We Are Legion Novels & Stories

When they demand naming rights, legacy claims, power over something I created in heartbreak? She gripped the balcony railing so hard her knuckles blanched. Because she knew—they would come. Lycan emissaries. Royal vultures. Elders with their righteous declarations. The child wouldn’t be just hers for long. And then, a quiet, terrible voice surfaced—her mother’s again, from long ago, spoken during a blood moon rebellion: "Then we remind them why the world once bowed to our name." Nyma swallowed hard. Her back straightened.

Cain murmurs half asleep, but Aeron is already there, pulling the covers back, showing what my body already knew, but my mind is only just cottoning onto. It’s wet, soaking between my legs. My waters have broke. I look across at Aeron in shock, but he just smiles back. “You’re in labour.” “But it’s too soon.” I gasp. Cain picks me up, scooping me into his arms. “No, it’s not.” He replies. “These are Lycan pups remember.” I nod, leaning into him. For a moment, I’d forgotten that part, forgotten that Aeron and Cain were Wolves, that any of this world existed and that I’m not having human babies. I’m having pups. Lycan pups at that.

Zara took it upon herself to patiently explain to me the hierarchy of a werewolf pack as we walked to the cafeteria to have our lunch. She started with the Alpha -which was actually what Nathan was, unsurprisingly- continuing with the Beta (David) and Delta (Christian), finishing with the warriors -which was actually what all three female wolves in Nathan's gang were- and then the omegas and the lone wolves. She told me that the lone wolves were simply families or even single wolves who made the choice of living a life in solitude, away from pack grounds or rules. They respected the universal laws of keeping away from any claimed territory and the vow of secrecy from the human world, general

"Will you marry me again, but for real this time?" At that very moment, fireworks exploded across the night sky above us, lighting everything in brilliant color. I smiled and nodded hard. "I will." We had not only avenged our families. Along that bloodstained road of revenge, we also found something even more precious—the most amazing life we could ever have.