Chapter 235

Colt reached his arm out and griped my shoulder. I wasn’t sure how long we sat there and cried together but Alec eventually grabbed me and pulled me back. I watched as a couple warriors came over with a wooden stretcher. Carefully, they put dad on it and started carrying him. I guess I was too distracted by the flower to miss the pile of wood that was gathered about a hundred yards away.

When the warriors headed in that direction, I saw my old and current pack walking up the hill. “Dad didn’t think he would make it long so he arranged his own funeral.” Colt said, his voice was thick with emotion.

Alec kept his arm firmly around me as we walked over and sat down in the front row. I didn’t have it in me to look at everyone. Everyone from my past and my present. Penny handed me a tissue before she took her seat on the other side. There wasn’t any murmurs or whispers. Everyone was quiet and respectful.

Only when everyone was seated, did Colt start to speak. He was standing directly in front of our dad. Jacob was standing off to the side. When we made eye contact, I realized he was crying too.

“We are brought here together to honor my father, Alpha Brian.” There was a few cries in the back but mainly people blowing their nose. “I would like to start with a story. When we were little, our mother passed away. Needing to stay alive for us, dad mated with An n. He had hoped An n would come to care for us as her own. Obviously, we all know that was not the case. However, he needed to make sure our future was secured as well as the pack was not left in her hands.” Colt paused as he gathered himself. How he managed to make it through this, I’ll never know. “After we turned 18 and found our mates, dad started to planning his exit strategy. He organized this himself and left us with a smile on his face. Alpha Brian to you, dad to us and friend to others, left on his own terms. I always assumed he would die in battle but he was stubborn and liked to do things his way.”

That earned a few laughs from people around. Resting my head on Alec’s shoulder, he kept rubbing his thumb on my arm. Colt was right, if he was going to die, it was going to be on his term. Dad made sure of

it.

“After a few things fell into place, now was the correct time to move forward with his plan and reject An n, thus killing him. We were able to shift the title of Alpha over to me, making Penny your new luna.” Colt gave Penny a small smile. The love in his eyes was clear. “With Jacob as my beta, I vow to be as great as an Alpha as my dad.” noveldrama

There was cheers around the crowd, louder than I anticipated but Colt had been doing Alpha duties for awhile now, it wasn’t that big of a change. I watched as Jacob lit the torch on fire and handed it over to

Colt