Amarah “Alpha Theseus and I have decided to make a change in that department, we will hold a speech before the party really starts and let you all enjoy this evening whether you find your fated Mater or not. I would like to thank Luna Delia for pulling this off and a thank you goes to both our Mothers for helping her out. For those of you that came from the Palace or the Academy, if you find your fated Mate tonight I want you to know that you and your Squad are welcome to settle here. I hope that tonight will bring many of you a time to remember, even if you leave here single.” I say before I make room for Theseus. “As my Mate has said this night is for fun and laughter, but if you find your Mate here tonight I know your life will never be the same again. I would like to take this moment to confess something, I wasn’t taught the proper way to lead my Pack and thanks to a new friend I found out why. I learn something new every day and not once has anyone made me feel like a failure, not once was I denied the guidance I needed. Pappi and Dad, thank you for being there for me whenever I need you and to help me grow as an Alpha. Mom, thanks for showing me that I am the luckiest Wolf in the world with parent like the two of you. Joseph, thank you for being you and for being a part of my life.” He says before he turns to me. “Thank you for walking into my life, thank you for putting up with my overprotective nature and for loving me. I will protect you with my life if I have to and I will love you until my final breath, my Alpha.” Tears are running down my face and I know this has nothing to do with my hormones, it has everything to do with the male standing in front of a huge crowd baring his soul to all of us. “I love you too, my Alpha,” I say as I wrap my arms around his waist and I lift my head up to kiss him. “Okay, I think that is the cue to get this party started,” Joseph yells and I hear Mom scold him for interrupting a beautiful moment. We both turn our heads towards Joseph as he stares at his Grandmother, “You do know there are Pups around, Grandma?” He asks and I hide my face in Theseus’ chest. Mom is too stunned to react and Dad doesn’t do anything to hide that he is laughing at the expense of his Mate. I doubt Mom had expected him to react the way he did, but she will learn soon enough that Joseph always speaks his mind and damned the consequences. Amarah I look at Joseph walking around with a huge smile on his face and every time I see the text on his shirt I have to stifle a smile. When Evander had explained why they were not allowed to accompany the girls on their shopping trip I made a Pack-wide announcement that everyone had to attend in jeans or sweats with a shirt with a text on it. Council-member Boaz had laughed his ass off when I called him and asked if he could tell everyone what the dress-code was, until he realized it meant he had to wear one too. Joseph is wearing a black shirt that says, “So apparently I have an attitude.” and when he had seen it he told me he would wear it every single day. I am wearing a pink shirt that says, “Sarcastic comment loading….please wait” and it took me a few minutes longer to find one for Theseus. He had opened the shirt to read the text and it took him a while to calm down, so I guess I hit the bullseye with that one. Like Joseph he is wearing a black shirt, but his says in orange and red lettering, “In my defense, I was left unsupervised.” I am afraid he might wear it to a meeting one of these days, especially if it is with an Alpha he doesn’t like. When we walked into the living room on our floor we all had a good laugh about the shirts everyone was wearing and I need to thank Umayza for this idea. “Sweetheart, I don’t know where you got this idea from, but I can tell you one thing. It makes everyone more at ease and it is a great start for a conversation.” Mom says and when I tell her who gave me the idea she starts looking around and bursts out in laughter as she finally sees Umayza. Oh, yeah. She really nailed this and by the looks of it her Mates don’t mind at all. I see Ademus walking in our direction and when he is close enough for me to read his shirt I am really laughing my ass off. The smile on his face is beaming as I see the others stare at him, but I know he doesn’t care. His shirt says, ”I’m only here because the server is down.” I don’t doubt if he could have gotten away with it he would have dodged this party. “Uncle Ademus, look at my shirt.” Joseph says after he has read his and Ademus looks at Joseph and says, “You sure have an attitude and you know how to use it, Little Wolf.” From time to time I hear someone laugh and I know they have read another shirt that has them in stitches. Knowing we can’t do this every single time Delia made pictures of many of the shirts and she is planning to use them in the future, making sure it will be easier to start a conversation with someone. Alastor had picked out their shirts and Delia really likes hers, “Karma will fix it” and his says “I’m fine. Thanks for not asking.” I am really in trouble the moment I see that Captain Armand is wearing the same shirt that Pappi and Nanna are wearing. Joseph walks up to Captain Armand and I think we might be in for a shock, “Captain, mind telling us how old you are?” Joseph asks and my jaw drops when I hear him answer that he is one hundred and thirty four. Joseph and Inti look at one another before they both mutter. “Fuck.” Theseus and I make our way up to the stage as it is nearing midnight, because we want to have a good view over all those attending the party and we hope to see a lot of Wolves and Lycans find their fated Mate. I am looking around when it turns midnight and my eyes land on Lilith who has a shocked look on her face.