Jonas linked with them all and told them that the howl had come from their northern border and everyone agreed. Running at full pelt it didn’t take them long to catch up with the Urbana family. Greg was the only one who had shifted back to his human and he was holding a body. Not sure if the woman in his arms was dead or not Sapphire walked slowly towards them and started to gently sniff the Body of one of their warriors. She wasn’t the best they had, but she was still a very powerful wolf. Jonas shifted back next and hurried over to Greg and the warrior. ‘WHAT HAPPENED! ‘ he roared at his Beta and Sara growled menacingly at the Alpha, Sapphire linked with the girl and told her to stand down, she didn’t know what type of wolf Crystal was yet. She needed to tread carefully but so did Jonas. Linking with her mate she calmed him down by telling him that Greg and the Urbana’s had been with them most of the day. So how could they possibly know what was going on? Looking at Sapphire with a little shock on his face he said via the link, ‘How are you doing this, when we are in different forms it should not be possible to link to me or vice versa. Can you link with Greg’? Sapphire tilted her head and was looking straight at Jonas when Greg said ‘Yes I can hear her if she wants me to’. Shaking his head in wonder for a few seconds he asked Greg to lay the female on the ground so he could assess her. With quick fingers he made light work of it then standing up to face the wolves he stated ‘This is, was, Ginger. She was on patrol on the northern border, she looks like she’s been attacked. But what I am not sure, the Dr will have to assess her and tell me later. As he minded linked with the Dr to ready her and her team to accept a fallen warrior very soon at the hospital. Sapphire was still sniffing the body and she could smell a weird kind of scent. It wasn’t the fallen one but it seemed to be coming from Ginger’s fingers. Sniffing them again Sapphire lifted her head and stuck her muzzle in the air. She sniffed the air all around several times then landed on that particular scent and to Jonas’s surprise Sapphire went tearing into the forest with Mara and Jorah hot on her heels. Jonas didn’t even have time to shift when he heard his father's howl, then his mother joined in. They had found something. But he was more surprised by his mate, his Luna, as she appeared first dragging an unconscious man. Sapphire dumped the unconscious man in front of Jonas. Shimmering again Sapphire quickly changed to Genni. Looking up at her mate she lifted the man's lip and Jonas could see the gap in the top of the gum above the canines where the piercingly sharp teeth would emerge from. ‘VAMPIRE!’ He spits out. Genni stood now next to Jonas and entwined their fingers. Looking at him solemnly she said ‘And so it begins!
All the wolves had shifted back to their humans and walked to the Arena. There is a special section there reserved for the fallen called the sanctum. Greg still carried the Ginger so Sara was being held close between her parents. As they got to the edge of the forest Jonas stop and went to a hidden away cache of clothes that were available to everyone if they needed it. He took out large T-shirts for the women and shorts for the men. Not wanting to put Ginger on the ground Greg gently handed her to Jonas so he could slip his shorts on. Holding his arms out to Jonas the latter shook his head. He was the Alpha, He should be the one to carry his fallen warrior. As Greg’s arms were now free Sara left her parents and with a sob ran over to her mate who engulfed her in a huge and for a moment just rocked her all the while whispering soothing words. As the group headed out of the forest now Genni could see pack members everywhere. She also heard a strangled yell from the crowd that had gathered and saw a tall muscled male pushing through the crowd say ‘NO NO PLEASE NO’ in a hushed tone but with the enhanced senses that they all had everyone heard him. As the male pushed his way to the front of the ever gathering crowd Genni heard Greg say ‘Bastian, please….’ But the male only had eyes for the female being held in his Alpha’s arms. Bastian fell to his knees in front of Jonas forcing him to stop. ‘ Bastian, we must get her inside’. ‘I know’ said Bastian swallowing hard and Genni could see that Bastian was barely holding on. Walking over to the pack member that Genni had never met and feeling great sorrow for that she held out her hand and placed it on Bastian’s arm. Instantly the male calmed, looking at his Luna, not knowing exactly what she had done but he gratefully bowed his head and said ‘Your Grace, your gift is most welcome. Thank you. Smiling sadly at him for a second she mind-linked him and asked him he if would like to be the one to carry his mate. Seeing his eyes widen for a few seconds of shock, Bastian nodded. ‘Jonas, my love, let's allow Delta Bastian the honour of carrying his fallen mate to the sanctum’ nodding at his Delta Warrior Jonas carefully laid Ginger in her mate's arms. Standing with his back straight and his chest puffed out proudly Bastian carried her into the arena and headed for the sanctum with a few others. Genni was glad that he had family around him. Genni could see the devastation on Ginger’s parents' faces as well as Bastian’s family. As they disappeared into the building that housed the arena and warrior academy Jonas turned, looked at the group he now thought of as his inner circle and told them to go and change and meet back in his office as soon as they could. They parted ways, Jonas went straight to his office explaining to Genni that he kept spare clothes in it at all times and telling her to go up to their room and change. Genni flew up the stairs and as she got to the third floor she saw Greg, without Sara. Raising her brows in question Greg answered, knowing exactly what his Luna was going to say. ‘It's about to get crazy here today, I didn’t want to start something I couldn’t finish. Sara deserves more than that. She means more than that Looking into the eyes of her mate Beta and best friend Genni could see that he meant what he said. ‘I can see that Greg’ she smiled softly ‘Anyone with eyes can see that. Still, if you hurt her in any way shape or form! I will Kill You!’ Greg started to smile at the joke then bowed his head in submission to his Luna who, it turns out, was not joking at all. She was deadly serious ‘Sara’s been my friend for as long as I can remember, she is my gamma, a sister. Head my words Beta Gregory’ turning from the wolf who was now kneeling due to the powerful aura being emitted by his Luna, Genni opened the door to her apartment and walked inside. Leaving Greg where he was. And left Greg wondering about the abilities of his Luna that had not yet surfaced. If she was this powerful now she may be unstoppable at her full strength. With a slightly worried look on his face, he got up and went into his apartment. Genni went straight to the shower and washed herself quickly she hurriedly dressed in a pair of comfortable jeans and a plain T-shirt. This time the right size she thought to herself. Rushing back down the stairs Genni bumped into the Urbana’s family on the second floor. Almost running to her friend Sara crashed into Genni, holding on tight. ‘It’s been so awful for you today, I’m so very sorry you had to see any of it. And on your first shift as the Beautiful Crystal’. Looking at her friend with eyes rimmed by red Sara said sniffing back tears ‘You think I’m beautiful?’ Chuckling, Genni said she did not doubt in her mind that Sara’s wolf would be stunning as she. Hugging each other tightly for a few seconds more they pulled apart when Sara became aware of her mate who was descending the stairs Genni herself had just been walking down. Nodding his head tentatively towards the Urbana’s and looking longingly at his mate but not approaching her out of respect. Greg gestured for everyone to walk ahead of him. Peter stood where he was and looking at the Beta seriously said ‘You and my Daughter are fated mates Beta Greg. You do not need to be away from her as she does not want to be away from you. Who are we to go against the Goddess Selene? Not that we have any concerns about you. You’re a fine young man, an impressive wolf and a loyal friend. You tick every box a parent could have. Plus, you seem to adore our Daughter already’. Greg rushed forward and hugged Sara with one arm he shook the hand of Peter and Molly. Laughing lightly at his enthusiasm Molly said ‘When you mark our Daughter you become our son’. She cupped his face and placed a kiss on his cheek. Greg was almost overwhelmed by joy at this point and turned Sara so she was fully in his arms and lowered his head gently to kiss her but Sara had other ideas and grabbing the front of his shirt, yanked him down to her level and smashed her lips on his. Laughter bubbled up inside him and rolling their eyes collectively, Genni, her Beta and Peter carried on without them and made for the office.