Chapter 30: A Confession

The family and Skye all perked up to hear what Rory had to say.

"We're listening," Lorna said.

"Oh man, this is so exciting!" Darragh exclaimed.

Rory cleared his throat. "Malcolm has informed me of the trouble going on in the Oceans Howl Pack, and...well," he paused to look at Amara who gave him an encouraging grin and nudged his arm. "We've decided, per Malcolm's request, that I should retake the mantle of Alpha."

Skye shot up out of her seat. "Excuse me?!" she snapped, looking at Malcolm. "When the hell did this happen?!"

Malcolm sighed. "Darling, sit down."

"No, I won't sit down! You couldn't have discussed this with me first?!"

"I was going to but I didn't realize they were going to come to a decision this quickly!" Malcolm shouted as he stood up.

Skye stomped her foot. "This is ridiculous! Well, I'm not giving up my Luna role to this...this," she motioned to Amara with a flailing of her arm, "American!"

Rory raised a brow. Okay, now he was definitely glad that Skye was not his mate anymore. She was acting like a child. That wasn't exactly a Luna like quality.

"Skye! Sit down and be quiet!" Malcolm bellowed in his Alpha voice.

Skye immediately did as she was told and Rory smirked a little. He had a hard time believing that their people didn't respect Malcolm, especially when taking authority like that.

"Alpha Malcolm? Are you sure you are having problems with respect?" Amara asked amusingly.

Malcolm looked at her and laughed a little. "Yes, I'm sure."

Skye crossed her arms with a scowl on her face, looking away from the couple. Amara looked at Rory.

"If we're really doing this, then I need to not keep secrets from them," she said in the mind link.

Rory gaped at her. "No, you can't tell them that you're a black wolf!"

"Why? They're gonna find out eventually, might as well be now. I'm not afraid of who or what I am, Rory."

Rory smiled at her with pride and inclined his head to give her his blessing. Amara looked over at the family and sighed.

"Um, just one thing. If I'm going to be Luna, there's something you need to know about me. It will come as a shock and you might want to throw me out of the plane once I tell you," she laughed nervously.

Douglas arched a brow. "Okay? What is it?"

"Amara," Malcolm said. "Are you sure you want to say this?"

Amara tilted her head to one side. "You know?"

"Mmhmm. Rory told me...and I support you one hundred percent."

Amara squinted her eyes at Rory. "Really? You had to tell him?" she said with incredulity in her voice.

"Uh oh, we're in trouble," Darragh said.

"I'm sorry, mo caraid. We were talking in the car about you becoming Luna and...well...I felt that he needed to know before continually asking me to become Alpha again," Rory explained.

"...Fair enough, I guess," Amara sighed. "Anyway," she looked at Rory's parents. "Alright...do you remember what I said in the car about me having a...scent condition?"

"Yes," Douglas replied. "Go on."

Amara bit her lower lip. "Well...the reason for that is because...um...I'm a black wolf."

Lorna gasped. "What?"

Douglas' jaw dropped. "Excuse me?"

Skye merely scoffed. "Why does that not surprise me? You guys cannot let a black wolf become a part of our pack, let alone become Luna! She's a curse!"

Rory growled and took a step towards Skye. "Say that again and I will rip you to shreds!" he shouted furiously.

Malcolm got in between Skye and Rory. "Okay, let's calm down! Please!" he yelled. "Rory, don't threaten my mate. Skye, don't call Amara that again."

Douglas got out of his seat. "Rory, you can't possibly want her as our Luna!"

"I do, and she will be if I'm to become Alpha again," Rory argued.

Douglas looked at Malcolm. "And what do you have to say about this?!"

"As I said, I support her one hundred percent," Malcolm responded.

Douglas threw up his hands before looking at Lorna. "And you?"

Lorna looked at everyone individually before standing up and making her way to a now less confident Amara. She put her hand on Amara's shoulder and took the other one to stroke Amara's face.

"You poor thing..." Lorna cooed. "I can only imagine how cruel people have been to you."

Amara gave her a sad smile. "It hasn't been that bad...but I have more to tell you all."

"Oh great," Douglas said. "What now?"

Amara frowned. "There's this guy, Franklin Morrison...he's the Alpha of the Blood Pearl Pack. Apparently he and my father came up with an...arrangement. I was to be his Luna specifically because I'm a black wolf. In exchange, my pack would be safe from my...curse."

Lorna blinked. "How could your father do such a thing?"

"I don't know, but my mother was in on it too."

"Why would he want a black wolf as his Luna?" Douglas asked.

"Because black wolves produce very strong offspring," Amara replied. "That's why some think black wolves are a blessing."

