Chapter 29

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Presenting chapter 29 and it is dedicated to @jennifer007 :D

Pic on the side is of of Templar>>>

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“ It’s time to care; it’s time to

take responsibility; it’s time to

lead; it’s time for a change;

it’s time to be true to our

greatest self; it’s time to stop

blaming others.

Steve Maraboli ,

Unapologetically You:

Reflections on Life and the

Human Experience

TEMPLAR P.O.V

“And you are telling me this now?” I asked startled pulling away from Rett and already making my way towards Rett’s car.

“You just came back” he mumbled sheepishly.

“What exactly happened?” I asked sitting in the passenger side of the car. “Was anyone there with Trudy?” She was alone in the house when I had gone to meet the pack.

“Yes, Keith and Ben were there with her when her water broke. They rushed to the hospital along with Sveta and Ophelia. Terence and his mate left just few minutes ago” Rett said while he buckled his seat belt. “And we are leaving only after you change your clothes” he said and I looked down to see that I was soaking wet.

“Okay”

After shower, I changed into a jeans and a tube top. While I was brushing my hair, I recalled something Rett had said yesterday. It was about the promise he made to Randall.

I had every intention of helping him in fulfilling that promise, but before that I wanted to find Klaus. The very same rogue, whom I had followed and crossed so many pack territories for, but was still unable to catch.

I wanted to catch him.

But I didn’t know where that filthy mutt was hiding.

While I went downstairs I was so much into thinking where he might be that I didn’t even notice Rett, until I collided against him.

“Templar” Rett said holding my shoulders. “What world are you lost in?”

“I was thinking…”

“About?”

“The rogue, Klaus”

“He is dead”

“Dead? Are you sure?” I queried in shock. How can he die like that? I wanted to kill him.

“Rett?” I probed when there was no confirmation from him.

“No. Not sure”

“Then I don’t think he is dead. I am pretty sure he is in some place partying. After all, he got a good sum of money to bait me that day” I said through gritted there.

“I know someone who can find him” Rett said and I looked up in surprise.

“Who?”

“Zander”

“Zander Roach?”

“The very same” Rett confirmed and I smiled.

“Oh! That’s brilliant. I am sure Zander can find him for me by tomorrow” I said happily and Rett nodded placing a kiss on my temple.

I called Zander while we were going to the hospital. He didn’t pick at first, but he did the second time I called.

“Mr. Green” he said answering the call.

“It’s Mrs. Green” I corrected. “And I urgently need your help.”

“Ah! Mrs. Green” Zander said with a chuckle. “What can I do for you?”

“Can you find for me the whereabouts of Klaus?” I requested.

“How soon do you need it?” he asked and I smirked.

“Within 24 hours.”

When we reached the hospital, Trudy was already taken into the birthing room. Sveta and Ophelia had gone into the room with her, while others were waiting in the waiting room.

“Tem” Jan said rushing towards me.

“How is she?” I asked pulling away from the hug.

“She is fine. The doctor assured there won’t be any complications and that she is ready to push” Jan replied.

“Oh! Thank-God”

“Don’t worry. When I went in she was shouting at the doctor and cursing Keith” Jan said with a chuckle.

“You went in? Why did you come out then?” I asked perplexed.

“She fainted” Terence said with a smirk.

“I looked and it was so scary” Jan whispered with wide eyes and I laughed.

Keith was sitting in the corner, his head resting on his palms. I think he was praying. Anyone could tell that Keith was nervous.

“Hey” I said sitting beside him and Keith looked up.

“Hey” he said slowly. His palms were coated with sweat and he was as white as milk.

“She will be fine” I said in a soft voice and Keith nodded.

“I hope so. She was insisting on pushing and she must be in so much pain” he said hastily.

“You feel her pain?” Rett asked.

“Not exactly. But my wolf is apprehensive” Keith replied and I smiled.

“Everything is going to be alright” I said and Keith took a deep breath. “I am sure Trudy is doing great in there. She seemed so cool, so relaxed earlier today.”

