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A/N: I'm officially obsessed with Wolf Bride and what does one do when she's obsessed with a certain book? She writes an AU about it! 😁 So, Talley Ho! *in my Sherlock Holmes voice*

Rated: Mature. | Contains sexual content and strong language. (You know? The usual from me. 😁) | Bolded and/or italicized words are conversations and thoughts of the characters. | Main Characters: Roman (LI) and Naia Evans (MC) | All Characters and names: (except MC and original characters created by me) are property of Pixelberry.

Current Word Count: 2,325 words. (more or less. I stop counting after editing and re-editing. 🤷🏾‍♀️)

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This series is rated Mature. It is NOT reading material that is safe for those under 18. Reader discretion is STRONGLY advised!

This series may contain spoilers. If you wish not to see spoilers, please do not read any further.

(Also this series is a slight deviation of the original story. In the original story, the werewolf hunter is a woman. But in this series the hunter is a man.)

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Chapter 25.) Shockwave.

Naia was finally being released from the hospital. And she couldn't wait to get back to the house where she could lay in a real bed and eat real food.

“Freedom! No more IV! No more waking up at 5 in the morning to draw blood! No more vital checks every hour! I am free!” she sang as her daddy wheeled her to the elevator.

“Keep it down! You don't want to disturb the other patients.”

“Can I help it if I'm happy and freeeeee?”

Shane shook his head and chuckled.

“Fair enough. And once we get you back to the house you can really celebrate.”

“What are we waiting for?! Let's go!”

Shane was happy to see his daughter in better spirits. It had been a rough few days for her but at least she was getting out of the hospital. While Naia and Shane were on their way back, Laurie took advantage of the time she had at the house to go up to the attic and look for some of her old things.

The attic was dark thanks in part to the light being busted, just another thing to add to the list of projects to be some on the house and the only window being blocked by a stack of boxes. But she could still see as clear as day. While it was odd she didn't mind and went on searching.

Rummaging through a dust and spider web-covered box, she found old photos of her, Zane’s old polaroid camera, pictures of her parents that weren't in the old family album, an old teddy bear, old clothes that no longer fit, she even found a box with her old diaries. She ran her fingers over one of the old books that had stickers scribblings and doodles all on the outside of it. Tucking the box under her arm, she climbed down from the attic and went to sit out on the patio to read a few pages of what was her life.

Laurie took a deep breath as she pulled out one of the books. She pulled out the diary she had started in high school. In it were her innermost thoughts and feelings about her life at the time. Everything from making the cheerleading squad to the clubs she was in, to her job at the old drive-in theater, her best friend Joey, there were even sections on school dances and gossip.

It wasn't until she got to a section in the diary that she stopped reading and just held the book in her hands. This section was about two people. The man she loves and the man she wanted to forget. She got to the point that she had started writing about her relationships with both her husband and Xander. She started writing about Xander when she was 13 and started writing about Shane when she was 16. Her last entry was dated November 27th, 1986 the day she left town with Shane and never looked back.

She had prepared herself to read a page when she heard a car door shut. Her husband and daughter were back, so reading would have to wait. She set the book down just in time for Naia to walk through the door.

“Well look who it is! Welcome back, baby girl.”

Naia smiled at her mother.

“It's good to be out of the hospital. Did you miss me?”

“Nope. I actually enjoyed not having to hear moooooooom every 5 seconds.”

“Haha! Such a comedienne!”

The two laughed as Shane walked in.

“Alright princess. You’re back. Now will you please sit still?”

“I can try to daddy.”

Shane rolled his eyes. Naia noticed the book sitting on the table.

“What's that?”

“My old diary. I went up to the attic and started looking around and that's where I found it. Speaking of which…” Laurie trailed off as she looked towards her husband.

“Whatever it is, the answer is no.”

“Thank you, baby.”

Shane opened his mouth to reply but closed it then turned on his heel and headed inside to the attic door.

“You bully him too much mama.”

“You forget, baby. I'm the boss around here. Now, have a seat. Let me look at you.”

