Tye POV:
Rex has been uneasy since we got in our hiding spots. The very sound of Bosch made my skin crawl and I couldn't wait until Alley killed him. Our world will be better off without him. I decided not to shift just yet because I like hand to hand combat, keeps my skills up to date so if I ever get into sticky situations and humans are around I won't feel the urge to shift. I kept Alley and Stephen in my line of sight because that is my baby sister and as much as I knew she could protect herself it's still my job to keep her safe. Each time I look at her I can see how much she has grown. She was strong before but now she is stronger and the way she carries herself hasn't changed. She loves those around her and she loves her pack. She gives us faith when we feel like there is none left. I heard the trees rustle around before a bag came flying out from it. What the hell is that? It landed by Bosch and when the smoke cleared he was stone and the most beautiful voice rang out. "Open the shield now! We have a few hours tops!" Whose voice did that belong to? A dark witch? Rex was running circles in my head. I didn't have too much time to think about it before everything went crazy. It was like a scene out of a movie, everyone was charging each other. Baby vamps were everywhere and those damn things were wild and out of control. I ran forward to the first one I locked my eyes on.
It was disgusting looking, greasy hair and eyes that were sunk in, it literally hissed at me. We collided in the middle, his movements were fast but calculated. He tried using his nails to cut anything he could touch. I grabbed his arm and in one swift move ripped it from his body. He shrieked and tried to back away, I jumped at him sending us both to the ground before I pulled his head from his body. I stood and looked for a group to take out at once. If we only have a few hours then we need to take out as many as we can before our time is up. I found a group that was mixed with vampires and dark witches. It still amazed me that Alley got the dark witch queen to aid us in this but then again I should underestimate her. I ran as fast as my legs could go before Rex decided he wanted to come out. I shifted into my large brown and black wolf mid run and before I knew it we were bulldozing our way into a small crowd. Rex shredded anything that came into his sight. His senses were on high alert. "Rex what is your deal?" I asked. "It's mate. She is here." Rex replied and I could hear the need and worry in his voice. "She is here?! Fighting?" I shouted. "Yes stupid now be quiet so I can concentrate." Rex
snapped. Goddess he can be such an ass sometimes, but then again if our mate is somewhere here fighting we both will be on edge. There are so many of us mixed in. I wonder who she is. Rex and I found ourselves cordoned off when the most amazing smell hit my nose.It smelt like rosemary mixed with vanilla and a small hint of lavender. Where is is coming from? I didn't have too much time to figure it out due to the small crowd forming in front of me. Rex was snarling and snapping at anything that was remotely close, before he decided to start shredding anything he could latch his teeth on. The more he tore through the more surrounded us until I felt a sharp pain on my left leg. Rex yelp in pain and tried to kick at whatever was behind him. The smell was incredibly close and the next thing I knew something had bumped in to me from behind. Rex turned and growled and we locked eyes on the most beautiful creature I have ever seen. Her green eyes pierced me "Don't you fucking attack me!" She roared before she quickly turned away to deal with whoever was behind me. I snapped Rex back to attention, as much as I want to look at her we needed to survive this mess first. "She is our mate, we must protect mate." Rex grunted out. Rex acted fast and attacked anything close to her, she bumped in to us again but Rex didn't growl. Her voice rang out and sounded powerful "Insigna!" her voice had a rasp to it and I felt the heat of a fire behind me. Rex took a few steps back until he bumped in to her but he didn't stop. "Hey! I'm back here you big dog!" She snapped an elbowed us in the leg. She is feisty I like it. Rex growled in return.
"Hey asshat that is our mate! Don't growl at her like that!" I roared. "I know I am sorry! I feel horrible but that is my injured leg." Rex said back, regret laced in his voice. He kept backing up until he was fully standing over her. She tried to take a step to get out from under us and Rex stepped with her growling to tell her to stay where she was. "Hey uh- wolfman listen to me. Can you hear me?" Her sweet silky voice rang out. She can call me wolfman anytime, Rexs thoughts rang out. I mentally rolled my eyes at him, he growled lowly at her. She isn't a wolf but a dark witch so communication is going to be hard. "I can make them all sleep but you gotta keep them back okay?" She said. Well that is easy enough, Rex huffed giving her the answer she needed before I could feel a shift in the air under me. Not going to lie it kind of tickled. Rex growled letting our alpha aura seep out backing some of them up. She stuck her arms out on each side of Rexs large body before she took a deep breath. "Morpheus!" She boomed, the power in her voice could make anyone recoil back. I watched in amazement as they all started to fall to the ground "Insigna." She whispered. If I didn't have good hearing I wouldn't have heard her. Rex moved away from her and this time we got an amazing look at her.
