Trace: Follow His Destiny by Jana Leigh Page B

mate paused as if he did not know where to sit. Quin whispered, “Anywhere along here.” And he gestured to the two longer tables then went to sit at the head table with Jaden and Cami.
    Shane nodded and they sat at the end of the table where no one had claimed a seat yet.
    Shane shifted in his seat and looked around. He regained his air of confidence and put his hand on the table. “Alphas, Council. I introduce you to Trace Pete, the Chosen born in November. Also, I am happy to say that we are mates.” Quin nodded and then said, “Shane, I have to tell you I could not be happier for you and Trace, also I hope you find your mate soon.”
    “Yeah, and Shane, just so you know. Kira and Blaine already knew you were a Chosen mate,” Cami said smugly.
    Shane frowned and looked at Blaine who turned red, “Sorry, man. Couldn’t tell you until the time was right.”
    Shane laughed and said, “So what’s next?”
    “Introductions,” Quin said and stepped away from the table. “You have already met us but I will still fill you in. Cami, Jaden, and I are the Alpha triad. We have three children, they are currently upstairs napping, hopefully,” he said and looked at a large man with the reddest hair Trace had ever seen that sat closest to him, the man nodded.
    “We mated in April of last year; we were the first to discover that there was something more going on than what we knew. I moved here eleven years ago to expand my father’s Pack and to help the Old Council establish order here in the United States. We were from the Gevaudan Pack. When we arrived, there were only a handful of us and we were called the Denver Pack. It grew and we expanded, not knowing the whole time the people we were trying to organize and stop from running amok here were rogues, who are trying to stop the New Council Prophesy. Before we found out about the prophesy though, we found Jo by accident. She was the missing Chosen One, that when found, renewed hope in the prophesy thought lost at her presumed death. I’ll let Jo explain her story.”
    Jo stood and held her mate’s hand. “Hello Trace, and welcome to the New Council. Are you familiar with the Prophesy of the New Council?” at his nod, she continued, “I was born Josephine, daughter to the Alpha of the Old Council. When I was a baby, my mother and I were taken. She tried to defend me and was killed; I was also thought to be dead. Actually, I was stolen and taken out of Europe and raised here in America.
    Fate brought Cami into my life as my best friend growing up, and it was through her that I was restored back to my people. I didn’t even know I was a wolf!” and she got the laugh she was after, trying to lighten the mood which had begun to press down on her.
    “I’m a white wolf, which means I can feel the emotions of the pack, I’m connected to all of them. Right now, I can feel you clearly, because you are a new member of the Pack.
    You are excited and a little hesitant. Don’t worry; we don’t bite at the first meeting.
    Basically, I keep track of the mental health of the Pack. I can let the Alphas know when trouble is brewing or if a pack member needs help. Unlike the other Chosen, I only have one mate. Tey has to expend so much energy to help me deal with the constant bombardment of emotion I’m under, that a third mate wouldn’t get the attention they deserve. So the prophesy decreed that we’d be only two. As you know, you’ll find both your mates and have children within one year of taking your council seat. Tey and I have twins, and I can feel that mine are sleeping, though Cami, I think Hope’s waking up, she’s such an instigator, just like her mom!” And everyone laughed again as she sat back down.
    Another tall man stood up and Trace wondered what the hell they fed these wolves, he felt like a midget and he was five eleven.
    “I’m Devon; I’m the Beta of the New Council and the New Council Pack. You met my mates, Sid and Casey earlier. Casey is also