Brett POV I followed Willow and Lizzie into the kitchen. Jeremy walks past me towards his father’s office, no doubt on the hunt for Thomas. As I walk into the kitchen, I greet Luna Eve and Louis. I grab the knife off Eve and continue preparing the fruit for her, she smiles at me in appreciation. At my pack we have a cook called Rose that does all the cooking. Eve doesn’t seem to like having similar help unless it is a big event. It does help towards the family vibe that the Johnson home gives off.“It was lovely to see your parents last night Brett. They mentioned you are leaving tonight to visit the northern packs before starting university?” She mentions.In the corner of my eye, I notice Willow’s head spring up watching our conversation.“Yes Luna, I need to implement some new training strategies that we’ve been using. It also helps with the pack relations if they see me or Father every so often.” I respond. “Well, I hope Jeremy has been learning from you and we shall miss you be

Willow POV Consciousness creeps into me and my body feels odd, as if it has been in a fight. Every muscle is aching yet when I try to pinpoint the pain, it disappears. It is a strange sensation. I awake to the feeling of my face being gently stroked and a warming scent surrounding me. I open my eyes to see Brett crouched down next to me. I take a minute to remember what happened and how I ended up on the sofa. I must have looked confused as Brett answers my internal question.“You had some kind of seizure and I placed you on the sofa!” He quietly tells me. “How are you feeling?” “Thirsty!” I smile whilst sitting up. My head starts to feel lightheaded from my sudden movement. I put my head down in-between my legs to help stop my dizzy spell. A trick Mum taught me when I was younger.Brett sits next to me and starts rubbing my back, which brings my body comfort. He passes me a bottle of water which I gladly take. He watches me as a take a few sips before sighing,“I have to leave earl

Willow POV “Jeremy is running late as usual Mum! Lizzie and her folks have already left. He will just have to meet us there.” I pace up and down the hallway with balloons, a cake and a gift bag in my hand. I wanted to get to the restaurant early so I could set the table up, but Jeremy was adamant he would be here on time and he would get a lift with us. Mum walks down the stairs in a navy wrap dress, her diamond necklace Dad got her when Jeremy was born and silver high-heeled sandals. Dad is wearing a grey suit with a navy tie. They look so cute together.“Looking beautiful Mrs Johnson!” Dad gives mum a kiss. Dad adored Mum and even after 25 years together and 3 children they acted like loved up teenagers. Sometimes it got quite embarrassing, especially for Louis. Louis walks in from the kitchen, already eating. I roll my eyes as he brushes the crumbs of his black shirt. I haven’t seen him since training earlier and I feel bad that I worried him. I link my arm around his and look up

Zack POV I watch as Beta Thomas quickly follows Willow out of the restaurant. Without our Beta on site, I need to ensure our men are fully attentive to security detail. I put my full attention back onto the Alpha Family at the table. Alpha Nicholas, who is usually of a calm nature, is glaring at Alpha Jeremy.“That was a bit much son.”Louis scoffs.“What?” Jeremy sharply asks him. “He can’t seem to leave her alone!” He says flatly. “He is stationed to protect her Louis, by my order. He can’t and will not leave her alone!” Alpha Nicholas responds his Alpha aura rolling off him. Luna Eve places her hand on her mate’s arm to calm him down.“Willow will be fine with Thomas. Jeremy, you owe her an apology! But for now, let’s enjoy the meal and our Luna’s birthday.” She sweetly adds looking at Lizzie and engaging in conversation with her parents once more.Alpha Nicholas stands up and pulls his mobile out from his pocket. He makes a call and places the phone to his ear.“Willow darling,

Willow POV 1 year laterThe last year has been shit, and that is putting it lightly. The rogue attacks have been more frequent and every time we feel like we are getting somewhere, they change tactics. They are pestering the other packs in our area but not as much as us. Why? What did they want? I deferred university! My parents were disappointed, and Lizzie and Samantha begged for me to go with them, but I couldn’t. I can’t explain it, but I had a sense I needed to stay here. Thomas had been a god send. We have been looking into the rogues and I’ve been freeing him up for scout missions by doing the paper-based research. Louis had told me about the symbols on my wolf’s fur, but no one seemed to have experienced anything like this before. From the pictures Louis has drawn of the markings my research led me to think they belong to the old Celtic language. There had been a few comments and not wanting to make a big deal of it for now, I didn’t take part in pack runs or pack training.