this long to remember this important tidbit.” Thon said and stood in the middle of the circle.
“Father, what are you talking about?" Quin said and his mother hushed him.
“Dear, do not rush him, he has been on a plane for hours trying to figure out this mess for you. He thinks he is to blame.” Aris said.
“It is because I am, we all are. On the day you were born Quin, Jan 1st; the Seer came to the Council and told us the spirits had spoken to her. She said that only twelve were children would be born on the first day of months in that year. They wanted there to be peace among all the Were. So they declared that these twelve children would be the future Council, they would lead us into a new time when there would be peace and prosperity. We would be able to come out of hiding and allow humans to know what we were without fear of recriminations. I was to seek out the children and make sure they were all taken care of. Jo was born on February 1st. I went to Oliver and told him what the Seer had told me. We were so happy the spirits chose our children. Each month we would wait and watch, when the child was born, we would approach the family and tell them. We were in the final month, waiting for the last of the twelve to be born, and Jo was kidnapped. The Seer asked the spirits to help find her, but you received the blanket, and we all thought she was dead. We thought that we had made the spirits mad by not taking care of the children.” Thon said.
“I remember the Seer was so distraught she went into exile. She thought the spirits would punish her, because she had told too many people and allowed the Rogues to realize that their days were numbered. Hell, I was even pissed at her.” Oliver said and looked at Jo. “I blamed everyone for not taking care of you. I was so angry. If only I had believed the spirits would never have allowed you do be taken from us.” Jo sat feeling so confused. What the hell was going on? She just wanted a normal life, and this was turning out to be anything but.
“So who are the other twelve?” Cami said from behind Quin.
“Wait, there is more. I would love it if it were so easy to just find the twelve. They also said that they had to be mated and with child for the spirits to recognize them as the rightful Council.” Oliver said and looked at Cami and then Jo.
“Well at least there is one bun in the oven.” Jo drawled and laughed when her friend threw a balled up piece of paper at her.
“That would make two.” Tey said and grinned.
“What the hell are you talking about?” Jo demanded.
“He is right; we could smell you when you walked in the door. We were just waiting for you to announce it.” Quin said.
“God damn it, I thought we discussed this. No more sniffing.” Cami said loudly and Jo laughed.
“Wait, so you are saying I am pregnant?” Jo said slowly. “How can you even tell, it has only been a day.”
Tey nodded and looked at her with love in his eyes, “I knew right afterward, your scent changed almost immediately.”
Her father started to cry again. “At least I will be there for my grandchild.” Oliver said and hugged his daughter.
Cami was bouncing up and down, and Jo finally understood what they were telling her.
She was going to have a child, the one thing she had always dreamed of, a family of her own.
“Woooo Hooo!” She yelled when Tey swung her around in a circle.
They celebrated briefly before Braden said loudly. “This is all wonderful and we can have a party later, but first we have a few things we need to discuss. Like who are the others and where are they?”
“Part of that is simple. There is a list, but we will not need it for one of them.” Thon said.
“Why?” Quin asked.
“He is here already. Devon.” His father said and everyone in the room turned, and looked at the hulking man who was standing behind Quin"s chair. He had been his Beta, his right hand man, since they were kids.
“Fuck, no.” Devon laughed and
“Father, what are you talking about?" Quin said and his mother hushed him.
“Dear, do not rush him, he has been on a plane for hours trying to figure out this mess for you. He thinks he is to blame.” Aris said.
“It is because I am, we all are. On the day you were born Quin, Jan 1st; the Seer came to the Council and told us the spirits had spoken to her. She said that only twelve were children would be born on the first day of months in that year. They wanted there to be peace among all the Were. So they declared that these twelve children would be the future Council, they would lead us into a new time when there would be peace and prosperity. We would be able to come out of hiding and allow humans to know what we were without fear of recriminations. I was to seek out the children and make sure they were all taken care of. Jo was born on February 1st. I went to Oliver and told him what the Seer had told me. We were so happy the spirits chose our children. Each month we would wait and watch, when the child was born, we would approach the family and tell them. We were in the final month, waiting for the last of the twelve to be born, and Jo was kidnapped. The Seer asked the spirits to help find her, but you received the blanket, and we all thought she was dead. We thought that we had made the spirits mad by not taking care of the children.” Thon said.
“I remember the Seer was so distraught she went into exile. She thought the spirits would punish her, because she had told too many people and allowed the Rogues to realize that their days were numbered. Hell, I was even pissed at her.” Oliver said and looked at Jo. “I blamed everyone for not taking care of you. I was so angry. If only I had believed the spirits would never have allowed you do be taken from us.” Jo sat feeling so confused. What the hell was going on? She just wanted a normal life, and this was turning out to be anything but.
“So who are the other twelve?” Cami said from behind Quin.
“Wait, there is more. I would love it if it were so easy to just find the twelve. They also said that they had to be mated and with child for the spirits to recognize them as the rightful Council.” Oliver said and looked at Cami and then Jo.
“Well at least there is one bun in the oven.” Jo drawled and laughed when her friend threw a balled up piece of paper at her.
“That would make two.” Tey said and grinned.
“What the hell are you talking about?” Jo demanded.
“He is right; we could smell you when you walked in the door. We were just waiting for you to announce it.” Quin said.
“God damn it, I thought we discussed this. No more sniffing.” Cami said loudly and Jo laughed.
“Wait, so you are saying I am pregnant?” Jo said slowly. “How can you even tell, it has only been a day.”
Tey nodded and looked at her with love in his eyes, “I knew right afterward, your scent changed almost immediately.”
Her father started to cry again. “At least I will be there for my grandchild.” Oliver said and hugged his daughter.
Cami was bouncing up and down, and Jo finally understood what they were telling her.
She was going to have a child, the one thing she had always dreamed of, a family of her own.
“Woooo Hooo!” She yelled when Tey swung her around in a circle.
They celebrated briefly before Braden said loudly. “This is all wonderful and we can have a party later, but first we have a few things we need to discuss. Like who are the others and where are they?”
“Part of that is simple. There is a list, but we will not need it for one of them.” Thon said.
“Why?” Quin asked.
“He is here already. Devon.” His father said and everyone in the room turned, and looked at the hulking man who was standing behind Quin"s chair. He had been his Beta, his right hand man, since they were kids.
“Fuck, no.” Devon laughed and
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