**Artemis POV**
Everyone seemed in agreement that we would open the box I offered it to Selene , seeing as she was the one who found it, but she insisted I do it .
When I opened it the box was full of paper and a small amount notebook when we went through the paper all of which seemed to be ripped from a book and then we found a letter addressed to us but none of us have been able to bring ourselves to open it yet . All the paperwork looked like handwritten drawings and comments that seem to explain the powers of the first and how to manage them .
Some of them seem to be signed off with our Grandfathers name Cedrick it got me wondering where the pages are pulled from, maybe there was is a whole book somewhere that people add to as they get their gifts sort of like a how to guide . It got us all thinking more about our mum and dads packs wondering if anyone survived .
Honestly it was exactly what we needed and without Selene trusting her own instincts we would never have found this information all our gifts are on them along with a few we did not know about .
Between the six of us we read all of them we discovered only one other wolf could do what Selene did with those wolves . As for the notebook it looks as though it was my mother’s handwriting too, but we haven't opened it .
We decided to start focusing heavily on the training from now using this help to get stronger and more precise with the gifts and we would tell some of the lead warriors from both packs what we can do Ryan and Calder agreed it was best we let them in. As for the notebook and the letter we will open them at another time when it’s just the three of us .
We all ate some food together and watched as Sel started to drift off to sleep its midday now but she’s hasn’t slept yet so we ushered everyone out of the room so she could rest with the exception of Calder who point blank refused to leave her side which I suppose is acceptable seeing as they have now officially mated not that I’m any more sold on the idea but he does seem to care for her which is all I can ask .
As I walk down the stairs with Ryan I keep thinking about how he must feel right now in such a short amount of time we have lost almost everything and he has lost his best friend and taken his place in one swift go all of this time I’ve been focusing on myself and how I feel and what I need and I even pretty much forced the fact that I’m going to die on him and didn’t for a second think how that must have made him feel , have I really been this self-absorbed that I forgot that I’m only 1 half of a whole .
When we reach the bottom, I take his hand in mine and pull him to one side his first reaction is panic I can see it in his eyes .
"Ryan "
"*Artemis what’s the matter ?*" His hand softly caresses my cheek and I instinctively tilt my head towards the warm tingles shooting between us .
"Nothing is the matter my love , I just wanted you to know that I’m proud of you. In all of this I got wrapped up in my own selfish needs and I forgot that you just lost your best friend and became an Alpha I neglected you and I’m sorry "
He eyes are fixated on mine like he’s processing what I’m saying .
"*Arti you don’t have to apologise you are worried about your sisters and you wanted to make sure everyone was okay *"
"But I do Ryan I learned today I don’t need to be worried about them they are adults I don’t need to baby them anymore. They are not my only family anymore , you are just as important to me as they are . I realised today that they are old enough for me to finally live my own life "
As I say this a wave of release washes over me , I do not regret looking out for them watching and helping them grow up but eventually you have to let them go and live their own lives and I guess that mean I can live mine. I want a life with Ryan I want our own home I want children of our own ,I want him for the rest of my life and beyond and its time he felt that from me .
I pull him in closer and place a kiss on his lips ,He wraps his arms around my waist and deepens our kiss and it feel like for the first time in a long time that our two pieces are finally back together .
He and I search his face hoping he just felt every emotion I put into that kiss and his eyes lock on my mouth again they turn a little darker and the left side of his mouth upturns into a smirk .
I know for sure now he felt it as he sweeps me off my feet bridal style and carries me back upstairs to our room .
As he kicks the door open, he whispers softly in my ear.
"*Were not leaving this room for the at least the next 24 hours* "
Just those words send washed of excitement over me and I bite my lower lip trying to contain it as he lets out a small growl at the action kicking the door closed and heading towards the bed .
**Cynthia's POV**
As the four of us head out of Selene's room leaving her to sleep Ryan and Arti head to the stairs and I find myself alone with Sigi . We haven’t exactly had the easiest of starts together having to explain about Kari and what I did and then I dropped the bomb on him that I’m going to have to die for the greater good and it dint really help .
We haven’t said much to one another stealing glances when we touch and feel the bond between us surge .Now here we are stood in a mostly empty corridor staring at one another not knowing what to do next , the pain still evident in his eyes and I know I have to fix this if I’m honest with myself I didn’t want to die I just couldn’t see another way out .Arti is always so strong and confident and Selene has always known what she wants I’ve never been that way but I suppose now it the time that I decide what I want in life and I would be lying if I said it wasn’t Sigurd .
"Sigi , do you think we could go somewhere to talk ?"
He looks at me without saying anything and just smiles and nod, but the smile doesn’t light up his whole face like it normally would. He turns and heads down the corridor I have run a little to catch up he’s heading towards a room I’ve not been in before.
He pushes the door open and doesn’t say a word I step inside and I’m absolutely blown away, it’s a bedroom in all white a huge bed in the corner with a large balcony and all these stunning green plants adding pops of colour all over the room .
I turn to Sigi and his eyes are focused on me .
"Sigi , who’s room is this ? It’s amazing ."
He steps into the room and closes the door running one of his hands through his hair .
"*Well this is our room* "
I’m stunned at his words our room the words replay over and over in my brain before I can find any words to come out of my mouth .
"When ? I mean how did you have the time to do this "
"*Well actually I was going to show you this the night you decided what you did . I wanted us to have a place of our own and I remembered you said you liked plants and nature, so I did this* "
I’m at a loss for words he did all of this for me and I didn’t even give him a real shot , he takes a few steps towards me lifting his hands to wipe some tears from cheeks I didn’t even know I was crying .
"*Cynthia, I told you on the day of the ball that I was sure we are mates and I would do anything to make you happy* "
I really do not deserve him at all .
"Sigurd I am sorry you have had the worst start with me it’s been an emotional rollercoaster we have had ups and downs we mated and it was magical and then I told you that I was willing to die and it all went downhill and I’m just really sorry for putting you through this "
He closes the gap between us, and I take a deep breath his eyes focused on mine but not like before there’s a lust in them that I know I’m reciprocating the heat between us rising to the point of boiling over.
"*Cynth you never have to apologize to me , you never have to worry about me being there for you .I want you for the rest of my life and I would do anything for you I’m like a lovesick puppy !* "
He smirks and scoops me off the ground both of us knowing full well he is leading us right to the bed and its exactly where I want to be
He is who I want to wake up to for the rest of my life and when we eventually have to fight in this war I finally know that what I am really fighting for sure it’s for my sisters and our packs but I’m fighting for him and for my life with him .