Lakota It has been four weeks since Lance and I marked and mated, taking every chance we get to sneak off together or locking the door of my office to spend a few moments together. I am surprised I am not pregnant yet, but it will happen when it is the right time for us, and that apparently isn't right now. Lance is starting to get used to calling my Father Dad, but it is still difficult for him at times. He always called him Gamma, and for a while he called him Alpha; it took some time for Lance to be comfortable with calling him by his first name after I took over. Now he has to get comfortable with calling him Dad, and sometimes he nearly chokes on his words.I am walking towards my office for our morning meeting when my phone starts to ring, and I am surprised to see the caller-ID showing Armas' name; he usually sends an email when he wants to get in contact with me. "I assume hell broke loose somewhere, Council-member," I answer his call as I walk into my office. Everyone is quiet as soon as they hear me say Council-member, and I even see a confused look in Lance's eyes. "Yes, it did," he answers me, and the tone of his voice has the hairs on my neck standing up; this doesn't predict much good. Lance is behind me with his arms around my waist to calm down my nerves. I ask him what had happened. "Yesterday a young male showed up at the Palace; he had been walking for days to reach us, and it looks like your former Pack still keeps their fated Mates as breeding machines," he replies, and an ear-deafening roar sounds behind me, making me turn around to place a hand on his cheek. "Calm down, Babe. We will make them pay; we will help the Council in any way we can," I say as I look into his eyes, seeing Lance and Bolt battling for control, and I feel them settling down the moment I place my lips on theirs. I wait until they have calmed down completely before returning my attention back to Council-member Armas. By the time Armas is done with his story, Lotus is raging with anger, and if I would allow her to take control she would run there without stopping to tear them all apart. "Can we meet at the diner? I will be bringing two Squads with me, and I would appreciate it if you could bring some of your Warriors along as well," he states. We agree on meeting at the diner in two hours; it will give us time to make preparations on our end, and they don't have to rush to come out here. "Dad, can you come to my office and bring Argos and Kobal with you," I say through the mind-link, before I ask Colton to gather six of our best Warriors. It doesn't take a genius to see that my entire leadership wants to come with me, and if Dad is willing to look after the Pack I will be bringing all of them with me. Jace and his Father are going to regret the decisions they made in regard to their fated Mates; Lotus chuckles in my head as she tries to imagine the look on their faces when they see us again. Argos closes the door behind them, and all three of them look at me for answers. "Dad, would the three of you mind looking after the Pack while we are gone?" I ask him, and Kobal asks where we are planning on going. "Silver Shadow Pack," I answer, and all three of them growl at the mention of the Pack name. I tell them about the call I received from Council-member Armas, and Dad says that they will look after the Pack while we help out the Council. I knew he wouldn't mind staying behind; he knows I need to close the book on Silver Shadow Pack permanently, and that my leadership wants to be there to help me accomplish that. After going over everything with Dad on what needs to be done in my absence, I link Colton to bring in the Warriors that will come with us, and it doesn't surprise me that he chose Jazzy for this mission. She escaped the life of a breeding machine, and she is hell-bent on making sure no one else has to suffer that fate. Jazzy growls when I tell them where we are going; I told her my story not long after we settled down here, and she told me if I ever had to take action against my former Pack she would be right beside me. Everyone eventually hears my story after they become a part of our Pack, and every Warrior that is here has a bone to pick with Silver Shadow Pack. We make our way over to the diner, and Josy looks surprised to see all of us walking in. I hear Tir Na Nóg play in the background as I sit down at a table by the window, and I softly hum along with the melody of the song. Josy nearly drops my latte macchiato when she sees the mark on my shoulder, and Lance tells her that we are fated Mates. "Congratulations to both of you. Is someone going to tell me what you are all doing here?" She asks, and through the mind-link I tell her why we are at the diner.