Most alpha ceremonies are grand events the whole pack enjoys together. extravagantly decorated event with all the finer things in life a huge buffet with wine and beer on tap celebrated with the whole pack. But under the circumstances I stand here at the werewolf council with a few people who came today as witnesses to my brother sampsons wrong doings. Three councilmen stand in front of me with a gold plated dagger “i high elder Marcus here by strip alpha sampson for the shadow crescent of his title and duties may all ties to the shadow pack be cut with this knife I hold before. I hereby from this day forth call forward alexander west to take the shadow crescent as his own and with the power of the moon goddess bestow him the new alpha” he cuts his hand so do the other two high elders they all let their blood run into a challis they hand me the knife and I do the same. I feel the power and strength of a alpha run hot through my veins it is something magical to feel my aura feels diffe
Clary I have been staying at Alexander’s and Marie’s house the past week since I sobered up and focused on training and keeping myself in the present. I took losing tiff hard but while I was caught up in my own misery I forgot about two boys who must have felt the loss more than anyone Simon and James not only did they lose their only living family member and provider but they have been placed in a home with good people but strangers none the less to them I had been visiting them once a day since the tragedy but a week ago I told myself I need to step up not only for me but for the two boys I know if it were my brother tiff would have been caring and supporting them with in a instant that is just the type of person she was. They need someone familiar around. I won’t lie it has been hard they are completely shattered they won’t eat unless I eat with them they cry a lot which is understandable so today I plan to take them out to visit the pack hospital I have arranged a vip tour throug
Esme Lonely I feel completely and utterly lonely weeks with basic human interaction is starting to drive me insane working out does not help. I crave for a conversation, fresh air, sunlight, human touch I miss my mate family and friends. I haven’t seen sampson in two days although I dislike him he is the one that put me in this predicament yet he is the only form of human interaction even if briefly and the fact I do not want to be in his presence it is still a form of human interaction. Perhaps this was part of his plan to strip me of human interaction and intimacy in the hopes I will fall straight into his arms for what it is I crave for. I can’t think like this I will not let him win I decide to meditate to ease my mind and find the inner strength I need to see me through this as i take my first inhale. As I do the dungeon door flies open “help me Esme help me” it’s a very distressed sampson his hair is dishevelled he hasn’t shaved in a while and looks as though he hasn’t had any
I look down at my ankle sampson has a hold of this is my chance to escape yet I am frozen on the spot I feel numb for the first time in my life a feel scared. Sampson has not fully recovered I could easily over power him yet I can not move paralysed with fear as it consumes me. I take i deep breath in and out I tell myself now is the time it’s now of never. As I quickly analyse my next move sampson pulls my ankle and drags me on the floor towards him. I kick him in the face when he pulls me close enough. I army crawl to get out of the cell while his momentarily distracted with his bloody nose. I’m out the cell but not for long Sampson gets hold of both ankles this time he drags me back in the cell and he uses his body to pins me down. both my hands are are above my head in his vice like grip. I knew him in the Crown Jewels and scurry out of the cell a shut the door behind me. I make a run for the main dungeon entry while sampson yells unrelenting profanities. I open the dungeon door m
When Perseus and I woke up in the clary had already left the bed thank goddess that would have been awkward as fuck. Perseus pulls me into his arms and we lay staring at each other enjoying the others embrace. Perseus gently brushes the back of his hand across my cheek then pulls me in for a kiss I welcome it I have longed for this since the moment I left here. He pulls away “I could lay like this forever” i peck his lips “so could I” we hear banging and singing in the kitchen “is this what it’s like living with clary is he always his noisey in the mornings” I laugh “actually no I don’t ever remember a time his been up before me. The boys seem to be doing him some good. That boy could burn water we should probably get up before he burns the house down” as I get up he pulls me back to his chest and gives me a kiss. I could get lost in his hazel green eyes for eternity. I stand up not letting go of his hand and pull him at of bed his unwilling to get up I wants to lay in bed with me for
I give Perseus some space for a moment to go check the boys. I can hear the excitement and yelling from down the hall. I open the door and Both the boys and Harriet are versing each other in a very animated way I’m glad the boys are adjusting well to the loss of tiff Perseus said his seen how progressive the boys have been with clary taking control. Im about to walk away when Harriet stops me. “ hey Esme did you have a minute I haven’t had a chance to really to talk to you” he puts the controller down and tells the boys to play two player for 5 minutes. We step out into the hall and shut the door to the games room. “It’s not his fault you know it doesn’t make what he done any better but you need to know his not himself” I’m confused by his statement “sorry Harriet you have lost me I do not know who or what you are talking about” no one seems to be their true self lately. “Sampson, his not himself” I drop my head almost in defeat as I whisper “I know more than anyone his not himself” H
