I was never hesitant in sending Fable and Wyatt to see their grandparents even though they are not children any longer. Fable and Wyatt looked to be in human years, roughly nineteen on a good day. They stopped aging months ago, at times Megan and I just can't grasp how our view of time has changed, humans feel time go by a mile a minute where for us it slowed down and let us savor the last six years with them. Kyle and Lenore went with just always as a precaution, Nico called and asked us to come to a meeting so here I sit waiting for Megan.

She was always slower when dressing taking her sweet loving time, I was dressed in the normal clothes on this bright Friday off of work. Blue jeans with brown boots and a large oversized cream-colored tee, I looked like a million bucks but by the way, Megan looked at me she was not in a firm agreement. "At least toss this on," it was her scarf, I retorted to her pale white face. "Fine, but how is it a girl from the trailer park grew into this fashion monster?"

It was simple and her tone conveyed it, "Money,"

"You're right," but my style has stayed the same over time finishing. She mused while I started my Mustang that I refused to part with. Her tinkering bell voice was low but I hear her perfectly, "Why do you think Nico wants us this time?"

As the car engine sang to the lone country roads, I relished the roaring winds that twirled in my long hair and whistled in my ears. "Same shit, new day, Megan. He does have a point we haven't aged and soon it will be an issue," I mean, we are dead to everyone, new id's, new life but now I was in school with her once again but to learn the business aspects.

She was my best friend, my sister in every way possible. "I know, but are we thinking about going into business with him. I mean it is a great job and he is great," I give her a look, and in that look, it said it all.

Yes.

The walls were covered with grey and ivory wallpapers and motivational photography with silver frames. There were two small sections of offices across from each other and between them a stunning reception area where Lenore normally is but today, she was off with Kyle to watch the kids while Regina smiled at us. "Welcome ladies, he is waiting on you,"

I smiled back, "Something he normally feels," she never bothered to lead us to his office as we have come and gone so many times over the last few years. And Nico's office was impeccable he was a man who valued good craftsmanship and the cost it took to have it; he was very good at his job.

And there he was dressed to impress in a three-piece tailored royal blue suit, I look at him. "And why must we be here today?" but the scent he was putting off and his body and facial movements have me on edge.

His face had all the emotion of wet concrete, his facial muscles just as loose. There was no anger, no sadness, no joy or resentment. He never even appeared bored, Megan touched his shoulder asking if he and Kyle are okay. A small brief smile touched his face at her concern. "I'm sorry girls, I know how I bore you. But humor me," his tone was even off, smoothly, the baritone of his voice reverberating through a normal human' bones.

We stay silent since he is not finished talking, and after another minute he continued. "My father has called a meeting and demanded you both be here for it. But he rather keeps the little ones from it and by chance, they are safe in another state."

I cut in, "Why, Nico. Why must we be here," not even a question anymore.

"He wants the law handed down, too many have been made, he wants a new council since the elders have failed in their task. Over this next week together we and father will have a new council," Megan gave a solemn nod but she didn't understand yet, it clicked in my head.

I fake gasped, "You shittin me?"

"I never as you so put it, shitting you. They do not know yet, they think you died along with the children. A lie I told to keep you all safe until they aged and now I do believe father has played favorites with your four, I am a tad jealous," he did seem to favor us but who wouldn't, we live by his code and uphold it as well.

Megan asked, "When is the meeting?" but right then we cocked our heads, it was now they're traveling via the underground and very fast, no human would see them until they emerged through the ground floor and head to Regina. I noted the older scents that linger in my memory are still there but new and more vibrate, I can hear them whispering and see the look on Megan's face as she understood. She stood straight a cold look now on her face as she stood on Nico's left and me on his right. I put a new face on, cold, indifferent like they meant nothing.

It had been years, together we watched Regina open the doors looking flustered and scared, and she smelled as such. Her eyes locked with mine; she was a sweetheart. I don't move my eyes from Leon, he was the head of the council, he created Nick who turned Sean. I speak, "Regina, you can go," she looked thankful to escape that was for sure. But I can hear it snarling in familiar tones, I felt Nico his hand on my shoulder trying to keep me calm.

