(Elias)It's been a couple of months since I've accepted Ryker as my mate, and I have to say that it has been a lot different, ever since he told me that he had changed. We were still going to our therapist, Sally, and I didn't like the fact that she was trying to dig her way into my personal life, asking me questions I didn't know the answer to, nor had I wanted to answer. Which was exactly what she was doing now. It, in turn, caused Ryker to glare at her as she asked about Ryland and why I hadn't thought of accepting him as my mate instead of Ryker. I get that Ryker's temper was sometimes out of control, I mean, look at what he did to me before. I wasn't taking his side because I knew that he wasn't one to trust, but I believe that everyone deserves a second chance. He had proved to me that he deserved it, so why not? I have gone through hell and back, and what Ryker did was the least. With my parents banishing me because of my status, which they deemed embarrassing, I was on m
(Ryker)It's been a while since I've seen Elias so angry, and even Sally was shocked by the way he has spoken to her. I get that her question was a bit out of hand, and even though I was angry at the fact that she thought Elias should have chosen Ryland instead, I kept my anger to myself, which was a first. But Elias's outburst is one way to say that I won't be doing anything to be on the receiving end of it. No, I wasn't scared of him, but he was much more powerful than I, so it was best to tread carefully around him. Deciding to finish the hour with Sally, I turned to her, and we continued our session. She wanted to know if it made me angry by asking that question, and I might have figured out why she asked me that. She was a bit skeptical of me since she thought that I was still this raging lunatic, who wanted to end everyone's life. I admit that there was a time when Sally wouldn't be breathing any longer, for asking that question, but I decided to let it go for now. “Not eno
(Ryker) I couldn't believe that I had been tricked by Andrea. I was still fuming by the time I got to the pack house. Not knowing what else to do, I originally planned on going to my room, but I was stopped by a crowd that had formed in the living room. What could they possibly want now?“Alpha Ryker, everyone here wishes to talk to you about something important.” Damian said, and I nodded my head. I walked over to where Miles was standing and told them to go on. An elderly woman by the name of Dianne stepped forward, and what she said next had me shitting myself. I should have seen this coming. “Alpha Ryker, I know that we hated Sheila and wanted her out of the pack, but we can't help but think that something is wrong. Earlier, Alfred, my dear husband, went to her room to check it out because he felt like something was wrong, and he told me that all of her clothes were still there, but she has been missing for a long time now. Do you have any idea where she might be?” Gloria asked
(Elias) 'Why did you come back here?' Forest asked as he began to whimper. I stood there looking at the view in front of me, I had gotten so comfortable with the idea of having a family and a mate that I had forgotten about this place. 'I only needed to see it again, to be reminded of what we went through.' I replied. Ryker was right. There was something going on with me. I just couldn't put my finger on it. The darkness that was slowly creeping its way through my veins was ready to surface. I didn't want anyone to hate me. That wasn't my intention. But, if I kept this up, then I'm sure that's exactly where this will lead. 'The cave is over there.' Forest said after he calmed down. I made my way towards the cave, a home I once had for two years. I had no idea what Forest went through during those times I was blocked. But, I could tell that it was devastating. He kept things from me, and when I asked, he would avoid the topic altogether. I walked towards the cave and went insid
(Elias) Deciding that I didn't want to go home right now, I went to the Shadow Stone Pack to check on things there. Once I appeared on the land, that was my home. I smiled happily as a couple of pack members greeted me. “Elias!” I heard a voice say, I turned around and saw Raina running up to me. Her magic took hold of my body, instantly, as I felt my body drifting towards her. Once I was in front of her, she hugged me as tightly as she could, and I returned it, of course. “Hey there, best friend.” I replied while chuckling. She pulled away from me and slapped me on my arm. I barely felt it, though, since it was gentle. “Hey there? Is that the best you can do?” She started to pout, which had me laughing. “Don't do that. You look like a walking duck.” I joked. She rolled her eyes and took my hands in hers. “Ever since Sally relocated to Ryker's pack, we haven't been seeing you. It's been what? Two months?” I felt guilty that I hadn't visited them before, but now that I had to tal
(Elias)Jason and I walked outside so that we could have some privacy, I wanted to talk to him about this weird feeling that I have whenever I'm around him. Looking back at the day when I went to his room, I didn't want to leave because my mind and body were finally at peace. Knowing that Samuel had to take me back to Ryker made me a bit frustrated, since I wanted to stay with Jason. What Aamon said, I needed to get this over with. “You can say what you want.” Jason said once we were a distance away from the prying ears and eyes of the pack members who were walking around aimlessly. “First of all, I would like to apologize for the way that I had acted before. I had no reason to do that when you're like an uncle to me. After all, you're Samuel's brother.” I started to say. He nodded his head and folded his arms. “But, you can't deny that there is something weird going on with us. I already apologized to Ryland for what I did, I accepted Ryker as my mate, and my soul isn't wandering a
