Breaking Tradition

Varella's eyes widened as Taylor lifted her into his arms. When she suddenly found herself laying on the bed she shifted awkwardly, biting at her lip, as she tried to pull the hem of her dress back down over her thighs, "M-Marjorie?" She'd lost the conversation they'd been having when he'd picked her up and now had to think back on it, "Oh, nothing. She'd just the lead female in the pack. That's all." Varella shrugged, "Really, it's nothing." She looked over and met his gaze, giving him a small smile, "She's going to be sad to find out about... your choice of mate. She was hoping for the position."

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Taylor leaned into his pillow, looking at Varella as she spoke. He chuckled and rolled his eyes. "Well for one, she seemed too stiff and stuck up for me. And two, when I found you, there was no convincing me otherwise." He said flirtatiously. He put and arm around her shoulders and have her a smile again. "I don't really get your rankings." He admitted shyly. "But I would like to learn about them. I don't have a lot going on tomorrow so you could stay for a bit before my meeting and talk with me." He said and yawned. "You could come to that if you wanted."

Varella's eyes widened and snapped to Taylor's sleepy ones. His meeting? He was inviting her to an alpha's meeting? Females never went to the meetings... "I wouldn't want to... upset the others or embarrass you at your meeting." She said softly, slowly turning her body toward his so that his arm wasn't at an odd angle. The position put her extremely close to Taylor, her body pressed to his. She kept her arms tucked in tight, unsure how close he truly wanted her, but she didn't want his arms to be in an odd position either.

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Taylor raised an eyebrow at her as she spoke. "Come on, I want you to go." He murmured softly. "And I don't really care what the others think because I'm in charge." He said and his arm was wrapped around her carefully holding her against him. He enjoyed the closeness of the two of them. "Don't lay so stiff, you'll wake up sore in the morning." He said and yawned again. "I'm gonna fall asleep." He said groggily, eyes fluttering shut. "Wake me up if you need anything Varella." He said before drifting off to sleep.

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Varella bit her lip as Taylor fell asleep. He was nothing like she'd have thought. Her gaze lifted to study him as he slept. She felt bolder now that he wasn't aware of her every action. Bold enough that she slowly lifted her hand and gently brushed back his hair, her fingers whispering over his cheek. Eventually she relaxed and fell asleep as well, curling into his body. At some point in the night Varella found herself pressed fully against him, her arm over his chest and her legs tangled with his.

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Taylor slept like a rock. He didn't wake up until 7 te next morning like he always did. He stretched out and then gently shook Varella awake. "Hey sweetheart. Time to get up." He said sweetly,
Kissing her head as he got up and went to his closet. He grabbed some nice clothes and went into the bathroom to change. When he came out he went to his mirror and put some gel in his hair to spike it up. "So do you want to come? To my meeting." He asked turning back to her as he buttoned his cuff links.

Varella's eyes snapped open as Taylor rose from the bed. It took her a second to understand where she was and what had happened. By the time he came out of the bathroom she'd made his bed, straightened the pillows, and was now trying to get the wrinkles out of her dress. She knew she probably looked like a mess, "I... I suppose I can, but I'm not sure I'm dressed appropriately." She gave up on the dress and moved her hands to her hair, running her fingers through it before pulling it up into another messy bun, "If we don't have time to stop by the female housing I'm sure it'll be okay..." And, honestly, she wasn't sure if she wanted to go to the female housing. Not when they'd all gossip about why the alpha was there with her, "You know what... on second thought I'm sure I'm fine."

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Taylor turned again to check himself in the mirror and make sure he looked nice. "We have time. But if you don't want to come here." He said and opened one of his dresser drawers. He pulled out a small wand like thing. He then ran it over the wrinkles in her dress and they disappeared. After that he gave her a grin. "Let's go." He offered his arm out to Varella. When she toom it he led her out of the house and then towards the meeting house. He went into the large room. It was beautifully crafted wood throughout. He went up to the head of the table and sat down, pointing to the seat besides him,
Usually reserved for a beta wold. "The others will be here shortly." He said and smiled at her. Soon the other high ranking makes began to pour in.

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Varella took the seat that Taylor pointed to, her gaze roaming around the room. It was beautifully made and spacious, though her favorite parts where the windows. They looked out into the forests, a beautiful view. When she turned back to Taylor she was smiling, "You have a very beautiful home... but the forest really sells it." She looked up as the others started to flow in. At first they were surprised to see her, then they were glaring and wondering what she was doing here. Varella swallowed and immediately dropped her gaze, back to the submissive female she was supposed to be.