Leon looked livid seeing us alive, "I should have known better, Nico. You lied to protect them," but you could hear the worry.

Nico beamed, "No brother, I lied to keep them happy. Now for as why the meeting is taking place, you have lost favor and now we will be meeting with the other forsaken to punish and appoint new leads.

For once I looked at Megan, her eyes are on one thing but I didn't want to see him, so when her red eyes locked with mine everything was said. She still loved him but would not leave with him, she had my back. Hila spoke now, "Yes we have heard from him, we have failed, we must take the consequences. But what will they be?"

I glanced at Nico, "That is for our father to hand down, not I. You can run or take a stand that will be up to each of you. By tomorrow you lot will be done with the task of protecting our secret and five new ones will rise. I have already taken the offer of the new Master," which meant he was taking the spot of Leon, and that was very good.

I knew his tone. I knew his voice, it changed but it was still in my mind stored in a dusty box. "Megan, Noelle please look or talk to me," Sean it was Sean, I looked at Megan who was already staring at him, watching her lips part and hearing her tone. 'What shall we say, Sean? Shall we say hello like old friends, you made your choice years ago, and even though Nico sought to protect not only us but our children with his lie. You never sought to seek the lie and see if it held," Kindhearted people can break. Kindhearted people go into emotional debt to give to others when they should be taking care of themselves. Often they are the unhealed victims of trauma, they suffer emotional flooding and an inability to see their worth. They are a blessing, they are wonderful, yet they are rarely aware of their fragility or needs, and that was Megan.

I listened to the bickering of Nico and the others, Sean and Nick remained silent. I just keep my mantra up stare at Megan, Nico, and Leon. But the doors opened once again and everyone dropped to one knee, I struggled with it still, we hear our father's chuckle was vibrating around the room. "You do struggle with it, my darling girls rise for you bow to no man, not even I," we stood smiling seeing him, and hello he was a sight.

Lilith winked taking her seat, with us girls able to sit with her, his wife his love was awesome, the mother of all forsaken, the mother of demons. "Hello, my darlings, causing problems?"

"Not today," answering her but her ice red eyes looked beyond us. "My darling husband, they plan to fight. I say be done with them, all but those three," her fingers flickered, and we all looked Sean, Nick, and Hila are pinned against the wall safe from whatever was about to happen.

His eyes are coal-black, his hair long a raven-colored, "Do they now?"

Nico looked at the charred floor where his four brothers once stood, now ash as he gasped. "Do you not understand the value, now look it will take a week to have this repaired," I wanted to but I held it in but not Lilith nor Megan, tinkering laugher is heard at his dramatic outburst.

"My son, all is well."

I stood, "So, is this meeting done the trash has been taken out," I wanted to bolt. "No, Noelle. Hila you will keep your place, Amelia, Nescient, Daniel, along with Nico will be the new council. Noelle would turn me down if offered. Nick and Sean, you live because Lilith has requested it, so make the most of it for I will be watching,"

Megan gave me a look, this was trouble.

I turned back to finally face Nick and my cousin, it was my first time doing as such. "I will state this a single time, stay away from my daughter. If Megan wants you to meet Wyatt than that is on her, she wants you in her life that is on her. But stay away from Fable and me,"

But I noticed them now, how a surge in emotions rushed back, crushing the dam that I had build for years. Sean looked broken at that moment, his tone pleading "Noelle, I deserve much more. But please we're family and all the other has left of our human days. I love you,"

Never got the chance to answer since our mother chimed in, "Oh Sean, she will forgive not any time soon but in time. She is stubborn, a trait I adore of hers. Now Nick might you have something to say,"

And he did, his voice floored me once again. I loved him still and more than I ever could have imagined. We had mates, our other half, and forever until time ended he was mine. "My love,"

I snapped and he went sailing into the wall and his body landed in the interview room, "Shit, I am so sorry Nico,"

He waved it off but I knew how much he cared for this place. "I won," was heard as father held his hand out to mother, they bet on me. "That you did my husband, she is a rather tough cookie. Reminds me of myself,"

"Come on you bet on me, you think I walk into his arms. Maybe if it was to rip them off,"

Laughing was all that was heard before they vanished as fast as they had come.