Ansel POV

I could hear the soft rustling of the leaves dancing over the ground, there were 30 footprints crunching the leaves as I could smell the scent of death and other nature-related scents began to fill my nose.

Taking in a long heavy breath I turned to look at my son and grandson, little Ty was yawning softly as I saw his soft chocolate brown eyes that he got for my father's side of the family. There were times that his eyes looked to be obsidian -like color. I could help but smile as I watched his lids grow heavier as he refused to sleep.

"Ty goes to sleep sweet pup, we won't be there for another few hours and you don't want to have to take a nap when we get there." He pouted slightly as he shook his head no outrage by the words that I just spoke.

"I don't need to nap. I'm not a pup any more grandpa" Tyler's voice was weak and warm as I chuckled gently at him as I noticed his father. Niklaus laid at my side, his head rested contently against the window, not a care in the world as he slept off his hangover.

I could still remember him stumbling into the room as he looked exhausted snuggling up against my body for warmth as I held his crying form. I sighed heavily as I looked back to see Tyler struggling to fight off the sleep and winning by all accounts. "Tyler!" My patience was running low when I noticed Niklaus a tired yawn leaving his lips as his eyes started to open.

"Dad?" He rubbed his eyes with balled up first as Tyler looked to be shrinking under the weight of my words. Soft glazed over blue eyes greeted me. I could tell that he was upset with me. Letting one of my arms rest on the back of the chair I gently ran my fingers along with his soft hair.

"I'm sorry Niky went back to sleep, okay?" My tone was warm and gentle as he looked more at ease. He didn't even so much as look back at Tyler drifting back off to sleep as Tyler pouted his back.

Neither of us said a word we both just sat in silence for three more hours before finally, we made it to the compound. The massive brown trunks of the tree and the vibrant green leaves stared back at me as I looked to the clearing.

There were many cabins resting along the meadow that rested before me. There was a massive bonfire being built to send off Maddox. It's not often that a wolf's mate was killed in our clan so when they died a bonfire was made in their honor. Off in the distance, I knew that there was a glittering blue freshwater lake.

Tyler, on the other hand, stared up at the clan home with wide eyes he hadn't been here since he was a little pup. No more than 6 or 7, but the black bags that reacted below his eyes told me that he wasn't going to be able to stay up for too long. With the hours passing by Niklaus had finally slept off his hangover and started to wake up his bright blue eyes ran over the clearing. I watched his eyes flashing over to the woods as I pulled up in front of the large cabins.

A five-story building with high mighty walls and a wrap-around porch with a 4 person porch swing, I used to sit on that very swing with Niklaus when he was a little kid not that he remembered it. His mother made sure that he wouldn't remember it for fear of what he might say to Micheal. At that moment he could sense the tension that had been building in the car for the few hours that he had been asleep. He didn't waste any time looking back at Tyler.

"Ty, did you take a nap?" Even as he spoke his voice was gravelly and thick as I turned to the clearing where 30 hybrids were waiting for their alpha's orders. Tyler seemed almost embarrassed as I heard the low sneakers of Niklaus hybrids.

I'm sure that they were listening to every word that we were saying. I doubt that Nikaus would allow that but at the moment he is more focused on his son rather than his pack. Turning back to Tyler I could see the guilt flaring in his deep brown eyes as he shifted his exhausted gaze to the ground.

"I'm not tired" I could tell that he was resisting the urge to cry as I glared at him. Did he really think that I would care? There is no way that he is going to get out of this by crying.

"Well, while the rest of the pack is introduced to the clan you can take your nap in your room!" His tone was cold and aggregated as Tyler looked ready to fight what his father said but one seering cold look forced him to still sit in his seat. I watched his jaw snap shut as he glared at me with hate like this was somehow my fault.

"Keep looking at your grandfather like that and you can hand over wolf before your nap" His final tone was accompanied by a sneer as his jaw clamped shut as a hard grim line pulled at his lips. Ty's pout grew wider. I'm shocked that he even still had that thing let alone used it, sullenly he got off the car gripping tightly to a black gym bag that I knew had a few weeks worth of clothes in it. The sight of him forced sadness to bubble in my chest.

"He still sleeps with that thing, how many times have you and Maddox had to stitch him back together?" My tone was casual but there was this pressurized air about the car as I mentioned Maddox.

"6 times or so M…." His voice cut off as the thought of speaking Maddox's name was more than he could bear. His mouth clamped shut and pain flashed in his eyes as I knew that this was too much for him. There were low guttural growls filling my ears as I looked to the hybrids ready to attack me at any moment. But my own pack as if sensing the change in the air forced them to move out into the clearing.

I tangled my fingers in Niklaus blonde locks as pain and pity filled my chest as I looked at the lean boy that was making his way over to me. His copper skin was paler than others, he had blue eyes that were icy blue, they flash gold with power as he jogged over to us ignoring the hybrids that were growling at the car. Taking in the sight of his well-toned arms litter with tattoos.

The pack symbol sat proudly on his right shoulder as his loose-fitting black tank top stared back at me, three lines intersecting locked in a circle stared back at me. Niklaus had a similar tattoo resting on his back, he frowned at the lanky boy he didn't look any older than 17.

Nik's lips pulled into a sneer as he spoke in a low murderous tone. "I'm sure that he is happy Maddox is dead, homophobic trash" His lips curled over his teeth as his hate for his younger brother gave him the strength to say his fallen mate's name.

