The Alpha's Immortal Twins

Third Person

Ethan snarls as he rips through the attacking rogues with blinding speed. He watches as the twins usher their Aunts and cousins into the safe room before turning to look back at the burning house. Emmett's house.

The smell of blood floods his system. He watches as the Royal Pack makes its first stand in 16yrs against a vampire/rogue attack. He growls as he sees a scentless rogue creep from the forest.

He has to make sure no one sees the boys, or the Queen's plan will fail. He darts forward as silently as possible. He twists the wolf's head swiftly, breaking its neck immediately before running back towards his princes.

Once in the room, he sighs a breath of relief. The royals knew this day was coming for years and had planned accordingly. King Emmett and Queen Lisa knew the vampires would come for their sons once they hit their teen years. So they put an elaborate scheme together that Ethan had huge doubts with. Lance agreed with his opinion, but the royals wouldn't be swayed.

They planned to fight, but they planned to lose. The Queen had selected look-alike twin werewolves to fight in her son's places. The look-alikes would either fall, be taken, or the vampires would be defeated. But the Queen refused to allow her sons to be put at risk, and after years of asking, Ethan finally knew why. The Queen and himself were actually the only ones that knew the truth. The Twins were the key to werewolf survival. If they fell into Lord Stefan's hands, the werewolf species would be in grave danger.

Ethan's eyes narrow as he watches Jason pace the room. Out of the two, Jason is the hothead. He wears his emotions on his sleeve and has his mother's quick temper. Jackson is calculating like his father and uncle.

Jackson growled lowly at his brother's pacing.

"Stop it, Jason. You are making the girls uncomfortable," Jackson said harshly, glancing at Lenny.

Moira, Simone, Lenny, and Clara were huddled together silently crying. At the same time, the male cousins were glaring at the floor. Mike and Tray were close friends. Having grown up together their whole lives.

Lenny was 15, just like the twins, while her siblings Mike and Clara are 11 and 9.

Tray was born a month after Clara and was also 9. He is the only child of Simone and Clint. The future Delta since Mike is older. He will rightfully take the Beta position.

(Author side note for the curious reader::: Lance's family does not appear again. But Jane and him have three children. All boys. 9yr old Ben, 7yr Travis, and 2yr Layne. They also adopted Mark, who never again had a wolf. )

Suddenly a pain ruptures across the family's chest, and they all fall to their knees in shock. A loud thunderous roar pierces through the supposed soundproof walls. Jason and Jackson's eyes connect. They know the roar came from their father, and the only reason he would ever roar like that is if their mother was.........

Jason and Jackson lunge for the door at the same time. Ethan wraps the large teens in the best headlocks he can manage. They struggle and growl loudly as he fights to keep them safe.

Nothing can be done now. The Queen is gone. Ethan can feel it in his very soul. He can also feel his Alpha's murderous rage. The twins fight and sob as their emotions overload their senses.

Finally, Simone and Moira act. They each grab a boy and begin to shower them in motherly comfort. Lenny sobs as she holds the younger children tightly. Her Aunt is gone, and so is her uncle, basically.

After hours of tense grief, Clint links Ethan.

Clint- The plan is in place, Ethan. The Queen and the look-alikes fell to the vampires. I. I. I handled Alpha. He and Luna are together again. Use the tunnel. The boys will have to live in secrecy for the next three years, just like Luna wanted. How is my family?

Ethan- Safe. How many did we lose?

Clint- so far, the number is at 73. Not bad, considering the force they hit us with. But no vampire survived. We will announce the demise of the Royal family just like they planned. And hopefully, if all goes well, the boys will take the crown at 18, shocking the vampires and the world.

Ethan- we will head that way.

Ethan cuts the link. And looks at the people closest to him. The people he would die for.

"The plan is a go. The twins are considered dead. The King and Queen are rejoined with the goddess. Let's head to the house," Ethan announced, moving towards the secret opening.

