—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
—Killian— “Well, I'm going to go and get Mari prepared before your mother gets here.” Bertha says and then she gets up and leaves the room. “So she's just going to get up and leave after dropping that warning?” I asked no one in particular. “I guess so.” Lena said. “Lachlan tell the council to gather in the meeting room in ten minutes.” I told him and then he immediately got up to make some calls. I turned and looked at Lena, she's been so nervous ever since Bertha said that we basically had to reveal everything single secret we had to each other. “How are you feeling?” I asked her. “Overwhelmed, everything that Bertha just revealed is a lot. I thought we were done with all the revelations but I guess I was wrong.” She said. “I get it, you've had this part of yourself that you've not known for years.” I say and she nods her head. “I also know that what Bertha said about revealing everything to each other scared you, I'm also scared too, we just got back together
—Killian— I knew this question was coming, Elijah is an integral part of the council, of course people have noticed his absence. “I'm not going to lie to you, Elijah is one of the reasons that I called this council meeting so abruptly, and I will explain everything but I ask that you keep your questions to yourself until I am done speaking.” I say then I look at each and everyone at the table and they all nod their heads. “The last time Lachlan was here, he told you all about the feral shifters but he also told you not to let anyone outside of the council know what was happening. That was a plan on our part, we knew we had a mole, someone who had betrayed us and we needed to find out. Turns out that mole was Elijah.” Immediately I drop that news there's an uproar that I do not have time for. “Silence!” I shout with my Alpha voice and they all quiet down. “I know you all have questions and they will all be answered if you just quiet down and listen to what I h