Forever (Book 1) (Editing)

Chapter Fifty Six

I looked into the crackling fire that I sat before on the terrace to Alpha house. Colt was to my left, Liam was to my right, and Greg sat across from us. The sun was beginning to set off into the horizon. The atmosphere was calm for once and everyone was absorbed into their own thoughts. We’d all been sitting here for just over an hour and not one of us has said a word. We were all taking in the things that had happened over the last few months. We were allowing ourselves to come to term with how different life here would be from now on. Nothing in this town would ever again be the same as it once was. Although it was quiet it was also comfortable. We didn’t have to talk in order to enjoy each other’s company. Just being in the same vicinity was enough.

 The weeks had passed in a blur and everyone who’d been injured in the battle with the Demons had long since healed. Well, their physical wounds anyways. There had only been a few deaths that took place, but even those few weighed heavily on me. It was my fault the Demons had come here. It was my fault alone that this pack had been faced with them. It couldn’t be helped though. Fate had laid out the path I’d walked. There never really was a choice about following it. It had to be done. Even if it hadn’t been me, it still would have been someone else. And they may not have been able to survive it.

My aunt’s return was a welcomed spark of happiness. Despite having felt abandoned by her, I was immensely happy that she’d returned. Life hadn’t been the same without her. She’d taken on the task of being the Pack’s doctor and I was glad she was able to use her skills for a greater good. This pack needed someone who knew what they were doing, and someone who was loyal.

In such a short amount of time this pack had been slammed with betrayals and heartbreak. They’d fought a battle with creatures they knew very little about. They’d accepted future Alpha unlike any they’ve ever had before. They’d begun to change and become stronger than ever before. I was incredibly happy that, although I’d brought the Demons here, I was able to give the Pack a hope for the future. Even if they were blissfully unaware of just what was coming.

Very few of us knew of the horrors we would face in the coming future. There was time still before the pack would need to be told. There was time still for the pack to adapt to the changes that had already begun. We’d discussed it long and hard about whether we should tell them the things that will take place in the future, and had agreed that we would give it some time before then. This pack needed time to relax and embrace the new life before them.

Although I’d given the pack a gift the no other could have, they’d given me one in return. I had always been a girl who’d felt alone in the world. I didn’t have anyone who truly cared for me while growing up aside from my aunt. I didn’t know what it was like to have solid unbreakably friendships. I’d been withdrawn, secretive and distrustful of everyone and everything. I had never felt as if I truly belonged anywhere. Even though I had been raised and lived with my aunt almost my whole life I’d always felt alone. It was when I reached here that I finally felt at home. This pack had given me the family that I never really had. The love that I’d never really experienced. The support that I’d never really understood that I needed. They had given me a solid foundation on which I could actually have a future and be just who I was. They accepted me with ease.

I’d been so worried that they would hate me. I truly thought that they would rise up against me and rebel over the power I was born into. I’d believed that they would fault me for what happened and that the progress I’d made would evaporate into thin air. But it hadn’t, and they didn’t. This was my home. These were the people that had helped to save me from evil. They’d stood by me and accepted me as one of their own. They’d shot down every insecurity that I had and helped the silent strength that had always been a part of me. I loved them for it to. I was as loyal to them as they were to me, maybe even more so. They really had no idea just how much I owed each and every one of them.