The tunnel leads to the newest mansion on Riverstone territory. It was built far away from the pack members in the farthest corner of their land. It will take hours to hike there, but they must. The mansion will be the twins and Ethan's new home.

JASON POV

How? How were they gone? I can't believe they are truly gone, but I feel it. I feel the hole in the pack bond. I glance at Jackson. His face is a mask of grief, and I know my face matches his.

Being an identical werewolf is strange. Our emotions tend to run together, and we feel each other as mates would. He is one-third of my soul. We will become complete when we find our mate. But no one but other twins truly understands our bond.

The look-alikes were our friends. They took our places with honor, and we hated it. We lost so much tonight. But at least we still had each other and Lenny. I glance at our best friend and confidant. If we had lost her as well..... we would be feral at this moment.

Jackson glances over, meeting my gaze. I grab my brother's hand. I don't care if people find the gesture gay. We need each other right now. In school, we continuously have to fight douchebags who refer to our closeness as abnormal.

Jack- I can't believe it.

Jason- I know. Me neither

Jack- gone jas. Gone. Our parents are gone.

I stop and yank Jackson into my arms. Ethan pauses, feeling some of our emotions through his life bond with us. But he doesn't push us forward.

My brother sobs into my shoulder as I fight my own tears. Lenny rushes to our side and wraps her fragile arms around us the best she can.

Lenny- I love you. They wouldn't want you sad. They would want you angry. It's time to get strong. Use these three years.

Jackson and I both tense. Lenny is right. Revenge will be sweet. Watch out, Lord Stefan, because you just made us your number one enemies.

JACKSON POV

Four hours. Four hours of walking and feeling numb to the world. Well, except for the pulsing rage coming from Jason's side of our bond.

Lenny's words struck home with us. Mom and dad never cried over spilled milk, and neither will we. We will avenge them.

Finally, when I think I can't take another step, we come to the bend. The iron door at the end of the tunnel looks solid and uninviting, but I breathe a sigh of relief at its appearance. We made it.

Jason and I waste no time. We head straight to the West wing. It holds our private quarters, and all we want is our bed. We share a vast room with a huge King size bed. We always have. And Ethan is stationed right across from us.

Jason uses the toilet first before helping himself to our mini-fridge. He tosses me a water bottle, but we don't say a word to each other. We don't need to.

The new house, really mansion, is lovely but it will never be home. The home we shared with our family. We no longer will get to explore or play outside. We will be confined for our safety. Ethan will train our bodies, and Clint will train our minds. The entire basement is rigged to look like a training field.

It has false sunlight over a full track. In the middle of the track is every single piece of weight equipment you could think of. And it will be our only escape for 3yrs. The vampires won't be able to turn us when we become adults, according to mom and dad. As soon as we are men, we can return to the pack's central area and lead our people.

I groan loudly as I slip my tennis shoes off. My feet freaking hurt. Jason throws himself on his side. While I was brooding, he was shedding clothes. His basketball shorts are old and familiar. That must mean our clothes were delivered already. Probably Clint.

I open my dresser and pull out my sleep shorts. I get dressed slowly. I feel weak. I know its from losing my Alpha, my father. My heart clenches at that thought.

As I approach the bed, I see Jason's tear-streaked face. As soon as I am on the bed, I pull my brother to my chest. We don't care about our open affection. To us, it is natural. It is not sexual, but we know in the future, our intimate moments will be shared. Identical twins usually get one mate. It only makes sense to get comfortable with each other now. Plus, he is my brother. We need each other right now. Now more than ever.

JASON AND JACKSON JOINT DREAM.

Jason looks around, as does Jackson. The field is beautiful and untouched, but something about it is familiar.

"Jason," Jackson says with a question in his voice.

"I don't know, Jack. Maybe The Goddess," Jason says, answering his brother's unspoken question.

The boys look all around themselves slowly, trying to find someone. Jackson starts walking, and Jason follows. Soon transparent wolves join them. Walking side by side with the teen boys. A small cabin comes into view, surrounded by hundreds of ghost-like wolves.