Just then a nurse came out of the room and we could hear Trudy cursing in the room. “I cannot relax you worthless piece of shit. And who the fuck are you to tell me to relax? Get out. You’re fired.”

My mouth dropped open when I heard Trudy cursing and Keith turned his head and shot me a see-why-I-am-nervous kind of look, which caused me to blush.

I decided to shut my mouth after that because what would I know about the pain Trudy is going through.

Nearly forty minutes later, the door opened again and the doctor came out along with Sveta, smiling widely and I could already hear the loud cry from the baby. My heart swelled with joy when I heard it and looked at Sveta questioningly.

“Congratulations you all are uncles and aunts to a beautiful baby girl” Sveta crooned and I smiled happily. “Mother and daughter are fine and you can see them soon” Sveta told hugging Keith, who had tears in his eyes.

“Oh! Congratulations” I cried hugging Keith as well.

Only Keith was allowed to go in first. We were called in nearly ten minutes later and by then the baby girl was cleaned and wrapped in a fresh set of clothes.

“Aww” I cooed when I watched the baby. She was incredibly beautiful. The little bundle of joy had her mother’s dark blonde hair, her father’s hazel eyes and light peach skin. She was absolutely adorable and I already loved her.

I tenderly ran my index finger on the baby’s cheeks and she stared at me, with wide eyes.

“Holy Goddess, she is so pretty” I said sniffing and then looking at Trudy who was smiling at me.

“What are you going to name her?” January asked curiously. “I mean, have you picked any name for her?”

“Yes” Trudy said grinning widely.

“Well?” Terence probed.

“She is going to be called as Sienna Templar Killain” Keith said looking at me and it was a miracle I didn’t faint in surprise.

“You are naming her for me?” I asked placing a hand on my chest, while also gaping at them. Everett wrapped an arm around my shoulder and pulled me towards him.

“Umm… yes… if that’s okay with you?” Trudy said hesitantly.

“Okay with me? I love it” I jumped in ecstasy and wrapped my arms around her. “Thank-you so much” I told my sister. “Dear Goddess! I think I am going to cry” I said and before I knew it tears were spilling from my eyes.

I was so happy for my sister and her mate and their new born baby.

We were creating quite a commotion in the hospital so the doctors asked us to leave and told only two people could stay with her in the hospital. Ophelia and Keith decided to stay, while the rest of us returned home.

Back in pack temple, we had conducted the prayer thanking the goddess for blessing our pack with another new member.

It was almost eleven at night when Rett and I returned home after having our dinner in the pack house.

Next morning, after we had our breakfast we had to hurry to the temple again because there was a prayer there, after which Keith had to plant a young sapling in the pack territory signifying the birth of his child. It was one of our traditions.

He chose an orange sapling and planted it near the gate of his house. I smiled as I stared at the young sapling and hoped that one day even I get a chance to plant one of my own.

But not now.

Not just now because my wounds were still fresh and until they are healed, I am not going to consider having a child.

I growled as I thought about all those who had hurt my child. It’s time that I return the favor.

“What’s wrong?” Jan asked curiously.

“So many things, which need to be set right” I stated fiercely.

“So the wolf who baited you in each pack territory is still alive?” Jan inquired with a growl and I nodded. We were in Rett’s office along with Jan, Terence and Cam.

“But we thought Klaus was dead” Terence mumbled.

“Oh No! He is very much alive but I am going to change that soon” I said through gritted teeth.

“How are we going to find thisdog?” Jan demanded with a growl.

“Zander is already doing that for us” I said calmly.

“Zander, the rogue?” Terence asked and I nodded.

“He said he is going to find it out within 24 hours” Rett said leaning back in his seat, “And I trust him.”

“Is this the same rogue who turned into a new leaf after his mate’s death?” Cam asked and I nodded once again. “Oh yes! He is good. He can definitely do this” Cam grinned.

“What are you going to do once you get Klaus?” Terence probed.

