Date: Wed, 12 May 2021 19:35:03 -0400 From: Justin Forfun Subject: New Reality 21 (Revised) This story started out of boredom, and has now taken on a life of its own. I've gotten a lot of positive feedback, and some negative. I'm open to suggestions and feedback, but it is what it is. You can comment as you like at Jst4fun2nyt@gmail.com. The sex in it isn't going to be a major part of it, nor is it going to be graphic. If you're looking for masturbation fodder, look elsewhere. There will be slow times in this story, just like there are in life. Other times, things will fly at you too fast. There will be boring days, and exciting days. It's just how it's flowing. I was going to try to keep writing, and post chapters slower so I could keep up. Work and real life have me distracted, so I'm going to put everything I have so far on Nifty, as fast as they'll post it. After that, chapters will come as I can get them written. No promises on how fast that will be, as my busy time at work is coming, and the next 6-8 months, I'll be working 15 hour days. DONATE to Nifty so you can continue to enjoy my story, and the thousands of others!!!! https://donate.nifty.org/ I've had many requests for this, so I'll try to list the main characters here. I hope I don't list someone that's not appeared yet!!! Unless said otherwise, assume they're born vampires. I'm not listing the ages of the adults. If this list isn't enough, let me know, I'll try to do better! Greg Fowler Warnick - Our main character, 17 years old, died and became a vampire. Scott Warnick - Greg's husband, and mate. 8 years old, but looks 17. Charlie Warnick - Greg's infant half brother Greg and Scott adopted. Born human, changed Davie Warnick - Infant whose parents died in a fire, adopted by Greg and Scott. Born vampire. Brandon Warnick - 5 year old vampire adopted son of Greg and Scott. Father kicked him out. Chipper Warnick - 2 year old vampire adopted son of Greg and Scott. Lived on streets. William "Billy" White - 6½ year old vampire. Greg's "Beta" and mate. Beatrix Stuber - 6½ year old vampire. Billy's wife, and mated to Greg, Scott, and Billy. Mary White - Nanny for the Warnick pups. James Warnick – Scott's Father, changed Greg to a vampire which make him Greg's Father also. Donna Warnick – Scott's Mother. Married to James Kevin Spencer – James' attorney. Member of the Council of 27. Joseph `Jack' Warnick – Son of James' and Donna's oldest son, who is deceased. Matthew Warnick – Son of James and Donna, brother of Scott. Liza Warnick – Matthew's wife and mate. Mike Barnes – Greg and Scott's attorney. Mated to David Jackson. David Jackson – Greg and Scott's banker and financial advisor. Mike's mate. Tommy – Head of security for Greg. Mated to Leonard. Leonard – Head of construction for Greg. Mated to Tommy. Andrew Scott – Butler for Greg and Scott. Mated to Amie. Worked for Lord Wellington. Amie Scott – Cook for Greg and Scott. Mated to Andrew. Lucas Scott – 6 year old vampire. Andrew and Amie's nephew, raised by Andrew and Amie. Andy Scott – 4 year old vampire. Son of Andrew and Amie. Mickey, Ted, and Clint – Better known as "Clint & Co." Flight crew for Greg and Scott. Albert – Manages Warnick Industries in London. Geoffrey – Butler at houses in London, England and Woodstock, England. Eileen – Geoffrey's mate. Cook at houses in England. George Hampton – Prince of the Council of 9. Close friend of Greg and supporter of his being King. Frederick (AKA Lucien) - Worked for George, came to serve Greg when he recognized him as King. The 9 Princes Greg Warnick, born in 2020, lives near Pittsburgh, PA, USA George Hampton, born approximately 500BC, Lives in Los Angeles, California, USA Prince Hasim Ajam, Born in 925AD, Lives in Dubai, UAE Sam Houston, Born in 1412AD , Lives in Houston, TX USA Chao Fen Yuan, Born approximately 1900BC, Lives in Beijing, China Yasu Hiroki Honda, Born approximately 1600BC, Lives in Tokyo, Japan Wife: Yoshiko, Son: Kenji Igor Danila Markov, Born approximately 900BC, Lives in St Petersburg, Russia Reinhardt Reiner Hauer, Born 200AD, Lives in Munich, Germany Hugo Dimas Herrera, Born 1600AD, Lives near Bogota, Columbia Serving Alphas Bill Nardone, From Modesto, CA, USA. Businesses in the Produce/agriculture field Matthew Liss, From San Jose, CA, USA. Business in the Tech industries. Jordan Tennison, From Oakland, CA, USA. Invested in Real Estate in central California. Jim Demerritt, From Sacramento, CA, USA. Involved in Various Businesses. Claudio Das, From Reno, NV, USA. Involved in several Casinos and hotels. Milan Schafer, From Fresno, CA. Owns several wineries and vineyards. Bruce Wright, From Charlotte, NC, USA. Involved in the tourism and hospitality industry. Henry Lewis, From Columbus, OH, USA. Involved in various businesses. Frank Campbell, From Buffalo, NY, USA. Involved in various businesses. Cullen Beck, From Akron, OH, USA. Involved in various businesses. Pau Joan Fabre, From Paris, France. Involved in various businesses. Lenz Lorenz, From Bern, Switzerland. Involved