Hello everybody. Welcome to Chapter 3 of Alpha vs. Omega: Civil War!
Kate's POV
The water was cold, but still warm enough to feel refreshing on my skin. I had made sure to clean my eyes enough so no tears would be present for the meeting. I just had a mental breakdown in front of Humphrey and Lilly; I rarely have those, especially in front of other wolves.
However, I felt that the ex-tears that I used to have on my face would be replaced by new tears; I didn't know what to do. Not even about Humphrey, I feel a lot better about that now, but more about Garth. I mean, it's crazy to get married to a wolf you hardly know, isn't it? But isn't it also crazy to not do what's good for the pack? Hopefully, this meeting will clear up some of my thoughts.
Sometimes, I wish I could just escape to another planet for a couple of days and get away from my life. Everything is always super complicated and makes no sense; I hate it.
What can't Alphas and Omegas marry? Why do I have to marry Garth? Why do I have to be the pack leader's daughter?
After I finished bathing, I ran back home to my den, being careful not to mess up my fur, and was met by my Dad.
"Hi, Kate," My Dad said once I entered the den. He seemed to have also taken a bath, but his fur was a lot drier. He must've taken it earlier.
"Hey, Dad. I'm ready for the meeting," I told him, signaling I was all ready to go. I was anxious as this meeting could decide my future life.
"Great! Just one thing," He said to me, almost wanting to be secretive about it. "Don't bring up doubts about the marriage between you and Garth; I will bring that up. He will be more likely to agree and work something out if I say it," My Dad said to me, whispering the whole time even though no one was in the den.
I got what he was saying, my Dad has known Tony way longer than I have known him. The better and longer the friendship, the better the chemistry. My Dad would know what to say and how to say it.
"Okay, I won't talk about it until you mention it," I told him so he would know that I understand what he was saying.
Then, in the middle of our conversation, my stomach made a grrrrr sound, signaling that I was hungry.
"Great! By the way, Tony says he's bringing food, for dinner, to the meeting so we don't need to stop and eat before we leave to go to the meeting," My Dad told me in response to my stomach. It was about dinner time anyway, and I was obviously hungry, so I'm happy Tony's bringing food.
"Fabulous. Is Mom coming?" I asked him, curious if we would have to wait for her.
Mom usually doesn't go to these meetings, but I don't usually either and I'm going, so it wouldn't shock me if she was going.
"No, she's not. I would feel bad bringing any extra company with me while we're eating because of the food shortage. Plus, I want someone here to run to pack in case of any chaos," My father said to me in response to my question. It's always a good idea to have a leader on standby in case of an emergency.
"Oh, okay. It's getting a little late, do you want to start to leave?" I asked him, mainly because I was getting really hungry then. I knew we could have waited, but I didn't want to.
"Sure, let's roll," My Dad said to me with words that I have never heard come out of his mouth before. He's trying to act young. I couldn't help but laugh at my thought.
We stepped out of the den and started walking toward the border between the Western Pack and the Eastern Pack, for that's where the meeting was going to be held. My father and I had passed Humphrey and Lilly, who were seeming to be in a very intense conversation. I wonder what that's about. I could tell when we were nearing the meeting because we were met by numerous Alphas guarding every border of our pack.
We passed the Alphas and hopped over the river where we were immediately met by Tony. I noticed that Garth wasn't there.
"Hello Winston," Tony said to my Dad. "Hello Kate, I didn't realize you were coming," Tony said to me kind of rudely. Tony has always been that old, mean wolf. I never knew why though.
Nobody knows if Tony has or even had a mate as he never talks about it. Everyone thinks that she has died, but he has never confirmed or denied anything. He's pack leader, so no one could try to force it out of him.
"Sammy, get me another caribou!" Tony shouted out to, presumably, his messenger whose name was Sammy. I was surprised that he doesn't just go by Sam.
"Okay boss," Sammy replied back to Tony and ran back to his pack grounds, probably to the feeding ground.
"Sorry about bringing Kate, I figured that it would be good for her to learn what meetings would be like," My Dad explained to Tony. I knew that wasn't the real reason, Dad just didn't want to tell him the real one yet. I think Dad also thought Garth would be here.
"No problem, don't want our kids to go into a job they have no experience with," Tony said to my Dad. I don't think he was actually fine though.
"Talking about our jobs, you will never guess what the Omegas asked me. They wanted to end Alpha privilege," My Dad said while chuckling to himself. "It's not even like there's that much. Those stupid Omegas don't understand how much Alphas do for them. We practically let them live here for free. We hunt for them and we protect the pack," My Dad said going off on a rant.
