twenty nine

Ivan and Jeremiah had to, yet again, sit before their parents. Except this time there were others involved. People who weren't in his their family, but a part of the leadership that led everything.

A position that Ivan's father would get soon, but now he had to deal with his son being all over the news.

"Things are getting out of hand, in my opinion," The current leader spoke calmly, gaining agreements from the others. "There is a concern that now exceeds the two of you and now reflects back onto us. And your actions and even roping your own son into this it seems."

Ivan looked over at Jeremiah who was looking forward at them calmly. Except he could feel how angry he was because they were involving themselves into something that exceeded them all.

They both knew they couldn't just say the actual truth of the matter. They'd think he was even more crazy, and they already had their opinions of him in the first place.

"What are you going to do, just cut to the chase." Jeremiah spoke up sharply as he saw his parents look at him in shock. "Just say it already. We already know why you called us here. It was because of his recent actions, yes - we are aware. What he does and what we are...dealing with, truly has nothing to do with any of you."

"But it does, especially me." Ivan's father spoke up first. "I am set to take the position as leader soon and I planned for you to come right after Jeremiah. Except we now have someone who can't act right and is now having others question my abilities. If I can't control my only son and his Mate can't either, what kind of Alphas are we?"

Jeremiah rolled his eyes and that instantly caused Ivan's father to shake his head in disapproval.

"What Ivan does isn't anyone else's concern, but himself and myself. If you were more aware of the issue at hand, you would mind your own business. What him and I are going through isn't something that we wish to be dealing with either. All of this is beyond all of you, trust." Jeremiah insisted quickly despite their looks of judgement. "I don't know why...you must stick your nose into this. We are handling things-."

"Nothing is being handled properly at all. What kind of Alpha would I be if-."

"It doesn't matter, this isn't something that concerns you. Your 'Alpha'-ness won't be the one being judged and looked down upon," Jeremiah grinned, nodding at himself, "only mine. And I'm fine with that."

Ivan could see how upset his words made everybody. Jeremiah's mother was still the only calm one as she was the only one who saw them for what they were now.

She still remained silent because she couldn't speak for Ivan's most recent actions. Except she did believe them when they said what was going on was beyond all of them.

Something they couldn't understand.

"But why?" The leader questioned in disbelief.

"Because they don't know anything. They don't know our situation, they don't know what we have going on. So, their judgement is completely irrelevant to me. If they want to see me less than, then that's not my problem. I'm content as the person I am right now. The Alpha for Ivan, your son, the one you have defended so much until it longer served you well." Jeremiah looks Ivan's father dead in his eyes. "It will always serve me well to defend the person I love most. While at the same time, respecting others; but I can't let them disrespect him in the process of it all for my gain or theirs."

Jeremiah's father found himself smiling at him, proud of the person he was seeing. Despite everyone's judgements towards the way he was right now.

"You want to know what's not fair?" Ivan's mother spoke up to everyone's surprise but Ivan. He could tell that his mother had something she's been wanting to say for a while now. "That Ivan has involved everyone into his tirade and selfishness. We all would not be here if he had just behaved properly. It did not have to be this way, but because of his choices, it has now come to this."

"I beg to differ." Jeremiah shook his head firmly as he flicked his finger between the both of them. "The difference between you and me is drastic. None of you have gone through what I have gone through. You can't say a single thing about his choices because his choices were not affecting you. Name me three things that he has done as a choice that has affected you besides your image and your 'Alpha'-ness?"

Ivan's parents shook their heads at him because they felt like they were a part of it. A part of something that allowed themselves to be in to help not just Jeremiah, but their son.

He was still their son, and their son was making a fool of himself and their family - in their eyes.

Jeremiah, however, waited for them to answer and sat with a raised eyebrow. The longer he sat there and none of them budged, he smiles.

"You can't list anything, can you?"

"You are being absolutely ridiculous. Can't you see that this affects more than just you."

"I'm aware, but you all are making it into something it doesn't need to be. The leader doesn't need to involved, at all - and I mean no disrespect in saying that. This is just being blown out of proportion to suit whoever's agenda this is pleasing. Who set this up in the first place? Because we were going to come to you - Ivan's parents - to explain some things about the recent events. Except it seems we can no longer do that."

"I called you two here, and brought your parents too."

The leader spoke up.

Jeremiah and Ivan were now truly confused because what has happened so far hasn't involved anyone else. The only person who's been involved who was not apart of their family was-.

"Are you only involving yourself and other figures because of someone I can probably guess?" Jeremiah asked calmly, but he was highly irritated.

"Who are you speaking of?"

"Tate, obviously." Ivan answered in annoyance. He saw him frown at the accusation and instantly raised his eyebrow. "Is it not Tate then?"

"I don't see what he has to do with anything."

"You're lying." Jeremiah replied sharply. He stood up from his seat and grabbed Ivan's hand too. "Why shouldn't we walk out of here right now? Why shouldn't we just leave this pack, this country; so that you guys will leave us alone? Because I'd do it to protect him, Luka, and our unborn child."

In that moment, gasps filled the room at Jeremiah's revelation. He didn't see what was the big deal, except he was unaware that as the leader - he had prophecies. And in that prophecy, the Luna showed him that in the birth of their child - that would set in stone the changes for not just herself, but everybody else.

She didn't tell him because she already knew the truth.

Their new child was to replace her along with Luka.

"What is it?"

"No, the prophecy was correct then." Ivan's father breathed in horror, and Jeremiah watched as everyone; but his own parents stood up.

He was quick to pull Ivan to him as they all started to rush towards him. The both of them running out of the room as they rushed towards their car.

The idea that people, even Ivan's own parents, were coming after them because of some 'prophecy' was ridiculous. For them, they were truly speaking to the Luna so there was no way there was a prophecy that was sent to him.