in the banking industry. Matthias Garb, From Zurich, Switzerland. Involved in the banking industry. Karl Heinz Kappel, From Frankfurt, Germany. Involved in manufacturing. Lorenz Stuber, From Zell, Germany. Involved in the wine and construction industries. *************************************************************************************** We had just sat down to lunch when the bell rang. Frederick started to get up but I said I thought Tommy should get this one, with us all following quietly. He opened the door and greeted Kenji who introduced him to Kailani Kalena Lei, a beautiful little Polynesian girl about Chipper's size. Tommy knelt and she looked into his eyes as he said "My name is Tommy. Are you hungry?" and when she nodded, he opened his wrist and offered it to her. She slowly took it as he gently embraced her, then picked her up and headed for the living room. Kenji joined us as we headed back to the table to allow Tommy to get to know his new daughter. Brandon and Chipper were finished eating and asked to get up so I let them go as we finished eating. When we went in to the living room, we found the boys sitting with Kailani between them, both holding her as Chipper told her about the night his parents died. We were all in tears as he went on "But then I had a pack to protect me and they fed me and we camped out until my new Dad found me. And now I have Dad and Pop and Papa and Mommy and everything's good. I still miss Mommy and Daddy but my new family loves me. Uncle Tommy and Uncle Leonard are good guys and they'll love you too." "Will I get to be in a pack too?" she asked. "If Daddy won't let you in his I'll make one for you." Chipper declared with a finality I wondered about his future. "Hey baby boy, who's your new friend?" "Daddy, this is Kailani. Tommy and Leonard's gonna dopt her." "I know, and ya know what else? Since Uncle Tommy and Uncle Leonard are in my pack that means Kailani's in my pack too. Is that OK?" She looked at Chipper then at me and when I reached out to offer a hug she jumped into my arms. When I asked if she could swim the look on her face was clearly 'duh, I was born on an island', so I carried her to the top of the slide and her squeals of joy filled the back yard as she splashed into the pool, followed closely by her new best buddy and his brother. Everyone soon joined them and I saw Kenji watching all the children with a thoughtful look on his face. At supper I asked Tommy if he wanted to take Kailani to meet her other dad but they had talked and Leonard was very busy with the house, and living in an RV on site so they decided to wait. I made sure he understood the offer was open and all he had to do was speak up. Hiroki then asked about Leonard and Tommy spent a few minutes talking about his mate and the lives they'd shared. All throughout this, Chipper, Brandon and Kailani were lost in their own private conversation. After dinner Hiroki approached me about jointly purchasing a resort group on the islands with his son. When I asked why he wanted me as a partner, he pointed out that our being in business together allowed us reasons to visit and talk without raising Igor's suspicions. I agreed with his reasoning and was surprised to find the group owned the house we were in and specializes in high end properties. Billy was interested in other opportunities we might explore and asked the viability of starting our own helicopter taxi and tour business. Kenji said there were many already around the islands but most focused on small choppers for quick sightseeing tours or packed passengers in tight for quick flights island to island. That fact got all of us interested and after more discussion, we agreed to start work on this by buying three helicopters. If it all went bad we could simply buy them from the business as we folded and use them ourselves elsewhere. My boys came running in to say goodnight with hugs for Hiroki and Kenji as well. Chipper wanted to know of Kailani could sleep with them. I looked at my mates and we silently agreed so I told them to ask Tommy. The little schemers had already done this so they headed off to share their bed with their new cousin. Yoshiko pulled her husband to his feet saying they had to fly out tomorrow and wanted to get packed so we promised to keep in touch about the businesses, and find time for personal visiting as well. Kenji dressed as his father cast disguising spells on himself and his wife and when they were dressed, Hiroki pulled me aside. "Trust no one Sire, not George, not Igor, not even me. Your mates are the only ones you can trust completely. No one person in your pack should know all the facts. And their silence must be secured, on pain of death." I knew we were playing a dangerous game and lives were at risk, but his saying this really drove the point home. I heard my mates agreeing with what had to happen. After they were gone, we showered and washed each other and used our hands to bring each other to climax in the shower. I don't