Final Chapter – Eternal Bond 

"After all this time we have fought for our rights, tolerated your pack of brothers, and we can finally have some peace. My venom now runs through you, bound for eternity."

One year earlier...

Was the night after they made their vow for each other in front of Sam and Jacob with Emily officiating them as she happily offered. "It's so nice to see two people come together like that, Isn't it Sam?" Emily said.

"Yeah it is, but I'm just worried about the implications that might have on them as they are still Vampire and Wolf...the Elder-Chief Wolf will not like that one bit."

"I'm sure we can sort this out if it comes to that Sam, just let them be happy without worrying about something" Emily said

"James, I am still slightly surprised that you proposed to me, didn't see you as the type, but I am glad you did. we have sworn to protect each other no matter what happens."

"Have I found you? Flightless bird, jealous, weeping, Or lost you? American mouth Big bill looming. Now I have a fat house dog, Cursing my sore blunt tongue, Watching the warm poison rats, Curl through the wide white fence cracks" James sang passionately to Paul. "As you know I'm not that much of a romantic, but when I am it is only because of you".

Paul was tearful and kissed James going into all sorts of positions imaginable and unimaginable, they had been going for almost a week when suddenly Paul had phased, luckily James was quick enough to move out of reach, but he could not get him to phase back. He could only think of one way and that he was never going to do. He did the only honourable thing and ran to Sam and Jacob as they were his Alpha's.

"Sam! Jacob! Glad you are both here, need your help, Paul suddenly phased while we were...'you know'...and now he can't phase back. I'm not going to resort to killing him, it will hurt too much" James explained.

Sam and Jacob looked at each other seemingly worried and agreed to help James get Paul back. The three of them went together to see Paul and worked together to try to calm him down, so Sam nodded and Jacob phased trying to get Paul to calm down. Nothing worked as somehow Paul managed to block his wolf telepathy. Jacob phased back "Sam, I can't do it, can't get through to him as he somehow managed to block us out" to Jacob's surprise.

"He managed to do it, like he said he would" James muttered smiling, then looked confused as he heard Paul's voice in his head "James I am alright, this isn't permanent, I'm in transitioning"

"James? What do you mean?" Sam asked "James! What's going on? What is he telling you?" Jacob asked quickly.

"Don't speak to me like that, as the matter of fact, I was listening to Paul in my head. Yes, I'm surprised too. He said he's alright, he is just in transitioning?? Whatever that means, do you two know?" James said

"Wait he's blocked us and now you can hear him" Jacob repeated

"He said he is in transitioning. well that could mean he is being stripped of his shapeshifting or/ well just prepare for the worse, not everyone survives the transitioning" said Sam.

"Well I'm sure you know what to do when the moment comes to it. Do you need us to be here." Asked Sam

"No, I think I will be alright, seems like you don't really want to be here with me. But for when the time comes, I will know what to do. Thank you though." James said appreciatively.

They both nodded and walked off phasing to race each other. As James was feeling helpless and started running through the woods, rampaging around for months hoping Paul will suddenly come up to him, but he never did. He felt something deep inside of him, he knew exactly what that was and flew straight to Paul. He saw the wolf him laid barely breathing, James walked cautiously over to him and knelt by his side, slowly Paul had phased back to his human form.

Somehow James knew he wasn't going to survive, he felt Paul weakening. "Think James, Think..." He muttered to himself angrily.

"We will get through this Paul, no one will want to hurt you again." James said furiously cradling Paul in his arms.

"We will be together again Paul; you have my word." James started to bite Paul all over to inject his venom inside him, thumped him in the heart to help the next transition process. He felt his venom flow through his entire body and he knew it was working.

The transitioning process took days, James had done all he could. He left him to rest as he went to hunt for animals as he knew he would be thirsty.

When James came back with the third deer Paul was awake, "You are finally awake and you're hungry, just in time to feast. Sink your teeth into these Deer's. Drink the blood, get your strength back up first then we will talk."

Paul carried on sucking the blood of the second Deer, "But I was dying" He started "I felt myself letting go, how is it that I'm 'alive'?" Paul said, slightly confused.

"After all this time we have fought for our rights, tolerated your pack of brothers, and we can finally have some peace. My venom now runs through you, bound for eternity."

"Your venom? So, I'm a vampire?" Paul asked

"Yes, you are. I just couldn't let you go. The transitioning took a bit longer than usual though. You were out for months" James explained.

Paul stared at James finishing off the third Deer. "Months?" James nodded in response. "B... but...I still have my telepathy and it seems this time I am in full control of it. I feel stronger"

"Yeah you will, we are bound till the end and with your telepathy and my tracking skills we are the ultimate power couple our vampire world has ever seen".

"If in fact I am a Vampire now, then why is it that I can still feel my inner Wolf?" Paul asked.

"Well I've heard stories, it seems you are a Hybrid – Part Wolf, Part Vampire, we have time to figure out your full potential" James explained.

Throughout their lifetime they had spent together they had encountered many who tried to challenge them and met their demise, with each challenge came with a lesson they learnt, learning something about themselves as individuals as well as a power couple. Their connection for each other only grew stronger. They were the true meaning of two become one.