Filed To Story: Their Bullied and Broken Mate by Teri Petry
3 weeks after the wedding
Tonight is a full harvest moon. It’s the night I chose to perform the transference ritual with Luke. He has become such a strong and thoughtful young man, who is firm in his beliefs and faith. His own magic is powerful in its own right, and he doesn’t abuse it. That made it easier to choose where he was concerned. His mate, Rory, is a strong wolf from a formidable family, and she is honorable. She is patient and kind, and perfect for my grandson. He needs that kind of woman in his life. I don’t think chance intertwined our families together in more ways than one. I fully believe the goddess did it on purpose. Only the immediate family is invited to a transference ritual, and I have all of them with me, minus my daughter, who is here in spirit.
When it was close to midnight, Luke and I entered the ritual circle. Pablo and Ginger finished sealing it, and Like and I joined hands. We casually spoke to one another before the midnight hour struck, and I made sure he was solid in his choice to accept my gifts. He reassured me for the millionth time, and gave me a peck on the cheek. “We are good, Grandma. Quit worrying,” he whispered. The midnight hour came upon us, and Like and I both closed our eyes. I started to chant the beginning and my part of the ritual, and the wind started to swirl around us. I prayed Luke remembered to wait the allotted time between where my part of the chant ended and his started, or the transfer might not work, and if it did, it would be rushed and could hurt him. After I finished my part, I started to count for myself in silence. 2 minutes, that’s all we needed, 2 minutes. I kept counting, 115..116..117..118..119..and when I got to 120, Luke started his part. He must have been counting along with me in his head. As Luke finished his part of the ritual, both of our hands went into the air and we both repeated “aistrigh na bronntanais seo ar mo éileamh” three times. ‘Transfer these gifts at my demand.’
Suddenly, the wind stopped, and the candles went out. Both of us fell to the ground, and I could hear Melian and my boys try to enter the circle. They were stopped by Pablo and Marion, saying if they entered now, it could be dangerous. Pablo assured them that we were fine, and would awaken shortly. Less than 3 minutes later, both Luke and I started to cough. I sat up, and opened my eyes. I stared intently at my grandson, and when he sat up and opened his eyes, I knew the ritual had worked. Where his beautiful emerald green eyes once were, there was now a radiant gold glow to them. Glowing gold flecks intertwined with the brightest emerald green. We both stood across from one another, and I deemed him the carrier of the 7 almighty powers. The candles once again came alive, and I knew that he had done it. I smirked at him and whispered, “Show off,” and we both started to laugh. The ritual worked. I could now just rest and enjoy the rest of my days. Of course, I would be there for guidance and advice, but he now carried the knowledge and capability of using our family powers for those who needed help.
We all retired to our respective lodgings after the ceremony. I was exhausted, but when I returned to my home, Loki was sitting on my porch. “I’m sorry to bother you grandma, but I need some advice again,” he said. Loki and I have become extremely close, and I know he trusts me greatly. He doesn’t open up to just anyone, and I was blessed enough to be someone he would open up to. “What’s troubling you, Loki?” I asked him. “No, nothing is troubling me. Not really, but Liam wants to have a discussion when we wake up about which of the children will be our heir. I hate to even talk about it, because in my heart, Maddix is our heir. I knew at the beginning, before we knew about Phoenix, it was decided Maddix was heir. I think it should stay that way. I don’t know what Liam is thinking, and it scares me. What if he thinks Phoenix should be heir because he is Liam’s blood son and the oldest? I can’t agree with that choice. I feel like it makes me selfish, but I will fight for it to Maddix to remain heir.” he explained. I, too, had a soft spot for Maddix, and I already knew that Maddix would remain heir, but I couldn’t voice it. It would have to be a decision made between the brothers, without outside interference. So I just said, “Loki, dear, you and Liam will come to the right choice. No matter what that choice will be. However, you both need to remember there is another factor here. You both can’t just shut your mate out of the equation because you are the alphas. Hear what she has to say too.” He nodded and thanked me. I gave him a warm hug and sent him on his way. I was ready for bed.
Waking up the next morning, and finishing my daily tasks, I felt lighter than I had for a long time. Instead of going into the village center, I stayed close to home. I tended to my flowers and herbs, I picked from my own personal garden, and went to my kitchen to bake. After making 3 loaves of fresh bread, and some cupcakes for Mel and the twins to take home to my great-grandchildren, I decided to make some fresh pasta and homemade sauce. I invited the family over for dinner, and everyone came except for Leif and Jorma. They had to return to Starry Moon, and I made sure to send some food home with them when they came to say goodbye. Last year, I would never have thought that possible. As we ate our dinner, Loki was sitting to my left. He took my hand and whispered, “You were right, I just needed to trust in things.” I smiled at him and thought to myself how I already knew that. I chuckled and nodded my head. The rest of the night, I watched my family interact. This is what life is truly about to me. Family.
A Solid Choice
*Loki Pov*
11 years later.
