Me and Sam reached the subway stop for Battery Park and walked over to where the fountain was. Xavier was standing there wearing the same outfit when I saw him at the bar. Before I could speak he did.

"Hello Jake. Thank you for meeting me. Who have you brought with you?" Xavier asked in what seemed like a perplexed tone. I couldn't blame him for asking the question.

"This is my boyfriend Sam. If im being totally honest Xavier given our history I was very reluctant to come alone. I thought it would be best to bring him with me." I told him and not really caring what his response would be. It did appear he had turned towards the light and gave up evil but can you blame me for not trusting him fully? His response made it seem like he could read my mind even though I knew he couldn't.

"I get that. I don't blame you for not trusting me. I did terrible things to you and I don't expect you to ever fully forgive me. I want to you know that I am sincere in my turn toward to the light. I am never going back to what I once was. I am ashamed of my actions know I'm going to spend decades repenting for what I did. I can start down the path of redemption by helping you bring down that pure evil monster that is Ivan. He is truly of the most evil dark werewolves of our generation." Xavier explained sounding genuine and I wanted to trust him but I wasn't ready to fully commit.

I needed some assurances and Sam chimed in with questions.

"Unlike Jake I don't know you at all sir. How can you assure you me you won't betray him and turn him over to Ivan?" Sam asked rather sternly and saying what I was thinking.

"It might sound like a vague answer but I would not have come here. changed my name, cleaned up my appearance and gotten a job for a media company if I was not sincere. I want to redeem myself and do some good. Trust when I say breaking free of Ivan's control was no small endeavor. He does not take betrayal lightly. There is no chance he would take me back." Xavier explained as Sam listened intently and I thought of what to say next. He did seem truly sincere.

" Why have you contacted me? I came here to get away from the monster and build a new life for myself and my cousin." I told Xavier even though I knew what his answer would be. I should have remembered this day was coming. There was no escaping it.

"It should be obvious. He's coming for you and hes coming for me. What he does to those who betray him is truly disturbing. Ill spare you the gory details but he was subjected to electrocution or being stretched on a rack for months at a time. If he wasn't being allowed to sleep or eat he was being tortured." Xavier explained and I could sense the fear and pain in his voice.

"You seem like you truly want to help us. That's not going to be your fate. You don't deserve that no matter what you did to Jake. Im willing to form an alliance with you." Sam told Xavier and I agreed. I was surprised Sam was willing to agree so easily.

"How long do we have?" I asked knowing its was not likely to be long.

"Not long at all. My sources say he is preparing to come here and he would use wherever means necessary to get to you and break you so you'll go with him." Xavier explained. As soon as he said that I got slightly angered.

"Id never go with him. I'd rather die than go back to that horrible place he calls a home and be subjected to what he did to me. An alliance it is." I told Xavier as I reached out my hand.

Xavier reached his hand and shook mine a with strong grip common for a werewolf.

"I am sure the council knows about him and what he has planning. I have already taken the luxury of informing them." Xavier explained. I was surprised by this. The council was likely aware of how evil he used to be but I suppose they could see he was being sincere and not luring them into something.

"What do we do now?" I inquired. It sounds stupid I know but I couldn't think of anything else to say.

"Go home and prepare. The network is being activated. Look out for each other in the meantime. When the time comes I will help you bring him down. Xavier ordered as i got in a pit in my stomach. I already said I knew this day was coming but nothing could prepare me fully for it.

"Ok will do." I wasn't sure what else to say. We said our goodbyes and Sam brought me back to the council.

A few days later I was summed to the main room. The news wasn't good.

"Jake, hes come. Ivan's taken Sam and is holding him in an abandoned warehouse in Yonkers." Isiah explained. My heart sank. What was he going to do him I thought. Ivan is pure evil and would almost certainly torture him as gets pleasure out of inflicting pain on werewolves. But would he do something else? Something far more hurtful? convert him to the dark and break me? I was so worried at the prospect I had to say something.

"Ivan's going to convert him isn't he? He knows exactly how to break me. I can't bear that. I love him " I teared up and knew he was going to beat me.

"Don't worry. He can't." Jin cut in. I was stunned. How could that be? Ivan had methods that were nearly impossible to beat. He was always going to win in the end. I merely postponed the inevitable.

"I learned from Jin the reason Ivan was never able to break me and turn me from the light. Our bond. He doesn't know love or friendship as he's pure evil. You love Sam with all your heart and I know he feels the same for you. That's a bond even Ivan can't break." Quil explained which made perfect sense. I don't know why I never thought of it before. But was Ivan going to do? Jin said the only way to kill a werewolf was with one of the daggers. Ivan knew I'd go to Sam. I had too. I couldn't let him torture him.

"I have to save him. I love him." I blurted out. Sounds simplistic but what would you say in my situation?

"You have to face him Jake. Josh, Quil and Jin will go with you along with several other werewolves we have contacted. Your former enemy Xavier will join too. Jin will get you the dagger." Isiah explained as a pondered what was about to happen. At last I would be free of Ivan and one of the darkest werewolves of all time would be vanquished.

A short while later Jin brought me the dagger. "It doesn't matter where you stab him with this. It will kill him."

I could not believe I was holding this thing in its sheath. It was hard to believe I was holding in my hand the one thing that could kill a member of our kind. A scary thought. Ivan had to die though. He was irredeemable and pure evil and had kidnapped the man I love. He was going to pay. At last I would be free of him and could be with Sam never having to worry about him looming over me.