Tye POV: She stood tall, had piercing green eyes, now that I think of it our eyes almost matched. She was slim and had her hair braided, she looked like a true warrior, Rex licked her face, and she ran her fingers through our fur and I felt Rex instantly relax, her touch was soft and she smiled showing her pearly white teeth. Oh my goddess we are so screwed. She is perfect for us and in this moment I knew I would do anything for her. "Pythia! They are throwing poison smoke! We don't have an antidote for that." a voice rang out and Rex tensed and growled loudly, so her name is Pythia? The fucking dark witch queen?! I am mated to the dark witch queen?! She held her hand up and Rex stopped growling. The other woman stopped dead in her tracks looking me up and down. "Make and antidote in the woods quickly!" Pythia yelled back at her, she turned to me with a look I knew all too well. I was not about to like the words she spoke next. "I don't know who you are or why I feel a certain wa
Pythia POV: Everything was happening at once. I could feel Bosch about to break free and bags were being thrown causing the ground to explode. Shit this is not good. We need to do what we can and fast. I moved in and out quickly, snapping anyone's neck I came across. The large wolf trailed not far behind me, killing anything I missed. I could hear screams around me, people being injured, I saw a bag being launched in my direction but more behind me, I stopped and turned to see my big beautiful wolf being the main target. "NNOO!" I screamed and teleported to his side shoving him, fuck he weighed a lot, "Balthakk!" I roared and watched him be thrown to the side just as a bag hit the ground next to me. I didn't have time to brace myself before I was thrown in the same direction as my wolf, I landed against a super soft and fluffy figure. I felt a growl rip through him and I learned forward to stand only to realize I was hit harder than I thought. I stumbled around and felt my wolf
Pythia POV: Alley and Bosch came face to face and I could feel the power roll off the both of them when all of a sudden a knife came out and pierced Alleys stomach. "NOO! ALLEY!" Tye roared beside me, I heard screams echo out but I couldn't believe what I was seeing. He ripped the knife from her and stabbed her again. "ALLEY!!!" I screamed as Tye and I both bolted out, in my peripherals I could see Stephen and the others run out as Boschs body hit the ground. Alley placed her hand on her stomach and before she could hit the ground Stephen was there to catch her. Oh my goddess this is not happening. No way, no one was supposed to die! Stephen yelled out for a shirt and Tye took his off and handed it to him. Stephen picked Alley up and started to run, we all followed behind them and I found myself praying to the moon goddess that Alley would live. She has barely begun her journey; she doesn't deserve to go out like this. Stephen burst through the doors and I watched as their pack doc
Pythia POV: It's been almost a month since everything happened. I have split our group so we can help grow the surrounding trees how they once were. We all needed to stay shielded from the humans, not that I think they would do anything but still. We liked our privacy. I started making pathways for all of us to take so that the kids could walk in the woods without being lost if they ever wanted to go for a walk or whatever it is they do. I guess I will be finding out in eight short months when our little bundle of joy decides to enter the world. That was a shock of a lifetime finding out not only was I pregnant but so were the others. I left Tye with the other alphas so they can have their little meeting while I tended to the elders, ever since word broke out that I was mated to a wolf and was now carrying a child of that wolf the elders have had a huge stick up their asses about it. I wore his mark with pride because for the first time I wasn't looked at like I was some object th
Pythia POV:"What are you doing to do if we choose not to side with you on this?" Storm asked. "I have already put it in place. Should you go against it you will die." I replied in an even tone. "You can't kill us. There are more elders who think the same and have reported you to-" "Jessica shut up!" Damien snapped, cutting Jessica off. "Excuse me? Reported me to who?" I asked, taking a step forward, Ambrosia tensed next to me and unfolded her arms. "To the grand elders." Jessica finished with a smirk. "You think that scares me?" I asked, tilting my head to the side. "If you go against them they will kill you and that unborn mutt you have growing inside you." Jessica smirked. I leaped across the table at her only to have Ambrosia pull me back "You ever say some shit like that again about my child and I will kill you with my bare hands you bitch!" I roared. "Jessica that was out of line!" Damien screamed. "Pythia sweetie you have to
Pythia POV:I had Lillith and Stony fix up a cabin that we all smudged so that no one would be able to find us. We needed to figure out all of this shit with the grand elders and I needed all of them to understand what was about to happen. I received a letter from the grand elders that I will be summoned after the birth of our child so that gave us a few months thankfully. I held the letter in my hands and waited for everyone to take their seats. The alphas looked a little uneasy but that was because they were in an unknown area but the girls looked rather comfortable. "Thank you all for coming, I need to let all of you know what will be coming in a few months time." I said looking around. "What has happened?" Chloe asked. "Well, because I decided to keep the peace and Tye is my mate I have been turned into the grand elders." I replied. They looked a little confused at first until it sank in."What exactly are the grand elders?" Stephen asked. "T