remember whose hand was where as we were basically just touching each of our mates. I sensed Bea's growing concern that as she gained weight we wouldn't find her attractive so I shared this with Scott and Billy, and when we got to bed, the three of us focused on pleasuring her until she actually asked us to let her sleep. This had all us all painfully erect so I entered Scott then Billy got behind me and afterwards we fell into a peaceful sleep. Over the next few weeks, we spent most of our time in the pool or on the beach. Kenji was at our table most evenings and we met his Beta Kaleo and his wife Kapono, when they brought over the FAA applications. I had called George and asked him to take pilots from Alpha Sanchez and was told that Sanchez had folded his pack and the remaining pilots had asked George to care for them until they could speak to me. I just sighed but an idea popped into my mind so I told him I would talk to him about it later, but get me three helicopter pilots to Honolulu next month when the choppers were scheduled for delivery. Kenji and I then agreed we would use my pilots and his people elsewhere, with Beta Kaleo managing the business. Clint, Mickey, and Ted had been staying with us but were so accustomed to their solo, nomadic lifestyle, they tended to do their own thing and not hang out with us so much. I asked them to join us for lunch the next day, and brought up Alpha Sanchez folding his pack. When I mentioned that all of his pack had expressed an interest in joining mine, Ted said that was his fault. Since the first time we had met them, Clint was the social one and Mickey had initially seemed to be the leader, but I had noticed the real leader in the group was Ted, who silently directed the other two and got things done. He had kept in touch with his friends from the old pack and told all of them how good things were with us. When I asked, he listed every one of them and their personalities and skills. The conversation moved to using these pilots to our advantage, other than flying our planes, and Ted explained how most pilots were either contracted to a customer for exclusive use, or leased on an as needed basis. All that was required was someone to match the right people to the right jobs. Another option was for us to form or purchase a private jet charter service but I wasn't interested in that level of investment. I asked Ted, Mickey, and Billy to come up with ideas and I picked up my phone to check in with Mike. Everything in Pittsburgh was going well, the school spaces were almost finished and we had just over 300 students lined up for our 25 classrooms. Once the locals saw that we were serious about doing this at no cost to them we had 21 parents volunteer to teach, as well as Matt, Liza, and Dr Phillips. Dr Phillips would act as administrator as well as work with the youngest pups while also assisting Matt and Liza with the older students who wanted some socialization while they did online study through universities around the world. Every family in the school had asked to join the pack, and with the individual vampires that also wanted to join, my pack had over 1000 members I had never met. I had finished with Mike when Billy and Ted said they had things sorted and needed my approval. Ted said he was the only one he knew of that the pilots would follow so Billy would set him up an office and he'd find someone else to fly with Mickey. I didn't want to change flight crews so I asked if he could manage things and remain flying and after a short conversation with Mickey, he said he could do that. I looked at Billy and he nodded, so I appointed Ted as a Delta with full authority over all flight personnel. We'd been in Hawaii for five weeks and even fun can get old when it's the same thing repeated too often. We knew we needed to make plans for something new when Kailani and the boys wanted to spend the day with their tablets studying rather than in the pool. I called Dad and said we'd love to see his new place but we needed to get home and get Leonard's daughter to her dad. He agreed and said we could see the new place after they redecorated. Two days later we were taking off from Honolulu at 7am on a Sunday. "Sorry for the early departure but I figured flying east and an 8 hour flight, we can get home in time to get in bed and get back to a regular sleep schedule. I'm guessing we'll spend 2 or 3 hours exploring the house before bed." Leonard had been secretive about the status of the house although he did say we could come back. Andrew wasn't much help and said he would stake his job on my being happy with the arrangements he'd made. I'd done everything short of directly ordering them to tell me the surprises but I got nothing. I even tried to get Sam to pressure Craig for information and he said something about how it was a conflict of interest for him to come between Craig and Leonard. Mary was a midwife and was confident everything was fine. I was surprised to find that vampire pregnancy only lasted 4 months