(Forest) “I was planning on visiting that treehouse with Raina, now I feel bad for not going.” I said as Max took my hand in his. We arrived back at our room at the pack house. He was yet to give Ryker control since he wanted us to spend time together, something that I couldn't pass on. “That's too bad, maybe another time.” Max replied with a laugh. He stopped and sighed when he saw the look on my face. “Come here, love.” I felt my body moving towards him after he said that. It's like I had to do what he wanted just to please him. His arms circled my waist as he pulled me tighter to him. I shivered a bit from the contact, but I'm still not used to this mate thing as yet. “You know how much I love you, right?” I nodded my head at his question and pulled back so that I could focus on him. He smirked a little before getting serious. “I had to fight for you when Ryker was acting like an asshole back then. He knew how much I needed my mate but chose to ignore that so that he could do
(Ryker) Was I wrong for blowing up on Elias like I did? I don't even know right now. It's like he disregarded my feelings whenever it came to him. He kissed Jason and expected me to just be ok with it? Right now, I was still a bit angry. But thanks to Max, I was able to calm down before I did something that I would regret. Those days are behind me. The anger, I haven't felt it in a while now, and I didn't want to have a repeat of that. I did say that I was going to change, and this time, I wasn't faking it. Sighing, I kept on looking around the room that was somehow destroyed by Max and Forest. I had no idea what those two were up to since I was blocked by my ever-loving wolf. He hated the way that I had spoken to Elias. Max had always been the sensible one, me? Not so much. Now, here I am, looking at the bed and shaking my head. They made the mess, and I had to be the one to clean it for them. Is this what my Alpha title had led me to be? Downgraded to a fucking Omega.'Stop whin
(Raina) I was walking around with Elias and Kat, trying to stay focused on their conversation as they tried hard to include me. But, I found myself spacing out as I recalled what had happened between Parker and I. It seems as if I was a fool, to run from him the way that I did, when I should have stayed and talked to him. Now, I was feeling a bit guilty. I bit my finger as I continued to think about him. The look on his face right before I teleported would forever be etched into my memory. “I'm such a bad mate.” I said out of nowhere, putting a pause on the conversation between Elias and Kat, I had no idea what they were talking about, so to me, it wasn't that important. “What? What did you do?” Elias asked, giving me an accusatory look. I rolled my eyes and ran my hand through my hair. “Well, Parker and I hadn't been intimate at all. He's trying to hold back for my sake because he knows that I'm not ready.” I looked down, currently beating myself up because of the way I acted. I
(Raina)Being a witch wasn't easy for me. Going through training and at the age of twenty was a difficult task. My birthday is coming up, but I still felt like I wasn't mature enough. I couldn't even get Elias to continue his training. He forfeited it because he thought that he would change. I would have been there for him, but he wasn't ready, so I supported him either way.It's been a week now since Jason had left, and that's the last time since I have seen Elias. I'm sure he had a lot to do, but I missed my friend. Today, I was fully prepared to go over to his pack and demand that he visit me often. That would be selfish of me, but at this point, I didn't care. I needed the distraction. Why? Because of Parker Johnson, my mate and linker. I haven't formed a bond with him as yet. He knew the reasons, so he chose to wait until I was ready. I am not even sure if I'm going to ever be ready. How can I mate with someone who was working for my aunt? I still haven't come to terms with that
(Jason) “Are you sure there's nothing I can do for you?” Killian asked for the tenth time. I shook my head, making him sigh with frustration. I don't understand why he cared though, I mean, this is my fate. The goddess chose not to give me a mate. The most I can do is mourn the loss of something that I could have had. “Look, I get that it's difficult. You had hopes, and it was torn away in the blink of an eye. You're welcome to stay here as long as you want.” Did I want that, though? I was still tempted to visit other packs, even though I wasn't even sure if I had the luxury of getting a second chance mate. “I would rather leave, I don't think there is a reason for me to stay here.” I snapped, making him flinch as I gulped down the remaining liquor that Killian gave me earlier. “It's only customary for me to…" I slammed the glass down on the kitchen counter. Killian jumped a little from my sudden burst of anger. “It's only customary, my ass! You're only doing this because you fee