Pythia POV: I looked at Tye who was looking at me smiling, "What?" I asked. "Rex wants to meet you again." Tye said. "Oh my Rex! When can I talk with him?" I asked, smiling. "I can let him come out and speak, he has been pouting since the fight." Tye replied. "Okay well him and I can talk while we walk." I said, wrapping my arm around his. When he didn't reply I looked up to see the familiar green eyes I had once met. "Rex?" I asked. All I got was a lopsided grin. "Ah my beauty I didn't think you would be able to tell the difference." Rex replied. "Well of course I can. You have a different eye color." I replied. "Tye has been rude and hasn't let me out to talk to you yet. Thank you for letting me come out." Rex said, kissing the back of my hand. "I don't think he trusted you just yet, I have a lot to learn about wolves. I will say you are the most handsome wolf I have ever seen though." I said smiling. "Now you are just flattering me, my beauty. I have been waiting for you for so
Pythia POV:As we walked into Alley and Stephens home Tye left me to go to a meeting with the others, I walked towards the kitchen where I heard the most chatter to see all the women that have made a huge impact on my life sitting around the living room. I still felt a little out of place since I am not a wolf but In time it will go away. "There she is! We were just wondering how your appointment went." Alley said, smiling at me. "It went really good, Julie thinks that it will be a girl." I replied sitting on the couch next to Emma. "A girl? I wonder how Tye will handle having a girl first." Jasmine giggled. "He is already swooning over her, he wants to start thinking of names." I replied. "He is going to be the best daddy ever, he was the more protective yet understanding out of him and Jackson." Alley said. I could honestly see that. Jackson seemed more serious than the other two but he is also the eldest out of all of them.
Pythia POV:It's been a few weeks since we have been home and got settled. We fell into our new routine for now, both of the boys have been doing really good. Julie has been checking on all of the babies. The other girls went into labor literally a day apart. We haven't really seen anyone else since I have preferred to get us into a normal routine but Lillith and Phil came by and said that my dad and my aunt along with Kathrine will be coming by to pay me a visit. I'm not really worried about the grand council right now, they are the very least of my priorities. I healed up faster than I thought I would and I feel better than ever. Damien and Storm haven't come by to visit, I've been told they won't leave the house they are in. Others have come by to make sure we had what we needed and I couldn't thank them enough. "They are here." Tye said softly. We just got Apollo down for a nap and the last thing we wanted to do was wake hi
Pythia POV:I had no idea that labor would be this painful. Full on contractions started not long ago and I have never wanted to kill someone so badly in my life but right now I wanted to rip off Tyes head. "I swear to goddess you aren't touching me for a while." I grunted through another contraction. "That's fine I will wait as long as it takes." Tye said sweetly as he took a wet washcloth and wiped the sweat off my forehead. "Why are you being so sweet. I am not being nice to you at all." I grunted. "Well I mean you are about to give birth to our son and for that alone I would take all of the mean words in the world." Tye replied softly. Okay now I just feel like a mean ass but this truly hurts. "Well let's see how you are doing." Julie announced as she walked in. "How is Ambrosia? Is her and Artemis alright?" I asked. "They are doing just fine, both of them are resting." Julie replied. I knew Ambrosia was getting close and I
Pythia POV:Brandon left last night with a few others so that he can go and see if Leia is in fact his mate. Alley also went into labor yesterday, we have been waiting to see the twins. She is the first of us to go into labor and that made me happy and nervous at the same time. I know she was hurting and heck I couldn't blame her for being so ready to give birth. "We have babies! A boy and a girl!" Stephen shouted happily. "Oh goddess congratulations! How is Alley? How are the babies?" I asked. "She is doing good, the babies are doing really good. Both in very good health. We have Ashlee Marie and William Douglas." Stephen replied. There was such a bright light in his eyes. "Y'all can come in and see them if y'all want to." Stephen stated. "Well move because I want to see me niece and nephew and check on Alley." I said pushing by him. I could hear Tye laughing behind me. I walked through the door and seen Alley had a baby in ea