but on thinking about it, it shouldn't have surprised me considering they, er we, grew at twice the rate of humans until adulthood. Charlie and I had both been affected by this, and both my sons were walking around furniture already, even though they were 6 and 7 months old. Chipper, Kailani, and Brandon had accepted it when we limited the video games and had them working on school lessons during the flight while my mates and I spent time in the magical texts we had with us. Mary was on the floor with the pups going through the colored shapes one by one and they couldn't talk but they certainly understood and could identify colors already. After 4 hours of studying, Clint said it was time for a break and settled us all down to enjoy chicken parmesan and spaghetti. Once he cleaned up, we enjoyed some more reading while the pups all took a nap. Frederick and Tommy came to me and wanted to discuss the magical library, as we were calling it. Aside from the physical aspects, Frederick was worried about security. There were already twelve pack members that knew about it and he didn't want it going beyond those. I told them not to worry about it because I had a plan that would resolve the issue. I didn't like it, but I saw no other option. When we landed I put my plan into action. The new 10 passenger sprinter van was waiting for us so Tommy took Frederick along with his daughter and our baggage and headed for the house. Clint had called ahead and the Bell had seats already secured for the boys so Mary flew with us and soon Ted was circling our new house. I was stunned. Somehow Leonard had everything done and we were looking down at a 3-story stone castle complete with towers, balconies, crenelated walls, and a stone courtyard in front with a large fountain. On the rear corner was a large pool with patio, hot tub and a small pool house with a stone paved path leading down to the dock. We landed on the helipad that was on the other rear corner of the house where Andrew and Leonard were waiting for us. Sarah helped Mary with the pups, and led them in through a door on this level but Leonard and Andrew asked that we follow them to enter through the front door, so we followed up some stairs to a patio and when I looked in the window, I could see we were outside what I hoped was my office. We went around the front of this wing and across the courtyard to the covered portico. The double entrance door was flanked by two towers about 15' tall topped by crenelated walls and I saw a man standing at the top of each. We entered the 3-story foyer and there were hallways going off to our left and right along the front wall, and in front of us three steps led to a wide hallway with double doors on either side. The left led into a library with bookshelves on three walls and a fireplace on the fourth, there were a few chairs with side tables and lamps, but otherwise the room was just a library. Opposite the double doors was a single door that led somewhere, I wasn't sure where yet. We turned and went back across the wide hall to find the other double doors were the formal entrance to a dining room with three chandeliers hanging over a table that seated 30. Andrew told us we had inserts and chairs to expand it to seat 48. We then turned back to the hall and walked between the two stairways to a large formal living room with four separate seating areas with Queen Anne styled sofas, chairs, and side tables and a large wall of windows with French doors on either end looking out over the lake. The hallway to our right led to a large kitchen with two working islands and two seating islands with room for 8 each, along with a table off to the right with seating for 10. Our whole core pack could sit here for meals and conversation. Connected to the kitchen was a large family room with a large sectional sofa and several love seats and chairs and a 75" TV. Andrew then led us the other way down this hall to another set of double doors to a sitting room with two love seats and two cribs, and a set of double doors from there led into the master suite where there was a custom-made bed that looked like two king beds put together. A hall to our left had a closet on its left, and the master bath on the right, with a shower easily large enough for 8 with shower heads on the ceiling and walls, electronic controls for temperature, massage, steam, and other things. A large soaking tub sat in a nook surrounded by windows with a view of the lake. They then pointed to a spiral stair in the corner that led downstairs to more closets and a safe room and escape hallway system, or upstairs to a quiet sitting area with a 360º view of the lake and property. The other end of the hallway through the bath suite continued past the back entrance to the library and on to meet the front hallway leading to the office wing. Andrew said we'd hit that later, and we turned left and back through the foyer and upstairs where the stairways met and formed a balcony with six bedrooms, each with their own walk