—Lena— I dreaded the walk back to our room, but I knew it was something I had to do. I couldn't let someone else take care of Mari's body, she was my sister and no matter what she did I loved her so it had to be me. Killian is two steps behind me, I know he wants to talk to me and ask me how I feel about everything that has been going on but I can't do that right now. If I start thinking about all the revelations of the day, I'll surely break down and I can't afford to do that now. So I'm taking it one step at a time and focusing on one problem at a time and what I can solve. And taking care of Mari's body is a problem that I can fix. I'm about to open the room door when Killian steps in front of me and stops me. "Are you sure about this Mi Lena?" He asks and I can see and feel his genuine concern and as much as I'd like to break down in his arms, I can't afford to do that right now, so I lie. "I'm fine Killian, truly."
—Jeremy— "Well now that we're all here and you're awake Jer, and strapped to the bed, how about we talk about Elijah's news. About Lena and Killian getting married." Elena says and just like that the tension is back. "I don't want to talk about this Elena." I tell her because I'm already starting to feel myself lose control. "Well we have too, because everytime Lena or Killian's name is brought up you lose control big brother and you need to start learning how to control it. Because if this is to work, and we get Eric and he makes you the Alpha of the feral shifters, it will all be for not if you can't control yourself." I know she's right but that doesn't mean I like it. But there's nothing I can do about it because I'm trapped on this bed. "So Elijah, you were trapped in the basement, how did you know that they got married?" Elena asks him. "That's a very good question Elijah, don't tell me you were messing with me." I tell him. "I would never joke abo
—Lachlan— I leave Lena and Killian alone and walk back to my room. The secrets revealed today have my mind in a mess, I can't imagine how Killian and Lena feel, especially with Mariana being dead. I walk into the room and Kate is already packing, well I can't call it packing, she's basically thrown open the wardrobe and dressers and our clothes are everywhere. Yeah I was expecting this, she's still mad about the wedding. I slam the door closed to alert her that I'm here and she Immediately stops what she's doing and looks at me and I can see the anger written all over her face. "Hey mi amore, where's Will?" I ask her, trying to start off with a safe topic and not go straight to the matter at hand. I'm hoping talking about our son that she loves so much will calm her down a little. "He's in Katharina's room helping her pack, he loves hanging out with her and she could also see that I needed a minute to myself." She tells me going back to throwing clothes on the b
—Jeremy— They both stare at me for minutes just speechless, Elena's mouth is so open that I think a fly might go in. After a while it's Elijah that finally breaks the silence. He sits up on his bed and pins me with his stare. "What do you mean by the baby never died Jeremy?" Fuck I don't know how I'm going to explain this to both of them especially Elijah, we've never kept anything from each other before and him finding out that I've kept this secret from him for almost eight years, I hope our bond will be able to bear this. "Well, first of all I need you both to understand that it wasn't planned. I never planned any of this. The opportunity fell into my lap and I had to act fast." I tell them hoping to quell their anger but it doesn't seem to be working. "Talk Jeremy." Elijah practically growls at me and considering his state, it must've taken him a whole lot of energy which means he's pissed. "Ok, ok. It was the night of Uncle Lucas's Funeral, remember how
—Lena— The smell, it's the first thing that hits me when we walk into the room, Marie is on the bed with her eyes closed, one might think she was just sleeping but the fact that she's been nearly mutilated will clear that assumption quickly. How could a human being do this to another person? How could Jeremy be capable of doing something like this and I didn't see it all these years. I walk up to the bed and just stare down at her, my Mariana, my big sister, my protector. Before the whole message with Killian, we were so close, we were thick as thieves. She was always there for me and she never let anyone or anything hurt me. But then we found out that I was Killian's mate and everything went to hell, my sister distanced herself from me and did everything possible to get me away from Killian and she actually succeeded, I was separated from him for eight years after he rejected me. But thinking about all the things she has done over th
—Elliot Bennett— "I'm Elliott Bennett, nice to meet you too." I tell him, not knowing that taking his hands that day would be the biggest mistake of my life. After exchanging greetings, I'm introduced to Jeho's father, Alpha Jay Kelly and his beta Nolan Reyes. I was also introduced to Alan, Beta Nolan's son and also Jeho's best friend and future Beta. "Ok gentlemen, why don't we proceed to the meeting room while Jehovah and Alan give Elliott a tour of the pack." Alpha Kelly says and I immediately don't want to agree with that, I want to stay with my father, he opted to come alone and left his Beta to look after our pack so if I leave him now he'll be the only one at the meeting. I'm just about to voice my disagreement when my father gives me a look that shuts me up. "That's an amazing idea, Alpha Kelly. Elliott, why don't you go ahead and get a tour of what will be your home for the next year, when you're done I'll still be here son so that you can see me off."
—Elliott Bennett— Both Heather and Jeho walk back to where Alan and I are waiting. She has a basket by her side filled with wildflowers and Jeho is trying to take one out. "Stop it Jeho, the flowers are for Martha." She tells him trying to scold him but there's a smile on her face so it doesn't really work. Jeho is finally able to get a stem free and proceeds to put it behind her ear. "There, a flower as beautiful as you." He tells her and she blushes. Upon seeing this music wolf stands at attention and growls and I also growl but I immediately cover it up with a cough. "Hey, are you ok?" Alan asks me looking worried. "Yea, I'm fine." I tell him because I don't even understand what is going on right now, why is my wolf acting like this? "Hello brother, I see you decided to join Jeho in skipping classes today." She tells Alan trying to scold him but there's still a smile on her face, it's like she's incapable of smiling and not that I'm complaining, he
—Killian— "That should do it, the spell will only break only once she has been laid to rest, until then her body will be preserved as it is." Eric tells us. "Thank you Eric." Lena tells him but she doesn't even look up she just keeps staring at Mari's body and there are tears welled up in her eyes. "Mi Lena, it's time. We need to take her body down to the car." I tell her, this is the part that I've been dreading. "Where are you going to put her? You can't just dump her in the trunk." She tells me and I can see that she's starting to get upset and if I don't handle this situation fast she's going to start crying again. "It's just until we get to the pack, I've already called ahead and there's a coffin waiting for her once we arrive." I tell her hoping that it will calm her down but it doesn't seem to be working. "No, it's not right Killian, she doesn't deserve to be kept in the trunk. It's just not right Killian." She tells me and she starts crying ag
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