Chapter 9: Graduation
"Ally Clarkson."
Clapping.
"John Clements."
Clapping.
Sean looked at her mate as she sat behind him next to her sisters. It had been three months since they had all been mated. All of the Winters' girls were swollen with children. She looked to the side of her at her youngest sister. She was having a girl. That's all Elaina needed, a daughter to go with her goofy self. A small smile formed. A niece huh? Looking at Brooke, she beamed. Brooke was having twins, a boy and a girl. Sean got two nieces and a nephew. She herself was pregnant with triplets and they were all boys. Her hand rested on her huge belly for just two months as she watched Frost get on the stage.
"Frost Jojo."
Everyone clapped and cheered. Sean nudged her sister while looking at her from the corner of her eye. Elaina smiled at her as she continued to clap. Her eyes flashed darkly as she watched him get off the stage with a smirk in her direction.
"Majin Jojo."
It was the same reaction as he got on the stage. Sean smiled happily as they made eye contact with each other. She could smell the arousal of the other females at her mate. Snapping her jaws in a low growl, she tried to contain herself. Now wasn't the time for bloodshed. This was a happy occasion. But blood could always be shed.
"Tocar Jojo."
Again the same reaction as he walked upon the stage giving his mate a full smile. She smiled back as she waved to him. He waved back as he walked off the stage. Brooke held back her anger at the sudden rush of arousal from both girls and boys. That was her mate and she wasn't going to share.
"Now, for your speaker halfway through the calling of names, Seanissy Winters."
There was a loud clap and a few whistles as she walked up to the stage slowly. She stood there in her red cap and gown boredly. Her right hand rested on her stomach in anticipation as she cleared her throat. Making eye contact with her mate, she took a deep breath.
"Welcome dear Spartans. It has been my pleasure to go to school with you for the semester I was here. You have made me feel welcomed and very well liked with my sisters. We have not been the easiest people to get along with. Bear with me as I attempt to make this speech." Taking a deep breath she looked at her mother and father in law.
"On this day we move on to the next stages in our lives. Some of us will be doctors, lawyers, architects, scientist, teachers, and mothers." Her hand came to her stomach. "Back in ancient Greece, Spartans were respected and favored by the god Aries. They were always prepared to take on a challenge, no matter big or small it was. And that can be said about our school. We have taken challenges that ultimately lead us to victory. Our football team had the best record for our district even though we did not win; we battled like the ancient Spartans did. I know some of you are thinking, 'she was not even here to know that.' I talked to people and watched film of our team and was impressed.
"Our academics club went and represented us in the nation to take second place. You have proven that strategy is important to win the game. And of course our basketball team did excellent. My point is we are a school of success. We are the next generation to go out into the world and make things better. Spartans never give up and never quit. We battle to the death. I for one will not let anyone take my dreams away from me. I know not about you all but it will not happen. So my fellow Spartans let us move into the new age of us."
The crowd erupted in cheers as everyone stood. She walked down the aisle to whistling and bright smiles. Her eyes saw her brother staring at her with pride. She bowed neck high at him as she made it to her seat. Taking her seat, she was hugged by her siblings and stared at by her mate. Her heart calmed down before she felt a shift in the room. Eyes wide at the evil in the room, she looked all around for it. In her heart it whispered into her blood. It wasn't Bret. This was pulsing in her head calling to the lust, the bloodlust. It seemed to consume her for a moment before it completely disappeared. The things it wanted her to do rang loud in her head. Would her sons become this?
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After the graduation party, the three couples retreated to the den for the night. Frost and Elaina got comfortable in the corner with many blankets and pillows to sleep on. Frost was behind her with his hand rested on her belly in protection. His daughter was going to be spoiled and he would love it. He rested his nose in his mate's hair as he made sure she was comfortable. To think that he would finally be a dad was amazing. He had always wanted a daughter in which he could teach her to cook for her mate. But there wouldn't be any boys any time soon if he had his way; especially with her mother's super slow aging abilities. Elaina was seven hundred years old while he was only three hundred years old. Closing his eyes, he let himself be lulled to sleep.
Tocar and Brooke took the space near the fire place. It wasn't lit but it was still comfortable in all the blankets and pillows as well. Brooke was faced in Tocar's chest. His arm was thrown over her hip lazily as she slept peacefully. His twins were going to be the smartest pups ever. With his brains and her beauty their children would be the envy of all the pack. He would be the proudest father with all their accomplishments. And he would make sure his twins understood the meaning of family. There would be none of the leaving each other behind. They had to stay together and be there for each other like he was with his brothers. He pulled her closer to him and kissed her cheek softly before he closed his eyes in sleep.
