—Lena— I hated being on heat, apart from the constant sex, I hated every other thing that came with it. The constant tiredness, always sleeping and the need for raw red meat. I opened my eyes and looked up at Killian, my husband, he really has changed. I raise my head and he looks up from his laptop. “You're awake, and just in good time, we're about to land.” He tells me. I look out the window and I see that he's right, I look around the cabin and everyone is awake, all of a sudden I get this rush if nerves. “How are you feeling?” Killian asked me. “Good, I've had all the there's, sex, sleep and meat, I should be good for another twelve hours.” I tell him. “That's good, we should be in the pack and settled by then.” He tells me. “Yeah, the pack.” I said then I started wringing my fingers together but Killian puts his hand on mine and stops me. “Everything is going to be ok mi Lena.” He says to me. “You don't know that. I haven't seen my parents since that
—Lena— Two hours later, Killian drove through the huge gates that lead into the Quarry Pack. My first time back in eight years. Our pack is one of the largest, the best way to describe it was that it was bigger than your average small town, that's how big it was. I just stared out my window at the houses, some things looked the same and some things were different. “Mi Lena, I'm going to drop Eric and Adrianna at the house and then me, you and Lachlan will go over to your parents house.” Killian tells me and I just nod my head, there are so many emotions running through me right now that I can't even put together a sentence. Killian continues driving until we get to the Alpha's house, no calling it a house is an understatement it's a freaking mansion and it doesn't matter how many times you've seen it, there's no getting used to how huge it is. “That's a freaking mansion!” Eric exclaims at the back seat. “You know Killian, I knew you were a billionaire but I guess the say
—Lena— “If this is meant to be a joke, it's not funny Lena. Now tell me the truth, where is your sister?” He asked me again and he was angry and clearly in denial. “I'm sorry dad, I wish I lying and it wasn't the truth but I'm not. Mariana is dead, her coffin is in the trunk of the car.” I tell him, he staggers back and looks from me to Killian and Lachlan and the look on their faces must finally convince him that I'm not lying. “No, my baby girl, that's not possible.” He said and he had tears in his eyes, this was too much for me to handle and Killian must've sensed that because he came forward and took my hand. “I am so sorry for your loss Daniel. Mari has been dead for a few days now but we had someone cast a spell to preserve her body so that we could bring her back here and give her a befitting burial as a member of the pack.” Killian said. “A few days? What happened to her? How did she die?” My father asked. “We should probably go inside the house to talk, we're
—Killian— “Yes she is, Lena and I are married. And even if we weren't you do not speak to her like that, you don't know the full story, Mari brought this on herself.” I tell Daniel, speaking up for the first time, I know Lena wanted to handle everything herself but I can't just sit by and do nothing while her father lays into her. “I apologise for my outburst Alpha Kelly, it's just all too much for me.” He said. “It's fine, but I'm not the one you should be apologising to.” I said then I looked at Lena who was looking at me like I was crazy. “Lena, I'm sorry for going off on you like that. This all just a shock to me, seeing you after eight years and then finding out that your sister is dead, it's a lot. But I'm ready to listen now, you said I don't know the full story, so please tell me.” Her father said and I could tell that he was truly remorseful. I looked at Lena. “You tell him.” She said to me and I nodded my head. “At first, we all thought that this was some pe
—Lena— After Lachlan and Killian left the house, the tension between me and my father was thick, you could cut through it with a knife. We just sat there looking at each other, neither of us want to be the one to talk first, even if I wanted to, I don't even have the words. I have imagined this day, seeing him and my mother for the first time after eight years and the things I would say to them, telling them how much they hurt me but now that I'm here, it all seems redundant especially with Mari being dead. “You look good.” My father finally speaks up. “Thank you.” I tell him. “I don't know where to start from Lena.” He tells me and I can see that he's struggling. “It's fine, we don't need to have this conversation now.” I tell him because really I'm not ready for it. “No, I want to. There are no words enough to show you how sorry I am for not reaching out to you after Killian rejected you.” He said and remember before when I said I wasn't mad, well that just chang
—Lena— My father and I just stay there in each others arms for I don't know how long just letting the emotions wash over us but then finally I let go and then I seat by his side. “So there's been something I've been meaning to ask you, something the private investigator couldn't find. What happened to your baby, my grandchild?” He asked me. “She died, I lost her.” I told him and I could see it in his eyes as his heart broke. “Oh Lena, I'm so sorry. I had a feeling something bad happened but I didn't want to believe it. Something told me the baby was still alive but I guess that was just wishful thinking on my part.” He tells me. I look at him and wonder if he could actually sense Luna or if he was just talking. “So what happened?” He asked me. “It was the rejection, it was too much for me to bear and so it put me in pressure term labour, I started bleeding and there were no cars on the road because it was raining so heavy but luckily we found a car but by the time we g
