It has been forever since I updated and I am so sorry. I have the chapters in mind but haven't had a chance to get them to paper or unto computer.
This chapter is Two parts (maybe). Please tell me what you think. Luke's adventure is entirely in his POV
Websites for you could check out concerning Story:
Homewood Suite Hotel - www.homewood-suites.com/en/hw/index.jhtml;jsessionid=45EADXTM01WXXJ31AOQ2JLQ
Century Ballroom - www.centuryballroom.com
Luke's suit - www.zootsuitstore.com/Shopping/assets/thumbnails/nehrusm.jpg
Sophia's Dress - www.rustyzipper.com/pics/39012-D1516L.jpg
Eclipse
Chapter Eight
Vivian Cates wasn't a happy woman, even less happier Alpha and a pissed off mother. The reason for her mess of emotions sat in front of her...a newspaper and a fax. She didn't know what upset her more or which one to be more upset about. No, she knew which one, the newspaper. More importantly the entertainment section where on the first page was a blow up picture of her son and Sophia Donner in the latest Carlino Creations dancing along side Seattle's posh. Vivian picked up the paper and read the caption again, 'Mysterious Heiress of the HICI, Sophia Hunter, escorted Luc Sheridan, make a rare appearance at the engagement gala hosted by HICI and Lynden Industries at Century Ballroom donning the latest Carlino Creations.' She had always felt bad for Sophia and her situation, being an outcast among their pack wasn't easy but those sympathic emotions were wasted because where Sophia didn't fit in here she was reveled and honored among the rich. The paper listed all the good deeds performed not only by Sophia herself but her mother as well...the one woman Vivian Cates wanted to hate most in the world but couldn't...Maria Hunter was a philantrophist whose main cause was protecting the animals of the forest especially wolves. The Lady of the Forest foundation was started by Maria Hunter and presently funded by her daugther. The foundation had kept hunters out of Wolf Lake during the struggle for power minimizing the human casualities with the exception of one - Maria HUNTER Donner herself.
Her eyes flashed as she threw the paper back on her desk and just stared at the picture, she had been worried for days when her son disappeared in the middle of the night and the note he left him didn't bring her any comfort, 'Mom, with Sophia see you when I get back - Luke', did nothing to calm her nerves and only made her worry more. Sophia though normally a rational and responsible female was going through a moment of complete loss of afamed rationality first through her challenge of the Alpha's family and then through the structure of the pack. Ripples had been made through Sophia's actions, the formerly united youths had now taken sides girls demanding more authority and men protesting against the shift of power. Sherman, of course, wasn't helping matters just adding fuel to the fire with his lessons on divorce and the last straw of these ripples was the other cause of her frustration - Miss Ruby Cates Creed's fax to Alpha Vivian. She glanced over the fax again and again and again, Sherman's lecture on divorce coming to mind and now this there was too many coincidences. She read the fax aloud
'To Alpha Vivian Cates
CC: Heads of Brewery
Sherman Blackstone
Matthew Donner
Concerning Pack Member Tyler Creed
This is a formal challenge of divorce. I, Ruby Cates Creed, challenge Pack Member Tyler Creed to contest the unwanted marriage between myself and Pack Member Tyler Creed. This challenge is to be performed before the entire Pack upon the next full moon. The contest physical combat, as Pack Member Tyler Creed is too ignorant to understand anything more, the winner will be decided by the last Wolf Standing. The combat is to be solely between Pack Member Tyler Creed and myself, any interferences on either's behalf is to be a forfiet to the other.
White Female Ruby Cates.'
Vivian wanted to destroy the fax but she knew she couldn't the challenge was not only sent to her but to other important members of the pack. By Ruby's repeated use of "Pack Member Tyler Creed" she made this fax a formal pack issue that could not be placed aside by the Alpha. She was backed into a corner and she didn't like...once this was taken care of, she would get to the bottom of this.
----------------------Luke's Seattle Adventure Part 1 (Draft)-------------------------
Luke yawned as he opened his eyes slowly, he reached his arm to the left to grab for Sophia to continue with the night's previous activities but found her side of the bed empty. "Sophia!"
"Cucina...I mean kitchen." Sophia called to him. Over the last two days, she had been doing that talking in fluent Italian something he didn't even know she was able to do. Luke smiled as he got out of bed and looked for the pajamas that were left for him by Sophia. When they arrived at the mansion yesterday morning was when the Italian started....fluent and rapid coming from the mouths of everyone around him.
Everything had been weird since he woke up yesterday morning. Sophia was up and dressed in Armani known the less and had a suit hanging for him on the closet door. "Alzisi in ritardo, il relativo gettin. Dobbiamo ottenere andanti. Porti quello," Sophia told him while packing the last of her bags.