Rory blinked at her. "How do you know that?"

"Franklin told me at the concert. He hounded me again before you got stabbed."

Rory narrowed his eyes. The thought of Alpha Franklin being near his mate infuriated him.

"He was there again and you didn't tell me?" Rory asked with a little heat in his tone.

"I'm sorry. I was going to say something but then you got hurt and had to be put in a coma and..." Amara frowned up at him. "He's so convinced that he's going to have his way, Rory. I think we should skip the Elder meeting and just leave as soon as possible."

He nodded and put an arm around her. "That might be best. Those Elders have no jurisdiction in Scotland."

"What Elder meeting?" Malcolm asked.

"We have a meeting with the Elders on Wednesday. They're going to decide if I have to go with Alpha Franklin and be his Luna."

Malcolm shook his head. "Okay, wait," he said, holding his hands up. "Amara, you said your dad made an arrangement with Alpha Franklin to make you Luna of his pack, right?"

"Yeah."

"And your dad was training you to be Alpha, right?"

"Uh, yes?"

"And how long ago was the contract made?"

"When I was a baby, I believe."

"So...why would your dad be training you to take over your pack if he and your mum were planning on giving you over to someone else's pack?"

Rory blinked a few times and crossed his arms. "Huh. That...he's right. It doesn't make sense for him to do that, does it?"

Amara looked up at Rory, blinking madly. "No. So...does this mean the contract is a fake?"

"Maybe," Rory replied. "It's not concrete evidence but...it'll definitely make Franklin look like he made the whole thing up."

Amara put a hand to her chest and started breathing heavily. "I think I need to sit down."

Rory helped his girlfriend to a chair and she put her head between her legs. He rubbed her back as Lorna crouched in front of her.

"Oh sweetheart, what's wrong?" Lorna asked.

"This is why Franklin tried to have Rory killed," Amara sniffled, looking up at her mate. "He knew the contract wouldn't be enough now that you and I are mated."

"Wait...this arsehole is the one who almost killed my son?!" Douglas' voice boomed.

"We believe so, yes," Tom said, standing behind Amara and patting her head.

This action made Rory growl and Tom chuckled before moving his hand away. Amara rolled her eyes.

"Oh relax. He didn't mean anything by it," Amara argued.

Rory smirked at her. "Hey, I'm not the one who threw some girl into a pool for touching me."

"That was different! She was flirting with you!"

"What happened now?" Lorna asked.

"At Amara's birthday party, some girl named Debra was flirting with me and when she touched my arm, Amara grabbed her and threw her into the pool," Rory explained, letting out a wheezy laugh.

Amara sat up straight and crossed her arms. "Hmph! She had it coming!"

Lorna, Douglas and Malcolm burst into fits of laughter.


Once the jet landed at the Casper Airfield, Amara looked outside to see some cars waiting for them. She saw Gabriel standing near one of them. When the jet stopped moving and the exit door opened, she ran out towards him and hugged him tightly, making Gabriel bark with joyous laughter.

"Hello, Little One. Miss me?" he asked.

"Of course!" she exclaimed happily.

She let go of Gabriel with a big smile on her face. On the plane ride, it had taken some getting used to but Douglas eventually came to terms with Amara being a black wolf so she was super happy about that. However, Skye was still a snippy little bitch about the whole thing and Amara did not like her at all.

"Gabriel, I have some news," she said.

"Oh yeah? What's that?" Gabriel asked.

"We think the contract Alpha Franklin has is a fake."

He raised a brow. "Oh? Do tell."

"Why would my father and mother make this contract yet train me to take over the Pale Moon Pack as Alpha?"

Gabriel stroked his chin. "Hmm, you make a valid point." He looked behind Amara at the Shaws and smiled. "Are you going to introduce me?"

Amara nodded and turned around. "Alpha Gabriel, this is Mr. Douglas Shaw, Mrs. Lorna Shaw, Alpha Malcolm Shaw and Luna Skye Shaw. Everyone, this is Alpha Gabriel Forrester."

Everyone greeted Gabriel and shook hands while Amara went into Rory's arms. As their luggage was being put into the cars, Amara grinned up at her mate and kissed him softly.

"You seem happy," Rory commented.

"I am happy," she replied. "Incandescently happy."

She felt Rory nuzzle his face into her hair and she smiled brightly. "So, your place or mine?" he asked.

"Oh, you know I can't go anywhere. I'm still grounded."

Rory sighed. "Well, I have to go get my car from the airport anyway."

"Ooooh," Amara groaned. "Damnit. I really wanted to..." she looked up at him and wiggled her eyebrows.