—Killian— I've been pacing up and down and doing my best not to listen in on their conversation, trying to respect their privacy. “You know that your people haven't seen you in almost eight years and you're giving them a show by pacing up and down. Stop worrying she's going to be fine.” Lachlan tells me, he's currently learning against the car, I look around and I see that he's right neighbours have come out of their houses and they're all staring at me, their long lost Alpha, finally back and in the flesh. I wave at them and the look confused not knowing what to do. I just sigh and walk towards the car and stand next to Lachlan. “I can't help but worry, she's in a very fragile state right now and I don't want him saying something that will trigger her.” I tell Lachlan. “I know but I also know that Lena is way stronger than we give her credit for. The conversation they're having is long overdue, she's going to be fine.” Lachlan said. “Yeah, you're right. So what do yo
—Lena— I was sitting down here, nervous as a kite in the rain. Old Bertha knows all and sees all, I don't know how, but she does. It's very possible that she knows the truth about Lyanna but I'm hoping that she doesn't tell Killian before I have the chance, my father was right, I should've never kept it a secret from him and as soon as we're alone in the house, I'm going to tell him everything. Bertha looks at me smiles and winks, she knows but I'm hoping that wink means that she's not going to tell Killian. “Look at the both of you, all grown up. Lena you look even more beautiful than the last time I saw you and Killian you look the same as ever you still have the resting grumpy face.” She said and I do my best to hold in my laugh, I look over at Lachlan and see that he feels the same way but Killian just has a frown on his face, proving Bertha right. Bertha has no filter, she tells it like it is. “Nice to see you too Bertha.” Killian said. “Now, Lachlan why didn't y
EPILOGUE.A YEAR LATER.AUTHORS POV. I know you're all probably wondering, a year time skip is too much, but don't worry I'll catch you up. After the funeral, the council of Alpha's met to decide on Jeremy, Elijah and Elena's punishment. It was decided that they would all be spell bound and banished. Spell bound in the sense that their abilities as shifters would be locked away by a spell and only the witch or warlock that put the spell on them would be able to unlock it. So that's what happened and every shifter in the world, hell every supernatural creature was informed of what they did so they wouldn't be getting any help. Also Killian reported Jeremy's businesses and they were all shut down. Elijah begged for a second chance with Adriana but she refused. Slowly but surely everyone was healing from the loss of that day and it also helped that Will amd Luna were back, bringing much needed joy and light into their lives. Now I know some of you are confused,
—Lena— A Few Days Later. The pack was in mourning, yes we won the war, but that didn't mean that they weren't any casualties. All together we lost about thirty shifters but we all know it would've been worse if we didn't have the cure. We had two days to mourn and today we were going to have a mass burial. Here's how everyone in the house is doing, Kate hasn't left her room in days, and I cam hear her cries and screams through the walls, but she won't let anyone in and I completely understand. Killian is being the strong Alpha that he is but I know he's hurting, but in this moment he needs to be strong for his people. We've barely spoken two words to each other, I mean what could we possibly say that would make sense of what just happened. He did leave Jeremy alive though, Jeremy, Elijah and Elena are currently down in the dungeons waiting for a decision from the council of Alpha's on how to deal with them. Iannis, Eric and Kat have been going round hel
—Killian— I was right, I can finally flip shift again. The first time I did it after we left the wedding, the feeling was euphoric, the split second that it took meant everything. The ferals were way more than I expected but it didn't matter, our numbers were still more than theirs. Lachlan and I had been separated but I knew he was fine, it wasn't easy curing the ferals when all they wanted to do was kill us. It felt good being able to shift again, one second I was my wolf and the next I was back to being human. But I still hadn't found the one person I was looking for, where the hell was he? He was the one controlling them, so he couldn't be far. I was done taking care of the feral on my side and the men were taking them to safety. “Jeremy! Don't be a coward, stop sending your lackeys and come and face me yourself!” I shout out as I continue walking around, searching for him. “Don't worry, I'm not going to use the cure on you, it's going to be the cold