“I have my plans” I said with a smirk, while Rett shook his head.

“So Zander is going to find Klaus, but what about Randall?” Jan asked and Rett growled loudly.

“The coward is going to hide. He is not going to stay in BlackRaven and I am sure about that” Rett said through gritted teeth.

“We already know that he doesn’t live in a place longer than three months. So it’s obvious he has many hideouts and we must check those other hideouts” Terence suggested and I agreed with him.

“Or even better we can force Klaus to say his hideout place to us” Cam said.

“No. We cannot do that. He might demand his freedom and I don’t want him freed” Rett said with a growl and I agreed with him too.

“What else can we do?” Jan asked.

“We search for him” I said as an idea formed in my head.

“Search for him? We have no time for that” Jan protested.

“What is your plan?” Rett queried smirking and three heads turned to look at me.

“He took help from rogues to bring me to him right. Now I am going to take help from pack wolves to bring him to me” I stated confidently and my wolf growled as a promise.

“Pack wolves? Tem, you know three Alphas’ have already complained against you with the Sorority” Jan pointed out apprehensively.

“There are totally how many Alphas’ in the country?” I demanded.

“Eighteen” Jan answer though she was confused.

Smiling, I looked at my best-friend, “So, according to that only 1 by 6 of the population are against me. Another 1 by 6 are with me” I said referring to my pack, Myron’s pack and Rett’s former pack. “The remaining 4 by 6 don’t yet know me and I am sure they are curious to know me” I added silkily with a wink and everyone chuckled.

“That’s bloody wicked” Jan said grinning.

“Just being confident” I said picking a pen from the pen-stand and then I tore a page from a notebook.

“You are writing a letter?” Rett queried and I nodded. “To whom?”

“To the eighteen Alphas’. I want to see how many are going to help me” I said keeping a cardboard below the paper.

“Give it to me, I will write it” Jan said just before I could start writing the letter.

“No, it’s okay. I will write”

“You have a horrible handwriting” Jan remarked and I rolled my eyes. Chuckling, I passed her the paper and pen.

“Guys, please don’t interrupt me until I am done” I requested and everyone nodded.

“Start” she said and I took a deep breath.

This was my chance and now I am going to utilize it to the fullest extent. The words that I am going to use next would be sincere and from my heart. There will not be any lie about it. If I want to become a leader everyone respects then I must be honest with them from the start and that is what I am going to be.

Closing my eyes, I started saying, “Leave first line for the name of the wolf and the second for their position as well as the name of their pack. Then in the fourth line, Mr followed by the surname of the Alpha. In the sixth line, start with-

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Alpha- _________ Pack.

Mr/Mrs  ___________,

Greetings.

I am quite sure you must have already heard the news of the white wolf’s existence a few weeks ago. If you still think it’s a rumor, then it is not, because I am the white wolf.

Firstly, I offer you my sincere apology, for keeping the truth about my real identity a secret. I do not have any reasonable excuse for omitting the truth from you or our kind, and I hope that, someday, you might find it in you to forgive me for it.

You might have also heard ghastly accounts about the uproar I have caused amongst packs a few weeks ago. I am very much ashamed to admit that some, if not all, of those versions are true. But I can assure you that I have not killed a single pack wolf or innocent rogues. Even then, what I did was wrong and I truly regret it. Now that I have realized my mistake, I am asking you in this letter to give me a chance to prove to you, as well as to our kind, that I can be your hope.

Being the daughter of the moon Goddess, it is my duty to ensure that peace remains amongst our kind. If you want it and if you believe in it, then I am asking you as well as your pack wolves to please extend your support to me by agreeing to attend the meeting held by me in the Sorority Building at 11:00 A.M on 11-02-2013.

Note: I am ready to hear your grievances in the meeting. If you have any problems in your pack, please bring it to my notice in the meeting.

Sincerely,

Ms. Templar Green

Luna- Waterwave Pack.

Mail this letter to the eighteen Alphas’” I concluded.