Rory's hands roamed to her buttocks and squeezed, making her yelp lightly. "I'll come over after I've gotten the car. And then we can..." his eyebrows shifted up and down repeatedly as he smirked.

She giggled up at him and briefly pecked his lips. "Can't wait, mo caraid."

Before she could walk out of his arms, Rory grasped her tightly and pressed his lips to hers. Goddess, she couldn't get enough of this man. Her arms wrapped around him as she held him closer, still kissing his mouth deeply.

"Ahem, Amara? Mr. Shaw?"

The couple stopped kissing and looked at Gabriel. This made Amara giggle.

"Sorry, Gabriel. Anyway, we have some other news, too," she said.

"Oh really? What's that?" Gabriel asked with a smile.

Amara suddenly lost her confidence. What if Gabriel got mad and forbid her to leave for Scotland?

"I...um..." she started but paused.

Rory put an arm around Amara. "I've decided to go back to Scotland and regain my title as Alpha, which means Amara would be coming with me to be my Luna."

Gabriel blinked a few times. "You're serious?"

Amara nodded. "Yes," she said.

He ran a hand through his graying blonde hair, looking completely flabbergasted. "Amara, I...I don't know what to say."

"Are you mad?"

"No, of course not. I'm surprised. I never thought you'd want to leave the nest, Little One."

"This isn't about wanting to leave the nest, Gabriel. You and Sonya have been nothing but good and kind to me. You've given me a home to grow up in and I will always be grateful for that. But...Rory wants to go home and be Alpha. I want to follow him and be his Luna."

Gabriel frowned at her. "I see..."

Amara lowered her eyes to the ground. "I wish you could understand that."

"I do, Amara. It's just...this is all a bit of a shock to me," Gabriel explained. "So much has happened in such a short amount of time."

"I know," she muttered.

"Alpha Gabriel, I wouldn't be doing this if Amara didn't want to go. I was totally content in staying here in the states with her, but she insisted on my happiness," said Rory.

Amara raised her gaze to Gabriel. He nodded and sighed. "Alright. Well, let's get you home, Little One. We have planning to do and you still have work to do with the Omegas."

Amara groaned. "Okay..." she said with a dejected tone.

Rory chortled and kissed her cheek. "I'll see you later, mo caraid."

Amara watched Rory walk off with Malcolm to a car and she frowned before getting in an SUV with Gabriel and everyone else. They left the airfield and drove down the highway in the direction of home. She stared outside the window at the landscape and sighed. Amara was going to miss Wyoming, that much she knew. She was especially going to miss Casper Mountain. That's where the pack lived.

"Are you sure about this decision, Amara?" Gabriel asked her.

Amara nodded. "I'm sure, Gabriel."

He let out a soft sigh. "Sonya and Janine will be devastated, you know."

"I know," Amara said with a frown. "But it's not like I won't ever visit, you know. And you guys can come and visit us too."

"Yeah. I know, but it just won't be the same without you, kid," Gabriel said affectionately. "But we still have the Elder meeting to deal with."

"I know, but I'm not that worried about it anymore. Even if the Elders pass the motion, I have no intention of going anywhere with Alpha Franklin."

"I don't doubt it." Gabriel glanced at Amara briefly. "So, I hope the concert was great despite Mr. Shaw being stabbed?"

"Oh, it was great! We got to meet the whole band and Ozzy Osbourne!" Amara exclaimed happily. "We also went to the Mall of America and they had a Bubba Gump Shrimp restaurant and a Carlo's Bakery! We had cannolis! And we went on a bunch of rides at the amusement park."

He cocked his head to one side. "They have an amusement park in the mall?"

"Uh huh! It's called Nickelodeon Universe, although a lot of people we talked to referred to it as Camp Snoopy. Apparently that's what the place was called before Nickelodeon bought them out. Anyway, we played some carnival games and arcade games and Rory won me a big bear!"

"Oh, so that's where that gargantuan sized stuffed animal came from..."

Amara laughed. "Yep!"

"Did you guys do anything else?"

"Yeah, we went back the next day and bought y'all souvenirs!"

"Oh good. I can't wait to see mine."

Amara turned in her seat. "Henry, could you grab that black plastic bag? The one that says Spencer's on it?" she asked.

Henry shifted in his seat and grabbed the bag before tossing it up to Amara. She deftly caught it and pulled out a black t-shirt that said, "My daughter went to the Mall of America and all I got was this lousy t-shirt". Gabriel barked with laughter when Amara read the words out loud.

"I tremble with anticipation to see what you got Janine and Sonya," he chuckled.

"I got Ben something too," she said with a smirk.

"You did? That's surprising. What did you get him?"

"An asshole certificate."

Gabriel wheezed out a laugh.