Chapter 34

Shaun’s POV

Twelve wolves, one grizzly bear, one tiger, a lioness and lion run into the clearing at the falls. Cathy, Cherie and Eden are already there with Glenn and Kimberly’s two children, setting up the picnic. We shift and collected our swimming costumes from the bag the three ladies bought with them.

We were all having fun, swimming and messing around in the water; and came up for a feast of picnic; “What is all this food?” Tobias asked Cathy. “Simone said it was a celebration, so she packed everything but her sink.”

I sit down and grab a plate of food; a mind link comes through “we can’t get to you but we can see you; now’s your chance to get Jonathon and come with us.” I look around the edge of the lake. By the far edge was Mark and Sebastian; that must be the edge of the territory. I link back, ‘give me 20 minutes” and go see Tim, Eden, Toby, Olivia, Alex and Jessica.

“We have a problem” I tell them, sitting with my back to the two men on the other side of the lake. “Look over my shoulder and tell me what you see?” Toby lifts he’s head and starts growling, Alex is ready to shift and make he’s way to them. “Wait, there’s kids and the ladies here. We need to think of something fast, Sebastian has mind linked me and said now’s my chance to get Jonny and come with them.”

“Why does he always have to fuck things up?” Tobias rages; “I need to mind link Adrian and Nathanial to come here” Alex says.

They come over and I tell them to look over to the edge of the territory. “I know what I want to do, but what are your thoughts?” Nathanial says. “We can’t just go after them; Gemma and Tony may get hurt if there are more of them out there” Olivia tells everyone.

“I was hoping we could get through the Alpha Ceremony before we had to deal with this” Adrian adds. “Is there a way we can slip away?” Jessica asks; “We can, but I definitely can’t go back as my cover will be blown” I tell her.

“I’ll go with you” Tim says; “No, out of the question; it’s me they want” Tobias spat. “Here me out, he doesn’t know about me; Eden said our scent is almost identical” “yeah, yours is Vanilla and Spearmint and Tobias’ is” “Vanilla and Mint” Olivia finishes Eden’s sentence. “You’re going to have a baby” he argues.

“Listen to me, you need to be here and be sworn in as Alpha, when you do; come get me and we will put an end to all of this bull shit once and for all; I can pretend I’m you until then. Shaun has told me everything already; down to the where your room is” he tells Tobias “Why would he do that?” “Because, I needed a plan B in case something like this happened; I swap with you so you can get a plan in action to get me.”

“They don’t know about Tim and they think I haven’t told you who you really are; if we do this, we need to make out you are Jonathon.” I tell them; although Toby is still staring at Tim.

“What about Tyson?” “For Fuck’s sake, he is ok with it; I wouldn’t be doing this if he was against it” “And they are twins too; Nessy almost nudged him by accident coming over here; she was lucky she caught he’s scent at the last second.” Olivia added, “and you’re ok with this?” looking at Eden. “No, but Shaun will be with him and he will protect him; he gave us he’s word.”

“Are we all in agreeance?” I ask “No” Tobias answers; “Toby there is no other way, go see Elder Matthews, tell him what’s happened. Become Alpha and Eden, take heaps of photos for me. Then you come and get me next week.” Tim tells him, “And I will electrocute Mark’s dick” Olivia adds.

“So, what are you going to do?” I asked; “I can’t talk you out of it?” Tobias asked Timothy, “No” “Then I need to make myself scarce; Shaun; you will need to take him to the other edge of the lake, make it look like you are goofing off and then grab him. Yell out to Livvy, Tim; we need to tell the others before you do, so they don’t go after you. And Uncle Shaun; keep my brother safe.” “I will.”

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Alex’s POV

*“What are you thinking?”* Toby asks through a mind link, *“I object to it as much as you; but what else can we do under the circumstances. We don’t know how many they have out there; we can just see Sebastian and Mark. I don’t want to put Glenn and Kim’s two cubs in danger and Eden, Cathy and Cherie can’t shift” “Yeah; they are my thoughts as well and the only reason why I am agreeing to this.”*

*“I’ll tell Glenn and Kim; you take the two kids on a ride into the forest, keep them away from what’s about to happen. I have Jessica talking to Jeremy, Christian and Bindi and Olivia is talking to Alister, Cherie and Rebecca; Nath and Ads are talking to Cath and Deb; we all need to make sure they think it’s you being taken.”* Alex says, *“Great idea about the kids”* he replies walking towards the forest.

“Glenn, Kim can you come here for a moment” “What’s up?” Glenn asks. “I need you both to allow Tyler to take the two kids for a ride through the forest, we have a situation. “What situation?” Kimberly asks. “Look over my shoulder, to the edge; that’s Sebastian and Mark. Shaun needs to take Tim but we have to make them think it’s Toby or Jonny to be more precise.”

“We can take them down” Glenn remarks, “Them; yes, but if they have others out there, we can’t risk the cubs or Cathy, Eden and Cherie getting hurt; we need to know you won’t chase after them; shift if you must, in fact it will be fun to watch he’s eyes when you do.”

“Gemma, Tony; Uncle Tyler would like to take you for a ride” Kimberly calls, grabbing the kids and going to Toby. *“We all set?”* I link Adrian, Nath, Liv, Cathy, Debbie, Jess and Toby *“let’s get this done already”* Tobias screams.

I nod to Shaun down by the water’s edge. “Eden, Jessi, Bindi can you come help pack up the picnic” Cathy yells. Eden, Jessica, Cathy, Bindi, Debbie and Cherie start packing up the picnic and placing it in the car the three ladies drove to get here.

Shaun dunks Tim under the water and starts swimming to the other side of the lake; Tim follows “get back here you asshole. When I catch you; you’re going under.” They get to the other side of the lake and Shaun grabs Tim’s arm and pins it behind him.

“What the fuck; LIVVVVY” Tim yells; we all stop and race to the edge of the water “JONNY” Olivia yells; swimming towards the other side. Rebecca shifts into her tiger and swims past Olivia. Alister and Glenn shift and start running around the lake; and like I thought, Sebastian’s eyes grow wider. Christian and Jeremy yell “JONNY, WE’RE COMING” as they shift and barge into the water.

Nathanial, Adrian and I, run to the women near the car and shift; protecting them from an onslaught.

Sebastian and Mark leave when Tim and Shaun get to them; we slow down the pursuit and sniff the air to make sure they are gone.

*“They’re gone, you can bring the kids back now”* I link Toby; Tyler comes galloping back with the two kids on he’s back; laughing “more ucle ty, more.” “He’s going to have to give them rides from now on” Kimberly laughs walking up behind them.