“That’s it?” Terence questioned and I opened my eyes to look at his confused face. “There is no mention of Randall in the letter” he added.

“Randall will be found out” Rett answered coolly and I smiled when his pacific blue eyes locked with mine. “This letter is going to create quite a stir. The Alphas’ will be curious to meet Templar and they are definitely going to attend the meeting. Since she is the daughter of the Goddess, some wolves trust her and some wolves are afraid to say no to her” Rett said and I winced. “Whatever the case, they are going to discuss the letter with the important members of their pack and news will spread around. The note she added at the end is going to help us.”

“Exactly, what’s the common problem most of the Alphas’ have?” Jan asked Terence.

“Rogues” he answered quickly. “Now I understood. The Alphas’ will inform about the rogues to Templar but for doing so they will first try to collect and provide as much information about the rogues and the damage they have done to the pack” he said and I sighed.

“I am sure Randall has created problems for many of these Alphas’” Cam grinned.

“Your enemy’s enemy is your-”

“Best-friend” everyone said in unison before I could.

“Randall will not be safe anywhere” I growled out. “Wherever Randall will go, he will hear about the white wolf.  Along with this, I want you all to do another thing” I said.

“And what’s that?” Cam inquired.

“Spread the news, around packs, rogues, that two rogues named Randall and Jonathan had once offended the white wolf” I said lethally.

“Why those two names when it is the same person?” Jan asked perplexed.

“The person had used these two names for his survival so far and these very two names are going to kill him now” I ground out with a growl. “I don’t want him escaping.”

“It will not happen. Once the pack wolves come to know you are looking for Randall they will do everything to find him for you so that they can have your support” Cam said and I nodded uneasily.

“Hold on… this meeting at the Sorority Building on 31st. It’s the same meeting they called you to attend right?” Terence asked.

“Yes”

“One of those 3 Alphas’ might inform the Sorority about what you are doing” he remarked.

“They will. Whatever the consequences, I am ready to face” I vowed.

“The Sorority is beneath you” Rett imparted with a scowl directed towards the Sorority heads. “You don’t have to worry about those three monkeys at all” he said and I sighed.

Standing up, I looked at Jan and said, “I want the mail to reach all the eighteen Alphas’ before lunch”

“Understood.”

Around ten in the morning, I was sitting at the shore and simply staring at the wide ocean.  The sounds of the waves were very soothing and smiling I closed my eyes. Sometime later, Rett joined me. My eyes flew open when I sensed him sitting next to me.

“Am I doing the right thing?” I asked turning to face him and Rett furrowed his brows, not exactly understanding what I meant. “I feel like I am using the pack wolves to do my work.”

“You are not using them. Using them meant you would have offered nothing in return to them. But I know you and I also know that you are going to help them in some way or the other. Thanks to Patricia, everyone in our kind believes in white wolf and their abilities. After reading your letter, I know that most of them are going to support you” Rett said wrapping an arm around my shoulder and pulling me closer to him. Being this close to him, I enjoyed the warmth that only Rett can provide me.

“I want them to support me from their heart not because they are afraid of me” I said in a low voice.

“They might be afraid of you now, but after attending the meeting and after getting to know you, I know they will change their opinion of you.” His words calmed my wolf, who was nervous up until that moment.

“You sound so sure about all this” I murmured toying with a button of his pale blue shirt.

“That’s because I am. Trust me when I say this that no one can hate you because you are lovable” he said kissing the top of my head. My wolf sighed in contentment wanting me to nuzzle closer to Rett as much as possible.

“The mails have already been sent” Rett began after sometime and I looked at him with wide eyes. “Egan has already assured me that they are with you and they are going to attend the meeting.”

“So there is no going back now, is it?” I said taking a deep breath.

“Do you want to go back?” Rett asked.

“No” I said instantly. I didn’t even have to think about that answer because I liked where I am now and what I am doing now. What I did before, like the goddess had said, was purely selfish. I never considered anyone other than my immediate family and it was wrong.

