Leia POV:
It has been a solid week since the battle happened, I haven't heard or seen Pythia or well anyone sense then and I had been going out of my mind worrying about everyone, I mean did anyone die? Is anyone hurt? We all know the chances we take when we get in to fights like that but this was just torture. "You are going to create your own path if you don't stop pacing." Una said. I stopped and looked around. I had been walking around this little pond everyday. "It helps for now." I replied. I heard her huff but she didn't say anything else. "You need to come eat." Brad said, walking up to me. "I'm not really that hungry." I replied. "You say that every time and then eat like a pig at dinner time." Brad said flatly. I rolled my eyes but he had a point. "I'll be in soon." I replied. "You know they are fine right? Probably just doing some recovery or something
Brandon POV:We have been cleaning up after the fight happened, a lot of people were still recovering and Alley was being incredibly stubborn about not healing herself. I get that she wants to do it normally like we all do but she was hurt pretty badly and could use a boost. I walked into the house and looked over to see Stephen was half asleep leaning against the counter with a cup of coffee. "Hey man, you are about to drop that." I said loudly waking him back up. "Shit.. it's just been a long few days man." Stephen replied, shaking his head. "You look like shit dude. Go get some sleep or something." I said taking his cup from him. "I have to change Alleys bandages." Stephen replied, rubbing his eyes. "I can do that, you really need some sleep. The pack can't function if you are both down." I said, stopping him. "Alright, just be easy, don't let your eyes wander or I swear I
Brad POV:The days always seem so long to me, watching after Leia is like a full time job. Even when she says she is okay I know she really isn't. You don't go through something like that and be completely fine. She spent a lot of time either running, training or sitting on the dock and I always wondered what she was thinking. The nights were longer, I barely slept. I'm not sure if she remembers what happened because she doesn't say anything at all and she doesn't wake up. Every night she screams and thrashes around in her bed, my dad and I always run in to hold her down until she stops while my mom cleans the sweat off her face but then the next day she doesn't say anything and we don't want to upset her so we just don't say anything. Lately she had been worried about our packs and what happened, I know Pythia said she would come back and I knew she would but with each day that she doesn
Brandon POV:Things started looking a lot better as the days went on. The more I stopped to look, the more I realized that a lot of people met their mates and it made me feel a little sad. There was nothing more I wanted than to find mine and if she wasn't here then I really had no hope at all. I was helping the boys lay a blanket down for the ladies and I was too caught up in my own thoughts to pay attention to what they were saying until I sat down. "We can't stay too long, we have a meeting with the others and we need to check on the project for the new house. It's almost finished." Tye said as he laid his head on Pythia's belly. "I can't wait to see the new house even if it is temporary." Ambrosia said. "Well when Brandon finds his mate and our other homes are done being built we will give it to him." Jackson replied. "The way things are going now I highly doubt I will eve
Leia POV: ***Flashback***We were getting the table set and ready for Pythia to come back, I felt a lot better since she came back to tell me everyone was alright, "I need to make a phone call, I'll be right back." I said standing back up. "Wash up when you are done." My mother called. I ran up the stairs and closed my bedroom door behind me. I had waited too long to make this phone call. I picked up my phone and found the name and clicked on it. I could feel my heart beating out of my chest while I heard it ringing. "Leia?" The voice rang out. "Hey Alley.. How are you?" I asked. "Oh goddess it is so good to hear from you!" Alley replied. "I'm okay, getting better slowly but that isn't important, how are you?" Alley asked. "I'm getting better slowly. Just trying to put one foot in front of the other you know." I laughed.