Jason takes a sharp breath in. "It is. It's just what mom described," he said lowly knowing his brother could hear him.

Jackson's eyes grow wide as he sees his father and mother's wolves walking towards them. Jason doesn't need to be told as he, too, sees the approaching couple.

Behind them walks a young woman. A breathtakingly beautiful woman. I woman who looks like pure innocence mixed with extreme intelligence.

Jason and Jackson halt two feet away from their parent's wolves and smile.

"My children, how lovely it is to meet you," the woman says with a voice like the breeze.

Jackson nods, and Jason smiles warmly.

"Nice to meet you as well, Goddess," they say together.

She smiles at them, and the field seems to shine with her happiness. "I have much to explain and only a small amount of time to explain it," she says sadly. Suddenly two wooden benches appear-one behind the boys and one behind the goddess.

"Sit. We must not dally," she says with a small child-like chuckle.

Jason and Jackson sit down quickly, and their parent's wolves move to lay at their feet.

"Your mother and father are happy to see you," she says warmly, watching the wolves.

They nod with tears in their eyes.

"Your parents are eternal mates. Their wolves will always find each other now," she says quietly more to herself than to them.

"Well, let us begin," she says before clapping softly.

"You two are special. What I am about to tell you will be hard to accept, but I trust you to be strong enough to handle my plan. Tomorrow at midnight, you will both meet your wolf spirits. But I must warn you they are technically not wolves," she says, looking serious for a moment.

"They are Lycans. They were the first of your kind, and they were my lovers," she says with a suddenly sad/angry tone.

Jason and Jackson look at each other before looking back at the Goddess.

"Long ago, I fell in love. I fell in love with two identical human males. They were my world, but they were also mortal. I was afraid of ever losing them, so I gifted them both a beast. A beast that gave them unbelievable strength to protect me and to give them eternal life. They could not live here in my realm, so we lived on Earth together. We were together for many centuries before my human/Lycan mates began to betray me. The men I fell in love with fell out of love with me. They began sleeping with human females. The humans soon began to fall pregnant. Breeding the first werewolves into existence. The new wolves did not get their fathers gift of eternal life, but they did receive the ability to shift into wolves," she said as if she was far away and sad.

"After a century of infidelity, I left my loves and returned to my realm. I could no longer bear their betrayal, but I also wanted to protect the female werewolves they were creating from ever feeling my pain, so I created mates. A lasting type of love that is true and pure. From up here, I watched my ex-mates rule their new species. For 1,500 yrs they flourished until another Goddess accidentally created vampires. The goddess of the night was as lonely as I was, and she needed a partner. So she created a beautiful man, but that beauty came with a price. His soul was dark, and he needed blood to maintain his youth-like appearance. So she cast him down to Earth to be damned. She considered him a failure," the goddess says with a growl causing both boys to jump.

"Sorry. We are almost to the point, I promise," she says softly before returning to her far away daze.

"The vampire lusted after women and power. He soon began infecting humans with his curse, creating more and more vampires. The mortal humans of old became terrified. They sought out the werewolves for help. And in return, they, of course, offered up their daughters to be breeders for my Lycan lovers. Thus began the war between werewolves and vampires. My ex-lovers did a fantastic job eliminating the vampires and breeding more werewolves. They killed thousands before Stefan finally killed them and their lycan souls returned to me, but now it is time for them to fight again. To use the strength, I gifted them with when I created them. Just like a werewolf, my lycan spirit lovers were always faithful to me, their mate, it was their human sides that betrayed me, so I hold no anger towards them. They are strong, and they will protect the world again from the growing threat of the vampires," the goddess says with an exhausted sigh.

Both boy's mouths hung open. They were receiving immortal spirits. The first wolves. The Goddess's personal mates.

"So will we be your mate," Jason asks with a hint of hope.

The Goddess chuckles lowly while shaking her head. "No. I actually am unsure if you will be gifted a mate," she said lowly

Jackson shot to his feet in an instant. "What? Why? Why do we not deserve love," Jackson bellowed as Jason stares at the grass, trying to hide his rage.