~clary~ Aura has been trying to change my mind but I’m hell bent on killing the man responsible for my mates death nothing she says could stop me. “Please clary listen to me for five minutes if you want to kill him afterwards I will not stop you” I stop and look at aura “your five minutes starts now” she sighs “thank you! There’s more to this than I can understand but we are all some how connected by the fates. Remember when we were little I would tell the fire story about the rogue? Don’t you think it’s odd that Perseus is a rogue and Esme’s mate. We found each other as kids and I also found Perseus. Esme sampson and you were all fated to Perseus, cherie and analise. what has happened had to happen it’s written in the fates there is something bigger at play here please listen to me when I say turn around this is something we all need to work out together. Don’t you find it peculiar Esme’s wolf is pure black and Perseus’s is pure white that is unheard of in your culture. They were de
Esme~ We are all seated at the table the boys are occupied watching movies. “I think first things first we need to get analise out of the high tide pack with the council now involved we need to make sure she too is safe. Harriet you will have to go in to the pack and get her out some how. I will call our warriors in and have them hidden and waiting outside the high tide borders as precaution and for both yours and analises safety and protection. Then we can go to the council with all our evidence and present it to them hopefully it is enough to ensure a conviction. Does anyone else have another plan or contributions? I would like to lead my men in this mission” clary and Perseus quickly object to me wanting to lead the mission “sorry sis but it is a hard no! You still need to rest and recover you are the best of the best gamma and combat specialist but you need to sit this one out” Perseus rubs my back for comfort “I’m sorry but I have to agree with clary on this one Esme. Last night
I rush over and embrace James in a hug while I pull Simon into our hug. “ do not ever say that you are not monsters” all three of us are crying I let them go and wipe my eyes I sit down on the lounge and pat on the lounge next to me motioning them to sit. “I want you both to know that uncle Harriet is doing well and is healing fast I spoke to uncle Trevor he said as soon as Harriet shifted into his wolf you both said “tainted” do you know why you might have said that? First and foremost I want you to understand that you are not in trouble and we all love you very much including your uncles we want to understand why you attacked him so we can prevent it from happening in the future” Simon is still crying he wipes his nose with his arm and says it wasn’t me who said “tainted” it was my beast and he took control and I he would not give me control back he wanted to kill him aunty Esme” he starts crying uncontrollably. Hmm I know what I am about to ask is risky but I know they boys lycan
Esme~ “Simon James WHAT ARE YOU DOING” The boys turn their attention onto me and start stalking towards me not going to lie I’m shitting myself right now but something in the back of my mind tells me they will not attack me. They stop a few steps before me their eyes are scary as hell then the unexpected happens they both bare their necks to me in submission. “Shift back now” I say firmly although I am anything but confident right now. Simultaneously and instantly as the words roll off my tongue Simon and James shift and fall to a heap on the ground. I run over to them and they are barely conscious I quickly check their pulse and heart rate and it seems normal clary runs over and scoops James up and I scoop Simon up following his lead. We get them back home and lay them onto their beds to rest. Clary and Xavier both stay with them while I go to check on poor Harriet he was not in a good state when Perseus all but dragged him out of the woods. I knock on his door and Trevor tells me
Perseus~ I closely watched the fight between clary and sampson as did Esme being a gamma and top warrior that she is we left our mindlink open during the fight and communicated through out both of us felt their elemental abilities came forth from emotion. Esme said it would be hard to control during battle we all needed to train as soon as possible. She is right who knows how long the dark knight has been training for and let’s face it we are all barely rookies at this point. Simon and James are walking up front after a brief conversation with Xavier I run a head to them. If our abilities stem from emotions and the only thing that put out clary’s fire was his mate what would happen if the boys ever lost control? “How are you boys feeling after watching clary and sampson one on one match?” Simon shrugs his shoulders James is the only one game enough to speak up “ it was pretty epic but both of us are scared. What are we Perseus we shifted early and we aren’t ordinary werewolves we a
