Arrow Lake for the only true Queen is the Night Queen

Nyx didn't trust Stigmata but rather her own judgment. There were only a handful of wolves that had earned the speckled female's trust, including the men that now surrounded her at the borders of the man they now believed to have put a spell on her. Nyx was an opportunist, racing through possible outcomes and identifying flaws in some, and she disliked sticking to the plan of forming The Melonii with their few members. Her first heat would come regardless if they had a pack or not and she knew accidents could happen. Having her first children die within the first weeks of her birthing them was even more undesirable than being a lone wolf forever. Stigmata was her safest bet as their group was not easily befriended nor trusted. She was sure that if Stigmata had met the men she traveled with prior to their meeting he would have never even made the offer to begin with.

Damien was perhaps too proud to admit the months that had passed had proven quite fruitless. Nyx wasn't about to spend her first heat, which she envisioned to be quite the romantic time, alone in the cold in some random forest. Even if she had to please Stigmata in some way would she choose her current plan over sticking to the old one.

When the first of Stigmata's wolves came to greet them, Nyx was pleasantly surprised. Stigmata had told his pack about their visit instead of letting them be greeted by wolves who would probably try and scare them away. How thoughtful. She nodded at the woman with a slight smile, eyeing Damien afterwards. He didn't seem as pleased as she was, but that was to be expected. She had done something dumb and now she had to prove it had been the right move all along. Had he lost faith in her?

She was almost relieved to see Stigmata though she refused to show complete submission to him. As far as Nyx was concerned, they were still equals until Damien approved of him. She did show him a proper bow as greeting, his formality both wanted and a cause for concern. Though her loyalty lay only with Damien, she was afraid he might get jealous if the two became too close. I sure hope so, Stigmata. She said with an expectant glance at Damien and the rest of her friends. But I am not about to choose for all of us. She added, hoping to show her loyalty lay with The Melonii and not the male she had known for only a few days now.