It had been a week since Lex died and today was the funeral. Blake had already told me that they were going to bury him next to his mother because Lex had always loved their mother and she had always had a soft spot for him over the other two.
Lex was the first born though, so I guess that didn't really surprise me. The first-born child always gets a little more love than the others and their parents are always that little bit more emotional when they finally reach the age where they want independence.
I had tried to tell Blake that I didn't want to go, that it would be wrong of me to be there, but he told me that he needed me there and he needed my support. He told me that he wouldn't be able to do this without me, especially since Jayson is nowhere to be seen and Blake has been trying to manage the pack on his own for the last five days.
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I watched as Blake and Jackson loaded their things in the cars which were waiting for us, the boxes taking up pretty much all the space other than that which was in the front. Link didn't have anything to pack because he came here with nothing. He was just looking forward to starting again, getting on with his life and looking to the future rather than continuing to live in the past. He hadn't shut up about how proud of me he was and how happy he was for me. Nicole had told me that she would visit soon. But she was still waiting for her stubborn ass son to turn up from wherever the hell he had vanished to. I had a feeling that he was mixing with the humans outside the forest which meant he would either be back when he was ready or he wouldn't be back at all. Moon Shadow were really
Today I was taking Blake to see my parents. Not David and Jayne, though I had taken him back to where my old pack used to live, but to my actual parents. Nicole had told me where they were buried and I thought it was finally time to see them, she was even the one who suggested I tell Blake about them. It had been twenty-six years since I last saw them. I just wanted to know where they were so that I could be with them, even if I didn't remember who they were or what they had done for me, they were still my parents and they were there for me at the start of my life. I had been to see David and Jayne on my own as well. The week after I officially introduced myself to Darkness and told them I was to be their Alpha, I went back to my old territory and I just sat there. Their bodies were
"Alpha, I must apologise for interrupting you, but it's important," I looked up from my paperwork to see Jamie standing in the doorway to my office. She looked genuinely panicked but I had already made it clear that Jackson and Luca were to deal with everything. "Jamie, I told you four months' ago that if there were any issues, you were to go to either Jackson or Luca," I told her as I moved my hand across my stomach, rubbing it in an attempt to ease the pain which was there. "I know and I really am sorry, but this an issue I don't trust either of them with," she replied. "I would love to help you Jamie but I am behind my desk for a reason. I can't afford to get stressed," I sighed and I felt bad that I was turning her away, but I told her with the rest of the pack what was going to
As we walked into the living room Jackson and Luca were having the same argument they had every single week. They were trying to decide which film they were going to watch this afternoon. I was sure there was some sort of underlying bromance there though between the both of them which they had decided not to tell anyone about. Even Elliot had told me that she thought there was something going on between Jackson and Luca behind her back - to this day I still don't know if she was joking or being serious. "You picked last time though," Luca moaned. "No. You picked last time. We ended up watching Skyfall," Jackson replied as he snatched the remote from Luca's hand and started playing with the TV. "Actually, I picked la
"Jayson?" Blake and I both said at the same time but he didn't move. He just stood inside the door where we could both see him, silent and still. I couldn't believe that he was here. He had been gone for over a year now, Mollie had killed herself four months' ago because she didn't want to live without Jayson anymore and Jonah had effectively lost control of the pack almost seven months' ago. To look at him now you wouldn't know that he had once been the Alpha of the most powerful pack in the country. He had bags under his eyes, premature wrinkles covering most of his face and he looked like he hadn't stayed in one place for longer than couple of days. "Halloween was three months' ago mate," Blake joked when Jayson didn't speak but I really wasn't seeing the funny side of this.
BLAKE "Who was that?" Luca asked once we were outside of the house. "His name is Jayson. He was the Alpha of my old pack but after Ellie killed James, he just sort of disappeared and no one has heard from or seen him since," I sighed as I ran my hand through my hair in frustration. I didn't know why he had decided to come back now or what the hell he even wanted, but I already knew it wasn't going to be good and that him being here was going to do more harm than it was good. I had missed him and had been worried about him, he was like my brother and he was there for me through the tough periods of
ELLIE "You really shouldn't be doing this. Think of the twins," Blake sighed as I prepared for the day. "He isn't going to talk to anyone other than me. Even if I hate what he has done, I still need to try to talk to him," I said with a weak smile. I didn't really want to see or speak to Jayson, but I was the only person he wanted to speak to. Even when Luca had gone to check on him this morning and attempted to speak to him, Jayson made it clear that the only person he would be speaking with is me. I was worried about the twins. It was damn near impossible to sleep last night because they wouldn't stop moving and there was a serious amount of pain which, e
"Firstly, you need to understand-" "I don't need to understand anything. I just need you to tell me what else you have done and whether it's going to be a threat to my pack," I seethed. I could feel my hands clenching and unclenching beneath the desk, putting all of my energy into keeping my wolf at bay. I knew it was dangerous to shift while I was pregnant. I was especially dangerous when I was seven months pregnant and carrying more than one child. "Why did you leave Moon Shadow?" Jackson asked as I closed my eyes and focused on my breathing, willing myself to calm down before I did something stupid which would only land me in more trouble. "Being an Alpha. I never wanted it. I was forced into it," Jayson sighed b