Naia sat down so her mother could give her a thorough inspection.

“Do you have to fuss over me?”

“Yes, I do. You just got out of the hospital Naia. Now hold still.”

Naia squirmed as her mother looked her over.

“Okay now that I've been efficiently looked over, maybe now we can get a look at this diary of yours.”

“We? Since when do you speak French?”

“Yeah we. I mean you've looked at mine.”

“I'm sorry, which one of us is the mother in this situation?”

“Come on mom! Please?”

“No. Besides, you won't like what I have to say about your daddy.”

“Is it bad?”

“I may have written about us in the back of his old car doing some very–”

“Okay! I get it! I'm sorry I asked.”

Laurie snickered as she watched Naia grimace.

“As I've told you before, your curiosity is gonna be the death of you.”

“So what did a young Laurie Roberts used to write about?”

“Everything under the sun.”

“Like?”

Laurie rolled her eyes.

“Love, life, and my pursuit of happiness.”

“You're no fun anymore.”

“If you must know, I did write about your father. Almost as much as I wrote about Xander.”

“Like what?”

Laurie shrugged before gazing down at the book.

“Like how I met your father and what my life was like when I bonded to Xander. Things like that.”

“Daddy told me that you two met at your old job.”

Laurie smiled softly.

“We did. I wanted nothing to do with him at first. But that never stopped one Shane Montell Evans.”

“That's what he said. So what changed?”

“He wouldn't take no for an answer. He and your uncles were always showing up at the old drive-in every Friday at the same time and parking space.”

“Yep. That sounds like daddy.”

“And after a while I guess I became curious about him.”

“What hooked you?”

Laurie sighed before losing herself in a memory.

“One particular Friday night my car wouldn't start, so Mr. Neal, who owned the old drive-in, let me leave it there til the next morning. Which meant that in the meantime I had to walk home.”

“Where was uncle Zane?”

“At that time probably fishing with Toby. That's when your dad and uncles rolled up and he offered to take me home after dropping them off at their old apartment building.”

“That sounds innocent enough.”

“I mean it was. When we pulled up he got out and opened my door for me. Said that no gentleman worth his weight in gold lets a lady open her car door or pump her gas.”

“So that's when he started saying that?”

“Yup. He even walked me to my door.”

“Ever the gentleman.”

“That's your daddy for you. Eventually, he and I started spending time together. And I found myself slowly falling in love with him. There was just one not so small problem.”

“Xander?”

“Yup. I told you werewolves are possessive and territorial. And none more than The Alpha. Especially when that Alpha is Xander. He was not only possessive and territorial but he had a jealous streak a mile long.”

“Yikes!”

“Xander and I at the time were on the outs so to speak. I was rebelling in his mind and he couldn't stand it. And your daddy became an escape for me.”

“You said that he didn't stand for insubordination.”

“He didn't but I was coming into my own at the time. And doing that included being around your dad as much as possible. Matter of fact one day, your daddy was picking me up after school from cheerleading practice. And when he brought me home, we sat in his car and talked for like 2 hours or so.”

“Oh boy…I feel a climax coming.”

“It is. The climax happened when he walked me to the front door.”

“What happened, mama?”

“I kissed Shane for the first time.”

Naia clutched her chest.

“Well damn! Look at you being a saucy little minx.”

“Watch your mouth girl! But yes, I kissed him. And I liked it. The problem is Xander caught us halfway through the kiss.”

“Uh oh!”

“Yeah. Xander was not the least bit happy. He, Benny, and Waylon stood at the tree line with their arms crossed and Xander had the meanest scowl on his face.”

Naia winced.

“I bet that was a sight to see.”

“Boy was it! When I tell you that Xander was furious with me. He dragged me back to the den and when we got to the entrance, he let me have it. And when he was done ripping me a whole new ass, he forbade me from ever seeing your daddy again.”

“Sheesh!”

Laurie shook her head with a chuckle.