Except there was.

And they found that out when they got home, standing before her. As she was already at their home and already ready to tell them everything.

Everything about the decision...she knew how angry they'd be, but she didn't have any choice.

"You're here to ask me about the prophecy, right?" She questions them right when they get inside.

They both look at her in misbelief, nodding as Jeremiah was the first to approach.

"So he's not lying? You told them a prophecy regarding us? What was it about then? Because as soon as I mentioned we had a child on the way, he-."

"He then knew the prophecy I told him was true, I'm aware."

"Why...didn't you tell us and told someone like that? Now more people are involved in this than there ever needed." Jeremiah makes known without any malice.

Luna sighed, looking away from them for a moment. The sight of her parents...while they were still not her parents was beginning to take a role on her.

"I didn't share with you because I decided it. There is no going back to the way things were. With the way my mother has become, my father is done and has no will, and I'm done too." She confesses quietly.

Ivan and Jeremiah looked at her in disbelief because they were looking at their Luna. The one who was the goddess over all and she was...showing defeat.

To see such a thing disturbed Jeremiah the most as he went towards her and grabbed her shoulders, shaking his head. "You can't do this to yourself. Don't punish yourself because of what your parents have done. Why must you die with them? Everyone still needs you."

"For a new Luna enacted, the prior one must pass. In my death, the one after me would be your child." She sighs, ignoring the absolute terror across Jeremiah's face and Ivan's tears. "She will take my place and Luka will be right beside her. Don't worry about me. I have already surpassed my limits and been far too involved in affairs that disrupt my abilities. I can already feel the punishment...for helping you two in the first place."

Jeremiah stepped back, watching Luna show him her hand. Her hand that was still present physically, but she was slowly beginning to fade away. Her finger tips were faded and he noticed how exhausted she looked.

"Is there anything we - they - can do-?"

"Absolutely nothing can be done. I knew the ramifications in continuously helping you two to break the curse. With me helping, I also went against my own curse that I placed. You two were supposed to figure it out on your own, and I helped you - and I was never supposed to." Luna grinned at them as she could probably guess how her parents felt. "Are they saying anything at all about the 'prophecy'?"

Jeremiah shook his head, looking over at Ivan who was also hearing nothing but silence. He shook his head too and Luna instantly nodded.

"Not too surprised. What is there to say? I have, once again, made decisions on our behalf once again because of them. As soon as they placed them into this curse, I doomed our lives from the beginning-."

"Don't put all of the blame onto yourself." Ivan interrupts softly. "Everyone...played a part in this. Your dad for being unable to say no, your mother for being unable to accept himself, Luka...for making your mother feel like he wasn't enough, and you for doing something so uncertain with no good ramifications if you wanted to help rectify things."

She nodded, forcing away the tears that began to bring within her eyes.

Everyone saw them, but the ones who remained silent saw it the most.

Jeremiah feeling his body be fully taken over as Primus rushed to Luna. Bringing her into his arms, he wasn't angry with her or upset. And in him doing so, Ivan suddenly felt his body be taken over once again too.

Except he knew that the only reason why it could be was if Luv truly wanted to see them.

Luv rushing behind Luna as he hugged her too, tears streaming down his face.

"I'm so sorry Luna...I messed everything up for us-."

"We all did, Luv," Primus spoke up to him to his surprise, "Ivan was right. Because of my refusal to just say no to you, I also caused this. I just loved you so much...I didn't want you believing you were less than what you truly were. Because to me, you were my everything and more. And it killed me to know that somewhere inside of yourself, you didn't see what I was seeing of you."

Luv gazed up at Primus, hugging Luna tightly to himself. Except he began to feel his hands move towards Primus' face.

They didn't touch, but soon Primus was grabbing them and setting them onto it. Allowing for Luv's touch to touch him genuinely and by his own choice, the both of them at a loss for words.

Luna remained still as she hadn't been hugged by them both since she was a child. Almost a thousand years ago... Just to be this close to them at the same time and see them look at each other was enough.

Enough as Primus found his lips quivering, and all of the anger was slowly fading away. It all became insignificant in comparison to who was truly being affected in all of this.

"I was being selfish."

"No, I was being selfish, Primus-."

"We both were." They say at the same time.

The both of them looked down to see Luna holding onto them both. Her hands shaking as this was all she wanted. To be able to be close to them like this again without them hating each other and being angry.

"All I want...is for you to not hate each other and to just be happy. I just want my old parents back. The way things used to be before Luka told you that nonsense. You were always good enough, perfect enough! You were my mother...who helped create me alongside my father. We were always supposed to be happy and it's all..." Luna falters, looking between the both of them.

She saw the understanding across their features and no anger.

"You can say it," Luv's spoke up first in Luna's surprise, seeing the sadness in his eyes. "I know you never said it in fears of what I may react with; but...you can say it."

Luna grasped ahold of them, looking them both in the way quickly. Only to settle last onto Luv.

"It's all Luka's fault, truly." She breathed.

Primus didn't say anything, but he also agreed too...deep down. He had never admitted it aloud, but he agreed with that statement.

And Luv did too, but he always knew that Luka helped influence his choices. Except he was always told the same thing that it didn't matter, that it was still all his fault.

Which in retrospect, it was; but they all played a part in how far things had gone.

"Yes...it was, but it's not entirely his fault. He was only an unborn baby who influenced the adults in the situation. We are also to blame. And we are sorry, Luna." Primus apologized quietly, seeing Luv look at her only.

Putting aside the harsh feelings, anger, and jealousy...all he felt was sadness. Sadness for all the time they wasted because neither of them could truly forgive themselves.

And now look what they've done?

Look what they all have done?

And all because of an Omega of power wanted to be an Alpha.

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the prophecy is made.

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