His brother Aj, Ansel Junior his mother's idea not mine walked over to us with a bright smile on his face as he waved to Ty who gave him a cold once over before making his way into the house. I grinned at my son hoping that Nik would behave. "You're already in trouble Niklaus don't make it worse for yourself now come on ''

The whole clearing looked at Nik but he ignored them instead of looking at his pack of 30 wolves. A weak smile pulled at his lips as he turned to his brother forcing false warmth to bubble in his eyes as he spoke in a low tone.

"Aj been a while" Nik spoke as tension ran over us as his hybrid pack made their way over to us. There was a girl with golden blond hair and bright green eyes with thin but well-toned arms walking over to us. She exhumed power and burned with fury as she stood firmly at Nik's side glaring at Aj as he spoke warmly.

"Yeah if I would have known all it would have taken was that witches' death I would have killed him just as easily." There was a mocking warmth to Aj's voice, he looked ready to lunge at his elder brother. I knew that the two of them never had the best relationship but this is taking it to a whole new level.

I knew that Aj blamed Niklaus for causing our clan so much trouble with Mikeal. But it wasn't like he asked to be born, glaring coldly at the two of them. I knew that if I didn't step in and soon that they would tear each other apart.

"Aj why don't you show your brother's pack around the compound, Niklaus" My tone cold as a silent threat filled my voice. Behave of you will be dealt with right here, the meadow came alive with shocked wolves as they looked over to the three of us. Seeing the three of us all in the meadow was more shocking than anything else; we were the last main branch member of our bloodline.

Nik turned down grabbing his duffle bag from the car before giving his brother a pinning stare, his own pink lips pulling into a smooth and sly smile as Aj continued to taunt his older brother. "Can a hybrid have a pack? Have you ever suffered the full moon like the rest of us?"

Aj's tone was smug and I couldn't help the annoyance as I looked over my shoulder to see the rest of the hybrids stalking over to us. I didn't like the sight of the two of them fighting.

"Oh like you know to suffer, aren't you wearing the moonlight ring that my mother made for father? If you are so down with the struggle why don't you hand that over mate." Hate flared in his eye and venom boomed in his tone as his own deep ocean blue eyes locked on him. The girl moved at his back, her eyes flashing gold as her lips curled over her teeth.

Sighing heavily I knew that this wasn't going to end so that they would be at each other's throat in a matter of seconds then my ten great grandsons stepped in between them he was always the peacekeeper. Carry place a hand on either of their chest-deep brown eyes shifting from one man to the other. His deep brown hair was glimmering in the early morning.

Taking in a long heavy breath I shifted to look at a woman off one side with deep copper skin and thick black hair rolled down her right shoulder littered with blue and bronze-colored feathers. Her leather black pants stared back at me as she narrowed her sight of Nik and Aj arguing. There was a look on her face that told me that she was so over them. Her loose flowing lace black tank top stared back at me.

"Easy there come on the both of you knock it off it has only been a few minutes and the two of you are already at it." The soft worrying tone of Cary filled my ears, his chocolate brown eyes were filled with depth and worry. His cropped brown hair was pushed out the side as he had a hand on Niklau's chest and one on Aj.

Both of their shoulders were rigid and they were burning with rage. I could smell it coming off of him in dangerous waves. "Cary mate it's been a while, get your hands off of me I have a little brother to kill. Too bad you aren't immoral like father, baby brother. This time when I snap your neck I'll kill you for good"

There was a sparkle of joy in his eyes as he moved with blind speed, but I stopped him before he had the chance. Cary blinked shock and Aj looked so terrified as he looked at his big brother with wide icy blue eyes.

Sighing heavily I snarled at him as I spoke in a cold tone "Get in the house now!" I snarled at Niklaus as he disappeared into the house. Turning my attention to Aj he frowned heavily as the hybrids snarled slowly their lips curling over their teeth with hate burning in his eyes. I knew that at any moment they would kill him if Nik gave the order. "Cary take your uncle's pack and show them the guest house they will be staying at."

My tone was tense and cold as he nodded his head and made his way out of the meadow with the hybrid following after him while a thunderous roar let in my lips. My eyes gashed red and power ran over me. At that moment the whole meadow stopped and the whole pack stared at us. The giggles of children stopped and a silence ran over me and my son. His eyes were cowardly and drowned to the ground.

"He is your elder brother and he just lost his mate despite what you might think about him, he is your elder and you will respect him. That being said I will deal with him, the two of you won't be fighting each other. Act up again in front of the pack and I will punish you in front of the whole pack. Go for a run to calm yourself down"

Nodding his head numbly as he started to make his way out of my sight his bones began to snap and break like twigs, he tricked his cruise when he was only 7 it was unintentional there was someone trespassing and he reached for a gun. He killed him and for the past 10 years, he has been shifting until I handed him my ring. Taking one last looking at timber wolf hulking and imposing, before making my way into the house. The soft snoring of Ty filled my ears as I started to make my way into his room on the first floor which is connected to his fathers.

He was resting with a white wolf tucked under his arm as his bright red eyes were locked in the empty air. Niklaus as his finger tangled in his son's hair while his other hand rubbed soothing circles in his back. Tyler tucked firmly in a bright red sheet as he rested only in a queen-size bed. There was love and worry shimmering in his blue eyes as he looked down at his tired son.

"You were going to kill him" My tone was outraged and lowered into a whisper but I kept it to a menacing whisper as he glared at me. "He was glad my mate, my husband is dead, you don't get mad at me for wanting him to pay for his words. No one gets to be mad at me for that. I'll head to the office. Goodnight sweet pup"