When Lovers Wake

A/N: To my dear lovlies,

I am sooooo sorry that I haven't updated in like forever. I've just been so busy with everything. Being current valedictorian isn't exactly the easiest job in the world ya know. You guys have been wanting more right? Well here it is. I'm sure that most of you have been wondering "What the hell is with this new pack?" I'm bringing you this to show a minor proportion of what I've got instore for you and the Haldis. I may be a little late on this but I wish you all the best and brightest new year for 2013.

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Chapter 9: Secrets and Lies

I can't believe i'm hearing this. "Does this mean..my baby is dead, inside me?" I chocked out. tears were streaming down my face. I knew that it was considered an embarressement for Alphas to cry in front of others, but I couldn't help it.

"Mom.."I chocked out "Please. Please tell me that this isn't true. Tell me that it's just a lie to scare me for getting pregnant at a young age." I continued to stare at my mother, her eyes said she wished that she could tell me what I wanted to hear.

"I know you wish that I was lying, but you know that I would never lie to you about this sort of thing. There's nothing that can be done about the chances. I undertstand that you were exposed to the blood moon at the night of the Union, but it wasn't at its highest peak and the rays weren't strong enough to allow you to concieve."

"I don't understand this mom. If I can't concieve what's growing inside me as we speak?"

"Calla, I wish I could tell you, but I really don't know. All we know is that you are carrying a live child inside you, so we can just hope for the best. I know that I can seem stern at times, but.." she stroked my hair like a mother should at times like this, "I am here for you. Never doubt that. You are my daughter first and foremost."

My tears slowly dried and I smiled at her with, probably, red and puffy eyes. "Thank you mom." I hugged her and looked at the clock. Holy shit! Its already 8:00! I have a half hour to be ready.

" Thank for your help mom. Ren and I have a previous engagement, so I will call you if I ever need anything again."

"Your welcome and enjoy your evening out with Ren. I'm glad your happy. Believe me, this is a much more pleasent experence than if you had been mated to Ren's father." Blech! Not a visual I want. With that, she turned and left the room, shutting the door. I went to my dresser and all of a sudden the door re-opened.

"Calla, this was waiting for you outside the door. I just brought it in for you."

"Thanks mom. Just leave it on the nightstand." I went back to the bathroom and took the fastest shower anybody had ever seen. I began rummaging through the drawers for my bra and underwear.

When I heard the door click shut again, I stripped off the towel and put on my black lace bra and thong. I turned and looked at the box. It was black with red ribbon and a lily taped on top of the lid. Ren did this. I smiled at the thought of his sweet gesture for me. I took the lid off and found an absolutely gorgeous dress with silver strapped heels inside. You really out did yourself. I slipped the dress on and was amazed at how it fit. It clinched at my waist and the sleeves were a 3/4 cut (my favorite kind of cut). The material was silky and light enough to flow when I walked. When I slipped on the heels and looked at myself, I was stunned at how everything looked so beautiful. I slipped on the ring that Ren had gotten me the night of the union and admired at the brilliance had never faded.

I brushed my hair out and dried it, leaving it soft and wavy. And for God's sake, I did not put any make-up on. Why would I? I may be a girl, but I absolutely hate make-up. Without warning, there was a knock on the door.

"Calla? Are you ready?" Ren's voice came from behind the shut door.

"Yeah, come on in." I called back.

I looked at him and he wore that cocky smile that I've slowly come to love. "You look beautiful, Lily. I did such a good job with that dress." I turned to him and saw him in a dark blue dress shirt and black dress pants. I walked over and sat down next to him and put my head on his shoulder.

"I really do love the dress Ren. Its so beautiful." He took my hand and stroked the ring on my finger.

"I love you Calla. There's not a thing in the world that could change that. I'd go to the ends of the universe just to make you happy."

I giggled a little. "You don't need to go anywhere. Just be here. Be with me for the rest of our lives." He softly kissed me and whispered in my ear "If that's what you want, I won't leave your side." I smiled at him and played with the unbuttoned buttons on his shirt.

"Come on, Lily. We're gonna be late for dinner." he stood up and pulled me to my feet.

"Alright. Let's go then." I just couldn't figure out where he was taking me. We hopped in Ren's shiny black cherokee and drove off.

