Mj made her way toward her sacred space in the small garden, but before she could get through the vine-covered wall, she heard Lou’s unmistakable bellow, “MollyJay, what on earth are you doing skulking around this early?” As Mj turned around to smile at Lou and feed him a line, the large older man crossed his heavy arms over his broad chest, “you will not lie to me young lady… you look like something the cat drug in, fed to the wolf and then spit back out half chewed… When was the last time you slept?” Mj opened her mouth to speak and again Lou interrupted her, “when was the last time you slept in a bed,” the older man asked in a half amused tone and Mj just let her lips vibrate as she pushed air through them in a physical show of annoyance. Lou shook his head and wagged his finger in her face, “ You know when you abandon us in the kitchen I assumed you were going to take it
Alright y'all, I have been warned that my chapters are a little to long and I need to cut them back, so this will be the last chapter over 2000 words. Also it will probably be the last free chapter much love as always and thank you so much for all the support
As Mj and Ed made their way to the center of the large room and took their respective spots on the floor around the Alpha’s desk, Azreal motioned for them to stand and as the two rose, the other hunters emerged from the shadows. “Today is a new day full of new challenges, but before we face that I must bring good news to you my brothers and sisters… today is a day to celebrate as your Beta and I announce Mj the Assassin of Quicksilver” Ace, Moxie, Jay, Sam, and Ed all cheered and patted her on the back, but Tanner slapped his palms down on Azreal’s desk, “that’s bullshit Azz, you can’t make her assassin... We already have one! Or did you forget about Dante because his bitch stayed behind?” Mj cocked her head at the Alpha’s younger brother, but as he spoke she could smell the wolfsbane whiskey on his breath and only shook her head befor
Lila moved with such speed and strength she looked like the most supernatural being in the room as the Beta shot to her feet and immediately jumped from the standing position to the top of the Alpha’s desk. As the Beta stood over the still fighting pair, she once again removed her small silk slipper and this time she began swinging it between the two of them, not caring how many times or where she was slapping her wayward pack members. “I. Have. Had. Just. About. Enough. Of all. This. Bullshit. Between you two!” The Beta paused with every slap to make sure she was getting through to the two of them and as Ace and Mj both ducked their heads low and sank to the floor, she simply dropped her sandal on to the floor and propped her fists up on her hips like a superhero. Lila shook her head before she stepped off the desk like her body weighed nothing and resumed her seat on Azre
CHAPTER EDITED! Azreal motioned for Mj to continue as soon as Tanner shut the door and as she opened her mouth to speak, Beth cut in, “Mj… please, remember that-” Azreal cut off the older woman's plea by slamming his fist down on the desk. “Don't push it Beth,” the younger Alpha growled and Beth simply bowed and showed her neck before resuming her place by Lila’s side. “Please assassin… enlighten me” Azreal heard Beth suck in a breath as he called Mj by her title, and he tried to hide his annoyance as the older woman seemed to become very antsy. Mj glanced at Beth and then locked eyes with her Alpha and friend, “ Mara is rouge… and I guess they all keep in touch with a bulletin board type thing… well, turns out lots of rogues have been disappearing, not just Omegas either, Alpha.” Azreal shook his head and sat back in his
As Mj yawned and stretched, she followed Jay and Moxie toward the training yard and noticed that even though Jay seemed to be his normal mostly silent self Moxie seemed to be following suit, so she jolted forward and jammed her shoulder into Moxie’s from behind but instead of the normal playful tussle this time Moxie simply stumbled forward before stuffing his hands in his pockets and trudging forward. Mj looked toward Jay, and he shrugged, “Mox isn’t real crazy about visiting his family, they don’t… accept him the way we do.” Mj creased her brow and wrinkled her nose, “meaning what? They don’t think he should be a hunter?” Jay pursed his lips and shoved his sister not so gently, Mj simply staggered on one foot with a slight snort as they continued their journey, “I’m serious em… swamp wolves
As Mj watched Matty and Briella run through the tangle of trees and wolves, it was almost sadly poetic to see a young girl so powerful on the inside and vulnerable on the outside intertwine her life’s joy with a young boy who looked so furiously powerful on the outside but was genuinely soft on the inside. Mathew made sure that no matter where Briella ran or whether she held his hand or not, her path was clear. The young wolf's body broke into a sweat as he worked physically and mentally to make himself worthy of her smile. Briella watched as Mattys' unmistakable scent surrounded her at every turn, no matter what direction her feet or ears carried her, Matty was never far. The young Alpha reached her hand out to test and in a matter of seconds Matty’s scent lit up her side as his fingers intertwined with hers, “ How you doin Brie… ya ok?” Matty wanted to kick himself for ask
