“Tyler I wouldn’t stress. It’s an old prophecy and we don’t know how many others have the white wolf gene or if there are any other female’s with the gene.”
“There’s something else too Kaylie.”
He explained to me about scientists testing on people to create the ideal warrior and discovering people or werewolves who already had accelerated abilities such as speed and agility. He explained how that the testing had mutilated the DNA thus creating the ‘white wolf gene’. Wolves never used to be solely white in colour for it was the colour of purity. Every ability that werewolves already had was only increased but only in the wolves who were the offspring of the wolves that had been tested on. I finally understood where my abilities had come from and I felt slightly sick. I had mutilated DNA and I had passed that on to my child. The gene was selective though.
“I understand why you didn’t want to tell me Ty,” I say grabbing his hand.
“I know but still, I should have told you, I owe that to you.”
“Well you told me eventually though. I know it didn’t sit well with you either keeping that to yourself and I don’t think I would have reacted too well to the information anyway”.
“I know but what the hell are we going to do about Kate’s situation.”
“I have no idea but we’ll work through this together, we’ll talk to your dad and the rest of the pack about it at Jayden’s party okay?”
“Yeah we will and we will get through this together”
“We always do. We can face anything together,” I said smiling.
Chapter 35
Kaylie’s POV
The day of my son’s first birthday had finally arrived. Tyler and I had set up as much as we could yesterday and now all that was left was getting our little man ready.
Time had flown by so quickly and I could not believe that Jayden was one. One year exactly since he had been born and we had discovered that, he had inherited the white wolf gene.
He had grown up so much and I was amazed at how smart he was.
Tyler was currently downstairs setting up any last minute decorations, food and games.
I checked the clock and saw that it was only ten o’clock. The guests would be arriving in another hour. I had a quick shower and changed into my outfit for the day. I wore simple black tights with my combat boots and a loose pink knitted top with a necklace.
I headed to Jayden’s room next and saw my little boy playing in his cot. Once he noticed me, he gave me a big smile and let out one of his cute giggles. He was in a good mood today.
I picked him up and gave him a cuddle before placing him on the change table. I was not going to bother giving him a bath until after the party. He had a tendency to get himself very dirty.
“Happy 1st birthday my little man,” I whispered to him.
I dressed him quickly and took him downstairs so I could start on breakfast. Tyler was downstairs already cooking away.
He smiled when he saw me and proceeded to walk over to Jayden and me.
“Happy birthday son” he said kissing his head before turning to kiss me on the lips.
“He is definitely daddy’s boy,” I said smiling as I looked at my two boys who were my world.
“No, he is mummy’s boy. We did a good job babe, look at our son”.
“We didn’t do too badly I guess,” I laughed.
“Are you ready for today?”
“Yeah, I’m ready and I’m ready to tell the pack about his gift. I just hope that they are not too mad that we kept it a secret for nearly a year and I do not know what we are going to do about Kate’s situation”.
“They will be fine about it. He is our son and their future Alpha; they should know that as his parents we were only trying to protect him as best as we could.”
“If they don’t take the news too well though, I won’t be letting anyone touch our son Tyler. I know that I am Luna but honestly, that means nothing to me in comparison to Jayden and us. I had no desire to be Luna. I only accepted because I chose you and I will always choose you. The Alpha title was just a bonus that could have the possibility to turn into a pain in the ass, but it comes along with having you and I accept that. I will always try to be the Luna I know you think I am but Jayden, any future children and you will always and I mean always, will come first”.
“I know that Kaylie, I knew that the day I found out you were my mate. The Alpha title has been in my family for generations but you know it is something I cannot turn my back on. I will always put you and Jayden first, you know that but being Alpha is important to me. Jayden would not be what he is if it was not for me being Alpha and you being an Alpha’s daughter. He is destined to be an Alpha. It is in both of our bloods. He is always going to be associated with the Alpha title. Both of his grandparents were Alphas and his father is too. That will never change. It is his destiny”.
“I know and when the time comes he will make that decision himself and I have no doubt that he will step up and become Alpha. Like you said, it is in his blood and the Alpha title will call to him when it is time. We will both be here to guide him down that path and he will make the right choice.”
“That we will, my darling,” he said before pressing a kiss to my forehead.
“I would choose this life over and over again and make the same decision if it meant standing by your side and having Jayden with you. I never will regret my decision Tyler. I love you”.
“As I love you, now let’s get this party started”.
*
All the guest had arrived by eleven thirty and Jayden was easily the centre of attention. The present’s table was full and everyone was eating food.
I was sitting around a table and a mat where Jayden and a few other children were playing.
Tyler was talking to a few of his mates. I spotted Adam and Matt. Since Tyler had become Alpha, Adam had become his Beta and Matt had become his third in command.
I hardly saw them because Tyler did not like bring work home and he did not want to disturb Jayden’s routine. Now that he was a little bit older, we would be seeing more of them. That also meant that I could hang out with Alexa and Patrice a little more.