in closets and bath suites. Each bedroom also had a spiral stair that dropped directly into the escape halls below the basement. A hallway to the right led to a study with a fireplace and spiral stairway that led up to that tower's rooms. Past the second-floor study we entered the garage wing to find 2 matching 3-bedroom apartments Andrew said one was for Clint & Co. There was a stairway where the wing connected to the main house, and when we went up, we found 8 bedrooms over the garage wing for staff use. The third floor on the main wing had 6 more staff bedrooms as well as a kitchen, dining and living rooms. We followed around to find another stairway where the main house met the office wing, and on the third floor of this wing there was a large 4-bedroom apartment that Andrew said was where he, Amie, and their boys were currently living. Below this was a smaller 3-bedroom apartment that had one of the rooms entirely in pink so we assumed this was for Leonard and Tommy. We were right. When I asked why the second-floor apartment was smaller, Leonard said we would understand soon, and led us down the office wing stairs to the main floor where there was a set of double doors that opened into a large old style wood paneled billiards room with overstuffed chairs, sofas and a mahogany pool table finished with blue felt. There was a bar in one corner and a fireplace flanked by doors on the lake side of the house that led to a hallway the length of the wing. The next room was a library conference room combination with bookshelves on two walls and a table that would seat 18 in comfort. The next room was a modern office with two desks, work table, printer, and several monitors on the wall. The final room in this wing was my office. A two-story room with a balcony on three sides with bookshelves and wing chairs on the balcony. Dad's old desk and red leather chair were facing the entrance door, a sitting area with the old sofa and chairs by the fireplace and another sofa and chair set facing the bowed bank of windows flanked by doors that led to the patio we had walked across. Behind my desk was a door that led to a hallway that had a door to Billy's office as well as the conference room, and a spiral stair that led down to a storage area with one steel door and a vault door that led to the magic library. Leonard told me the floor, walls, and ceiling of the magic library were 24" thick steel reinforced concrete with electronic sensors to prevent anyone drilling through. The entire room was protected by halon fire suppression and a museum grade heating and air conditioning system that maintained the humidity to protect the books and scrolls. One of the other doors at the base of the spiral stair led to a safe room that was tied into the escape route hallways. One hall led to the room under our master suite, one led to a similar room under the family room, one led to the hanger, and one led under the courtyard to the garage. All the hallways had a series of steel doors we could secure and create a safe area at any point or just slow down those trying to harm us. We came back up into the office and to the main house and downstairs where the connection to the office wing was a solid concrete wall. There was a wine cellar, two bedrooms, a theater with seating for 30, and another family room under the one above. This one opened onto the pool patio and had a card table and pool table. Under the garages was an exercise room with weights, stationary cycles, treadmills along with showers and a sauna and steam room. We went out past the pool to the pool house where there was a shower room accessed from the outside, as well as a 2-bedroom apartment Andrew felt would be best kept for Mom and Dad when they visited. By the time we were done our tour, Tommy and Frederick had arrived and unloaded the Sprinter and Leonard was anxious to go meet his daughter, so I decided to wait until morning to drop the bomb. Mary had put the pups in their cribs and when we came into our new bedroom, they were sound asleep. We fumbled around trying to find where things were, and it was past midnight local time when we finally curled into our mate pile and went to sleep. I had left word for Andrew to have all pack members that lived in the house, as well as Mike and David, dressed and in the dining room at 8am. We got up and showered and Billy and I put on our suits and headed for the dining room. As we came around the corner, Edward and Sarah were standing in the hall. "Sir, we'd like to speak to you when you've finished with your pack and breakfast, if we may?" "Will this take long Edward?" "No Sir, we got to know you before your wedding and we were hoping..." "Hold that thought Edward, but come to breakfast with the pack. I have some things to say, and you'll know when to stay or leave. If you stay, I'll take that as you joining my pack. I'm sorry I can't be more formal or clear, but things are complicated right now." "Not a problem Sir." and they went in and stood at seats near