“You are going to have some really huge responsibilities on you after this. Are you ready to take it?” Rett demanded and I looked up to stare at his pacific blue eyes.

“I had to take those responsibilities a long time ago but I didn’t then. Now I have been given a chance by the goddess herself and this time I am more than ready to take those responsibilities” I said and Rett smiled.

Leaning forward he smashed his mouth against mine. “That’s my Templar” he said pulling away and I grinned. But then as I stared at Rett’s pacific blue eyes, I wondered how difficult it must have been for him from the past two weeks, when I had been possessed by Drew’s spirit.

“I just remembered something”

“What?” Rett asked.

“I never said Thank-you to you” I said looking him in the eye. “I never said Thank-you to you for everything you did for me.”

“For beating you black and blue?” he demanded with a humorless chuckle.

I didn’t smile. I couldn’t smile. Instead I just shook my head, “For bringing Adio here for me and helping me to get my wolf back. It wouldn’t have happened without you. So Thank-you” I said in a choked voice and Rett groaned softly. Immediately, he wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me to sit on his lap, so that I was straddling him. By then tears were already rolling down my cheeks and I closed my eyes.

Rett cupped my face and rested his forehead against mine. His wolf howled calling for mine and my own didn’t waste any time in responding to him.

And then through our bond, Rett shared some part of his memory with me. It was in some place I couldn’t recognize until I saw Adio standing in front of him and telling Rett to ask himself why I lose control to my wolf. Rett shared the part of the memory where I used to get bullied every time, by him and his friends.

I gripped his shoulders tightly because that time of my life is something I had suppressed in some deepest corner of my mind. I had not just suppressed those memories, but I have closed the door, locked and even thrown the key away. But now, when Rett shared with me those thoughts, they hurt badly and I whimpered softly.

I wanted to pull away, but Rett didn’t let me. He kept sharing with me everything. Every single memory he had of me. But one memory touched my heart more than everything else.

It was a few months after my parent’s death. I was eight years old and Rett nine. Since Trudy was a few years elder than us, she would go to school with her friends in bicycle and I and Terence would often go to school by walk. Rett, who was Terence’s best-friend, would also accompany us to school.

Since I was the youngest, our dad had often told Terence that whenever I go to school with him, I must hold his hand, so that I stay connected with him and don’t get lost in the way. That’s the way we used to go to school. I would be on Terence’s left side holding his hand, while Rett would be on Terence’s right side.

One day, Terence had hurt himself during games period and he was taken home early by our adopted parents. I wasn’t aware of that and so I had kept waiting for him near my class, where he would come and take me with him. That day instead of Terence, Everett had come and I was confused to see him. He just told me that Terence had left for home and that I should come with him.

I had followed after him without uttering a single word.

To reach our home, we had to cross the road in front of our school. One of the school watchmen would often help the students by stopping the traffic until we crossed the road. Since I was young, I was often scared of crossing the road. That day the watchman had stopped the traffic as usual, but I was not ready to cross the road because I didn’t have Terence’s hand to hold.

“Come soon” the watchman had urged but I shook my head in fear.

Rett noticed and knew what my problem was. Without uttering another word, he had held my hand and helped me cross the road. I was shocked he did that because he never ever spoke to me before and since he didn’t speak to me, I didn’t bother saying Thank-you to him either. But like always, I smiled and waved at the watchman. When I turned to face Rett, I found him glaring at me. Harshly, he dropped my hand and had walked away. I was confused wondering what happened to him.

Back then I didn’t understand his behavior but now I did. Rett was angry that even though it was he who helped me, I never thanked him for it. He thought I was a rude because I never spoke to him. He had a crush on me even at that age but I never ever acknowledged his existence. That would often make him furious at me.

By bulling me he wanted to make me aware of his existence, but he wasn’t aware that he used to often cross the limits in that. He didn’t know what kind of affect his bullying was having on me.  He never knew until Adio made him realize.