I had not seen them for a while and I liked to keep to myself now that I had a one year old child to look after and who needed all of my attention.
“Hey Kaylie, how have you been?” I turned to see whom it was and saw that it was Alexa and Patrice.
“Hi girls, I’m good how are you both?”
“We’re good, look at him; he’s grown up so much”
“Yeah he has, he’s not going to be my little boy for much longer,” I said smiling.
“Well it’s good to see you Kaylie, you look great, sorry we haven’t really had the chance to hang out together but hopefully when the boys are doing something we could have a girl day with Jayden or something” Alexa stated.
“That actually sounds really good. I know I’m the Luna and everything but since moving here and having Jayden and everything else I haven’t really had a chance to get to know many girls or make many friends besides Felicity”.
“We understand and you have us, if you ever need anything you know you can call us”
“Thank you” I said, genially meaning it.
I really did appreciate their offer.
At that moment, Tyler was coming towards me and reached down to pick up Jayden before turning to me.
“I think it’s time to announce god parents and that announcement regarding Kate,” he whispered in my ear.
I just nodded. This was Tyler being Alpha and playing Daddy to Jayden.
“Alright everyone listen up, I have a few announcements to make, and the first is Jayden’s godparents. This was a hard decision but I had to choose people who would always be there for Jayden and Kaylie if I were ever not around. It is a big responsibility and is something quite serious to me. Kaylie decided to let me make the decision considering she has not been in the pack for that long and I knew the people better.
Since Jayden’s birth, Kaylie had given all her time to our son and I cannot thank her enough for giving me our little boy. Therefore, I have decided that Adam, Alexa, Matt and Patrice will be Jayden’s Godparents. Adam, you are my Beta and have been there for me through everything. Every challenge I faced, you had my back. Alexa you make Adam a better person, you are caring and you are a good role model for my son, you can teach him how to treat a woman. Matt, my cousin, my best friend, you know me better than I know myself sometimes, Patrice you have been a rock for me, you’re always there to listen when I needed someone to talk to and I know that you’re presence in my sons life will do him good. So, a toast to the godparents, Kaylie and our son Jayden”.
“To Jayden” we all raised our glasses and chanted.
“The next announcement may come as a shock and as Alpha and the father of Jayden I am sorry that I did not tell you all sooner. Since Kaylie was pregnant with Jayden, we kept this a secret and I hope that you will all bear this secret with us. Jayden inherited Kaylie’s white wolf gene and developed a few gifts of his own that in the future could make his vulnerable to attacks on the pack. Jayden has the gift to disappear when he feels threatened. He first did this in Kaylie’s womb when she was pregnant and caused quite a scare. Only yesterday, we had a member of the pack, Kate come to our house and announce to us that she was pregnant, as you, all know no wolf can fall pregnant under the age of eighteen without Alpha consent. By law, it should not be even possible. My father, the old Alpha and I did not give permission. We later discovered that it was in fact Jayden who gave the order. He is far more powerful than we could have imagined. Jayden wanted a playmate so he lifted the law. I hope that you all can understand why we did not tell anyone until now and that you will all stand by your future Alpha and me if ever someone wanted to harm him. He has bought such light to our family and I have never felt more blessed”.
With that, Tyler concluded his address and waited.
One by one, all of the pack pledged their allegiance to our son, their future Alpha. Everyone was asking questions and taking turns to hold my baby boy. He was truly special and I knew that he certainly had a bright future ahead of him.
I never thought that it was possible to love someone as much as I loved him.
Later I found Kate and Jack.
“Hey guys, how are you holding up?”
“We are great and the doctor says that the bub is all good so we’re happy”.
“That’s great to hear, if you need anything feel free to come over whenever. Hopefully the baby will be the play mate he wanted I guess,” I said turning to look at Jayden.
“Imagine if they turned out to be mates. Jayden is powerful for how old he is and I mean look at his bloodline. He comes from two very dominating Alpha families.” said Kate.
“Honestly that would not surprise me after everything else that has happened, did they tell you how far along you are?”
“Yeah they did, I’m three months”.
“Done with the first trimester, are you nervous?”
“No, I am excited more than anything else”.
“That is really good to hear, how about you Jack how are you taking it?”
“I was shocked at first but now I’m fine. It was something we both wanted eventually. I mean it did happen sooner than I expected but I’ve always wanted to be a dad and I have the girl of my dreams beside me so I have no complaints”.
“I am glad to hear that you both are happy, I’ll leave you be just remember if you need any advice of just want to talk, my door is always open to both of you. When the baby is here, we need to organize some play dates. I think Jayden gets a little lonely.” I said before looking at Jayden.
*
The rest of the party passes in a flash and everyone had gone home. Everyone had spoilt Jayden and bought him so many presents. We had gotten a walker, millions of toys, clothes, things for his bedroom and books.
Tyler and I cleaned in silence together. It was nice and it felt comfortable. I didn’t need to cook dinner tonight because there was so much food left over from lunch that could just be reheated for myself and Tyler. Jayden would just pick at a sausage and have a bottle before going to bed and having a bath.