Pythia POV: I didn't feel like being inside all day so I made Tye and Brandon lay out a large blanket while I grabbed a couple snacks and Ambrosia grabbed some drinks for us. The minute she heard about what was happening she came over and inspected me herself and then came back this morning so I wouldn't get bored sitting around by myself. As we walked outside I stopped to see what the boys had done. They had an entire set up for us, the blanket I had picked out was laid out the way I wanted to but I see they added what they wanted as well, they placed umbrellas like you see at a pool at each corner so that we would be shaded, they also put cute little lawn chairs down for us to sit in. "I figured this would be more comfortable for you both." Tye said as he walked up to us. "It is absolutely perfect. Thank you so much." I replied, smiling at him. This was the perfect set up for what Ambrosia and I were going to try to accomplish today. As we sat down Tye, Brandon and Jackson sat
Pythia POV: We were not expecting to stay another night so Phil decided that we would go find a mall or something so we could get another respectful outfit and grab dinner while we were out. My mind has been racing since we got back in last night, if Alley didn't spread spirit to me then who did? Did I somehow bend the element like the book said I could? If so, how in the hell did I do it? Standing back in this room with the elders in front of us again didn't seem so intimidating with the rest standing firmly behind me. It seems like we have been standing here for hours while the elders reviewed what was handed to them. My dad and aunt didn't give anything away unlike the others who were visibly upset by what they were reading. "Where did you get all of this?" A male elder asked. "Everything we have is from the goddess herself." Alley replied easily. All at once their heads snapped up, "What do you mean they came from the goddess?" A woman asked. "There is much you do not know of
Pythia POV: I took one last look in the mirror before I went to meet the others. I decided on a really nice black pants suit with black flats since I was not about to walk around in heels. I curled the bottom of my hair and applied a small amount of makeup. To say I was nervous was an understatement, I took a deep breath and walked out of the large bathroom to meet the others. The men had on really nice sleek suits and Ambrosia had a dark red pants suit, it seemed like we all were thinking alike when we were figuring out what to wear. I had made my decision to help Brandon find his mate when we got back home. The man deserves that much right? I know he has been looking every chance he got but, I can see that he is losing faith. "Are we all ready?" Phil asked. "I believe we are, let's get this done and over with." I replied. As we descended down the elevator I tried to control my breathing, the questions that have been swirling in my head will be answered soon and even though I say
Pythia POV: Today was the day for us to head out to meet with the elders tomorrow. Phil said that it wouldn't be that far of a drive, maybe four hours tops. I packed all of the bags and Tye went back through and double checked to make sure that I didn't miss anything. We decided that it was best that Brandon come with us just in case anything goes badly. Stephen is keeping his shield around us all still and for that I am extra grateful for. They have decided that they would show up right before anything is said as a sort of surprise for them. Since I am mated to a wolf then technically I fall halfway under their council as well. "Are we all ready?" Phil asked. "I believe we are, I need to find Brandon before we go." I replied. "He is already waiting by the car." Tye said as he walked up to us. As we walked out of the front door we were met by smiling faces, all the women and men came to see us off. "We will see you soon." Alley whispered in my ear as she gave me a tight hug. "
Pythia POV: I have been obsessing over what to wear to the point it is frustrating me, I swear my belly gets bigger and bigger each day. It looks like someone stuffed a watermelon in me at this point but I can't really complain. I've had an easy pregnancy so far thank goddess but I am starting to worry about how big this baby is going to be. I mean goddess sake if it is too big what will happen? No way am I pushing out a ten pound kid. I finally decided on basic leggings and a large tank top. I needed to be comfortable because I already know momma will have so much food, but before we do anything we are going to see Julie so we can finally know what we are having. I would be fine with a boy or girl but I also know there is something about an alpha girl and it makes them special or something. If that is us then I will do more research into it and see what we need to do to prepare her. "Are you almost ready?" Tye asked from the doorway. "Yes, just let me put my shoes on." I grunted
Pythia POV:Everything seems to be going smoothly and I have to admit that I am impressed with everything. "How are you feeling my dear?" Tyes mother asked as she walked towards me. "I am feeling okay momma, I'm looking forward to dinner tomorrow." I replied smiling. "I hear we will find out what you two are having tomorrow as well." She said as she rubbed my belly. "We do! I am very excited to find out. What do you think it will be?" I asked. "Hm. I think it is a boy." She replied. "How come?" I asked. "Just a feeling I get, boy or girl I will love no matter what." She replied, smiling at me. "Now don't hog her." Tyes dad said as he wrapped me up in a hug. I giggled at the deathly look she gave him, they were by far the cutest couple ever. "We are looking forward to dinner tomorrow, we haven't really been able to spend much time with you." He said, giving me a sorry look. "We have all been busy but at least w