Brandon POV:I had been driving all night and finally had to stop to take a short nap, by the time I woke back up the sun was fully in the sky. I wanted to get there as quickly as I could and I had changed my mind early on and decided I wanted to do this alone so I sent everyone back home or took a few days. I really didn't care what they did as long as they gave me this moment. My mind was spinning in circles, I couldn't believe that it was Leia of all people, I hunted for her but could never find her and that made me feel worse about myself. If only I had found her sooner then maybe she wouldn't have gone through half of that shit and I could have been with her longer. I heard my phone ding and I looked to see Pythia had texted me. When I opened the message there was an address on it and I mentally face palmed myself. I had no idea where I was going, I knew how to get there but no
Leia POV: I couldn't stop staring at him, he was the most beautiful person I've ever seen. He was smiling from ear to ear and I'm sure I mirrored him. "My beautiful Leia.." He whispered and I stopped breathing. He knew my name. How did he know my name? Now I was going to look like an asshole because I had no idea who he was. He must have read my face because he let out a low chuckle. "I'm Brandon and it is so nice to finally meet you." He said kissing my forehead and sparks erupted everywhere. Brandon? My brother's friend.. The one that hunted me to try to find me. "Hi." I squeaked and then mentally face palmed myself. Una let out a barking laugh. "Shut up." I snapped. "Get it together would you." Una laughed. "Uh.. Hi, it's nice to meet you too.. Would you um.. like to have a seat with me out here?" I stumble on my words. His smile grew bigger, "I would love to." Brandon replied, lacing his fingers in mine as we walked back down the dock. When we sat down he used his other hand t
Brad POV: I looked out of the window in time to see Leia pretty much tackle Brandon into the water, I laughed and shook my head. I knew it wouldn't take her long to warm up to him. "How are things going out there?" My mom asked, walking up beside me. "I'd say pretty good." I replied. "Does he know anything?" My mom asked. I looked down at her to see she was already worried. "Mom, it'll be fine. You have to remember he hunted her until the end and has always checked on her before they even knew they were mates." I replied, wrapping my arm around her shoulder. She took a deep breath and nodded. "I know, he seems like such a sweet boy but I will always worry about the two of you." My mom replied, hugging me. "I know, we will be fine though. We just need to give them a little space, she will tell him everything when she is ready to." I said. "Ah son, there you are. Come help me with something." My dad said walking in. I kissed the top of my mothers head and followed my dad outside to
Brandon POV: We were standing outside and I caught glimpses of Leia watching us. It was like she was worried about something or she was over thinking something. "Do you know how to grill?" Her dad said pulling me out of my thoughts. "Yes sir, Out of me, Stephen and Alex I was the one who mainly grilled." I replied. "Call me Greg, and let's see how good you can do." Greg said, smiling at me. So this was a test, this is what they were going to do. I nodded my head and got to work, I opened the grill to make sure there wasn't any ashes left in it and grabbed the charcoal bag. "Anything new within the packs?" Brad asked as I continued to work. "We are just about finished rebuilding everything and we have added a few things. I believe we are going to do away with all the territory lines so everyone can walk freely." I replied, shrugging my shoulders. "That would be a plus, especially with who Tye and Jackson are mated to. How is everyone handling that?" Greg asked. "Really good actually
Leia POV: As we stood still waiting for alpha Scott to really begin I could still see the confusion on some of their faces. This was something that was kept a secret for the most part and now they are all about to find out what really happened. "As we wait for them to be brought out I would like to explain why the Blackwood pack along with the covens are doing here." He said finally speaking. "Leia was once part of this pack until she was not only captured by Bosch but was under what we know as the forbidden magic. To better explain I would like to invite Pythia up." Scott nodded towards her. I could feel my heart racing, there were details that I did not want anyone to know and I knew that Pythia wouldn't bring them up. "Hello everyone, when it comes to the forbidden magic there is a difference, you see we are dark witches are able to use dark magic on a lot of things but the forbidden magic is by far the worst. It has the potential to morph us into different creatures essentiall
Leia POV: I woke up this morning not really sure how I was feeling about what today's events would unfold. We were all curious about how they would react to it. While I washed my hair my mind drifted back to the conversation that took place when we all were sitting around the porch.. **FLASHBACK** I sat on the swing while Ambrosia, Brandon and Jackson followed suit. "So how are you really feeling?" Ambrosia asked. I sat back against the swing and pulled my legs up. "Honestly, I have no idea. I thought maybe I would feel a little better being the one that decides what is going to happen but then I started thinking about how they are going to react, will they try to play on our tempers? Or would they accept it and not cause anymore problems." I replied, shrugging my shoulders. I was leaning more towards them playing on our tempers. "None of us know what is going to happen, I mean when we all grew up we didn't see this side of them." Jackson said and I nodded my head. The
Leia POV: Last night's events were probably the best we have had, we sat around the coffee table watching movies, playing a card game and having a few drinks. For once the stress of everything wasn't weighing on our shoulders. The bones had been sent to Collins territory for further examination but this morning they had called us over to Alley and Stephens to hear the result. "Are you ready?" Brandon asked, standing in the doorway. "Do you really think it's him?" I asked. "I don't know honestly, I think we will be disappointed either way this goes, you'll never have your justice or we found someone else and he is still on the loose." Brandon replied. Even if he did die somehow that is justice within itself and something I will just have to be okay with at some point. "As long as he is out of our lives and can't hurt anyone else then I can make peace with it you know." I said. "I know you will, I guess I just wanted you to have the justice that you deserved." Brandon replied. I cou
