Part 6

It was a week later and I hadn’t gone back to school yet. Letters of condolences had come from everywhere. As the head Alpha of the World Council, Kiran had known a lot of people, and many of them were saddened by his loss.

I hadn’t opened any of them and Levi had just shrugged when he arrived at the house and found me burning all the cards and letters in the fireplace. He had called to say that everyone would be at the house tonight as per William’s request.

I had declined Levi’s offer to stay with him and Charlotte. I couldn’t leave the house yet. Their scents were still there, Kiran’s scent was strongest in his study and I spent most of my time in there, sleeping on the couch as I struggled with my emotions.

I hadn’t gone into their room again, I had just closed the door after their ceremony. Kai came up to me later and gave me a silver chain with Kiran’s wedding ring hanging from it. “He’d want you to have it, think of this as your amulet, something that was his that you can draw power from.” It meant more to me than Kai could possibly know.

When everyone was present, William went to Kiran’s study and emerged with a large folder in his hands. He sat down at the dining room table and wiped a hand over his face. Kai had poured drinks for all of us and I wondered what was in that folder.

“This is the last will and testament of Kiran Montgomery Sinclair,” William said as he opened the folder and none of us said anything. Kiran had always been meticulous about his will and it made me smile.

“He wanted the house to stay in the family, so he’s not giving it to anybody, rather he wanted it to remain as is and to be used by everyone when the family visits Seward. He created a trust so that the house can’t be sold or demolished,” he continued.

“We wouldn’t have done that any way,” Kai said.

“Ownership of the hotel will go to Elijah on his twenty-sixth birthday. Kiran felt that the hotel has always been in the hands of the Alpha of Seward and should remain as such,” he said.

I wasn’t really surprised. As a child I had always thought I’d take over from Kiran, but so many things had changed and Elijah had worked there since he was sixteen and it was only right that he got it. I didn’t think I could sit in an office all day and run the hotel.

“Kiran left his Karambit to Levi,” William said with a smile. Levi laughed and nodded his head.

“What an asshole, leaving me the Karambit I gave him,” he said as we all laughed.

“His personal journals will go to Kai,” William continues as Kai smiled.

“All his dirty secrets are now mine,” Kai said as I shook my head at him.

“Kiran’s motorcycle collection will go to Alex, because a man can never have enough bikes,” he said and Alex chuckled softly.

“Adara’s jewelry is to be divided equally to the women of the family, but her wedding ring is to go to Adira,” he said and winked at her as she wiped a tear away.

“The rest of Adara’s belongings will go to Saga, her only daughter,” he said and squeezed Saga’s hand as she started crying again.

“His book of death magic will be delivered to Jericho. He said you would know what to do with it, as well as his gun collection,” he said.

“He kept it?” Kai whispered more to himself than to anybody.

“He wanted me to destroy it, so it could never be replicated or be used by another witch,” Jericho said. “The book’s magic is very strong, he tried to destroy it a few times.”

“Kiran was proud of each and every one of you, he loved you all. The contents of his safety deposit box in Seattle is to be divided equally between his great-grandchildren, River and Skai,” he said.

“Then lastly, Kiran owned a large property in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. This, along with the contents of his bank accounts and Karani’s chest, will go to Christian,” he said and I looked up.

William stood up and handed me a smaller envelope, the deed to the house and the keys. I hadn’t expected this. I had a trust fund, I wasn’t worried about money and Kiran had given me so much throughout my life that I almost couldn’t breathe at this extravagance.

“I don’t know what to say,” I said as I looked at the house keys in my hand.

“You were his first son, Christian, and then you were also his last. He was immensely proud of you and this is his way of telling you to get the hell out of Seward and go forge your own path in Wolfeboro, start afresh. He gave you his Alpha aura, his blood and his magic for a reason. Kiran sometimes did things none of us understood, but in the end he always had a reason for it,” Kai said.

“A great adventure awaits you,” Jericho said and smiled at me, his eyes glinting mischievously.

“A toast! To Kiran and Adara!” Alex said as he emptied his glass of scotch.

We spent the rest of that night drinking to their memories and telling stories about them. We laughed and cried and we laughed some more. At 3 AM we all stripped our clothes off and ran to the top of the mountain.

I stood looking at the town below me and a howl erupted from my throat, closely followed by the rest of the family. My wolf was a silvery color now, almost matching the snow and I was bigger. I could feel it rushing through me as the Alpha in me took over.

I was still smaller than Kai and Jericho, but not by much. I felt oddly strange standing there and I stayed as the rest of them started making their way back to the house. I would need to pack up my room after graduation and move to Fairbanks, but I already knew that no matter what I did, I’d end up in Wolfeboro, where Kiran wanted me.