"Huh?" He had asked the sleep not gone from his head nor the confusion from the day before when they went shopping and everyone in the town treated Sophia like some sort of Goddess. I looked outside the sun just peeked.
"Sorry, whenever I get ready to go to Seattle I switch into Italian. I said Get up, its getting late. We have to get going. Wear that." She thumbed to the suit, "My nonna starts breakfast promptly at 8, we have to be there before 7:30 so I can make the introductions without interrupting the schedule. Nonna is very strict when it comes to her schedule, so is Zio for that matter."
We were on the rode by 6:30 and on our way. I fell asleep in between Sophia's explanation of her family. There was alot of family and too much to remember, she would just have to remind me later anyway. She woke me up 20 minutes before we were to arrive and handed me a wet towel, "Wash your face, you have drool off the side of your mouth. You are cute when you drool and thankfully we don't share a pillow."
"Are we almost there?" I asked her when I noticed we were in the city. I'd never been to Seattle and expected it to be busy during business hours not at 7 in the morning.
"We are in the small business part of town, the bakers, small restuarants and grocerers are just beginning to open." Sophia explained to him without his asking, she would do that the entire time they were together in Seattle, he wasn't an ignorant country boy but he wasn't ready for the life Sophia lived in Seattle. "We'll be heading to the house in a few minutes."
He really needed to buy Sophia a dictionary with pictures, the 'house' was a huge mansion, thrice the size of the school with about as much land as the WL forest itself. It was definately a candidate for the 'Lifestyles of the rich and famous' or Cribs, hell the houses he'd seen on cribs had nothing on this. He wanted as Sophia approached the two large gates and she reached passed him and pulled out a credit hard. He watched as she waved it over a box with a screen on it and the gates open. "Digital key. Company's new invention for private homes. My cousin, the one getting married, invented it." She pulled into a large concrete area to the left of the mansion. "I won't bother parking it, we'll leave it here and I'll take jetta to our suite then we do some shopping."
"You don't have to do this for me." I told her annoyed that she seemed to think I was her personal toy to dress up, "The suit was more than enough...it probably cost more than my house."
"I'm not doing this for you, Luke" Sophia informed me leaning over to kiss him lightly. "I spoke to Sherman about old customs...marriage costums. In the big book no one ever sees, there is a costum about the future mate's family presenting to her male all her family has to offer. That's what I'm doing. You get my father's protection and access to my mother's inheritance. What's your mother's maiden name?"
"Sheridan. Why?"
"That'll be your last name here. You are now Luc Sheridan to the press. They will see you especially if you're with my family so we'll use that name so they can't trace you back to Wolf Lake. We don't need press there." Sophia told him.
Press meant exposure, exposure meant death to the pack....Luc Sheridan, he repeated over and over in his head. He wasn't too happy with this anymore than he was with the entire situation...it was against his male instincts to let his female take complete control of the situation especially the wolf instincts that he demanded protect and control. A knock on the glass interrupted his train of thought. "Progettazione uscire da là in qualunque momento presto!" More Italian, if no one spoke english this weekend was going to be a bust.
"Cugino, congradulations sui vostri nuptials imminenti!" Sophia sang out as the door opened and she got out and embraced the man before her. His instincts wanted to hurt the man who dared to touch Sophia, "Luke come out and meet my cousin. He's the one having the party tonight." Family...her family, that squashed his need to maim...a bit. "YOu must be Brooke. Benvenuto alla famiglia!"
"You speak Italian beautifully, I wish I was as fluent but my accent sounds a mix of creole and country...its just terrible." Thank you a fellow confused soul, he thought as he walked to the other side of the car, "Brooke Lynden. YOu must be Sophia's escort..." She introduced herself allowing him to introduce himself.
"Luc Sheridan. Its a pleasure to meet you. Congradulations on your engagement and thank you for inviting me."
"Luc...as in Lucas?" Sophia's cousin asked, "that Lucas? The one you've had-"
"Dite una parola e li ucciderò! Sarà molto lentamente ed estremamente penosamente. Giuro al dio che!" Sophia interrupted.
'I want to know what you told them about me later, Sophia.' I told her mentally. At her denial he turned to the cousin, "Yes, I think I am."
"We'll talk later than." Her cousin answered him, Luke was unable to tell if this was a good thing or bad thing. "Nonna ed il padre è all'interno dell'aspettarli due. Siete fortunati voi non eravate in ritardo. Carlino sta unendoli per la prima colazione, voi è montaggi è in seguito."
'Grandmother and Father are inside waiting for you two. You are lucky you weren't late. Carlino is joining us for breakfast, you're fittings are afterward.' Sophia translated in his mind making things only a little easier and a bit less confusing.