"I am sorry, but I have yet to decided on that part of your futures," she whispers lowly

Jason's mind begins to piece together the nightmare of a life they are being given. His rage consumes him before he glares up into the Goddess's eyes.

"So we are being punished for their past. We get no mate, and we will have to watch our loved ones die... one by one.," Jason says with a snarl, and Jackson grabs his shoulder but grits his own teeth.

The Goddess's eyes fill with tears. "I do not do this to you for punishment. I do this to protect my wolves," she whispers, and the field suddenly fades.

The boys jolt awake. Both more angry and depressed than when they went to sleep.

THIRD PERSON

Jason and Jackson stand tall as they discuss their future with Ethan. Their 6'2" teenage frames are long and lean. Both have their arms crossed as they explain their dream.

"I'm sorry your mother was not here to lessen the blow," Ethan says lowly as Jackson finishes telling their tale.

"You knew," Jason says lowly with a glare that could kill.

"Your mother finally confessed to me the full extent of your wolf spirits two years ago. She confided in me because I, myself, had many questions," Ethan replies with a stern look of his own.

Jackson clears his throat, "what do you mean?"

"Well. Look at me. How old do you think I look," Ethan said while spreading his arms out wide, presenting himself to the boys.

Jackson's eyebrows pull together with confusion. They roam their eyes over Ethan's youthful appearance.

"I look almost identical to when I took the life bond oath. So I asked your mother. She informed me that my aging had slowed considerably. And that I would stop aging completely at 25......just as you two will. I am bonded to your life forces. When you two die, I die. But until that day, age 25 is what we will look like," Ethan explains slowly while shifted between the twin's faces with a concerned expression.

"So, do you not get a mate as well then," Jason growls suddenly and darkly.

Ethan sighs but nods. "According to your mom, I will. But I have no idea when that time will come. The Goddess told her once I mark a mate, my life bond transfers to her. Her aging will stop, and our lives will depend on yours," Ethan says while gazing towards a picture of Lisa and Emmett.

Jason punches the wall in frustration. "Why are we the only two cursed to be mateless? If you are able to transfer immortality to your mate, we should be able to as well," Jason roars angrily.

Ethan shrugs and shakes his head. "You two aren't under a life bond. Your immortality will come from your wolves. You can't transfer wolf spirits," Ethan explains lowly.

"The Goddess is protecting us, Jason. If we were to mate with a non-immortal when our mate dies, we would lose it," Jackson says while looking at the picture as well.

Ethan suddenly chuckles, and both twins snap their eyes to Ethan's face angrily.

"What the fuck is funny," Jason questions with a dark and dangerous voice.

"Watch it," Ethan demands instantly with a stern expression before returning to gazing at the picture.

"You two should have seen how angry your mother was when the Goddess told her. I don't believe she knew about your mate situation, but she was pissed you two would have to outlive all your family. She destroyed the house and many she-wolves faces," Ethan explained with a huge grin.

The boys glanced at each other as a smile cracks across their faces for the first time in two days.

"So tonight? Tonight we meet the famous first-ever wolf spirits," Ethan says while taking a seat in a comfortable-looking office chair.

"That's what she said," Jackson replies as he too sits down. Jason begins pacing again while growling words under his breath.

Betrayal, rage, and confusion pulses through the twin's bond. Jackson watches his brother with a frown on his face. Nothing will ever be the same after tonight. All their parent's teachings about mates is out the window. They will most likely never feel the amazing mate sparks-the undeniable and never-ending love that only comes from a matebond.

Jackson drops his head into his hands as the depressing thoughts consume his mind. Ethan sighs as he watches the teens. His heart squeezes for them as he feels their pain and anger.

"I will have Clint bring the family. They should all be here to witness your first shift," Ethan says with a small smile trying to lighten the mood.

Jason spares Ethan a quick glance and nod before he strides from the room. He needs air, but he can't have it. So he decides to head to the next best thing-time to try out their new gym equipment.