I heated up Jayden’s dinner first and prepared some meat and salad for Tyler and I. Once the microwave binged, Tyler began to cut up the sausage and feed Jayden while I put our dinner in the microwave.
“Today went well,” I said.
“Yes it did, everyone handled the news pretty well. I was proud of you too Kaylie. You handled it well and I saw you with Kate and Jack. You really do make a great Luna”.
“Thanks Ty. You made the right decision too with the godparents today.”
“Thank you,” he said before grabbing my hand.
We ate in a comfortable silence. It was a nice change from all the noise today. I placed the food in the dishwasher before heating a bottle for Jayden and all three of us walking up the stairs. Tyler and I were both bathing Jayden. He was so happy just splashing around in the water.
I finally felt like I belonged somewhere, watching my husband and son. I had found home and peace. I was loved and treasured. I had a pack and a husband who valued me and loved me for who I was. I was different but he accepted every single part of me. He knew me better than I knew myself and he still stood by me, accepting my flaws and all. He had given me the best gift I could have ever hoped for, our beautiful, gifted and talented son. He had filled the void in my heart that had been missing for so long when Nate died.
At nineteen, I felt like I was on a permanent high. I knew that whatever was coming in the future, we would face it together, as a family. Nothing or no one would hurt my family. I would not allow it, not now and not ever. That was my oath.
Epilogue
Seventeen years later…
Jayden’s POV
It was finally the last day of high school and I couldn’t be more excited. At eighteen, I felt like I had it all. I was due to take over from Dad’s pack and step up as Alpha in about a year depending on how fast I could learn from Dad. Running my own pack was something I had wanted for as long as I could remember.
I stopped by my locked and picked up my books. I looked down the crowded corridor and saw kids scattered everywhere. I would definitely miss this place. I spotted my best friends Josh and Kaleb. They were leaning against their lockers talking to our group. I saw Tara and sent a smirk before walking over and wrapping my arm around her and pressing a kiss to her forehead.
“How’s my angel today?” I asked.
“She’s good. Just thinking how much school’s going to suck next year knowing that you won’t be here.”
I was the oldest out of all my friend’s. They were a year or so younger than me. My friends were a colorful bunch and consisted of myself, my mate Tara who was seventeen, my best friends Josh, Kaleb and Max also seventeen and Ebony who was sixteen. Most of the group were all kids of family friends and our younger siblings occasionally joined us.
My little sister Leah who was fourteen led her little group consisting of Sahara, Ebony and Max’s little sister who was thirteen and Emmy who was thirteen.
“Dude next year is going to be a major drag without you here,” sighed Kaleb.
“yeah bro, who’s gonna entertain us?” asked Max.
I laughed before answering him.
“Guys we have all summer to cause mischief and I have plans for us all.”
“I hope that includes the swim hole,” laughed Ebony.
Our group was a little on the strange side and surprisingly most of us were mated to people in our group.
I was with Tara and Josh was with Ebony. Max and Kaleb had not found their mates yet and the rest were too young. I was planning on changing that for the boys. I had a few friends of the family that could probably do it for them.
“Let’s go home guys and start our summer,” I said, holding Tara close.
They all nodded and follow me as we walked home.
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nbsp; Kaylie’s POV
Not much has changed around the pack in the last seventeen years. If anything, it just got louder and was full of energy and children. The pack was much livelier.
Not long after we had Jayden, the rest of the pack started to have kids as well. I now had a very close group of friends that I did everything with. Our kids were best friends as well.
Turns out that Kate and Jack’s daughter was in fact Jayden’s mate. Tara and he were the cutest couple and I were very pleased when we discovered they were mates at a young age. Kate and I were still very close and loved watching the kids.
Adam was now Tyler’s Beta and Matt was Tyler’s third in command after Adam. He was also in charge of the troupes.
Adam and Alexia ended up having twin boys, Josh and Kaleb about a year or so after Jayden. Matt and Patrice had a son Max around the same time followed by Ebony a year later and Sahara a few years after Ebony.
Felicity and Jackson also had a daughter named Emmy.
Emmy was very close with my own little princess Leah who was fourteen. After a while, Tyler and I decided to have our third. My youngest Isabella was now four. She looked a lot like Tyler. While the kids were at school, I would spend most of my time with her and Tyler. Isabelle would be at school next year and I would take on more jobs with Tyler to run the pack before stepping down in a few years or so to hand the reigns to Jayden.
I was beyond proud of both him and Leah for their achievements. They were both quite intelligent and I sensed that Isabelle would be too. Leah and Isabelle had showed no signs of inheriting my white wolf gene but I would not fully know until they both shifted and changed.
Over the years I had heard nothing from my mother or my brother and I made no effort to try either. The only person I spoke to occasionally was Nate’s best friend Michael who had taken over as Alpha. He told me that both my brother and mother had left the pack after my father was killed. He occasionally came and saw the kids, Tyler, and I. We both agreed that while Jayden was a miniature Tyler, he had so much of Nate in him.
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