If you had told me 12 years ago that I would be getting ready to start training our son to take over as alpha in 6â?0 years from now, I would probably have laughed in your face. Hell, if you had told me 12 years ago I would have 6 kids, I would have run to the hills. Yet, here we are. Not only do we have the best mate in the entire universe, but 6 of the most amazing kids I have ever met. We have our triplet girls, and our 3 boys. Adelina, Alette, and Asteria are almost 12. Maddix just turned 13, Phoenix is 16 and River is 10 and almost 11. We adopted River right before the girls turned a year old. His mother was a member of our pack, and went into labor with him prematurely. She was weak due to a mate bond break when her mate was killed during a rogue attack. She didn’t survive his birth. Melian insisted he was the one for us, and that day we chose to adopt him. River Nikolai Young. We couldn’t use Nicholas, because Jason and Rebecca had used it. So, we chose something close.
We thought it would become a problem as the boys got older, about who would become the next alpha. However, to our surprise, Phoenix wasn’t mad at all. He explained how he wanted to be a psychiatric doctor, and would rather not hold a ranked position. We respected his decision, and appreciated his understanding. We told him about his birth mother when he turned 13. His papa Malcom was there, and helped us through it. He was upset with us at first, but came around pretty quickly. He and Malcom had a special bond, but unfortunately, we lost Malcom about a year ago. His bitch of a second chance mate had left him, knowing with his age he wouldn’t be able to handle a rejection. He ended up dying from it. I had heard she also didn’t fair well from the rejection and died not long after. As for their son, Barron, he may have been a Beta’s son, but never rose above an Omega status. It made some wonder if he was actually Malcolm’s at all. Phoenix, being the amazing kid he is, still keeps in touch with his uncle, Barron, but unfortunately, we have to limit how much. The last few times he had reached out to Barron, his uncle demanded money. He had become a pack drunk, and had developed a bad gambling problem. Northern Sun’s new Alpha had already threatened to banish him if he didn’t straighten up, and we had to break the news to Phoenix that if that occurred, he wasn’t welcome to come to Blood Moon either. Our son completely understood, and only said that he hoped his uncle would come to his senses.
Maddix starts his Alpha training on Monday. He will tend to his regular studies in the morning, and from lunchtime on he will shadow Liam and me. I fully believe he will be a great Alpha. He is compassionate, loving, and fair. He is a peacekeeper, but also not afraid to disturb that peace if necessary. After what we went through with Phoenix, and the situation with his birth mother, we decided that our adopted boys would be told about their parentage also. Not necessarily their complete character, but who they were, and how they came to be with us. I dreaded the conversation with Maddix. His parents were not good people. His mother might have been good at one time, but in the end, not so much. None of us had any good memories of Eric, so we asked Jason to sit in on the conversation when it happened. Jason could barely remember any, but had a little bit from when he was a boy. We just hoped that Maddix wouldn’t spiral afterward. Tonight is that hard conversation. We decided to talk to him right after dinner.
Dinner went smoothly and all the kids were happy to see their uncle Jason. Phoenix asked if he could be with Maddix during our talk, and Mel insisted that it was fine. Maddix was going to need all the support he could get. After we ate, Liam, Jason and I took the boys to our office. Mel took the others to the nanny, and met us there. As she was coming towards our office, she linked us, and asked us to step outside for a minute. We grabbed Jason, and met her outside the door. “I have this awful feeling that we need to be completely honest about his parents. The good, bad, and ugly. If he finds out from someone else in passing, it could make things worse,” she said. I had to agree with her. We agreed we would tell him everything, and my stomach was tied in knots. We all re-entered the room, and the boys stared at us as we sat down. Mel decided to start the conversation and moved closer to the boys. She took Maddix’s hands and I could see the worry in his face. He glanced at us, and Liam nodded his head at him. “It’s OK son, you aren’t in any trouble,” he told him, and Maddix’s eyes diverted to Mel. She gave him a soft smile, and started to explain everything to him. He listened to her with his complete attention. There were moments of tears, moments of anger and disbelief, but in the end, he thanked her for being honest with him. He was thankful she didn’t sugar coat the truth. He plainly said, “You are my parents. Those people may have given me life, but you and my dads made me the person I am today. I’m sorry you went through that terrible ordeal, mom, but just like you, I will rise above them and be the man I was destined to be. No one will ever be hurt like that under my watch. Not our pack, not our family, no one. All of you have shown me what it is to be a good person. That is what I will take through life. Not what I could have been subjected to if those monsters were still alive. Phoneix and River, those are my brothers. Through and Through. I don’t care if it’s only documents that tie us together, our bond goes past all that. Nothing changes. My sisters, I will die protecting them if I have to. No one will ever hurt them, mom. Not on my watch.” I was a proud poppa listening ot him speak. I looked at Liam and said, “He was a solid choice for Alpha. I have no doubts about it anyhmore.”
Final Entry
*Melian POV*
8 years later
23rd of January
Dearest Diary,
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