JACKSON POV

At least we will always have Ethan. I can't freaking believe we will most likely not receive a mate. It is all Jason has ever thought about. I've always been hesitant about the matebond situation, but now that it's not an option, I feel like I can't breathe.

Our bond is rippling with Jason's continuous rage. He feels betrayed by the Goddess, which I understand. We have never gone against her, and we are responsible for all of werewolf kind.........don't we deserve a reward? A gift? The greatest gift we can ever receive......

"She didn't say you definitely wouldn't. She just said she didn't know yet. Don't lose hope, Jacks," Ethan whispers to me softly

I slowly look up into his troubled eyes. I pull a pained smile onto my face before nodding.

"Thank you, Ethan. Thank you for swearing yourself to our side. At least we have you," I say sincerely.

My heart clenches tighter at the thought of watching our cousins grow old and leave us. Little Lenny, our best friend. She will leave us one day.

"It is my pleasure to stand with you two. Your parents were truly amazing. They were considered the best Royals in history. They were smart, strong, and fair. You two will do great. You will make them proud," Ethan says with pride radiating from his voice.

I nod at him and flash a real grin. Ethan's love for our parents is genuine and eternal, just like ours. I stand up and stretch my limbs. I need to get to Jason. He needs me.

"When you call them. Check on Uncle Scott. Losing mom is going to hurt him the most," I say quietly before leaving the room.

JASON POV

"FUCKING BITCH," I scream as I throw a weight as far as I can. This is such bullshit. It isn't about immortality! The Goddess just doesn't want to see her past lovers in the arms of another again. My brother can think she is doing it for us all he wants, but I saw her eyes. She still sees them as her mates, so we suffer. We will be mateless so she can keep them to herself.

I rip my shirt off and start running the track. My mind is working a mile a minute. Anger and grief are threatening to consume me. I have to think of a way! I have to plan. I have to keep Lenny with us!

We can't be left alone with only Ethan. Who knows how long we will be on this planet, we will need other companionship. I push my legs even harder. We planned on being virgins like dad until we received our love but now... what? A life of celibacy? Virgin immortals? We can't get attached. Everyone will eventually leave us. There is no point in love.

I feel rage all over my body-pure rage. I don't know how to save myself from this life, from this pain. Will we be invincible? How were the Lycans killed last time? Will we have the same weaknesses as everyone else?

I guess it's a good thing we will have three years to experiment and learn about our new forms away from others-a Lycan form. From the history books, the Lycan brothers looked completely different than regular wolves. They stood on two legs and were close to 9ft tall. They were also white. Blindingly white, like fresh snow reflecting the sun.

There are many horror stories about the original Lycan brothers. Stories meant to scare children at night. One author said the human side had no control when they were shifted. The Lycan forms would take complete control. Enemy and friend alike were massacred on a regular.

But their strength was second to none, from what I remember.

Jason- Ethan. We need every book ever written on the Lycans we are receiving. We need to know what is in store.

Ethan- I will get on that. Jacks is heading your way.

I huff. Mr. Level-headed can't let me breathe for 5 seconds. He is always scared I will fly off the handle. But honestly, right now, he has nothing to worry about. I am too hurt. The hurt outweighs the anger.

My mom will never run her fingers through my hair again. My dad will never cheer for us at a football game again. We will never hang out with Mark and Matthew again. ( look-alikes ) Even though they knew the risk and accepted it, I don't know if I ever will. They died for us, AS US. It bothers me so much that our parents sacrificed other wolves for us.

I have no idea how many laps I did before Jacks finally showed himself, but I had a nice sweat going. Jacks stripped his shirt off and met me on the start line.

Jacks- race you

Jason- bring it.

We bolt of the line at an incredible speed. Human Olympians would be jealous of the speeds we can reach. Jacks and I have always raced each other. Almost every day of our lives. And every single race....... Jackson has won. Always by a hair, but he still wins. I've changed strategy a million different times, and still nothing. I breathe hard as we cross the line. Once again losing to my older brother. 2 minutes and 11 seconds older.

