Johnathan^
James POV

I'm not sure what it is that pulls me from the welcoming arms of slumber, but as I slowly come to consciousness, leaving behind a faded feeling of bliss, I realize that my dream is reality. Laying between my arms, cold nose snuggled deep into my hoodied chest, is Cody, his mop of curls hiding his face from me.

His breath slightly tickles my chest, but I welcome the sensation, a fierce warm ness and possessiveness striking me in my heart.

'I couldn't sleep a wink. I just held him all night. Our little Cody Bear. I couldn't deny it anymore. Especially after meeting Jessie.' Sloan's confession surprises me, the usually sassy wolf almost awestruck by this little Omega Hybrid that's seemed to shake up the foundation of our life.

Suddenly my phone is ringing and I realize what pulled me out of my sleep, moving quickly but carefully, not wanting to wake Cody, I slid my body from under him and grab my phone. I get out of bed as softly as possible and cover Cody with his covers, trying not to stop and swoon at his cuteness. I spot the bathroom door and tiptoe towards it, closing it softly behind me, watching through the closing gap as Cody snuggles the warm spot left in my wake.

I finally look at my phone and see what is apparently Alex's tenth attanept at calling me go to voicemail.

I hate the whole technology thing, preferably to stick to my roots of nature but I can't deny that technology comes in handy especially when our Pack Link is out of its one hundred fifty mile radius. But times like now I want to flush it down the toilet so I can get back to cuddling Cody who's finally slowly opening up his heart to me.

Seconds after the call ends, there's another, and this time I answer, pulling the damned device towards my ear, making sure it's at the lowest volume so my eardrum a don't burst.

"Holy Celeste, James, what's the point in you having a phone is you don't fucking use it?" Is the first thing that Alex half yells at me, making the whole lowest volume a moot point.

"I'm sorry, your highness." I snort, used to his usual bickering. "This better be important. I'm with Cody."

'Yes and our baby is in dire need of snuggles.' Sloan says, clearly not interested in what Alex has to say.

"I'm sorry but whatever you're doing is going to have to wait. We just got back from the Winter Moon Pack, and they want to set up a meeting this afternoon at the White Cabin. Timari and John got back an hour ago and are waiting to report. Zee's on the phone with Artemis now. You need to get down here so we can share what we know and get our cards together before we meet at the White Cabin." His words check my attitude, reminding me that I can't just cozy up with Cody and play house. If I do that, we might not end up with a home period. This isn't the time to get comfortable.

A small part of me prays that Cody won't think that I was just blow smoke, my anxiety working double time to remind me of all my fears and insecurities.

Holy Celeste. Get your shit together ,
James.

"Alright. Give me five minutes and I'll meet everyone in Zee's office. I want everyone to come to the White Cabin. I don't know what's going on, but I want to be prepared for anything." I tell him, running my hands through my hair, trying to sound more calm and confident than I actually feel.

"No problem, Alpha. See you then." He says and then he's gone.

I take a second to take a deep breath, reminding myself that nothing has happened yet. Just because we got a creepy and completely ominous prophecy, and a sudden unprecedented increase in crime doesn't mean that something terrible big and earth shattering is coming. I'm clearly letting my imagination and anxiety get the best of me.

At least I hope.

'You really should get checked out.' Sloan tells me shaking his head but I disagree with a cringe remembering my experience as a child and the story Cody told me when he came back last night.

'They give me the fucking creeps. That's a hard pass from me.' I tell him before checking the time on my phone. It's still early just a little past six thirty. It's Monday and I'm meant to be at school, but it'll be an excused absence since this falls under my Leadership responsibilities.

I open the bathroom door and go to find some paper to write Cody a note, not wanting to wake him, but I find him sitting up on the bed, rubbing his eyes before setting his glasses on his nose. His eyes are a little swollen but otherwise he looks fine which makes my heart stop squeezing so hard. "Hey, pup." I call to him, delighted when I see the way he perks up at the name. "Come here, how are you feeling?" I ask him as he gets up and shuffles over towards me, burying himself in my chest as soon as we get within arms reach.

The action brings burning butterflies through my heart, lighting my body with an adoration and passion so fierce I find myself scared of crushing him with how hard I hold him back.

"Better now." He finally answers and it makes me melt. "I want to come with you." He says and I find myself speechless for once surprised he was even able to hear a conversation from so far away, in awe once more of Omega genes.

"I don't know, Cody. You have school, and Im not sure how they would feel about some random Hybrid being apart of the meeting." I tell him, weary of his resistance to my pleas. He bites his lip and looks down, hiding his beautiful caramel face with his luscious curls, his voice half muffled by my chest.