This chapter is Two parts (maybe). Please tell me what you think. Luke's adventure is entirely in his POV
Websites for you could check out concerning Story:
Homewood Suite Hotel - www.homewood-suites.com/en/hw/index.jhtml;jsessionid=45EADXTM01WXXJ31AOQ2JLQ
Century Ballroom - www.centuryballroom.com
Luke's suit - www.zootsuitstore.com/Shopping/assets/thumbnails/nehrusm.jpg
Sophia's Dress - www.rustyzipper.com/pics/39012-D1516L.jpg
Eclipse
Chapter Eight
Vivian Cates wasn't a happy woman, even less happier Alpha and a pissed off mother. The reason for her mess of emotions sat in front of her...a newspaper and a fax. She didn't know what upset her more or which one to be more upset about. No, she knew which one, the newspaper. More importantly the entertainment section where on the first page was a blow up picture of her son and Sophia Donner in the latest Carlino Creations dancing along side Seattle's posh. Vivian picked up the paper and read the caption again, 'Mysterious Heiress of the HICI, Sophia Hunter, escorted Luc Sheridan, make a rare appearance at the engagement gala hosted by HICI and Lynden Industries at Century Ballroom donning the latest Carlino Creations.' She had always felt bad for Sophia and her situation, being an outcast among their pack wasn't easy but those sympathic emotions were wasted because where Sophia didn't fit in here she was reveled and honored among the rich. The paper listed all the good deeds performed not only by Sophia herself but her mother as well...the one woman Vivian Cates wanted to hate most in the world but couldn't...Maria Hunter was a philantrophist whose main cause was protecting the animals of the forest especially wolves. The Lady of the Forest foundation was started by Maria Hunter and presently funded by her daugther. The foundation had kept hunters out of Wolf Lake during the struggle for power minimizing the human casualities with the exception of one - Maria HUNTER Donner herself.
Her eyes flashed as she threw the paper back on her desk and just stared at the picture, she had been worried for days when her son disappeared in the middle of the night and the note he left him didn't bring her any comfort, 'Mom, with Sophia see you when I get back - Luke', did nothing to calm her nerves and only made her worry more. Sophia though normally a rational and responsible female was going through a moment of complete loss of afamed rationality first through her challenge of the Alpha's family and then through the structure of the pack. Ripples had been made through Sophia's actions, the formerly united youths had now taken sides girls demanding more authority and men protesting against the shift of power. Sherman, of course, wasn't helping matters just adding fuel to the fire with his lessons on divorce and the last straw of these ripples was the other cause of her frustration - Miss Ruby Cates Creed's fax to Alpha Vivian. She glanced over the fax again and again and again, Sherman's lecture on divorce coming to mind and now this there was too many coincidences. She read the fax aloud
'To Alpha Vivian Cates
CC: Heads of Brewery
Sherman Blackstone
Matthew Donner
Concerning Pack Member Tyler Creed
This is a formal challenge of divorce. I, Ruby Cates Creed, challenge Pack Member Tyler Creed to contest the unwanted marriage between myself and Pack Member Tyler Creed. This challenge is to be performed before the entire Pack upon the next full moon. The contest physical combat, as Pack Member Tyler Creed is too ignorant to understand anything more, the winner will be decided by the last Wolf Standing. The combat is to be solely between Pack Member Tyler Creed and myself, any interferences on either's behalf is to be a forfiet to the other.
White Female Ruby Cates.'
Vivian wanted to destroy the fax but she knew she couldn't the challenge was not only sent to her but to other important members of the pack. By Ruby's repeated use of "Pack Member Tyler Creed" she made this fax a formal pack issue that could not be placed aside by the Alpha. She was backed into a corner and she didn't like...once this was taken care of, she would get to the bottom of this.
----------------------Luke's Seattle Adventure Part 1 (Draft)-------------------------
Luke yawned as he opened his eyes slowly, he reached his arm to the left to grab for Sophia to continue with the night's previous activities but found her side of the bed empty. "Sophia!"
"Cucina...I mean kitchen." Sophia called to him. Over the last two days, she had been doing that talking in fluent Italian something he didn't even know she was able to do. Luke smiled as he got out of bed and looked for the pajamas that were left for him by Sophia. When they arrived at the mansion yesterday morning was when the Italian started....fluent and rapid coming from the mouths of everyone around him.
Everything had been weird since he woke up yesterday morning. Sophia was up and dressed in Armani known the less and had a suit hanging for him on the closet door. "Alzisi in ritardo, il relativo gettin. Dobbiamo ottenere andanti. Porti quello," Sophia told him while packing the last of her bags.