He grins as he puts his hands on top of his head. I roll my eyes but smile. At least I have Jacks. I could not live another day in this world if I didn't have my brother.

"Still can't beat your big brother, huh," Jacks says lightly, trying to start a conversation.

"It's probably my third leg slowing me down," I say back, and Jacks gives me the evil eye.

We measured. I'm bigger. By like a centimeter, but it still counts. It's what he beats me by in a race.

"Maybe you should swing it forward someday so you could win once," he snaps back, and our booming laughs fill the enormous underground space.

As our laughs die down and we face reality once again, I feel my eyes get hard. I meet Jack's brown eyes with mine.

"Are you ready for tonight," I say, trying to keep my own jitters out of my voice.

"Nope," Jacks admits for the both of us.

I roll my shoulders. After working out for three hours, Jason and I finally felt a little bit better. We both use exercise as stress relief typically. Something our parents taught us. I smile to myself, thinking about the time mom out lifted dad.

Dad, Jason, and I had been down in the gym pumping for a competition dad was going to enter when mom had come in. Jason had made a comment about how mom could never lift like dad. We were nine at the time and a little pig-headed. Mom had laughed, shoved dad out of the way, and benched his max weight.

She only did one rep, but that was enough. Both our mouths had hung open, watching her leave the gym. Dad then punched Jason in the arm and said, "she is going to make me sleep outside if you keep talking like that boy." I laughed and laughed at both of them. I laughed at my brother, who had thought because mom was female, she couldn't compete against dad, and I laughed at my dad because even though he was huge and powerful, mom was the one in charge.

The memory made me smile sadly. So many hours spent together in that gym. In that kitchen. In that living room. Now all those rooms and all those memories were in ashes.

I trudge slowly towards our huge shower. Every inch of this mansion is luxury, but it will never be the home we grew up in. The jet streams do wonders on my bruised muscles. I lather and scrub before leaning down and placing my hands on the wall. I let the water work my tense back.

Tonight we become Lycans. I turn off the water at that thought and head to get dressed.

JASON POV

I search the massive kitchen for anything edible that does not involve cooking. Life is going to suck without Auntie Moira's cooking. She now lives two hours away from us instead of next door. Homecooked meals are going to be a thing of the past. What the hell are we going to eat? Can Ethan cook? Who is going to clean? We can't have an omega. They would know our secret.

Jason- Ethan, we need a maid and a cook. Non-wolf. Maybe, someone we can trust.

Ethan- (chuckle) or you could learn......

Jason- we will be training under you and Clint as much as possible. How can we clean a mansion too??.

Ethan- good point. I will figure something out.

I roll my eyes but let a small grin fall on my lips. Ethan-0 Jason-1. I usually never win against Ethan or Jackson. Even if it's a small win after yesterday and last night, I needed it.

I spot a bag of beef Jerry and tear into it. The smell of meat makes me close my eyes in satisfaction. Delicious. I head to the entertainment room that has a small theater set up. I plop down on a huge grey sectional that swallows me comfortably. I turn on the newest underworld and dig in.

I am not going to bother with a shower since, in a few hours, we will be shifting for the first time.

ETHAN POV

I run both my hands through my hair. How didn't I think of that? Three guys can't maintain this huge house by ourselves. One, the boys have never done a lick of housework, and two, it will distract us from training.

The war with the vampires is now on our shoulders, and the twins need to be ready.

Ethan- Scott, Clint. Jason just pointed out the need for a cook and a couple of maids. Any ideas?

Clint- I will look into it. We will be there soon, by the way.

Scott- we can call a human maid service. Or send three trusted omegas. Omegas can be under orders where humans can't.

Ethan- I would say Cinthia, but that puts her two hours away from Craig, and the pack would get suspicious.

Clint- we will weigh the pros and cons of human versus wolf staff after the shift.