Brandon POV: I was beginning to get really frustrated. We had been out here for weeks looking for him and still haven't found anything of his at all. Alley has been popping in and out to bring us food and home to spend what time we can with our mates and for those that have children so no one feels like they have to miss out on anything. We were all growing more and more frustrated each day. One day the scent is hot the next day it's like it doesn't exist at all which sends us in different directions. "What are you thinking about over there?" Alex asked, pulling me out of my thoughts. "I didn't think this would take so damn long, why is his scent all over the place the way that it is, you know. It just doesn't make any sense." I replied, shaking my head. "Well, think about it, when we move around a lot our scent travels to different areas so maybe that is what he did to try to throw us off or something." Alex said and I shook my head. "No, there is something more to it that we are
Leia POV: When Brandon left the room Pythia came over to lay on the bed with me. "So tell me how you are really feeling." Pythia said, grabbing a piece of fruit. "I just feel tired and sore mainly." I replied, shrugging my shoulders. "I never really recovered from training with Ambrosia before the rest happened so I think it's really starting to weigh on me." I added and she smiled. "How is your training with her going? Does anyone else know about it?" Pythia asked. "It's been going good. She hasn't taken it easy on me at all, which I like, but I also taunt her when I feel like she is holding back and she scolds me when I am. She also likes to keep me on my toes, you know last time she left me a note." I laughed and I heard Pythia giggle. "She is always like that. She is one tough lady not many would dare to train with." Pythia replied. "I can see why, she is a little intense but in a good way. No one else knows though, I don't want anyone thinking I am getting some sort of specia
Brandon POV: I didn't know how long I had been asleep but when I opened my eyes Leia was still sleeping. I reached over and grabbed my phone off the night stand to see it hasn't even been an hour. I sighed and looked back down at her, I gently picked up her arms and un-did one of the bandages and noticed that it stopped bleeding and looked like it was starting to heal up slowly. I heard a knock on the door and looked up to see that Pythia had stuck her head through. "Is she still sleeping?" Pythia whispered and I nodded my head. She pushed the door open a little further and walked in with some snacks. "I didn't think you would want to leave her so I brought you some food and drinks." Pythia said with a smile. "Thank you, you didn't have to." I whispered. "Hush, you need to eat and I'm sure she will be waking soon and she will be hungry." Pythia said, giving me a stern look and I had to keep myself from laughing. I knew she wasn't one to tango with but there were different sides to
Leia POV: I was trying my best to keep my breathing under control but I started to feel like I was burning from the inside out. "Just relax the best you can." Pythia said, looking down at me. "I need some cold water and rags now!" Pythia yelled out before she looked back down at me. "How are you feeling?" She asked. "Like I'm on fire. I can feel it moving in my veins." I replied. I heard the door open and I looked over to see a young girl bringing in a bowl. "Any update on dumbass yet?" I asked as Pythia took the bowl and rag and sat down next to me, "As far as I heard, your mother has a nice little temper." Pythia replied with a smile. I closed my eyes for a second. She did have a bad temper, probably the worst out of all of us but she kept it inside and controlled most of the time. "What did she do?" I asked, I mean nothing really surprised me when it came to her. "Well, let's just say she has some sharp claws." Pythia replied and I groaned. "A man hunt is about to take place, t
Leia POV: I hardly slept at all last night, my bite wound was not healing like it should and Una has been rather quiet and hasn't said much. So for safety measure Brandon is taking me to Julie and I'm sure she is going to rip my ass up again. "How much pain are you in?" Brandon asked. "I don't want to walk, too much pressure on that side makes it worse. Or it feels that way at least." I replied. "Let me have a look at it." Brandon said and I raised my shirt. I let him take the bandages off and heard him sigh. When I looked down it was starting to turn black. "You can ride on Lane, let's go." Brandon said, helping me to my feet. I went to take a step forward and dug my nails into him, "What the hell is happening?" I gasped before he picked me up. His eyes were glazed over so he didn't hear what I had said. "Leia! What is happening?" Brad asked running up to us. "I don't know, it's not healing." I replied. "I see that, here give her to me and you shift." Brad said, taking me from Br
Brandon POV: When I got home I heard the TV going, I didn't know if she had gone back to sleep or not. I tried to tiptoe my way through the house when I heard her giggle and I stopped. "You are so loud you know." Leia said and I laughed. "At least I tried." I replied and I heard her giggle again. It was one of my most favorite sounds in the world. "You have cement blocks for feet. Now come tell me what's wrong, I can smell the stress on you." Leia said and I closed my eyes for a moment. There was no easy way to tell her what happened so I was just going to have to come out and tell her. I opened my eyes and walked into our room and saw she was sitting up with a cup of tea in her hands. Her face looked a little better than before so I knew Una was healing her to the fastest she could but she was still going to need a day or two but at least she could laugh without it hurting. "Tell me what's going on." Leia said, patting the spot in front of her. "Let me change real quick." I repli