Ed hopped into the driver's seat and waited for the other hunters to join him, as soon as everyone was seated, Mj popped her head into the front seat. “How long do you think this will take,” she asked and Ed just shook his head, “we haven't even left yet little sister… and we won’t if you don't sit back and buckle up.” Mj slouched back into her seat and pursed her lips as she fastened herself in. Moxie snorted and crossed his arms tight over his chest, “what the fuck do you care how long it takes assassin, you gone sleep the entire time.” Mj leaned sideways and began to kick Moxie from her side of the SUV when Ed started moving onto the roadway, Jay jerked his skull into the back, “knock it off you two, or I will ask dad to pull over” he sang in a high-pitched voice. Moxie and Mj shot one another the same sly grin as they began taking t
As the sun began to descend behind the horizon Ed cranked the SUV into a modest gas station, and as he saddled up next to a fueling pump, the other hunters poured out of the large vehicle, each groaning and stretching their limbs, “I’m gonna run in and grab road snacks use the bathroom” Mj announced as she began to walk away and Ed nodded as he started gassing up the SUV, “grab beef jerky” Moxie yelled as Mj opened the door to the small corner store attached to the fueling station. Mj did not turn around, she just waved her hand backwards toward the sound of Moxie’s voice before throwing open the door and entering the cramped corner store. Ed watched Mj disappear behind the dark tint of the glass door before addressing his brothers, “she makes a great hunter and a better assassin but… she needs something else too,” the sadness in Ed’s voice tugged at Jay’s heart and the younger wolf squeezed his older bro
I completely forgot to add the explanations for Moxie’s cajun slang and I am sooo done trying to edit chapters, please believe me when I say technology and I are not friends but we are figuring it out (hahaha) Anyway just in case any of you were curious here ya go FONCHOCK: Dumbass, showoff ( more like profanity then a fun jab) BETE: Stupid, silly, foolish Please let me know if these additional chapters are of any help or if you just find them obnoxious because I may start using them for definition explinations instead of and I hope I dont sound like a broken record but I appreciate each and every one of you more than you could possibly imagine, thank you so much for bei
In the weeks and months that followed Dante and Mj set to work building a pack their wayward people could call home. Some chose to leave, Mj agreed and almost insisted that they all stay in her building in Lowder until they figured out where they wanted to be. She assured Dante this was the best course of action as it kept them safe while they learned about the world and kept the Bijou pack safe, as the Alpha’s could easily keep an eye on anyone wishing to leave. Mj and Lila spoke on the phone almost daily, and the Quicksilver Alpha had even gotten her techno - impaired friend to do video calls, so they could truly visit with one another. In that time, the two women had exchanged troubling tales of walkers that continued to plague the outskirts of Bijou territory, while the Quicksilver pack was having its own trouble training hunters and tracking down the other Triad testing facilities. The two Alpha’s started to become somewhat legendary as they paved the way for a new way. Every wol
Mj looked at the phone in her hand and then at her mate, “I think she hung up on me,” she said and Dante laughed as he grabbed the small square device from her hand and tossed it over his head, “good, now I get you all to myself, yummy” he growled before wrapping his arms around her and burying his face into the center of her chest and inhaling. Mj cupped his face, smashing it between her breasts, “we have time for this later Alpha, we have a pack to rebuild and a family to prepare for,” she said and Dante looked up into her eyes with an excitement she had never seen as he placed the palm of his hand over her stomach, “are you,” he asked, and she let a laugh blast from her chest, “hell no, number one, it’s way too early to know… I think, and two I was actually talking about Moxie and the brood of babies he and Jay now have,” Mj finished and Dante looked at her, first, slightly disappointed and then confused, “kitten,” the Alpha cocked his head, “how the fuck,” he began and Mj laughed
Azreal led Lila by the hand toward the Alpha’s private office, and although she knew they had to make this call now, it did not stop her from dragging her feet all the way to the desk. Azreal smirked at the new furniture arrangement before pulling the large ornate armchair out from the desk, “your seat my lady,” he rumbled, and although she suddenly wanted nothing more than to rip his clothes off and let him have his way with her right there on the desk, she was now the acting Alpha and unfortunately that was a fantasy she would have to put on hold. Lila sat back in the chair while Azreal pushed her up to the desk and as she reached for the phone, Azreal put both of his hands to work on her shoulders. Lila groaned in pleasure as she lifted the phone. “What do I tell her?” she asked, and Azreal kissed the side of her head as he continued messaging her shoulders and neck. “You are the Alpha my love, what do you think you should tell her,” he answered and Lila made a small, unpleasant