“The problem with that was your daddy was always in town. I couldn't avoid him even if I wanted to. I saw Shane the next day and told him that I wasn't allowed to be around him and he scoffed at the idea. Said that I didn't belong to Xander, I'm my own person and I can make my own decisions.”

“Daddy had balls back in the day.”

Laurie snickered.

“And those balls nearly got him killed.”

The two laughed.

“How did you find out daddy was part of The Knights Of Ossory?”

“I suppose I found out the same way you did. My Alpha told me.”

“I bet it stung to learn the truth.”

“Big time. At first, I thought Xander told me because he was jealous of all the time your daddy and I were spending together. I figured it was his way of driving a wedge between us. But when I asked your father about it he confirmed it. It felt like a gut punch.”

“I know that feeling.”

“I was so angry at him. I cussed him out and told him that I wanted nothing to do with him. And you see how well that worked.”

Naia snickered.

“It's hard. This little book chronicles what it's like to be in love with two men at the same time.”

“And here I thought my life was messy.”

“Your life is messy. Way messier than mine.”

“How?”

“I learned the hard way what it means to be in love with The Alpha. It never ends well. And that's a heartbreak that I am trying to save you from.”

“I wish you would understand that Roman isn't Xander, mom.”

“He's still his son, Naia. The apple literally does not fall far from that kind of tree. Every single Alpha has been trained by their predecessor. Yours is no different. Everything your Alpha does, his ancestors have done. It is the way and order of The Pack. Now, I'm sure he's charming and has treated you extremely well. Hell, I'm sure the companionship and even the sex is amazing but all of that is only because you haven't been around him long.”

Naia sighed.

“I'm not trying to make the decision for you. I'm just trying to keep you from experiencing what I experienced with his father.”

“How far did things go with you and Xander?”

“Too far. I shouldn't have let it happen. I should have told him no that he had Delia. She's his mate, not me, but you never deny your Alpha what is his.”

“He claimed you as his mate?”

“Pack Law. He could claim as many as he saw fit.”

“Sheesh! Pack Law is horrible.”

“No one knew that better than me and Delia.”

“Can I tell you something?”

“You can tell me anything, baby girl.”

“When I was unconscious…I…I talked to Delia.”

Laurie was taken aback.

“How did you do that?”

“I spoke to her in the world between worlds.”

“You were in the ether?”

“I guess?”

Laurie nodded.

“What did you talk about?”

“You, Roman, Trent, and me and my connection to all of you.”

“I see.”

“She showed me what Xander looked like.”

“Did she?”

“Yeah. He and Roman could pass for twins.”

“Yup. Now you see why I said that Alpha is his daddy’s carbon copy.”

“Delia said I was brought here to heal.”

Laurie shook her head.

“There's a lot of healing that needs to be done.”

“Are you willing to let me try?”

“We’ll see.”

“That's not a no mama.”

“That's not a yes either.”

“I just wish I knew where to start.”

“I could give you a clue but you’re not gonna like it.”

“Why?”

“Because it involves your Alpha and how he became Alpha.”

“Well I mean I already know that part. He became Alpha because he's Xander’s son.”

“Yes. He's Xander’s son but he's not his first son.”

“What?!”

“Delia was pregnant before with another child. A boy. The true Alpha of The Pack.”

Naia’s eyes widened.

“Good joke mama.”

“It's no joke.”

“But it's impossible. If there was another before Roman, then he couldn't be Alpha.”

“Exactly. Becoming Alpha is almost the same as becoming King in England. It's done by hierarchy.”

“I don't understand.”

“Remember when I told you everything with Xander changed when I turned 16?”

“Yeah. What about it?”

“That's part of the reason why.”

“But how?”

“Your Alpha was born June 18th, 1986. The first baby was born on May 9th, 1984.”

“But that means…”

Laurie shook her head.

“That's not even the worst part.”

“What do you mean mama?”

“I was the one who was tasked with killing the first baby.”

Naia was stunned.

“My God…you wouldn't…you couldn't…”

“You heard me loud and clear.”

Naia had a look of heartbreak and confusion on her face. She couldn't believe what her mother just confessed to.

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