Chapter 7

Isabella's POV

In my original wolf pack, only the very best would become warriors. The women, on the other hand, were required to find a mate as soon as possible.

Even if the females didn't find mate, they still had to get pregnant and have a baby.

It's like a curse hanging over the heart of every White Birch Pack girl. So there, it was impossible for us to be warriors.

I knew that this event would completely turn Elijah's perceptions upside down. In his case, girls are free to fall in love, otherwise I wouldn't have been challenged.

"Which wolf pack did you originally belong to?" Elijah looked at me with suppressed anger in his eyes. He probably sensed my emotions from the link.

I dared not say, I was afraid to bring him unnecessary calamity. But I didn't want to not say anything, because I was afraid he's sad.

"That doesn't matter, I am, and always will be a Green Creek Pack." I didn't want to answer that question, but in the meantime I closed my eyes.

I didn't want to see his sad face.

To my surprise, he wasn't even angry either. He just gently held my hand.

The warmth of his hand reassured me.

"I'll be the best listener when you want to talk. But I won't force you to do anything you don't want to do." He looked a little helpless, but his concern was very flattering to me.

"Thank you." I can't believe I didn't know what to say to him anymore.

"In that case, I would like to perform Luna's coronation ceremony for you as soon as possible. This will be able to protect you better." He suddenly came to his senses.

I had no problem with the matter itself. I also wanted to be on his side as soon as possible.

"I don't know what I need to do..." I answered truthfully.

"We need to invite the Alpha or Beta of all the packs around here. Then..." he explained patiently.

All the wolves around here? Wouldn't that be meeting the White Birch Pack? I felt my heart beat until it almost exploded at that moment.

That would never do! I didn't want to see them! Liam hated it when someone betrayed him, and I could almost imagine what he would do to me and this whole Green Creek Pack. Maybe they'd declare war on this place, maybe they'd take everyone here as captives and the girls would become their toys...

I felt a shiver run down my spine.

"I'm not ready yet, let's wait." I rebuffed him as politely as I could and lowered my head to make it look like I was really scared. "I'm afraid to meet that many people."

"Don't worry." He didn't insist at all, just reassured me as best he could. "Of course it must be until you want to be crowned."

No, Elijah didn't know what I'm worried about. I didn't dare look at him, I just lay down on the edge of his bed.

I really didn't know what to do.

Early the next morning, a group of people crowded into his ward. They had come to ask about the selection of female warriors.

Now that Alpha was bedridden, it was clear that someone else needed to be chosen to preside. I sat silently in the corner, trying to keep them from noticing me at all.

I hoped this would change Elijah's choice.

"Isabella?"

I heard Elijah call my name and looked up. It just so happened that I also met eyes with the werewolves. This made me feel rather uncomfortable.

The expressions of those people were obviously somewhat puzzled, but soon the scrutiny in their gazes all changed to appreciation.

I thought they'd probably seen me before.

"Then the job of selecting female warriors is officially in your hands." Elijah he looked at me gently, his eyes full of encouragement.

But I didn't dare look him in the eye. I didn't know if I could do this well, after all, I had never been exposed to this before.

"We have all seen your abilities with our own eyes, and we trust your judgment."

"Yes, please don't turn us down ! "

Those warriors reacted very quickly.

"No, I..."I looked to Elijah. "I don't think I'm qualified to it."

"Take Luna with you." But he apparently made up his mind that I should go, and just let the women take me.

"Don't give her a chance to hide her strength."

The women cooperated by flanking me and bringing me to the audition training ground without even giving me a chance to take a breath and say "no".

The sun was shining here, and those future warrior women were standing there, waiting for the ceremony to begin.

I stood in front of the warriors. They were all quite young, and their faces had a vibrancy that I had never seen in the White Birch Pack. Looking at them like this, I completely swallowed the word "no" back.

"Hello, I'm Isabella, and I will be in charge of this female warrior selection," I said, standing on the raised platform and trying to keep myself as calm as possible.

They all looked at me together. I could tell that some of them were not convinced that I could stand here.

So I decided to show them a little bit of myself first.

I jumped off the high platform and took a dagger from my assistants. The assistants helped me drive the maidens a little farther away, and I juggled that bit right in front of them.

I kept hitting my dagger on the training stake. The violent ringing sound made the whole room fall silent instantly.

This was followed by a round of applause.

"Bravo!"

"Awesome!"

"Can you teach us?"

I could tell that their compliments were sincere. After the applause and cheers faded, I took out a notebook.

"And then, I'll announce the rules for the selection." I stood in front of the speaker.