(Jason) I hated to admit it, but I was in love with Elias. The only way to remain sane was for me to leave. I didn't intend to stay this long, though, but being in the company of Elias, I didn't have any intention of leaving. I felt comfortable around him. Every so often, I wish that he was my mate, but that was me taking this further than it already was. Given the fact that I'm almost forty and Elias is nineteen, it would have looked unfortunate on my part. Plus, he's basically my nephew. Since he's Samuel's adopted son. Fuck, there were so many cons if I was ever to pursue something with Elias. I sighed as I waved goodbye to everyone who was there to see me off. I may have given up on finding my mate before, but I guess I should start trying for the sake of my sanity. The first place, for my trip, was to search at the pack that Ryland found Kai in Canada. I don't even know if I'm going to have that much of luck as Ryland did, but I have to give it a try. If I fail, then there a
(Elias) Going to therapy once more with Ryker, it felt strange. I wanted to tell Sally that she wasn't needed here anymore, so she could go back to her pack, but I wasn't sure how I was going to do so without sounding rude. I had already spoken to Lilliana about it, and she was happy that I had come to terms with everything that had happened to me in the past. But, she wanted to make sure that I was mentally capable of moving on. I had to think about it, and my final answer was yes. I am able to move on without therapy without having flashbacks, without having to go back to the cave where I felt safe. Forest also came to terms with what had happened to him, to us. He accepted his future without any complaints. Now, it was time to put the past behind us. Ryker, well, he also agreed with this. He didn't need therapy anymore, since he was adamant that he had changed. There were bound to be some slip ups, but we could work on that ourselves. So, with that being said, we sat in thera
(Ryker) Today, it was full here as everyone decided to use this day to party. To let loose and have fun, but while they were dancing, I was moping. Why? Because of Jason. He was all over my mate. The two of them were dancing as if they were lovers. Even though that wasn't the case, I still had a strong urge to go over to where they were and rolled them apart. The only problem was Max. He kept me rooted to the spot. I couldn't move since he took control of my body. He knew how dark my thoughts had gotten and was trying to get me to stay as far away from Elias and Jason as I could. I didn't care if they were having fun. The only person who was allowed to grab his ass like that was me. I huffed and tried to fight for control once more but failed miserably. 'Fuck you Maxwell.' I said, using his full name. He laughed, at the way I was acting. It wasn't funny one bit. 'Loosen up, will you? You know that today is the last day Jason will be here. He's leaving to search for his mate, I t
(Elias) Time flew by so quickly that I celebrated my birthday on January 20, and now I'm nineteen years old. Everyone was there to support me. That day, I was sworn in as the Alpha of the Red Forest Pack. A pack that is now combined with The Dark Sea Pack. Now, Kai is the only Luna for The Dark Sea Pack. I could never see myself as a Luna or even a warlock. It was hard for me to accept those, knowing that I was never going to be happy. But now that I have what was originally mine, I felt like I finally felt like I belonged. Like I was finally wanted. I am currently at Lillian's, talking to her. She wanted to know if I was alright, after everything that I had been through. All the struggles that I had faced, the hardship, the pain. All of that is now in the past, and it's time for me to move on. After my talk with Lilliana and promising her that I will continue my therapy session, I was finally able to spend some time with Raina. She told me that she wanted me to meet someone, I wa
(Ryker) I had to admit, what Forest said had left me thinking about taking him in more ways than one. Elias eventually took control, and when he saw the look on my face, he started blushing. “And yet, you claimed that you weren't gay.” Ryland said. I narrowed my eyes at him for interrupting my thoughts. “Dad already scolded me for that countless times, I don't need to hear it from you too.” I replied, making him chuckle. “I got it from him, I remembered that he asked me to use that line against you whenever you're stating at Elias as if you want to eat him.” I flinched at his reply, Max chuckled since he could tell why I reacted the way I did. After a couple more minutes, everyone was ready to leave. Raina teleported us back to my pack. Then, she left with Lilliana and the others. I told Damian and Miles to take them to a room while I followed Elias. He still had Liam wrapped in his arms, I didn't know how I'm going to get him to take a break, but I needed his help with a little
(Elias) I can't believe that I'm back, I didn't think that it was possible for me to be here, but it did work. I was fading, along with everything that was tied to Amaros. Since I was his son, I would have vanished forever. But, despite my hatred for Andrea, she found a way to help me. Now, here I am, surrounded by my family, the ones who care about me the most. But, what caught my eyes more was my brother. I still considered him my brother, regardless of what his parents had done to me in the past. I didn't consider them my parents, as much as I wish that things were different, it wasn't. “What's his name?” I asked Ryker, who had me wrapped in his arms. I continued to stare at my brother, who was with Lilliana. It seems as if she doesn't have any intention of letting him go. “It's Liam. He's an omega, at least that's what Asia told me.” Ryker replied. Lilliana walked over to me and smiled. “Would you like to hold him?” She asked. My eyes became wide as I looked at my brother, I