Xavier~ Not going to lie if I hadn’t seen the cave paintings of the creatures the boys shifted into I would be scared shitless in all my time roaming this earth I have never seen anything like them in person but the sacred tribe of the howling pack have them painted in their caves. The story goes that when full blooded original wolves mate three generations then what they call a Lycan is born it had only happened a handful of times it is said they possess great strength and speed above and beyond any original and are supposedly the leaders of all werekind. One has not been born for centuries and when they are born they are hunted by an unknown group who believe if you kill them you possess their great powers. Which leaves a giant target on both the boys backs exactly what we need when we should be training for the war to end all wars. I’ve met aura for the first time this morning I knew the coven she is from the moment I meet her great great great grandmother was the original 5s gua
Esme~ Both Perseus and I shower together and snuggle on the bed together after a few rounds of mind blowing sex. I turn to face him while I’m enjoying laying here with my mate my mind can not help but wander to the two boys I know if anything major has happened clary would not hesitate to come find us. “It doesn’t make sense?” Perseus looks at me confused before he asks “what doesn’t make sense” “The boys first shift so young do you think it’s normal for bloodline original abilities to manifest their first shift so early? Will it effect their wolf? What if their early shift prevents them from shifting again? Perseus places a light feathery kiss on my forehead and lifts my chin up to meet his gaze. “You will not be able to sleep tonight worrying about Simon and James how about we check in on them?” I exhale a breath of relief. How did I become to lucky to have been mated to a kind and caring man we haven’t known each other too long but he just gets me he understands me on another
Perseus~ We run through the Forrest as fast as we can the moonlight shines down on a clearing where I can see two limp human bodies on the ground with wolf fur sprouting from their human form. Clary is to the side of them pacing and pulling at his hair repeatedly saying he let Tiffany down over and over I can tell my sister Lisa is sympathetic towards clary yet jealous he is so upset over another female. He won’t let anyone near the boys until Esme arrives and she leans down next to them and listens for a heart beat and checks both the boys pulses. She looks up to clary and tells clary they both still have a heart beat and pulse esme quickly sends everyone else home except for myself, clary, aura and Xavier. I know my sister doesn’t want to leave clary but she knows it is best if she leaves Esme can calm or comfort clary and Lisa is comfortable with her doing so she gives his hand a squeeze and kisses him on the cheek and turns to leave clary however pulls wraps his arm around her an
Esme~ I have too many thoughts swirling around my mind to pick even one to ask Xavier. Thankfully Perseus pulls me out of my thoughts we he asks Xavier if he would like to stay at the log cabin for a few nights to help train all of us at once. Xavier thinks hard about this while rubbing his chin until he finally speaks up. “I prefer the old ways of living but it would be nice to have some company it’s been decades since I have had interaction with others. What the heck just a few days” I start to worry at Perseus’s words “help train the others” what the actual fuck I do not know if that is a good idea training clary. I just seen Xavier basically flick his wrist like Spider-Man and light up a fire I could only imagine how training clary to do that is going to turn out let alone him mastering it he would burn the world down with out so much as a thought. We can hear howls in the distance and know it’s the others calling for us so we all decide to run back in wolf form we each let off
When the older wolf growls both Perseus and I shift into our wolves they both run towards the danger heading for the older wolf head on they tackle him to the ground and start licking his face the brown wolf is wagging his tail at our wolves gesture. WHAT THE FUCK is happening right now! I try to take back control but my wolf is reluctant until I shift back to my human form and Perseus does the same he pushes me behind him to hide my naked body from the man who has also shifted into his human form. His wolf looks old and rugged yet you can feel the power he emits in human form he is tanned brown hair and eyed man who looks to be in his late 20s early 30s his body has a few scars across it but he seems fit and healthy nonetheless. He looks at both of us and takes us into a hug “welcome home Devon and celeste it’s been a long time friends” he stand there awkwardly not hugging this strange man back. He seems to get the hint and let’s us go Perseus speaks up and tells the man we are not w
Esme~ What does this mean? I look at the book in front of me if I was to be perfectly honest with myself I felt a sense of familiarity looking at both the wolves on the page. How does this myth have anything to do with me or Perseus. Everyone it still gazing at the open book in disbelief. I mindlink Perseus and as him if he too felt a sense of familiarity looking at the two wolves but he closes off the mindlink maybe he isn’t use to the whole mindlink thing yet he has been a rogue for a long time. After a few more moments he walks off out the room and I hear the front door shut behind him. I don’t know if I should go after him or give him time to digest all this. I excuse myself from the table and ask clary and the others to see if there’s anything else useful in the book as I leave. I walk out the front to find Perseus leaning against a tree his expressions are hard to read as I approach him he looks at me and I see the heartbreak evident on his face. He puts his down and whispers s