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Taylor glanced over and smiled slightly. "Forests really are the best, they also make sense for Wolves." He commented and glanced up as the other males begun to pour in. He frowned slightly when he saw Varella quickly go back to being submissive. He placed a hand on her shoulder and said quietly. "Hey stop that, you're fine." Taylor stood and greeted the others, giving small glares and showing small acts of dominance when one would give him or Varella a glare. "Alright guys." He said as he sat down with them all. "What's the news you all have for me? First. Then we will get into trading with the neighboring packs." He announced and pulled out a small clipboard to write on.

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Varella continued to sit next to Taylor, head down. She was intimidated by all these high ranking males. As they talked about their day she could feel their gazes on her. One in particular seemed the most upset at her presence. The pack's Beta was sitting across from her. He had yet to stop glaring at her, had yet to relax instead of sit in his hair all tense. Varella glanced up at the Beta, then immediately dropped her gaze. He looked so angry. Why was he so angry? She looked back to Taylor, watching him as he took his notes. This was so awkward. Maybe she should just leave. She shifted in her seat, scooting it back as she prepared to leave as quietly she could.

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Taylor discussed all the news and pack problems among his other men. He noticed Marco wasn't talking at all, nor was he paying attention and instead was glaring across at Varella. After a few moments he glared across at his subordinate. "Marco. Pay attention. Put into the conversation, and fucking look at me." He snarled. Taylor put his hand on the chair besides him, trying to keep Varella from leaving. After he calmed down he looked around at all the males and nodded slightly. "Alright. So I will be meeting with the alphas of the Moonrise Pack, ThornStrike Pack, and GoldMatyer Pack to discuss treaties and trading females. Besides any females currently under 17 or being mates with currently, and permanent mates. Which ones do you guys suggest we trade and what kind of females should we trade for?"
He asked the other subordinates

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Varella bit her lip as she settled back down into her seat. At Taylor's last question Varella could feel the different gazes of the other men. She could only assume that they were thinking that she should go. Then one spoke and she flinched at his words.

"Why don't we start with that female there? That must be why you brought her here. These meetings aren't for their kind anyway."

Varella dropped her gaze even further, watching her hands fiddling with each other in her lap. The man had a point. Why was she here? Taylor had told her that he wanted her to have his pups... but would he trade her after that? This pack was her home. It was all she knew. She didn't want to leave.

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Taylor didn't like being questioned for his motives. He really didn't. He snarled across at the other male. "Your daughter just turned 18 huh? Why don't we get rid of her." He growled. Taylor knew most males were extremely close with their pups. But some were, and all had a connection with them. "I brought her here because I'm the damn alpha. And I can do what I want. You don't have the right to question my motives." He said and stood up, clasping his hands together. "You know what. I'll decide on my own who goes. Meeting dismissed, get the fuck out of here." He said and glared down at all the others. Taylor looked down at Varella and pat her on the back sighing. "That probbaly wasn't a great idea on my part." He mumbled.

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Varella waited while the other males left the room before lifting her gaze back to his, "Which part?" She asked softly, "The one where you brought me here?" She gave him a small smile, "I have to admit... I don't now why you allowed me to your meeting." She reached out and placed her hand on his, "what is it you really want from me? This... this isn't how a coupling between males and females typically work. I'm having a hard time understanding what's to be expected of me."

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Taylor ran a hand through his hair and shook his head sighing. "Yea. They were more upset than I thought they were." He looked down at her and raised an eyebrow. "I wanted you here because I just wanted you to see what it's like." He said. Taylor then began to lead Varella out. He brought her back to his mansion and went inside, to the kitchen. "Wanna eat the pie you brought?" He asked and took it from the fridge, along with a beer. Taylor cut up the pie. Clearly trying to distract himself from something as he kept himself occupied. "Okay so this." He said and paused, running a hand down his face. "I want you to be my mate and have my pups. Yes. That is one thinner expected of you. But I don't think that I should look down on you." He said and shrugged, taking a bite of pie. Trying to make it seem much more casual than it really was.

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Varella stared at her pie, holding the plate as she took in his words. Still, she didn't understand his motives, "Well... I'm glad you don't think you should look down on me." She lifted her gaze to his and smiled, "But I have a feeling that there's more to this." She swallowed past her nervousness, "Can I be frank? You don't have to bring me to meetings or make me fancy dinners or sped time with me to not look down on me. You just have to be nice to me... so why all the extra things?" She blinked, then reached out and placed her hand on his upper arm, "Why are you doing things that are making you men... feel uncomfortable?"