The Omegas had a vote on that? I mean, I will agree that Omega abuse is pretty bad, but it's been like that forever and no one has ever done anything to change it; that's just the way it is.
"Seems like you got an unappreciative group of Omegas," Tony said to my Dad. I wasn't surprised at Tony's response, Tony always did things the 'old way' no matter whether it was good or bad.
"Those Omegas don't know their position. Obviously, I'm going to reject it, no question there," Dad said to Tony.
Then, Tony's messenger, Sammy, brought back a caribou for me. It didn't look great, but I felt rude asking for a better-looking caribou when Tony didn't even know I was coming. To be fair, we never told him, but my Dad and I figured Garth would be here, so it would be okay.
"Here you go, ma'am," Sammy said to me as he placed down my caribou. I didn't care that it didn't look great though anyway, I was hungry.
"Thank you," I said to Sammy even though he was walking back to Tony so I only saw Sammy's back.
"Anything else, sir?" He asked Tony. I could already tell Sammy was very polite, but I think it's because he is forced to.
"No, that is all," Tony said to Sammy. On that response, Sammy left the meeting area back to his own Eastern Pack.
"So, the reason that I called this meeting between us is the caribou shortage within our packs. I think we should make our packs almost one by becoming strong allies," Dad pitched to Tony.
My Dad and Tony started to eat their caribou, so I decided to start eating mine too. I wasn't the best I've ever tasted, but it did hit the spot.
"That may actually not be such a bad idea. Since Kate and Garth are going to get married soon, we combine our Alphas and I'm sure we can get more stuff done," Tony said seeming to agree with my Dad.
I was waiting for my Dad to bring up the marriage right there, but he didn't. What is he waiting for?
Tony and Dad talked about other stuff after that, but it wasn't anything important. It sounded more like two friends talking instead of two pack leaders talking.
"It's getting late, and I'm sure Eve is getting worried, so we should probably get going," My Dad said to Tony. But he hasn't talked about the marriage yet.
"Okay, I'll see you next time," Tony said to my Dad. "Hope you learned some stuff today, Kate," Tony told me.
"I learned a lot today," I said to Tony while being very polite. But I didn't come here to learn; I came here to talk.
With that, my Dad started walking back to our pack, so I had to follow. Once we got out of earshot of Tony, I turned to my Dad.
"You didn't mention the wedding to him!" I told him angrily. Normally I don't get angry, but recently, I have. It's because nothing is going my way.
"But you heard what he said, Kate. We can only be allies with the marriage. If we call off the wedding, there would for sure be bloodshed. It's your duty to do what's good for the pack," My Dad told me.
"What about yesterday? You said you don't want me to do something I don't want to," I said to Dad, remembering yesterday.
"It is my duty to be the pack leader and do what's best for the pack," Dad told me.
"You also have a duty to be my Dad and do what's best for me," I said to the wolf in front of me as I ran off away from him.
I couldn't even call him my Dad right now. He changed from the other day. He was so caring and thoughtful, but now he's acting as if I'm just a prisoner he can exploit to his own gain. If I didn't feel like crying again before, I definitely feel like crying now.
I didn't really want to go back to my den because I knew that my Dad would be there, but it was getting dark and dangerous outside, so I had no choice but to go to my den.
I walked into the den to only find my Dad doing something on the Mac. I had no clue where Mom and Lilly were.
I guess he heard my footsteps because he turned around and said, "Kate, I'm sorry about what I said earlier. However, you have to understand that it's my responsibility to protect all the wolves in this pack. I'm really sorry Kate, but you are going to have to go through with the marriage," He finished saying to me.
In a sense, I sadly knew that he was right. I wish he didn't have to be pack leader because all of this trouble could just go away.
"Now, I promise that I will also keep your interests in mind for whatever I'm going to be deciding and doing," He told me.
That is a little better because I know he'll be looking out for me, however, I still don't want to marry Garth. I think I may actually tell Garth because, if we both agree that the marriage is a bad idea, then maybe Dad and Tony will change it!
The only problem is that I don't know if Garth likes me or not. Just to make sure that he doesn't like me, the next time we go out, I will make sure to be the most unattractive, sloppy, and rude wolf anyone has ever seen. I will make it so that after just one time that we are together, he will want to get away from me forever. I will have the worst howl and worst eating manners I ever had. I will make myself unlikeable for Garth.
"Okay, Dad. I'm gonna go lay down now," I told him, not saying that I forgive him because I didn't just yet.
While I walked to the corner and layer down, I kept on thinking about my plans and how to carry them out. I slowly fell asleep as I succumbed to my dreams.
Hope you all enjoyed! I plan to update about every week or so! Have a nice day!