non-threatening as she could.

Winston and Eve both saw that the new wolf new how to properly handle pack etiquette and that made them regard her a little more seriously. The western pack could always use a new wolf but that didn't mean that joining would be an easy process. Soon Winston began questioning the new wolf, asking where she came from, why she had come to their pack from so far away, why she had left her other pack in the first place and other various questions.

Anna did her best to answer the questions as truthfully as she could. When he asked why she left her previous pack her shields temporarily dropped and she looked down straight at the ground. It wasn't a good idea to lie to an alpha and she didn't really want to lie to these wolves, they were really nice to her. "It's….personal…" She muttered, ears drooping slightly.

Lily was instantly worried while her parents were really confused. They didn't mean to hurt the wolf's feelings. Winston had to step back slightly as his daughter gave him a questioning look. Why did you do this? Her eyes seemed to ask him. Winston didn't know how to fix the situation so he looked over at his mate, who was making her way over to the new wolf.

Eve didn't know too much about this new wolf but it seemed like she wasn't a danger to her and her mate's pack. If what she heard was true then it would be good to let this female join, she could hunt and apparently stood her own against Garth and his pack. A wolf with that kind of resolve would be good, and Lilly seemed to have taken a liking to her, it was nice for her daughter to have friends like that. Maybe some of this new wolf's brave attitude would rub off on her daughter. She gently nudged the top of Anna's head, right in the middle of the black patch of fur on her forehead.

"You don't have to talk about it if you do not want to." She said, flicking her tail at her mate. She would take care of the joining process.

Winston, taking the hint, left the three girls alone and went outside of the den. A few moments later his howl echoed from outside, calling all of the other wolves back for a pack meeting.

Anna looked up at Eve and over at Lilly. "I…ran away from my other pack…The alpha there…he…" She started, Eve interrupting her with a raised paw.

"It's all right." She said, shaking her head as Anna began to say something else. "You don't have to force yourself to tell us anything. When you feel the need to share this part of your story then I will gladly hear it from you. Right now however you must be tired and no doubt hungry."

Anna flicked her ears slightly in surprise. "T-thank you…" She stammered, really grateful for not having to talk about her leaving, she didn't want to dig up what was in the past.

Lilly had to fight hard not to hop in place, her tail wagging like crazy though. It looked like there was no way Anna was going to not be allowed to join.

Eve smiled at the other wolf. She had a reputation for being quite a tyrant but it wasn't….completely true. She could be nice when the mood came to her and right now was one of those occasions. "Welcome to the Jasper pack Anna."

After being welcomed into the pack by both of the alphas Anna had left their den with Lilly and found that the entire pack was gathered down at the bottom of the hill. It was quiet a surprise. It was even more of a surprise when Anna found out that all of them had gathered to welcome her to the pack. As she stepped out of the den and into the view of all the wolves, each one began to howl until all their voices joined together in a welcome greeting. Something inside Anna's chest seemed to untwist; she finally found a new home.

Back at the Eastern territory, tales about the newcomer in the western pack were spreading like wildfire. Some stories so outrageous that wolves were laughing themselves hoarse about them, not at Anna of course, but at the alpha that was disrespected, Garth. Currently the young alpha was having an unpleasant talk with his father, one of many that the two started to have a few weeks after he and Lilly began spending time together.

"Garth, you know I'm going to pass down control over the east to you." Tony told his son, pacing back and forth inside of his den.

"I know dad." Garth replied, saying word for word what his father would say next, they had this conversation too many times.

"You understand that the pack will not accept an Omega as an alpha wolf…" He explained, tail flicking agitatedly. "You've had your fun but now it's time to start thinking about that pack…" He went on, staring at his son as he paced.

Garth's hackles rose a bit, a small growl entering his voice. "This isn't some 'fun' one time thing. I love her dad." He said, staring back at his father.

Tony just growled at his son's words. "You can't even see how the pack looks at her when you take her with you while you hunt. If you try and bring her into this pack then there will be problems. I suggest you break off this little romp before things get out of hand. You need a mate who is strong and can lead this pack alongside you."

Garth rolled his eyes once his father wasn't looking. He was tired of arguing about this, secretly afraid of his father's words. He didn't want to break up with Lilly, but, much as he hated to admit it, his father might be right. "So if Lilly doesn't meet up to your standards, who would you choose?" He growled, not bothering to hide the anger in his voice.

Tony glared at his son, growling right back at him. "Don't you dare disrespect me. I'm still alpha of this pack and your father. As long as you continue to play around with this omega I will not let you have control of the eastern territory, and as to who I would choose, why not this new wolf that everyone is talking about? She sounds like she would be suitable for an alpha's mate. Or even Kate. I'm sure she hasn't officially mated Humphrey yet."

Garth momentarily forgot his anger and scoffed at his father's words. "I wouldn't dream of having Anna as a mate. Kate is out of the question as well."

Tony raised his eyebrow at his son. "So you know her name already, that's a good first step." He nodded, ignoring Garth's denial.

Garth choked slightly on his laughter, shaking his head and turning to leave. "If we're done here…I'm going to go see my mate." He growled, leaving the den as his father's next words rang in his ears.

"Think about what I've said Garth! Sooner or later you will see the truth!"

After Anna was welcomed into the pack she was immediately told to go and eat, from Eve of course. She didn't really know where to go but Lilly gladly offered to show her where the feeding area was, also offering to show her around the territory once they were done eating. Anna happily accepted the offer and both wolves walked off to go and eat.

Anna thought that eating would be rather tricky to handle, pecking order and things like that. As it turned out, her little spat with Garth had put her above the omegas and allowed her to eat after the alphas with the other wolves. She felt kind of bad for eating before Lilly, especially with the other wolf waiting to eat but she didn't seem to mind the wait. Still she tried to eat a bit quickly, taking only what she needed to get through the waning day and most of the night, chances were that the wolves would hunt again tomorrow.

Once she and Lilly were done both wolves headed away from the feeding area, trotting through the woods and about to begin their tour. However, a familiar looking brown furred wolf stopped their trip.

"Hey Lilly." Garth greeted his mate, tail wagging slowly. "Want to…hang out for a bit?" He asked, smiling happily at the wolf.

Lilly stared at her mate, confused at his sudden appearance. Soon she blushed and looked between Anna and Garth. She DID want to spend time with Garth, she always did. But she said she would show Anna around.

Garth ignored the fact that Anna was with his mate but seeing her so indecisive made him a bit jealous. He quickly fought off that feeling though, they were only girls, what harm could be done? "If you're busy I could come back later…" He said, turning to leave the two ladies.

Lilly took a step towards her mate, not wanting him to go but still not wanting to abandon Anna out of the blue like that. She was about to turn Garth down but Anna stopped her by giving her a small shove forward.

"Go on. Go play." She said, using a tone like her mother would use but ruining it by giving the white wolf a playful wink. "I'll be fine." She added, giving Lilly another push when she gave her a sad look.

Lilly wanted to argue but found that she couldn't. Once she was close enough to Garth Anna took off into the woods, shouting a farewell as she disappeared amongst the trees.

Garth smirked, at least this new wolf was considerate. He walked over and nuzzled his mate, who for some reason was staring in the direction where Anna had just left. "Shall we?" He asked, brushing Lilly's side with his tail.

Lilly slowly nodded her head, turning back to her mate and giving him an affectionate lick on the cheek, following him into the woods as he left.