Keir Echo comes to a sudden stop when he sees a male leaning against a boulder in the middle of the forest, and we slowly make our way over to him as we take in the injuries he has sustained. "Please, just end me. I have nothing left to live for," the male whispers, and Echo howls sadly. I take control back to take a better look at the male, and I ask him what happened to him, who did this to him. Quinn walks up to us with the bag Doc gave me in her hand, and I quickly give him something to lessen the pain, but from what I can see, I fear he might not survive his injuries. "He is a Delta; he should be able to survive. Unless he has really given up on life," Echo says, and as we take care of his wounds, I introduce myself to him, explaining to him why we are there and where we are going. "Alpha Keir, my Mate just rejected me because he didn't want a male for a Mate. He doesn't want anyone to know he prefers males. He took me here to reject me and to kill me, but something stopped him from finishing the job. I doubt there is a Pack willing to accept a same-sex couple," he answers my previous question. "I accept everyone for who they are; their sexual preference is none of my business, and as my Daughter would say, why the hell would I doubt the Goddess," I mumble. It takes me a while to clean his wounds, but by the time I am done, most of them are starting to heal with the help of his Wolf, and I shift back to Echo to take him with us. Alice gets him some clothes to change into, and I explain to them what has happened to him. Lotus roars as she hears what his Mate did to him, and Darrius looks at her with confusion in his eyes. "Darrius, that is Lotus. She is my Daughter's Lycan, and she hates injustice more than anyone I have ever met. She is more vocal than Lakota, but when it comes down to it, Lakota is more cunning than her Lycan," I say, and I see a smile appear on his face. Echo decides he will carry Darrius until we stop for dinner, giving his Wolf some extra time to heal his Human, and soon we are on our way again. Darrius drifts off to sleep on my back, and Lance places Josh behind him to make sure he doesn't tumble off. We travel through the forest parallel to the dirt road that leads to another Pack, and I silently thank Lance for suggesting we travel through the forest with one Warrior keeping an eye on the road. Lance has been putting the safety of this Pack before anything, proving to me that he will make an excellent Beta for Lakota. Quinn has taken the lead with Colton, and Lakota and Lance have taken up the rear. The Warriors surround the rest of the Pack-members while they take turns watching the road. Lynn is talking about our new Pack and that she wants to become a Warrior, making Alice look a bit uncomfortable."If you train hard enough and learn the smart way to pick your opponents, I am sure you can become anything you want," Sela says, and I see a huge smile appear on Lynn's face, but for some reason Alice still looks uncomfortable. "Alice, she is right. If Lynn learns how to fight and is smart about picking her fights, she will be able to become a Warrior," I tell her through the mind-link. She thanks me for at least allowing Lynn to try to become something other than an Omega, and I ask Alice if there was something she had wanted to do. "I wanted to become a Doctor; I even have my degree for medicine. However, my former Mate's Father didn't believe I could be anything other than an Omega, and he refused my request to prove myself," Alice answers. "Well, you better start digging up that knowledge, Doctor Alice," I say, and she nearly loses her balance. Sela is quick enough to grab her arm while Lynn asks what is wrong. Alice tells them what we had been talking about through the mind-link and that she had been stunned when I called her Doctor Alice. Lakota Our Pack is expanding with everyone we have found along the way, and I am glad we found each and every one of them. It will make claiming the territory a whole lot easier to do. Lance is pointing at our map, and I see we are getting closer to Silver Moon Pack. It has been two and a half days since we left Silver River Pack and two days since Darrius and Jazzy became members of Crystal Blood Pack. "Dad, do you want to scare the shit out of Alpha Flint?" I ask, and I know everyone hopes he is willing to give us at least the chance to take a shower. Sela says that she hopes to get the chance to wash our clothes, and Mylana and Alice offer up their help. I just smile as everyone has something they would like to do. Half an hour later, we stand at the gate of Silver Moon Pack, and the Warrior on the other side asks us to state our business. "Tell that Alpha of yours that I am here to collect," Dad says, and I turn away from the Warrior to make sure he doesn't see the damn smile on my face. A mighty roar sounds, and I know that Alpha Flint was informed of Dad's message. It takes a second before we hear paws pound on the ground. A huge black Wolf skids to a halt and tilts his head to the left as he looks at Dad. "Hello, Uncle Flint. Care to open up that damn gate?" I say, and his eyes nearly pop out of his head, but the gate gets opened by two Warriors. I step forward towards the huge Wolf and wrap my arms around his neck as I whisper, "Hello, Laurence." His Wolf whimpers as I squeeze him tight. I don't have many memories of that time as I was only two years old, but Laurence was the Wolf I remembered, and it had surprised Dad when I mentioned his name when we were talking about Alpha Flint. From the corner of my eye, I see a young female Pup glaring at me, and I know exactly who she is. "How did you manage to put a gorgeous Pup like that into this world, Uncle Flint," I exclaim, and she giggles as Laurence growls softly. "Okay, I said Uncle Flint, not Laurence," I scold him as I look at him. I know who the female is that throws herself at Dad and isn't hiding the fact that she is crying; she is my Aunt from Mom's side of the family. I feel arms wrap around me as Dad walks over with my Aunt in his arms. Their Pup seems to be rather confused by everything. "Hello, Aunt Flora. Can I get a hug too?" I ask, and she turns around to look at me, making her sob loudly. "My little Lycan, I am so sorry," she says before she wraps her arms around me, and I hold her tightly as she keeps sobbing. Everyone knew from the day I was born that I would be a Lycan, and Aunt Flora had started calling me her little Lycan from the first time she saw me. "Uncle Flint, can Alice use a room at your infirmary to check out Darrius?" I ask, and before he can answer, his Daughter takes Alice's hand to guide her to the infirmary. Darrius follows close behind them, and even though he is fully healed now, we still want Alice to check him.