the foot of the table. Across from them I saw Alejo Loyola and a hispanic woman I didn't know but assumed she was his mate. My mates and I walked to our seats at the head of the table and I was happy to see that Mom, Dad, and Jack were with us as well. I guess they'd flown in after we finished our tour last night. Everyone was standing in front of their chair waiting for us to sit but I stepped up to my chair and spoke. "Andrew, close all the doors please. Everyone, take your seats, I have a few things to say before we eat. First, for those who haven't met her, this is Beatrix Stuber. She is Billy's mate and wife, as Prince of the Council, and Alpha of this pack I hereby decree they are wed under vampire law. Let anyone having issue with this bring it to me. The next issue I'm sure you can all scent is that Billy and Bea are also mated to Scott and I. We have a true four-way mating, we each wear three marks. To avoid confusion, Scott is your Alpha mate, Billy is still your Beta, and Bea is your Beta mate, but other than roles in the pack, we are equals in all ways. Again, if you have an issue with this, bring it to me and me alone." "As you can see, Bea is expecting and the pup will be treated as equal to ours. We don't know if it's mine or Billy's or Scott's, and we don't care. In this same spirit, I am declaring William Robert Scott and Beatrix Stuber Scott as equal parents of our four sons. While we're talking about pups, I'd like to congratulate Leonard and Tommy on the adoption of their daughter Kailani Kalena Lei. I'll let them decide on her legal name when she needs paperwork." Throughout all of this there were polite applause for Billy and Bea, their wedding, the four-way mating, the new baby, and Kailani. I expected this next part would not get applause but it had to happen. I added the deep growl of Alpha to my voice as I went on. "Some of you have been with me since before I knew what an Alpha was, and some of you are not even officially in the pack, but you all need to be aware of some things that are coming. I swore to you all that you can leave this pack at any time, taking back any assets you surrendered and simply walking away. I'm going to tell you that today, for those of you in this room, I have to rescind that vow. If that means you want to leave now, that's fine, you'll leave here with your assets, but things have become complicated, and dangerous. Several of you have said you would die protecting me. Vows like this are easy to make when there is no threat on the horizon but there is a threat on the horizon now, and it is serious." "This house was being built to simply provide shelter for my pack but as you may have noticed, we've added bulletproof glass, safe rooms, electronic security, and other things. Many of you are now armed, and more will be armed in the future. I will not reveal who or what, but I recently found that one of my trusted friends and a pack member were keeping secrets from me. We've dealt with that and they are forgiven the dishonesty and we are moving on. This discovery is part of why I am saying what I'm about to say." "After breakfast I will be in my office and will meet individually with you all. That is your last chance to reveal any secrets you've kept from your Alpha. You will keep my secrets and I will keep yours, but you will have none from me. Am I understood?" As one they said "Yes Alpha!" "Right now, look into your souls and decide if you can keep my secrets to the grave. Right now, decide if you are honestly ready to give your life protecting your Alpha, his mates, his pups, and your pack. If you have any doubts that you can keep my secrets regardless of your personal feelings, you are free to go. No one in this room will look down on you, you will be restored any assets you surrendered, and I will find a home for you in another pack, or help you set up as a nomad, even in my territory. You can even remain in my pack, but not in this group, my core pack. Edward, Sarah, now is the time for you to decide as well, if you remain, I have accepted you into the pack. Please, everyone eat, and reflect. When I stand back up, anyone that remains forfeits the right to leave my service until death. Any that remain and betray my secrets forfeits their life. Are you all clear on what I've said?" "Yes Alpha!" again from everyone. "Then eat, I want to excuse the children to protect them from any secrets, so Mary will take our sons, Andy, and Kailani to the pool after they've eaten. Mary, at that time I'll need your vow before you leave. I believe you're fully aware of what may be coming?" Mary stood "Sire, I am, and I wish to renew my vow. I am in service to you and your heirs to my death. Any secrets of yours will die with me." "Thank you Mary, now eat, then care for the pups, please. You can leave Charlie and Davie." My friends and family had never seen this side of me, but I was intentionally being the hardnosed Prince. I wanted to scare any doubts out into the open. Part of me hoped several would