Ethan- yes Alpha,

Clint- don't. Not yet, please.

I break the link. None of us were ready, but I genuinely feel for Clint. He has enormous shoes to fill for the next three years. I let my mind wander to my queen. The woman who stole my heart at 15 yrs old. Yes, she was my queen, and no, I never overstepped, but boy did I love her. King Emmett knew about my infatuation, but he still trusted me. He knew my loyalty was just as sound as my love for her. And even now, after she is no longer here, I still strive to make her happy. I will protect her children with my life.

I groan as I look at their picture again. I wish I could have fought beside them. I might have been able to save her. I know it was most likely part of her secret plan. She knew her death would unleash Alpha, and if the whole royal family died, then the vampires would get a false sense of safety.

According to the numbers, 51 vampires, 93 rogues, and 74 pack members died yesterday. And even though 74 is a considerable number of lost wolves, it is tiny compared to the carnage that could have taken place if Alpha hadn't gone feral. During Clint's phone call this morning, he let me know how many vampires our feral Alpha killed before finally letting Clint snap his neck. The battle was won because our queen died. She was a smart woman. I would bet my own life that it was part of her plan.

THIRD PERSON POV

Lenny hugs each twin as the family circles around. A huge space has been made in the middle of their training field for the twins to shift in, and both look very nervous. Jason can't keep still, and Jackson is biting his lip continuously.

"When it begins, try to relax your body and mind. The pain is intense but do not fear it. The more you tense up, the longer the shift will take," Clint explains as he holds Simone's hand.

Moira, Scott, Ethan, Clint, Simone, and Lenny all back away, slowly giving the boys as much room as possible. The shift should occur at the time of the twin's births, which means Jackson's will start first, but since the boys were born at 11:38 pm, the younger kids stayed home with Cinthia. The clock hits the very second Jackson took his first breath, and he falls to his knees in pain. Jason stares at his typically composed brother with pure worry. Jackson screams, and Jason begins to hunch over in pain.

Lenny tenses as she watches her beloved cousins strain and convulse. Moira grabs her daughter's hand, trying to provide some comfort as the boys' skin splits and pristine white fur sprouts out. Their bodies shake and morph painfully. The twins scream and groan for what seems like hours. But finally, their bodies adjust, and the air fills with silence.

Two massive, white Lycans stand up and roar. Looking around themselves tensely. Clint and Scott pull their loved ones behind them as the Lycans sniff the air. When they catch sight of the trembling werewolves, they lurch forward, grabbing Clint and Scott around the neck. They yank the males into the air as the women scream. Ethan jumps forward instantly.

" Jason, Jackson, calm down. CALM DOWN," Ethan shouts, and the two Lycans glare down at him.

" We are your family. Put them down," Ethan says, calmer watching the massive beasts.

They throw the males down.

Unknown- who are you

Unknown 2- why do we feel a connection to you

"I'm Ethan. I'm your human sides sworn guard. We share a life bond," Ethan explains soothingly with his hands raised.

"And those are your uncles, aunts, and one of your cousins," Ethan continues while gesturing towards the trembling family. Scott and Clint's faces are slowly returning to color.

The Lycans lose their aggressive stances, slowly observing the group. They meet each other's gazes before linking again.

Unknown- We are Eros and Helios. Named after the god of love and the god of the sun.

"The two males you grabbed are Clint and Scott. The women are Simone, Moira, and Lenny," Ethan introduces while pointing to each person.

Helios (unknown 2)- we must run.

"You can not go outside. The vampires believe your human sides are dead. There was just a huge battle. We must hide the twins until they reach 18 yrs old. The vampires have a method of trying to make hybrids. They are wanting your humans for this experiment," Clint explains quickly while rising to his feet.

Eros growls loudly as he watches Clint.

Eros- you said, Uncle. This male holds no bloodline to my human.

"I was their Father's Beta. My mate and I have always been considered family. Can you not communicate with Jason and Jackson for this information," Clint asks slowly, trying to keep the Lycans calm.