Rett pulled away all of a sudden and I slowly opened my eyes, to stare at his blue one’s that were staring at me with grave intensity.

“The rogues were able to get to you because they knew your weakness, which was your anger. But I was the real reason behind it. I was the one who had forced you into giving yourself to your temper” Rett said in a voice filled with emotion and my throat thickened with tears. “Everyone gets punished for their sins. And having the constant fear of almost losing you was my punishment for bullying you all those years ago” Rett said and I sniffed audibly.

“You don’t need to thank me for anything. But can you forgive me for everything I did to you in the past?” Rett asked in a pleading voice.

Letting out a sob, I nodded my head. “Yes. You are forgiven for everything” I said hugging him and closing my eyes to let the tears flow.

“Oh! Thank Goddess” Rett said pulling me closer to his chest.

“I love you” I said to him resting my head against his chest. “And I am sorry, I was rude to you. I truly believed you disliked me. Had I known… I would have never been that way.”

After some time, I pulled away and looked at Rett through teary eyes. “I love you” he whispered tucking a strand of my dark hair behind my ears. My wolf was very happy and so she started wagging her tail. I then noticed the way his pacific blue eyes were turning dark as his eyes roamed over my body. My wolf purred and I swallowed audibly. My heart raced in my chest and I felt the color building on my cheeks.

He leaned forward and pressed his totally kissable lips against mine. The kiss blocked out all the worries I had in my head and all I could think about was us, at this moment. I clutched his shirt tightly when the tip of his tongue stroked against mine.

The kiss was turning heated every passing moment and both of us knew if we give into it here, then we might embarrass ourselves.

Taking a deep breath, I pulled away and got off his lap. My wolf was disappointed because she wanted to be close to her mate.

“Let’s go home” Rett said and I nodded quickly. When I noticed his teasing smirk, I growled in warning which caused Rett to laugh.

Once we reached our house, Rett closed the main door and then enclosing a hand around my slender arms, he tugged me closer and the next moment our mouths clashed in frantic rush.  In one slick move by Rett, my shirt was divested off me. My heart thumped violently and I wrapped my arms around his shoulder and pressed myself against his powerful frame so that there wasn’t even space for air to pass between us. We kissed and kissed until I was breathless.

“You are so beautiful” Rett murmured while trailing kisses on my throat. I closed my eyes and moaned in delight while he sucked on the mark in my neck. Rett delved one hand into the thick locks of my dark hair, while his other hand slid up and down on my back.

God, how I’d missed the feel of his muscular body against my own. It felt good as always but now I wanted more. I wanted us to make love.

Rett groaned and I knew he could feel what was going on in my mind. Smiling, I arched myself closer to him.

Desire roared wildly between us for the next few hours. Later, Rett rolled onto his back and stared at the ceiling, fighting to breathe normally.

“That felt so…”

“I know” Rett said and then turned his head, to look at me, and grinned. Smiling, I rested my head on his chest and heard the rapid pounding of his heart. My wolf closed her eyes in satisfaction.

There was a lot to worry about. Like Klaus, Randall, Glen’s father, the other Alphas’, Sorority as well as Adio’s fees. But I would not think about it.

Right now, at this moment, I wanted to fall asleep in my mate’s arms because this is where I belong.

I woke up when I felt Rett moving. I watched through sleepy eyes, when he pulled out his cellphone from his jeans pocket and answered it. Since I was so sleepy, I didn’t hear who the caller on the other side was.

I was dozing off again, but woke up in a jolt, when Rett growled thunderously beside me.

“What’s wrong?” I demanded sitting up and putting on his shirt.

“We will be there by today evening, until then keep thrashing that fucker” Rett commanded.

“Alright” I stiffened when I heard Zander’s voice.

Rett cut the call and looked at me. He didn’t have to say to me what the call was about because I already figured it out. My wolf growled savagely and stuck her tongue out.

Now that he has been found, she couldn’t wait until she killed Klaus and relishes the taste of his blood in her mouth.

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