"Where are we going?" I asked him.

"Dinner." a smile played at the corner of his mouth. Bastard. He knows that he's teasing me.

" I know that, but where for dinner?"

"I think you'll remember this place once you see it."

What the hell does that mean?! I've been to a lot of places for dinner in the last 18 years of my life. I sat in my seat and stared out the window and thought about what had just happened moments before this one. Is my baby really not going to make it to birth? How can I possibly tell Ren this? I have to. I'm not going to risk losing his trust over this.

"Calla, I have my eyes glued to the road and I can still see the frown on your face. What's wrong?" I'm not going to lie to him. Not this time. Never again will I.

"Ren, pull of the road. What i'm going to tell you, I don't think will be the best thing to hear while driving." He turned to me and nodded before pulling off into a deserted parking lot. He parked in the darkest corner of it with little light.

"Do you remember when I told you that i was going to call my mom about this? About me being pregnant?"

"Yes. What about it?"

"Well, I did and I got some shocking news and its not the best thing in the world."

"What is it? Is she not happy that you got pregnant at 18?" His charcoal irises grew slightly darker than they were.

"No its not that. It's possible that I may not have the child." His eyes grew wide with concern.

"What is that suppost to mean?" he asked.

"Mom said that I wasn't exposed to the Blood Moon's rays to gain fertality. She said I would have known because my scent would have changed and according to her it didn't. And how I could concieve is a complete mystery. She said it's impossible and that our child may not make it to birth." The last part came out as a small and meek whisper.

"Oh Calla." He pulled me into a comforting hug. "Its going to be alright. Its you. The strong Alpha that I married and loved for years. We're going to get through this. Together. You'll never be alone." I hugged him back and tears left my eyes. Not like before with my mother, but the small ones that I had yet left to shed. "We don't have to go to dinner tonight if you don't want to. What ever you need, its yours."

"What I need is you right now. I need you to help me with this. I need to be able to still be happy and laugh before all the bad stuff happens if it ever does, so can we still go to dinner?"

He bend over and kissed the crown of my head and stroked my cheek. " Of course we can. Its whatever you want."

"Thank you." I pulled him back into a hug. "I love that you can somehow still make me smile even when I'm at my worst."

"That's why I'm here and that's why you love me." he laughed.

"No. I don't love you because you can do that, although that is part of it. I love you because of how you make me feel and because I'm only me when I'm with you." He cradeled my face in his hands and kissed me with such a subtile passion.

"I think we can still make dinner happen. Let's go Lily." The cherokee started again and we drove off to the one place that I so vividly remember. It was the same resturant that we had been to the night of the Union. Dinner was everything that I needed. we sat and talked for hours and laughed at the stupid memories of when we were little kids. He even pulled the picture of us out when we were 5 and my house by the pool. As soon as my dad had taken the photo, he pushed me into the water laughing hysterically. When he reached out to help me, I pulled him into the water with me. Such sweet memories.

When we drove home after dinner. I felt as if the world had been lifted off my shoulders, but that was short lived. My cell phone rang, signaling that I had a voicemail and it was from Bryn.

"Calla, when you get this call me back ASAP. Its about that new pack in town. There's something wrong with them and their leader."

"Ren. Did you hear that? We have to get home. I'm calling Bryn." I speed dialed her and after the 2nd ring she picked up.

"Bryn. What's wrong? What did you want to tell me?"

"Calla you have to get home now. We're all at our complexes right now."

"Bryn, get the entire pack to our complex right now and stay there. Nobody leaves or enters the property."

"Got it and Calla."

"Yeah?"

"Please hurry." Worry laced her voice so it must be important. She hung up and before I knew it we were back at the main complex and the lights for the main complex were on. Rushing inside, we found the entire pack there waiting for us worried expression plagued their faces.

"Bryn, what's this about?" I asked her.

"Its about the new pack. Their not who we think they are."

"What do you mean?"

"First, they are shifters like us, but they aren't here for the right reasons. They have other motives of being here in Vail."

"So why are they here?"

"Because.." a deep voice came from behind us.

We all turned and found Alex and his pack standing behind us on the patio with the door open.

