Everything was different now. I was now a protective father of one, soon going to be two. Shay was currently in the hospital about to give birth, but I had to deal with pathetic rogues that tried to invade our boarders. As I fought them, my head was somewhere else. My mind wandered to the hospital bed where Shay laid there about to give birth to our beautiful daughter, knowing she'd cry, scared of the world she had just entered. I wished nothing more than to be beside Shay, letting him break my hand as he pushed the little pup out. We had decided to name her Hope. It seemed fitting for her. I suddenly snapped a wolf's neck, remembering that they were the reason why I'm not with them right now. "Sir, are you alright?" One of the warriors had asked me. "Yeah, I'm fine," I said bitterly, though I hadn't meant to be rude. I just wasn't in the best mood and for good reason too. I suddenly bit my lip, refusing to let out a puppyish whimper when one of them pounced on me, digging their claws into my wolf's back. "Jack!" The warrior yelled. Jack was my code name, mostly since none of these rogue could know I'm the alpha, or they'd have me outmatched and killed within minutes. I stood strong, making sure not to show the attacker any weakness. I was taught that by my father. The warrior had tried to help me, but I had accidentally thrown the rogue on him instead. I growled, snapping at the rogue, warning them to leave or die. I'm unsure why I took mercy on them, but I did. I then looked down at the Warrior. "Thank you sir," he told me as he panted. "What is your name warrior?" I asked him, helping the male up. "I-it's Asher, I just joined the force," he told me. Asher. I knew his mother. She was a strong warrior, but sadly she died in the Great War we had ten years ago. I was still a teen then. That was also how I lost my father. Poor Asher was probably still a pup. Did he remember his mother? I sure hope my pups have a chance to remember me, bur right now, I was in pain and needed tended to. I was relieved to see the rogues retreat to their place in the barren area of the forest. "Sir? You okay? You don't look so good," Asher said worriedly. I felt dizzy and lightheaded. "Y-yeah," I heaved as I began heading back, though I wish it were closer. Despite being on the verge of collapse, all I could think of was my family; Shay, Xavier, and our little Hope.