"Even if I'm you're Soulmate... and the future Luna?" His words floor me, insinuating something I've been too scared to even dream.

I pull away from him, easily overpowering him so I can take a look at his blushing face, his hazel eyes avoiding mine entirely.

"You mean you.....?" I can't even finish the question, needing to hear him say it, wanting to hear those precious words on his luscious lips.

He hesitantly meets my eyes and straightens up slightly, clearing his throat nervously before grabbing my hand, playing with my fingers. "I haven't been brave enough to grab onto hope for years and when you offered it to me, I was scared. But after spending so much time with you, I can't deny that there's a pull between us. It's like I can actually SEE our Soulmate connection." He tells me which awes me but also raises questions that I tuck away for a later time, not wanting to ruin his vulnerability and attempt to show me another piece of him. "I want to meet your wolf and get to know you guys and for me and Jessie to bare ourselves to you. You inspire me to be free. And even though the idea of being Luna still scares me, it's something that I'm willing to do. I love this pack and my family was always adamant about being of service and helping the community. What better way to honor that than to be the Luna and try to make this place the accepting loving safe heaven it can be? I don't know what being Adhd and Autistic means or if the people will accept me, but I'm willing to try. I like the idea of you being my Mate, and I want to be able to hope again."

"That's the most I've ever heard you say at once." Is the first thing out of my mouth, like a fucking dumbass, and Cody huffs, going to pull away, but I pull him back towards my chest, one hand wrapped around his waist settled in the small of his back and the other on the back of his head, tilting it up towards me.

His arms hesitantly come to rest on my chest, both of our faces as red as tomatoes, but my heart bursting with joy all the same.

"Thank you so much for giving me a chance. For giving us a chance. I care about you so much and there's no doubt in my mind that I am yours and you are mine. You can't even know how happy it makes me to hear you say those words. I know we still need to talk about the Fall and Monthlies and your birthday, as we will. I just need to make sure that everything is okay with the pack." I tell him and he nods in understanding.

"I understand. I still want to come." He tells me his face and ears still red but his eyes fierce and determined. Just like a Luna.

"Of course. Wherever I go, you go." I tell him and I watch as tears come into his eyes and a smile teases his lips.

"Wherever you go, I go." He answers back and there's a thickness in the air, a bit of electricity that seems to wake my body.

The moment seems to envelope us, snatching a us from reality and into a heaven with only the two of us, raw connection and pull between us. We come together, first slowly and then all at once. Our lips touch, sparks eclipsing between us as they move against each other. Cody's tongue is tentative as he touches my lip, sliding it back into his mouth as he explores my lips, peppering me with little shots of lighting that only seems to draw me closer.

My hand on his waist slips down to his ass, a mind of it's own. I go to move it back, but he stops me with his own hand, placing it back. I groan, giving his soft plump little ass a squeeze, enjoying the feel of it in my hands as our lips dance against each other.

I go to deepen the kiss, the smell of him caressing me, making my cock hard and my head light with ecstasy. I'm drunk on honey and daisies, hypnotized by the feel of my love in my hands.

I'm almost so far gone that I almost don't even notice the mental podding towards my mind, a link request from Alex that snaps me back to reality.

I allow the link and he's instantly yelling at me as I reluctantly pull away from Cody who's lips try to follow mine. 'Hurry the hell up, James! You have everyone waiting for your ass!'

"What's wrong? Am I not doing it right?" Cody questions but I shake my head, currently hating my position of Alpha.

"You're doing everything right. Almost too fucking right. Fuck. No, Alex is yelling at me to get to the meeting. I don't have time to change. You still want to come?" I ask Cody as we both, with entirely red faces ignore the two blatant boners basically reaching for each other, my eyes unable to stay away from the sizable bulge in Cody's pants.

"Oh." The word carries the weight of his disappointment only fueling my hate for this stupid problem. "Okay, well I'm ready." He says after a moment.

"Well, I'm going to need another second." I say as I close my eyes, ignoring the adorable giggles coming from Cody as I focus on terrible disgusting horrifying things to help with my pulsing cock begging to be introduced to Cody's body.

After a few minutes I'm good and the two of us leave, heading down a flight of stairs to the office floor.

I can feel Cody's anxiety radiating off of him and I reach out to grab his hand, raising it to my lips to calm him down. "It's okay. They're all assholes, you're a little prince compared to them." I tell him with a wink which earns a giggle.

We finally reach the door and with a deep breath on both of our parts, I open the door and step into the room. Johnathan is lounging on one of the chairs, half asleep. Charlotte is standing with her arms behind her back in the corner, nodding to me when she catches my eye. Titan and Alex are quietly reading some reports while Timari and Zee chat with one another. When they all notice me they go to give me a hard time, I can see it in the mischievous grin of Timari and the troublesome sparkle in Johnathan's eyes, but when they see Cody they all pause and straighten up, their eyes curious.

