I would like to apologize to you all for not writing more. I have been going through a lot in the last two weeks mentally and physically. I am doing my best to update as much as possible, but it has been hard to do. I hope you all can bear with me and will continue to read what I write. I know I am not the best writer to write any sort of story, but I do my best. I love writing for all of you and I am really sorry that I don't update more often. I wish things were better in my personal life, but they aren't. I promise to do my best to write more often, but I can't guarantee it.
~Signed Ari~
I wanted to take a moment to let everyone know I am so sorry that I haven't updated at all. I have been dealing with a lot in my personal life that has kept me from writing. I want you to all know that I am trying my best and will endeavor to write more. I am sorry for letting you down in my writing as of late. I can't wait to be in a place that I can write more freely, but I am not there as of right now. I hope you are all having a great life and that you continue to enjoy reading. ~A*i~
** Tommy’s P.O.V. ** We pulled up to the house in Valerian’s car and parked in the driveway. It was nostalgic to be back here and it caused me to really miss dad. Mom, Morgan, And Jassica had come with me to surprise Valerian. As we approached the house we didn’t know that we would be the ones surprised. We hadn’t seen Valerian in about 6 months at this point, but he had kept in contact. We knew he found his mate and that they spent a lot of time together, but he didn’t tell us that they were that intimate. We opened the door with the spare key and walked inside. The house was quiet until we heard Valerian speak from upstairs. “Fuck” We heard him call out loudly. We were surprised because we had never heard him swear a day in his life. We all made our way up the stairs thinking he might have stubbed his toe against his dresser. We didn’t even think to knock before opening his door and I wished we had. When we walked in Jax was on top of Valerian and they were both naked. I quickly
Valerian Talon Montgomery was only five years old when he lost his mother and father to a house fire. He watched from outside in his tree house as tears flowed down his little face. The two men that lit the house ablaze left without noticing him out there. A neighbor had called 911, but they arrived too late to save Marta and Thomas Montgomery. “Has anyone seen their little boy?” He heard the neighbor ask. Everyone began searching for him while he stared blankly at the burnt rubble that was once his home. He didn’t register he was crying as he held his little blue stuffed rabbit close to his chest. He wore his Batman pajama top and Spider Man bottoms along with his Hulk slippers. His dark brown hair was sticking up all over the place and his piercing emerald eyes seemed to glow in the moonlight from his tears. One of the firemen spotted him in the treehouse and climbed the ladder. He knocked on the trap door on the floor before
I stepped into the garden surrounded by the sunlight overhead. Today was my tenth birthday and I was excited. I walked towards the large oak tree in front of the house and climbed into the tire swing. I pushed my feet against the grass to start swinging. I smiled and closed my eyes as the wind rushed past me while I swung. “Valley?” I heard Tommy calling for me. “I’m on the swing!” I called out to him. He came running over and put his hands out to stop the swing. I opened my eyes and smiled at him. “HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY BROTHER!!” He shouted happily as my eyes met his. I climbed off the swing and gave him a hug. “Thanks Tom-Tom” I said using his nickname. He smiled and grabbed my hand.
Two years had passed since my tenth birthday. I hadn’t shifted since then and most days we all forgot about it. I decided to sit by the stream behind the house. I walked into the tree line and to the stream. I smiled as I took a seat near the edge of the water. Tommy, Mom, and Dad had all gone to town to get something. I didn’t mind being alone since there was never any danger. I kicked my sneakers off then took my socks off and dipped my toes into the water. I let out a content sigh as the sun shone down on me. I closed my eyes and listened to the sounds of nature that surrounded me. A snap of a twig had me snapping my eyes open. I stared at the tree line on the other side of the stream. I arched an eyebrow and sat in silence waiting to see if anything came out. After moments passed with no sound I shrugged and closed my eyes again. I heard laughter coming from somewhere in the trees on the other side. I was curious, but didn’t want to get in trouble for wandering
“So you knew Cornelius?” Alpha Tiberius asked me after a few moments of silence. I focused my emerald eyes on him and nodded. A shooting pain in my left wrist caused me to look at it. There was a heavy white cast around it. Doc watched as I stared at it. I looked up at Doc to ask him my question. “Is it broken?” I asked him. “Yes, it is. Your wrist was snapped in two places, but you should heal just fine. I would say a few weeks or months since you are a shifter.” He said with a frown. I nodded as he spoke, but remained quiet. Brayden spoke up next causing me to look at him. “Little One, Why did you not go home?” He asked me. “I just had a bad feeling and then I smelt blood.”
*Jax P.O.V*“Jax, I don’t think he has the strength to stand.”Alpha said just before Valerian’s head fell back. I put my hand out and caught it before it hit the wall. I didn’t care who saw or how funny it would look as I bent down to pick him up. I locked my right arm under his knees and my left just behind his neck. He had dark bruises on his neck in the shape of a hand. I was angry that someone had hurt him. He was covered in blood, but I didn’t think it was his own. I knew some of it was Brayden’s. My heart clenched in sorrow at the thought of my brother. I shook just a little as I stood up and pulled him close to my chest. I turned towards where Doc and Armand stood watching me.“Let me carry him Jax.”Alpha Tiberius said. I shook my head no and took a step forward being careful to not step in
*Valerian’s P.O.V.* I woke up the next morning feeling something heavy laying around my stomach. I opened my eyes and they landed on the arm that was strewn across me. I went to lift my head, but knocked it into something sharp. I winced hoping I didn’t hurt the person. I felt the person stir and tilted my head upwards to see who it was. My eyes felt like they would shoot out of my head when I saw Jax laying there. I knew he kept calling me future mate, but I was still startled to see him. The golden rays of the sun shone through the window and onto his sleeping face. I could see the dried tear streaks on his cheeks and frowned. It took me a moment before my sleep hazed brain remembered that Brayden died yesterday. My heart let out a beat filled with apang of sorrow. I silently slipped out from under Jax’s arm and rolled so I could get off the bed. I quietly slipped into the attached bathroom an