Chapter Sixteen

It has been a month since we joined the Evergreen Forest Pack and the pups have become one with themselves. Scott has accepted co-parenting spending alternate nights between us. My siblings along with Sofia and the twins have finally felt comfortable to take their own rooms next to mine, well kind of Sam and Conner are sharing, the twins obviously share, and Lily and Sofia decided to share, meaning every other night I get the room to myself unless they have nightmares.

Even though I haven't studied for years I have found that by putting my mind to it I am already halfway through the online learning that I was set up with, some of it has been hard and some of it had been easy. Turns out my teaching on the run was more in-depth than I thought, they had given me all the essential knowledge I needed to get me through anything. Even my training seemed advance compared to what a female is expected to know, the training sessions with the pack have been absolutely ridiculous, what they were trying to teach us I had learnt in the first few days of training when I was seven and the other females seem to be using the training sessions as some sort of joke, wearing bare to nothing, flaunting their bodies in front of the males.

"Alright girls that is it for today's session" Zach says with defeat.

Storming out of another bad session I decide to go for a run whilst the pups play with the rest of the pups from the pack, they had been accepted without question in this pack and I believe that is due to the rest of the pack accepting us, well accepting them, they might not realise but I have heard all the snide comments from the other teens who have been spreading rumours and such, some even insisting that some of the pups are mine. I don't care what they say about me but if they mess with the pups, we will start having a problem.

Thankfully I have managed to avoid Cayden to my wolf's displeasure, but it was also a good thing as Scarlett always seems to be hanging off him whenever I saw him around. Least I knew tonight that I could do my own training and ensure that the pups were being trained correctly. Coming out of my thoughts I find myself at the border and turn to follow along it, taking my usual path, not long after I sense someone following, glancing over to the bordering packs side, I glimpse a huge brown wolf weaving through the trees keeping pace with me, taking in a breath I skid to a stop as his scent hits me, no it cannot be. Staring at the wolf who has skidded to a halt alongside me stares back at me, I have run the border for weeks now trying to pick up scents and had given up but now, now I have picked up a scent I am positive I know.

"Simul consurgimus et simul cadunt. Nos simul firmiores sumus et cum stipant advveniens non titubamus" (We rise together and fall together. We are stronger together and do not falter when it comes to pack) The wolf's head shakes before stepping forward does he recognise it, please be who I think you are "Simul stamus ut ab alterutro latere pugnamus. Numquam obliviscamur. Beta" (We stand together as we fight by each other's side. We never forget. Beta). He growls before shifting keeping our staring contest going.

"Who are you?" he snarls his hands forming into fists.

"Beta Jensen that is-"

"I am not a Beta you are mistaken. Now answer me who are you pup?"

"I don't think I am mistaken." I raise my chin 'Conner, would you mind coming to me please. '

'On my way Jenni' smiling I carry on my staring gaze with him but is soon broken when three more wolves appear beside him, tilting my head I go through my memories to work out who they are then it comes to me just as though I had saw them all yesterday.

"Troy and James, Grey and Charles and last but not least Leia and Calli Rose." It would be funny if this was not a serious situation 'Sofia, Darcy and Darren can you please come to me.' Did he call them to test me? What of the rest of his family?

"Who are you?" Beta Jensen snarls I feel Conner coming up beside me.

"Hey, you called for me Jenni?" he asks nervously seeing the wolves ready to lunge at me.

"Thank you for coming. Now do you recognise that man there" I ask him I hold onto his shoulders for comfort. He tilts his head the wolves looking at each other confused whilst Jensen's eyebrows crease in confusion.

"Is that" Conner gasps "No. no it can't be, you always told me, but I never believed you" he spins in my arms "is it? Is it really him?" his hopeful eyes gaze at me.

"I promised you and what do I always do?"

"You keep your promises, but it can't be" he spins around taking a step forward "D-dad?" Beta Jensen stares at Conner letting out a growl.

"What is this?" he snarls "What sort of trick is this?"

"Conner you need to stop hiding your scent bud."

"Con-Conner" Jensen stares at him before his shocked eyes shoot up to me "that is not possible he is dead." Conners scent hits my nose, and I can tell the moment it hits the Betas as he lets out a sob falling to his knees "Conner my boy."

"Daddy" Conner screams launching at his dad, his dad's arms only opening in time to catch him, tears stream down both of their faces. The sound of twigs snapping behind me has the wolves growling before stopping when the pups dash towards me.

"We are here" they say panting away before they realise others are here and hide behind me. Stepping forward I bring the twins in front of me.

"Grey and Charles let me reintroduce you to your pups Darcy and Darren. Darcy, Darren this is your dad." I say pointing them to the grey wolf "you can stop hiding your scents you two." The grey wolf suddenly shifts into the human who I had seen at the mall, the one I was told to avoid, I knew; I knew him. "Calli Rose" she snarls. Sofia grabs my legs in fright, picking her up I rest her on my hip when a dark grey wolf suddenly appears next to Calli's wolf making the pups jump at the same time a black wolf jumps next to me growling, ignoring all the growling I turn my attention back to Sofia "Sofia" Calli's wolf whimpers in pain "I would like you to meet your Mumma. I know you miss your dad" she whimpers, causing Calli to shift and step forward before being grabbed by the newcomer, the power coming off him makes me believe he is the beta of their pack. I feel the brush of Alpha Joe's wolf as he shifts next to me "Sofia you need to let your mum scent you, she will not believe it is you due to your dad dying to protect us." I say, she wraps her tight arms around my neck.

"I'm scared." She whimpers.

"No need to be scared Sofia. You have always wanted to meet your mum now is your chance." Slowly stepping forward I rub soothing circles on her back, and she lets her scent go.

"My Sofia?!" Calli cries out pushing the beta away she steps forward "Sofia sweetie I have missed you so much. I thought-" she looks at me "I thought she was dead after feeling my bond break."

"He-" my throat constricts, swallowing the lump down I feel the alphas hand on my lower back, glancing over my shoulder he gives me a reassuring smile letting me carry on leading this reunion "he loved you so much Calli and his dying wish was for you to meet your daughter and be happy, loved and cared for. He wished you would get the opportunity for a second chance mate and that he would accept his daughter as his own" Calli breaks down in sobs falling to the ground the beta gathers her in his arms uttering sweet nothings to her.

"Mummy don't be sad" Sofia says stepping cautiously towards them, Calli opens her arms, and she steps inside them as they embrace each other.

"Sammy, Lily you can come out I know you are there" I say feeling their presence they run to me tears in their eyes.