stand and walk away, and part of me was terrified that they would. I had finished eating when Brandon, Chipper and Andy got up and came to my side with Brandon speaking first. "Daddy, I already know some of the secrets and Chipper and I won't let no one hurt you, ever!" I wiped away a tear as I hugged my son "I know baby, but your job is to protect your brothers. I'll protect you, OK?" "I won't let no one hurt your sons Uncle Greg." "Thank you Andy. You boys take Kailani with Aunt Mary out to the pool OK?" Lucas stood and looked at me "Alpha, do I go with the kids?" "You've hunted Lucas, you're an adult in my pack. You make your own choice, but you might talk to your Uncle real quick." So he turned and had a whispered conversation with Andrew then turned back to me "Alpha, my life is yours. I'm staying." I nodded at him, then I stood as Mary took the kids out through the butler's pantry and when that door was closed again. "Andrew, open the doors please." I said, indicating the doors to the foyer. "Does anyone wish to leave? Again, I swear there will be no shame or repercussions for those who choose to leave." Everyone was looking at me and not one of them even flinched, so I nodded and Andrew closed the doors and returned to his seat. "Edward, you have IT knowledge?" "Yes Sir, I actually came back early and helped Leonard with the networks. Should I go into boring details?" "No, but you set up the network in the house as well as the electronic security? Cameras, sensors, the entire system?" "Yes Sir." "Edward, I hereby appoint you Delta for pack IT. Today you will get with Billy and show him what you've set up in his office as well as going through our laptops and securing them. I'll meet with you later to get your input on what we need. Leonard, I'm extremely happy with what you've done here and as such, I'm appointing you Delta for pack construction. Unless you have someone else in mind, please use Craig as your assistant. Anything the pack needs built or remodeled, you have full authority to do as you see fit. Ted has been appointed Delta for flight operations and knows the scope of his work. Andrew, you are my Delta of household staff, Butler, and Lord Chamberlain of my domain. Geoffrey is Butler in England, work with him on staffing those houses. As to staffing here, I'm assuming Alejo, you and your mate are here as household staff?" "Yes Sire." "Andrew, I have special needs for household staff. Work with Frederick and Alejo to fill positions. 3 more footman, armed, and three more housekeepers, armed if they're trained. Be sure they understand their betrayal of secrets will be met with death before they accept positions working inside the household. Tommy has already been appointed Delta over security and will work with Frederick and Alejo to find specially talented individuals to serve at the gates." "I've danced around the issue but it's time you know the facts. There are internal forces in the Council that may bring the Council as you know it, to an end. We are on the majority side, but there may be resistance from vampires worldwide. Some of you may be aware that vampires discovered centuries ago that changed vampires could control magics. Some of you may have seen things while others of you may believe it to be simply legend and myth. I am here to say it is fact." I raised my hand and put my thoughts into action and soon the platter of eggs was floating towards me hovering about a foot over the table. When it gently settled beside my plate, I heard no reaction. "I'm not the only one with these abilities but it is not for me to reveal those in this room who have them." As I said this Alejo, his mate, and Frederick stood as Frederick said "I will be training Sire Greg in his abilities. I too have magic." "As do my wife and I." Alejo said. Edward looked at Sarah, and when she nodded, he stood "As do I Sire." "Frederick has been appointed as Delta of magic, and I want all footmen and security to be magic users to help secure us from an attack in that form. Any of you that are comfortable with it, I'd like you to get your concealed handgun license and carry at all times. Please be very mindful of the children and secure your weapons. Tommy will provide bio-metric lock boxes to help with that. Tommy will also show you where there are gun safes are located around the house." "The existence of magic, and those that can use, is not to be spoken of outside this household. That includes any pack or sub-pack members that are not in this room right now. There are those on the Council that would put us to death because we have magic. It is time that magic users were free to live in the open within our community. That is the coming conflict and I wanted you to know why you are now risking your lives." I looked into the faces of my family and friends and made a snap decision. I reached out with my magic and opened the doors "Now that you know what you're risking your lives for, have any of you changed your minds? The doors are open if you have."