Shadowed Destiny

SA'S

y?" I asked, kicking away th

e're close," my m

e were going to a place called Cedar Grove, where the Moons

er, and the path we were takin

on, I needed to calm down but I was too tense. My mind raced with thoughts of meeting

e you mum? I can't live in some kind o

answering my question

mix of worry and sorrow, she would open her mouth to say

hat until we reached what see

r Grove wasn't a mere clearing but a secluded estat

se circle, the houses were built with stone and

th dark wood and stone, the roof was high and adorned wi

by the beauty of the house, I ho

large cedar tree. Underneath the tree was a large altar su

d at us as we approached, their expre

m?" I asked my mother

of strangers in the grove by now, t

young men wearing black

we help you ?" o

wn Jacobs of the Jacobs

ed, moving towards a smal

an office. There were several comfortable chairs arranged in small cluste

Wait here and he'll come and

him? What's going on?" I asked m

me " Because it's not that simple, they don't know who we are, for all

e of them returned with

the man pointing at us, the m

eaked with strands of silver, his features were rugged and weathered b

e and then he turned to my mother."Hello Ashina

e of her own "How have you been?" She a

before speaking "Alyssa" he finally said, his voice tremb

m Shawn . Your father, I know this must be difficult for you but know

nd now that we have finally met, I will

iled at me tentatively and said "I know all that has happened

hands to shake his "Hello Shawn, It's nice

my home" he said standin

d Mum walked side by side while I followed behind them, my

ietly to my mum, his voice so

a reassuring smile before turning back

my mum comfortable w

turned to face me "Welcome to my home"

is a lot, finding out you're a werewolf, meeting m

ed, li

uries hidden in plain sight. We have survived for centuries by living in packs, w

d in Cedar Grove for years, our children have attended

of my high school "Are you saying some of my sc

ve been able to live like this because we

in command, we also have the gamma, who's the third in comma

y feeling in my stomac

ourselves and with the vampires but now it's just minor scuffles with other

bers, then the epsilons, the zetas, the eta and the theta

Omegas are the lowest-ranking members of the pack,

Omegas, we are considered as powerless and submissive, but that's not particularly true, we

ga?" I asked and he

Omega?" I aske

ally familial, but in rare cases, there are situations of people rising up ra

this world should not be predetermined b

e "It's alright honey, don't let

won't let this define me I thought as I looked at my

ing to be