This notebook was just shoved into my arms in the confusion, and the men told me it had the process of selecting female warriors for the original Pack.

They wanted me to change away the unreasonable rules and then develop a female warrior selection process of my own.

"Honestly, I think the original rules are just missing some small processes." Mia exclaimed inside my head. "But it couldn't be fairer than that Pack!"

"Yeah, I'm envious, too." I read through everything as fast as I could .

Then I faced everyone on the stage and slowly opened my mouth.

In competition with each other, I could probably get a sense of their abilities. The skills they demonstrated were only an aid. Skills could be relearned, but some of the qualities themselves were hard to change.

It was a new rule that I made by referring to their original rule, and I thought there should be no problem.

And so it was. Even though my presentation was not perfect, they roared with excitement and no one would dispute it at all. There was only one thing in their eyes, and that was to become warriors.

Those little girls spontaneously grouped themselves to prepare for the fight. Seeing the state of their warm-up, I couldn't help but think of myself again before I was announced as a breeder. At that time, I also fantasized that I could become a fighter like they are now.

It wasn't that long ago, but in retrospect it seemed that a few hundred years had passed.

"So, let's start the first group." I held the roster and waved my hand at the two young girls at the front of the line. The two little girls lunged forward and then fought again.

"Beautiful!" Even I couldn't help but exclaim.

They fought very sharply and were properly trained, but were obviously much more green than the female fighter who challenged me. I kept my cool on the surface, but I really couldn't stop admiring in my heart.

No need to actually fight until you get hurt, now I can see who is better.

"Okay, this is it. The one on the left is a little more skillful, but don't be too careful." I analyzed it carefully.

The little girls nodded attentively and bowed deeply to me again. They went back to the crowd, and a new pair of girls came forward next.

After a day like this, I got to know them all in general. I wrote a long list of comments after each one's name. They were all so good that I didn't even know which one to choose for a while.

But that's not enough, I needed to get to know them in many ways. But that's obviously not what we were going to do.

"See you tomorrow!" They gathered around me to bid me goodbye.

"See you tomorrow." I smiled back and waved at them, then went back to my place with all the fatigue.

Now Elijah and his hospital bed had been wheeled into my house together, so I could take better care of him. But before I could return to my room, I heard strange noises in the hallway.

When I reached the door, I even found another person inside.

His face was very unfamiliar, not the usual follower of Elijah, which would be very suspicious.

"How true you are..." he laughed indulgently and threw an orange at Elijah. The orange, in turn, landed right on top of Elijah.

He let out a muffled grunt.

He's still wounded! How can this man do this!

I didn't have time to think about it, so I rushed up and kicked him out of the house. I gritted my teeth, the veins on my arms were bulging from the excessive force, and I yanked on the door frame to keep him out.

How dare he hurt my mate?

"What are you?" I looked at him warily.

It was as if he didn't understand what I was doing at all and just looked at Elijah in a panic.

"What's wrong with her?"

"You go back first, I'll explain to her." Elijah slowly climbed to his feet and greeted me as I passed. The man stood outside the door, like a child who had done something wrong.

"He's just kidding with me. Don't worry about me, it's no problem." Elijah held my hand.

His hands were still warm and dry, which calmed me down a little. By the time I noticed the man, he had already run away.

So there was no danger, I was relieved.

"I get it, I won't do it again." I bowed my head.

But Elijah is the Alpha, how could anyone dare to joke with him like this? In White Birch Pack it was absolutely impossible, if someone dared to do so, then the only fate that awaited him was exile.

"Don't be too serious." He held my hand. "Life is easy."

I frowned.

That was incredible. It's really so different from the White Birch Pack.

I just felt a pang of panic and could barely control my trembling.

I suddenly realized that no matter how long I'd been here, once something did come up, I'd still be dealing with the same perceptions I built while at White Birch Pack.

"Mia, I'm so scared." I said in my head. "I'm a completely different person than they are. This pack is just too good for me to stay here, and I'm worried I'll break this part of their peace..."

I knew at that moment that I could not take on the responsibility of a Green Creek Pack Luna. Their Luna didn't just need to be obedient, but also needed many good qualities.

Luna was a sacred position, and what a person I was, and how was I worthy of it.

His sunshine and gentleness was something I could never hope to achieve.

"Don't think like that, my dear. The people of Green Creek Pack have acknowledged your abilities, and you shouldn't feel inferior. You are capable of making it all work." Mia tried her best to comfort me. But those words of hers sounded useless to me.

My body couldn't stop trembling. Those sad emotions filled me up and I didn't know what I should...

The next moment, I felt I fell into a warm embrace.