Nixus watched as the pack gathered in the dirt packed grove that sat some distance from the old hotel that served ad the packs home. Not many humans knew of the old hotel as it was miles from the main road and was last used by them in the early nineteen hundreds before the first world War. Even them this hotel was old, it was beautiful in its old charm. Luckily the alpha made sure that it was well kept, as young wolves going through the first change were notorious for destroying things.
Shaking his head, Nixus watched as the first females were "displayed". They were widows whose mates died the year or two years before. It was Anna and Marcy who were widows this year, Anna ' s mate died after getting cancer. A sad end considering wolves healed fast, and when they got cancer it was only a matter of time. Marcy's mate was shot by humans who were hunting in the area. She killed the hunters and left their wives their heads. So to put it plainly Marcy was a sick bitch, but strong.
A few males pledged to fight for mating rights for each of the first two females. Some of the males that pledged surprised him, as they had high enough rank to take some of the younger females. But then some were close friends with the dead males that they most likely thought it only right to take care of their friends mates.
Next came the new females of breeding age, one of which was a "thin-blood" a turned werewolf. Not many human females are bitten, so this gave a chance for the thin-blood males to have a chance of having a mate. But not Nixus, he was moving up the ranks and wanted only the best. Once all the young females had their pledges the Alpha stood up. All knew what he was going to say but they remained quiet out of respect for their leader.
"I know a great many of you seek to make my daughter their mate, and one of you will succeed in doing so." The Alpha paused as he looked over the pack. No doubt he could see some drifters that wanted a chance of making it big. "For all the pledges for the other females, a draw of first blood will be the rules. But for my daughter, only those of good quality will have her. So those that pledge to fight for her will be until death or until one asks for mercy."
Nixus could see that some of the males became uneasy at these rules, as draw of first blood had always been the norm. But they had to have know that Alpha and Beta young got different set of rules. When males of these high rank came to breeding age, females fight for them seeing that only the strong rule.
"Now who will pledge to fight for my daughter? ” the Alpha asked as he eyed the males, daring them to speak.
"I pledge to fight." Nixus said in a loud and confident voice as he smirked at Valkyria. There was a laugh that came behind him and he turned to see who it was.
"A thin blood? Really? My mother could whip you like the human you are." Said a large muscular mass whose name was fitting, Brutus. He got a laugh from the other males as they most likely doubted him too. Brutus smiled before lifting his hand, signaling that he was pledging. A few more pledged, mostly to intimidate Nixus, but that didn't faze him. If anything it gave him a chance to truly show off and prove that he was worthy of claiming the most Prized bitch in the pack.
He couldn't wait.
"Let's start with the feast the first fights start tomorrow." The Alpha said which made the pack cheer and start to head over to the back patio of the hotel where the feast would be held. Nixus didn't move right away as he took a moment to look over his prize before smirking and walking over to tell patio. He was going to win her, there was no doubt in his mind.