—Lena— “Where exactly do you think you're going to?” Missy asked me as I was about to leave the building. “You heard me right? I'm going to find her son.” I told her. “You can't go out there alone Lena.” She tells me. “Is that actual worry that I hear in your voice Missy? Don't worry about me; I can take care of myself; you stay here and make sure that everyone gets down there.” I tell her. “No, Celia can handle that, I'm coming with you.” She tells me I don't have the time to argue with her; I need to find the woman's son. “Fine, let's go.” I tell her and then we both leave the building. “She said he was just with her so he couldn't have gotten far.” I tell her. “Yeah, that's true, but he's still a kid; they wander off pretty fast once something catches their attention.” Missy tells me. “Why don't we split up, we'll be able to find him faster.” I tell her. “Not going to happen, you might
—Killian— A loud alarm sounds, and it can only mean one thing: they're here. Using my Alpha voice, I address the crowd. “Everyone calm down. We have prepared for this, and we all know what to do; if we panic, it isn't going to help. All the women and children start making your way down to the passageways.” I instruct them and then I turn to look at Lena. “Make sure everyone is safe and that the boundary spell is up before you come and meet us.” I tell her. “I know, you be safe out there, he's going to come straight for you.” She tells me. “Well, he's going to be in for a huge surprise.” I tell her, when we marked each other, I felt something shift in me and I finally feel like my former self, I haven't tried it out but I'm very sure that I cam flip shift again. “I'll see you soon.” She tells me and then she picks up her dress and runs into the house with Kate, Adriana and Kat following behind her. Lachlan comes to stand by my side with Iannis an
—Lena— We walk down the stairs, to the back patio doors that lead into the clearing. Adriana and Kat go out first when the violin starts playing. “Alright, this is it, once you step out, there's no going back.” Kate tells me. “I know that Kate, I'm ready.” I tell her. “Alright then, we just have to wait for your dad. Oh, there he is.” Kate says as my dad walks in and he has tears in his eyes as he looks at me. “Oh, my baby girl, you look so beautiful.” He tells me, and I can't help the tears that also well up in my eyes; my father doesn't get emotional all the time. “Thank you, Dad.” I tell him as he stands by my side and puts my hand through his. Kate nods at the two of us, and then she walks out; we wait a few minutes and then me and my dad walk out, and I can't help that I stop walking the moment we step outside because the crowd gathered here is more than I expected. “It's ok, Lena, don't focus on them; focus on the one perso
—Lena— The next day, we kind of slept in and by the time we got up and got ready for the day, it was already eleven in the morning, the perfect time to start brunch if I do say so myself. The guys had left, none of them telling us where they were going to, so we had the house to ourselves. When I walked downstairs the kitchen had been transformed and I'm not just talking about the decorations, I'm talking about the food spread that Kate had on the counter, there was a fruit board and a cheese board that was so beautifully arranged I was scared to touch it. “Oh Kate, this all looks amazing.” I tell her. “Well, I'm glad you like it. We have a massage scheduled in the next thirty minutes and after that, mani pedis. So everyone here's your drink.” She said as she handed a glass of mimosas to me ans Kat buy just orange juice for Adriana. We took the glass, got into our robes and walked into the living room where the tables had already been set up for the massage
—Lena— Iannis places the bowl in the middle of the table and then all three of them hold hands and start chanting, at first nothing happens and then the liquid in the bowl starts to swirl, it starts slowly first and then it gets so fast that it starts ti form a whirl pool and then there's a blinding bright light all over the bowl and then they stop chanting, the light disappears and the liquid stops swirling. “So I take it that blinding light means that it worked?” I asked them. “Hell yes it worked. Finally.” Eric sighed. In fact there was a sigh of relief all around the room. “Eric, Iannis, Kat, Bertha. I don't know how to even thank you guys for this. You have gone above and beyond. Thank you so much.” Killian tells them and I can tell that he's emotional in that moment. “Killian's right, thank you for this.” I tell them. “No thanks necessary, this was my mistake to fix.” Iannis said. “So what happens next, the liquid in that bowl is
—Lena— It's currently a night to the fourth day, for the past three days, the tension in the pack was palpable, it was like a fuse that was getting ready to blow. Everyone was doing what was asked of them, after the first day, Eric, Kat and Iannis didn't even bother to come back to the house, they'd all been holed up in the cabin, only just sending the occasional text when they needed something and then one of us would go and get it for them. Killian, Lachlan and Kate spent most of their time in the training centre while Adriana and I focused on getting the passageways ready and also planning the mating ceremony. Kate was the one who insisted on this but now she was too busy to help not like I'm blaming her or anything but it was her idea to have something big. If it was left to me, I would just put on a gown and get everything over with. But my mother offered to help me and I gladly accepted, plus it was a good distraction for her. But finally, everything was rea