—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
—Lena— I wake up and feel a little bit disoriented, it takes me a few minutes to get my bearings and when I finally do, everything starts crashing down on me again, the events of the last few days. Finding out about Lyanna, Jeremy's betrayal and Mari, Mari is dead. I look to my side and Killian is completely passed out, he looks so peaceful, my husband, he's being my rock through all this. I thought he would be like the old Killian and tell me he told me so and he warned me about Jeremy, but he never said anything. Instead he's being there with me through it all, constantly telling me that none of this was my fault even though it is. He's barely slept this past week and I don't want to wake him up, he needs his rest for what we have coming up. I try to go back to sleep, but my mind is so wired that I can't and plus the ambien has worn off. I try my best to get up from our makeshift bed carefully so as not to wake Killian up, I finally get up and he only stirs a little bu
—Killian— I wake up and I immediately stretch my hands towards Lena, but all I'm met with is just cold empty blankets, I immediately get up in shock wondering where she is. But immediately I get up there's a pair of confused eyes staring at me. "Uncle Killian, why were sleeping on the floor?" Will asks me still rubbing sleep away from his eyes. "Well Will, your aunt Lee Lee and I decided to sleep here last night, it was like a mini camp." I tell him and I immediately regret using those words. "You guys campers without me?" He asks me and Immediately his mouth starts to wobble like he's about to start crying. Oh fuck, I have to fix this somehow, if he starts crying Kate is going to murder me. "No buddy, it wasn't like that, we actually came to get you but you were already asleep with your mum and dad, so we decided not to wake you up." I tell him hoping that he believes me. "Are you sure Uncle Killian? You're not just saying that are you?" He asks me, da
—Killian— After breakfast, everyone sits at the table not wanting to move, knowing that once we get up from here, we are leaving our bubble that we have been in for the past few days and we're going to war. "I don't want to leave this house, I don't want to get up." Lena whispers but we can all hear her and we all murmur our agreement that we all feel the same way. "Once we leave, it's never going to be the same again, I just know it." Kate says and for the first time since I've known her, I swear I see tears welling up in her eyes. "We can't think like that, if we go into this fight having these kind of thoughts, then we've already lost." I tell them. "Killian's right we can't think of the worst case scenarios, we need to go into this fight with the mindset that we'll win and we'll all come out alive." Lachlan concurs. As the alpha I get up first knowing that if I don't do it nobody else will. "Ok, we know the plan, we're packed, so how about everyone get r
—Jeremy— "Well dear sister, I guess I'm just going to have to kill Lachlan Burrows." I tell her and she looks at me in shock, while Elijah just shakes his head. "What do you mean you're going to have to kill him? You're not even sure he knows that Lyanna is alive, maybe he just brought her up." Elena tells me, she's always been the voice of reason. "No, I can't believe that after all these years he would just bring up her name especially since Lena is still very sensitive on that subject." I tell her. "It could also be because the anniversary is tomorrow, the day we buried my father and the day Lena gave birth, the anniversary is tomorrow. So it's possible that Lachlan was just reminiscing about the past." Elijah tells me and then a sad look sits on his face. "Is it really tommorow? So it's been eight years already since we lost him." Elena says and Immediately a somber look falls on all of us. "Yeah and from what Jeremy just said, he never wanted us to do
—Jeremy— Iannis walks into the room and I smile. "Ah Iannis my friend, you are right on time." He doesn't return my smile, maybe it's because we are not really friends and also because I'm blackmailing him to help me. "You need to smile more, your age is starting to show." I tell him as I gather Elijah's drugs. He looks at me like he wants to kill me and he can actually, that's how powerful he is, with a snap of his finger he could kill me where I stand, but if he does that, he's sentencing his family to death, I've already put plans in place for that. "You wanted to see me?" He asks with a tired look on his face. I hand Elijah his drugs and make sure he swallows everything before I turn my attention back to Iannis. "Yes, please have a seat." I tell him gesturing to the chair closest to Elijah's bed. Elijah has this unique talent of reading people, he's able to tell when they are lying or telling the truth, I could easily do it by listening to th
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