"What are you doing on our property, Alex? And why are you here?" I asked with authority in my voice.

"I came here to ask for your help. We need you and your pack." he said. Ren stepped in with me.

"Why should we help you? You've already disrespected the Alphas by entering our property and our home without permission. And who are you to come in here and ask for our help?" He was getting pissed at Alex.

"This involves more than what you think it does."

"Then what is it, Alex? What is it?" I asked. Now I'm getting pissed at the moment.

"We are a formation of packs that have been broken up by the deaths of their members. Most of us were previous Alphas or members of the pack before they were killed. Their is a socitey known as The Council of Shadows which is dedicated to our complete extinction, much like the Searchers you encounter here in Vail.

"What does this have anything to do with us? I've never heard of such a thing." I stated.

"You've never heard of them because they go by many names to keep themselves from being exposed. Those Searchers that you fight, their part of that socitey. That's how they know those kind of enchantements that affect you so well. Their out for blood and not just your blood. All of ours. We need the help fo every pack we can get before we all disappear."

Ren and I shared disapproving looks with the rest fo the pack, but Ren laid down the law right here.

"We already have lost too much to risk anymore. And what is left is too valuable to loose to blood shed. Now leave and don't you ever come back here."

"I understand. Let's just hope finds you instead of eternal misery. You just might regret that choice one day." With that he turned and they all shifted and ran into the forest, disappearing into the dead of night.

"What is with that guy?" Sabine asked.

"He doesn't understand what it means to be a real pack with loyalties at stake." I responded back to her.

"We also already have one group dedicated to our extinction, so we don't need anymore chasing our tails." Bryn threw in.

"She's right. All of you, I want you to keep your eyes and ears open. If you hear anything suspicous coming from that new pack, report back to either Ren or I. I will not stand here and let some punk ass kid come into my home and demand help from us. Especially with a bullshit excuse like that."

"Woah! And the she-wolf comes out!" I glared at Ansel and watched him cower into his seat.

"As I was saying before, we cannot let this go unaddressed. Once we've got this pack out of Vail, its out of our hands and into the Keepers'."

They all nodded in agreement. What kind of stunt is Alex trying to pull? Does he think Ren and I are stupid or something? I still don't like the way he looks at me. He knows that I'm a claimed Alpha female. So why does he continue to look at me that way?

"Everyone, go back home and get some rest, except for the Betas. I want to see them about something." Everyone else turned around and left with Bryn and Dax lingering behind.

" Ren and I both know that your smart enough not to come to us without this being more than what it is, so what's really the problem here? And please don't lie to me Bryn, same to you Dax. What's the problem here?"

Bryn and Dax shared guilty looks. "This isn't the first time we've caught them on the property. They've been snooping around the area and looking inside the houses of the other complexes that arent finished yet."

"Why didn't you tell me this earlier?" I crossed my arms over my chest and waited for her answer.

"We thought it was nothing and they were just being a little nosey for their own good. Last night, we caught Alex, Raven, Allison and Patch looming around your complex so we told them to get lost. We didn't know that they were going to show up tonight."

Ren turned to Dax. "Do you have anything that you'd like to share?"

Dax gave Ren a cold hard stare before submitting. "That night at Eden, I saw Alex talking to Shaylene about you two. He said that if you didn't comply, durastic actions would be taken. I had no idea that they were talking about you two until I heard him say your names. I almost shifted and tore him apart, but I had no interest in making a public scene."

"I appreciate that you did not kill him because now we're going to take this to the Keepers. This pack is a threat to us and the secret we've kept from Vail for far too long to let it be revealed. Tomorrow, we will have training before all of us take this to the Keepers' Council. During training we shall discuss what will be said and what happens during the meeting will happen. This is going beyond our control and if we let it continue, who knows what could happen." Ren and I exchanged looks of agreement before dismissing our Bryn and Dax for the night.

A/N: So this is it! I hope you all liked it. I know it's kinda rusty and thats because I haven't written in a while so...yeah. I hope you all enjoyed this. Please review and messgae me about anything you don't understand. It could be questions, thoughts, deep religious concerns; whatever floats your boat. I love you all and thanks for reading. P.S: Happy (Belated) Valentines Day! 3

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