"Huh?" He had asked the sleep not gone from his head nor the confusion from the day before when they went shopping and everyone in the town treated Sophia like some sort of Goddess. I looked outside the sun just peeked.
"Sorry, whenever I get ready to go to Seattle I switch into Italian. I said Get up, its getting late. We have to get going. Wear that." She thumbed to the suit, "My nonna starts breakfast promptly at 8, we have to be there before 7:30 so I can make the introductions without interrupting the schedule. Nonna is very strict when it comes to her schedule, so is Zio for that matter."
We were on the rode by 6:30 and on our way. I fell asleep in between Sophia's explanation of her family. There was alot of family and too much to remember, she would just have to remind me later anyway. She woke me up 20 minutes before we were to arrive and handed me a wet towel, "Wash your face, you have drool off the side of your mouth. You are cute when you drool and thankfully we don't share a pillow."
"Are we almost there?" I asked her when I noticed we were in the city. I'd never been to Seattle and expected it to be busy during business hours not at 7 in the morning.
"We are in the small business part of town, the bakers, small restuarants and grocerers are just beginning to open." Sophia explained to him without his asking, she would do that the entire time they were together in Seattle, he wasn't an ignorant country boy but he wasn't ready for the life Sophia lived in Seattle. "We'll be heading to the house in a few minutes."
He really needed to buy Sophia a dictionary with pictures, the 'house' was a huge mansion, thrice the size of the school with about as much land as the WL forest itself. It was definately a candidate for the 'Lifestyles of the rich and famous' or Cribs, hell the houses he'd seen on cribs had nothing on this. He wanted as Sophia approached the two large gates and she reached passed him and pulled out a credit hard. He watched as she waved it over a box with a screen on it and the gates open. "Digital key. Company's new invention for private homes. My cousin, the one getting married, invented it." She pulled into a large concrete area to the left of the mansion. "I won't bother parking it, we'll leave it here and I'll take jetta to our suite then we do some shopping."
"You don't have to do this for me." I told her annoyed that she seemed to think I was her personal toy to dress up, "The suit was more than enough...it probably cost more than my house."
"I'm not doing this for you, Luke" Sophia informed me leaning over to kiss him lightly. "I spoke to Sherman about old customs...marriage costums. In the big book no one ever sees, there is a costum about the future mate's family presenting to her male all her family has to offer. That's what I'm doing. You get my father's protection and access to my mother's inheritance. What's your mother's maiden name?"
"Sheridan. Why?"
"That'll be your last name here. You are now Luc Sheridan to the press. They will see you especially if you're with my family so we'll use that name so they can't trace you back to Wolf Lake. We don't need press there." Sophia told him.
Press meant exposure, exposure meant death to the pack....Luc Sheridan, he repeated over and over in his head. He wasn't too happy with this anymore than he was with the entire situation...it was against his male instincts to let his female take complete control of the situation especially the wolf instincts that he demanded protect and control. A knock on the glass interrupted his train of thought. "Progettazione uscire da là in qualunque momento presto!" More Italian, if no one spoke english this weekend was going to be a bust.
"Cugino, congradulations sui vostri nuptials imminenti!" Sophia sang out as the door opened and she got out and embraced the man before her. His instincts wanted to hurt the man who dared to touch Sophia, "Luke come out and meet my cousin. He's the one having the party tonight." Family...her family, that squashed his need to maim...a bit. "YOu must be Brooke. Benvenuto alla famiglia!"
"You speak Italian beautifully, I wish I was as fluent but my accent sounds a mix of creole and country...its just terrible." Thank you a fellow confused soul, he thought as he walked to the other side of the car, "Brooke Lynden. YOu must be Sophia's escort..." She introduced herself allowing him to introduce himself.
"Luc Sheridan. Its a pleasure to meet you. Congradulations on your engagement and thank you for inviting me."
"Luc...as in Lucas?" Sophia's cousin asked, "that Lucas? The one you've had-"
"Dite una parola e li ucciderò! Sarà molto lentamente ed estremamente penosamente. Giuro al dio che!" Sophia interrupted.
'I want to know what you told them about me later, Sophia.' I told her mentally. At her denial he turned to the cousin, "Yes, I think I am."
"We'll talk later than." Her cousin answered him, Luke was unable to tell if this was a good thing or bad thing. "Nonna ed il padre è all'interno dell'aspettarli due. Siete fortunati voi non eravate in ritardo. Carlino sta unendoli per la prima colazione, voi è montaggi è in seguito."
'Grandmother and Father are inside waiting for you two. You are lucky you weren't late. Carlino is joining us for breakfast, you're fittings are afterward.' Sophia translated in his mind making things only a little easier and a bit less confusing.