Helios- humans sleep after the first shift. When they awake, they gain control.

Eros- they should awake soon.

Helios- much energy was used to bring us forth.

Eros- you say, vampires. Does Lord Stefan still reign?

"Yes, he does," Scott says, eyeing the tall figures.

Helios and Eros move towards him with lightning speed, and Moira gasps.

Eros- These three are blood relatives.

Clint and Ethan nod. The Lycans both pull Lenny forward.

"Don't hurt her," Moira squeaks as she tries to pull her back.

Helios growls. Eros flashes his teeth.

Helios- we will not harm

Eros- cousin, is special to human sides.

All five adults nod and the Lycans resume sniffing Lenny.

Helios- we shall stay confined for only three years.

Eros- after we show no mercy

Helios- humans have awoken.

The Lycans' eyes shift from pale blue to brown as the boys regain control. The whole family breathes a sigh of relief. The Lycan brothers are holding true to their legend.

"They wanted to run, so we shall leave you two in here. Run the track explore as much as possible. We are going upstairs," Ethan tells the boys as the group heads to the elevator.

Jason and Jackson stare at each other as their family leaves. Each boy taking in the other's appearance with interest.

JACKSON POV

My brother and I are huge. Our beasts are just that, beasts. They stand at 9ft and are all-around huge. Including their massive genitals that are exposed. Gross

Jackson- hello

Helios- hello, my new human.

Jackson- what happened after we shifted.

Helios- my brother and I met your family. You and your brother slept. The first shift is the hardest. Your minds needed sleep for a few minutes. But our healing is much faster than werewolves. You must run. Our bodies require exercise.

Jackson- OK, no problem.

I take off awkwardly. My new legs are different than a humans. But I soon catch a rhythm.

Jackson- well, Helios, tell me about yourself. Strengths, weaknesses, personality, anything.

Helios- hmm. Silver to the heart is our weakness. Our only weakness. In human form or lycan. As far as personality goes... I'm not sure.

Jackson- what do you like?

Helios- Blood. Hunting. Females. My brother.

Jackson- things you hate?

Helios- vampires. Traitors. My turn. Who are the important wolves to you? Must protect those who are important.

Jackson- that's easy. My brother. Ethan. Scott. Moira. Lenny. Mike. Clara. Clint. Simone. Tray. Cinthia.

Helios- I recognize some of those names.

Jackson- yes. Ethan. Scott. Clint. Moira. Simone. And Lenny. Were just here. The others are young cousins, well, except Cinthia. She is an omega. She helped raise us.

Helios- The Lenny female was drenched in your/our sent.

Jackson- she hugged us before we shifted. She is our closest friend. She is the same age as us.

Helios- I see.

I shift my focus back to running and glance across the track at Jason. Who at the moment seems to be fighting with his lycan.

JASON POV

I bolt after Jackson watching how he uses these long legs. Being this tall feels so awkward.

Eros- hello human.

Jason- um, hi, I honestly forgot about you.

Eros- how when you are using my body?

Jason- because I don't want to think about you.

Eros- I can feel your anger, human. What has you upset? We are strong.

Jason- having you as my wolf ruined my life.

I growl at him in our head.

Eros- how so?

Jason- your life span is endless. I will watch everyone I love die, and I will never have a mate since the goddess doesn't want me to have one.

Eros- the goddess is not giving us a mate?

Eros loud growl echos in my head, and I stumble in pain.

Eros- who will we love? Who will bear us pups. The goddess gives all wolfs mates now, that started in our time.

Jason - my theory is she doesn't want to share you and your brother.

Eros- Our first humans betrayed her. But her love for them stayed. She never loved us. She loves the wolves we created because the spirits go back to her. They keep her from getting lonely.

Jason- so why punish your new set of humans?

Eros- she did not say. She did not mention her plan for a mate just, Lord Stefan

Jason- and what about him?

Eros- this time, we must not lose.

We both let silence fall. Something must be coming. And unfortunately for us. Stefan has had time to prepare.