Between two Alphas (Part 2) Between Love and Hate
- Epilogue
Turns out Christmas wasn't ruined completely. After Vince had his way with his new bride (several times) Christmas dinner was served and presents were opened with two new members to the family and another on the way.
Days later, Josiah had a proper burial and as part of the pack's loyalty to the family everyone was in attendance. Josie and Millie held each other, cried and even spoke a few words of how great of a man he was. Maison paid his respect to his best friend and the only person who's ever been a true friend to him despite their difference when it came to Millie. Vince stood behind Josie the entire time, keeping quiet and being a shoulder to both his sister and wife.
To say it was an easy transition in expanding the pack over to the other side was an understatement. It was difficult and with the help of his father Vince managed to have two betas to keep things in order while he dealt with only the major issues as Josie tended to the woman and children with the beta wives. Josie eventually moved past her issues with feeling guilty about her brother and five years later she had her masters in child psychology and teaching, along with being a mother to two boys and a girl.
Maison and Millie eventually had more kids and she was happily being a stay at home mom along with her Luna duties. She never had a problem getting over what Josiah had done because in her mind, it wasn't his fault. She felt sorry for him and in a way responsible for what had happened. She felt she owed him her son's lives because without him, she would have had them on the floor in the middle of a wedding reception. Now five years later and five kids later, she was happy. Maison was happy and finally able to move on with everything that has happened between them and Christian. Maison eventually invited Christian over with his mother on father's day and for the first time celebrated a day that only brought him sadness with his brother, his step dad and Uncle. He was proud of the man he had become and was content in being a role model to both his brother and son's. He knew his own father would have been proud of him and his accomplishments as he was now the second largest pack in the country next to his baby brother. Life was good, life was now beginning and he was happier than he's ever been.
Emilia and Christian never went back to that house in the middle of nowhere. With eight grand children and three grown kids of their own, there was no way they were going to be able to stay away. Christian stood to help Vince for a while and once he was accepted into his stepson's grounds, Emilia and he took a home there to help with anything that they needed. Emilia was proud of all her kids, but the love she had for her grandchildren was greater than anything she's ever felt and she was thankful for every minute of it. She was the best grandmother she could be and the best mom she knew she should have been to both of her children, but nothing gave her greater joy than to see her own children be the best parents they could be.
Now standing here as their children say goodbye to the greatest love story in the history of their family, it is bitter sweet to think that these two people who have struggled, suffered and cried through unimaginable differences were still able to move past the hate and learn to love one another. It was never easy, but they stuck with each other through thick and thin and even in their last dying days they held each other with as much love and kindness as when they last said their I do's. It was a true miracle how they survived and as their children lay them to rest, they remember that love will always conquer all and if a choice is asked between love and hate, chose love, but most of all fight for it as it never goes away and always stays in your heart.
The End