"Sorry for the wait, you guys. I know we have business to take care of so let this be quick. This is Cody, my soon to be Mate and your soon to be Luna." I tell them, motioning to Cody who's hair is still styled by my passion, his cheeks still stains with our lust.

"Welcome, Luna Cody. It is an honor to meet you. I served under your father." To my surprise it's Charlotte that speaks first. While cute and small, she's usually much more of the observer than the center of attention. Which is why she's the best spy around. Her words remind me that Cody's father wasn't just some other wolf. He was the Head Warrior of the pack. He lead all the other Warriors into battle and kept the pack safe from danger, inside and out. He was well beloved and highly praised. Their family was a shining example of what an Autumn Falls family should strive to be, always advocating for a fellow super regardless of species. What happened to them shook all of Vollmond.

"Sorry you got stuck with this oaf, but welcome aboard the crazy train, Luna." Johnathan says shaking his head.

"Your mother raised me. It was like I lost a mom too though I can't imagine how you just have felt." Timari says, sharing the fact that she grew up an orphan, Cody's mom a permeant fixture down at the Home & Nursery one of the buildings in the center of the pack.  

Titan just gives a nod of respect and Alex and Zee smile in acknowledgment as Cody shrinks more and more away from the attention, the hand in mind clammy and tight.

"Okay, enough introductions. Tell me what's going on." I tell them, sitting down in one of the surrounding chairs, Zee's office being our meeting space so we don't earn the attention and questions of our Elders who answer almost directly to Vilin. Cody sits slightly behind me, and I resist the urge to baby him, reminding myself that being an Omega doesn't mean he's breakable or weak, regardless of the stigmas forced down my throat by my father.

I shift my attention towards Alex as he goes to speak, his meeting with Beta Lucas one of my biggest concerns.

"We met with Beta Cole and as soon as we asked if they've had any increase in crime or rumors about shadows, he took us straight to their Alpha before I could say anything else. I told both of them and their Head Warrior what was going on, and they agreed to meet with us as well as whoever comes to stand in for the Faeries though it took them some convincing. They only agreed to talk to Faerie Royalty if they're in the White Cabin. No guards." He says and I can understand the demands, the Faeries being known to look down upon anyone not a Faerie or Angel, so it's not impossible that they could attack.

"Okay, and who did you end up contacting, Zee?" I ask, wanting to know who's going to be at the meeting for sure.

"Artemis says she can't come because she's having her own meetings about it. But she will send her brother, Prince Jasper along with Lord Azrin to represent Melamar." She informs me and I weigh the effects of it and consider that it may be in our favor, their personalities fitting right in with the Winter Moon Wolves.

"Okay that sounds good. Please John, Timari, give me some good news." I beg my commanders, waiting until last to ask them, fearing what they'll say. I can feel Cody drinking it all in, the information and make a note to tell him about the prophecy and things going on around the pack. I want him to be weary and alert. I don't want to lose him before he's even mine.

"Sorry to disappoint but the Rouge territory is just infested with shadows. We're lucky we came across a witch on the way that helped us fight them off. We still haven't found any evidence of possessions so far that's just a rumor brought up by fear and hysteria. But there's definitely things that go bump in the night running around." He tells me the room heavy with the weight of unspoken words.

"What do you mean you saw a witch? In Autumn Falls? Or Rouge Territory?" Alex asks immediately and I would like the know the same, the detail seeming unusual.

"Rouge. Mentioned she needed supplies." John answers with a frown.

"Well did you guys happen to get her name? Or a picture?" I ask two of my most skilled warriors and spies.

"Uhhhhh. You know, it never really occurred to me as she was saving our life no." Timari muses lightly making me want to pull my hair out, though a surprise giggle from Cody relaxed my shoulders. "See, the Luna understands."

"Timari. Tell him the rest." Johnathan says, his voice heavy and tired suddenly, his eyes far away as he asks an unusual favor of his comrade. The request wipes away Timari's easy smile and playful attitude. And her words make time stop, a single hair could be heard it it fell to the floor as she whispered:

"On the way back, we found a body. It was a Wolf Angel, clearly not from around here. Like they were..... dragged there. It was like their body was just ripped in half. They were so messed up I couldn't tell who they were. But the worst part... the worst part is that next to the body, written in the pool of her blood with magic were the words 'revenge will be had.'

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Oh yay my first cliff hanger chapter. I really did have to cut it off though, I was getting way over word count lol. I'm honestly in LOVE with this chapter. Can't wait to post it.

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