Sean and Majin laid near the huge sliding glass door comfortably in all their blankets and pillows. The moon was shining brightly on Sean. Her mind was on the fact that her sons might grow up and become the thing Brett is. Even as Majin whispered to her sons, she felt dread in her heart. Something was coming and it wasn't going to end well. She allowed Majin put her on her side as she stared out the window. Why couldn't God just allow her die? Why would he keep her alive? There was nothing good to come of her. In the end she and her brother would be the destruction of the Jojo family. At that thought, her heart dropped. The Jojo family had been nothing but accepting and kind to her and her sisters. Why did things have to turn out the way it was? Majin had finally fallen asleep leaving Sean to move from under him and out the room quickly. She moved through the shadows till she was out the door and running.
She ran till she felt Brett call her to the spot they usually met. Upon arrival, she was surprised to see a woman with her brother; a human woman. Her eyes stared her up and down, taking everything about her in and found she was not happy. She walked over to her brother and embraced him while watching the girl watch her. Sneering at the girl, she paused when she heard her brother whisper in her ear.
"She calms my blood Sean; just like that Jojo boy calms yours."
Sean frowned deeply before nodding. She didn't smile in her direction as she continued to look at her. So he was replacing her in his heart with a human girl? Something in her broke and she tried to contain it but it was hard. How could he? After everything that happened between them? He had been in her blood for hundreds of years and upon release, he replaces her; with a human girl no less! She twitched in thought.
"Sean, you needed to talk to me?" Brett spoke softly to bring his sister's attention away from Charlie.
Sean blinked before looking to her brother. "At the graduation, did you not feel that evil? It called to my blood and made me want to do terrible things."
Brett sighed with a nod. "I felt it as well. There were was so much purity in the room."
"I thought you said you said you stayed away from purity." Charlie interjected.
Sean frowned. "Stay over there girl. This is between my brother and I." her arms crossed over her chest in annoyance.
Charlie frowned back. "Hey! What did I do to you?"
Before Sean could answer, Brett interrupted.
"Charlie, allow my sister and I to converse alone please." He said softly to her as she calmed down. She nodded to him and walked the way they had come. He really didn't need his sister killing the only girl to calm him down.
Sean's eyes continued to watch her leave till Brett called her name. Turning to him, she frowned deeply. "You have abdomen me for some human girl?"
Brett sighed. "No Sean I have not. I need her like you need Majin."
"It is different between us. You know he could never take your place. But it seems you have given mine to a human girl. Is it because she is not evil like me or is it because her blood will not cause her to kill you?" tears filled her eyes at the thought of the girl attempting to kill her brother.
Brett reached out to hug her but she backed away quickly with a glare.
"You smell like her. I am positive you told her of our heritage. I get the vibe she thinks she can understand you and maybe even me. But it will never happen. You have cast me aside for this human when you know I need you." The tears raced down her face as she stared at her brother with heated eyes.
"I don't want your spot in his heart Sean." Charlie spoke up, appearing out of the trees.
Sean turned toward her with a heated glare. "It was no longer a choice."
Charlie approached her in slow stride till Sean growled deeply at her. "Please listen, I don't want to take him away from you. I know how much you need each other. But I'm not leaving either. He is mine just as much as he is yours."
Sean smirked dangerously. "You think he would like you if you were dead girl?"
"Sean." Brett called.
Sean ignored him. "You think it would be that simple to gain my trust with my brother's heart? Because you know where we come from you can relate correct? Wrong. Your puny intelligence cannot comprehend the bloodlust that flows through us and I hate that you think you can. You know nothing. You know not of what it feels like to be a monster." Her eyes looked to her brother with pain and rage burning through her veins. "So farewell to me, the monster." She took off from the two quick for a pregnant woman.
Charlie stood there with wide eyes. Her words echoed around in her head. The two were close, so close that his sister reacted the way she did. She couldn't blame her; here comes this girl trying to take the only stability she has ever known. Charlie shook her head before looking at Brett, who looked sad, in sigh. What had she gotten into?
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He had two henchmen. One was the girl's youngest son's mate and the other was her brother. He had no idea that he could be this powerful for just being locked up. Soon, he would be free. The time was approaching. It felt right in his blood. The taste of purity was but a breath away from him as he thought on all the young virgins he would consume. There would be children involved but mostly virgins. His eyes rolled to the back of his head in pleasure. It would be a marvelous night when he is free to reign over it all. His henchmen were powerful in their own right. The girl was strong and capable of withstanding pain for long periods of time. She would protect him without order too. Her brother possessed the bloodlust he did but his was lesser to an extent. Instead of purity it was tainted blood. He would never figure out why someone would willingly enjoy tainted blood. But it didn't matter. Everything was coming according to plan.