The sound of hushed voices woke Azreal with a start as he realized his youngest children were no longer cradled between his arms as they had been when he fell asleep. Sitting up, he exhaled when Lila and Beth stood in the kitchen, each with one small bundle wrapped in their arms. Azreal stood up, stretching his arms, before he approached the women in the kitchen. “Alpha,” Beth said respectfully and bowed her head. Azreal glanced at Lila and smirked, “Beth… I am no longer an Alpha, just call me Azreal,” he mused and watched as the corners of her mouth twitched up just slightly as Briella and Matty made their way back into the suite, followed by Aliza and Adler.“Momma can we take the babies outside to play,” Aliza asked as she twirled around in her canary yellow dress and as Lila inhaled to answer, Azreal bent down to address his youngest daughter, “Lizzie sweetie, the boys are very young and they are vulnerable, it's not safe for them to be without me or your mother,” he explained and
After making it into their suite and getting the muddy youngsters clean, Lila waited until they were occupied with other activities before she approached Azreal, “we need to talk Alpha, alone,” she said softly and Azreal looked at her with a genuine but soft concern. Azreal stood, reluctantly leaving the side of his sleeping infant boys, and approached his mate. “You seem tired my love, would you like a bath?” he asked her with a wry smile and Lila grinned at him warmly, “Azz I would love nothing more than to take a bath with you, but I think you should hear me out first, you may not want to be in the same room with me let alone a bathtub,” she warned and Azreal’s eyebrow arched so high it almost disappeared in his dark hairline, “my greatest love, my Beta, my mate, and the mother of my legacy, there is nothing on this planet or any other that would make me not want to be naked with you,” he said with a heated look and Lila sighed. “Azreal I mean it. I already spoke with the hunters a
Lila exhaled again as she dismissed the hunters and followed them out of the Alpha’s private office. Mara turned to her and offered a warm smile, “for what it’s worth, I think what you are doing is incredibly brave, for what it's worth,” she tried and Lila offered her an appreciative smile, “thank you Mara, I really needed to hear that, sometimes I just don't know what the right decision is,” Lila shook her head, fighting back the tears threatening to fall from her face, “especially right now,” she added and Mara offered the Beta a firm and warm hug, “don’t worry Lila this pack loves you almost as much as the Alpha does, they will stand behind you the way we are, because even we can see the change in him,” she finished before Tanner turned to find his mate lagging behind with their Beta. As he approached Lila tucked her head slightly and Tanner cleared his throat, “Be- uh, Lila, when things have settled here I would very much like to take a trip up to see the new Bijou Alpha and Beta
Moxie watched Azreal disappear with his children, and as hard as the faithful hunter tried, he could not keep the hateful poison from his heart. Thoughts of sadness and melancholy swirled around his mind as the swamp wolf stood by waiting for direction. “Why should Azreal be the only one to enjoy the wholeness of his family,” Moxie thought to himself and, almost as if his Beta could hear his thoughts, Lila approached him and held out her arms.Moxie looked at her suspiciously and she only smiled at him in kind, “I miss him too, but not more than you, do you need-,” she began, and before the Beta could finish, Moxie landed against her chest, his arms wrapped around her waist like a small child as his back shuddered with every silent tear he shed. Sam, Tanner, and Ace all stood by looking between one another in confusion and a growing sense of worry, “his sadness consumes him,” Briella murmured from behind them and the trio all turned to the young Alpha for direction, but she only tur
Azreal tried to settle into the uncomfortable silence that had engulfed their ride home since Lila watched Jay chase the S.U.V. Moxie was in, howling a forlorn tale as the shifted hunter galloped furiously alongside his departing mate. The sound of Jay’s whaling howl finally faded into silence and as Azreal looked to his mate, she tightly folded her arms around her chest and sat with her back as rigid and unforgiving as a steep mountain cliff, “I won’t speak to you,” she snapped and Azreal sat back into his seat slightly in shock, “why,” he asked, genuinely curious and Lila simply shook her head as tears welled in her eyes. Azreal threw his hand into the air before letting it fall onto his thigh, making a loud smacking sound, “what would you have had me do Lila,” he asked in a frustrated but soft tone and the Quicksilver Beta snapped her head in his direction with a look of malice seated deep into her eyes, “did you hear his heart break Azreal, how could you,” she hissed and Azreal l
Mj waited with her heart pounding in her chest for the crowd to make their decision, and although she could tell quite a few of them were not pleased with some of the things that were happening, they were also not leaving, so she took several deep breaths and placed herself calmly in the seat at the center of the podium. Lou and Dante followed, although Dante moved his arm to caress the side of her fingers, trying his best to show her that he was there to support her through the tough decisions they now had to make. “Bring the first one forward,” Mj spoke with a hint of the wolf beneath her voice, and Dante sat next to her with pride swelling in his chest to such a vast degree he thought he might pop. As the first Nerezza guard was shoved forward and slammed to his knees, Mj peered over the podium at him before she looked out over the crowd, “state the nature of his crimes,” she demanded with the confidence of an Alpha, and with little hesitation the other pack members began rattling