Date: Sun, 16 May 2021 21:18:08 -0400 From: Justin Forfun Subject: New Reality 28 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. Here is the house plan I used for inspiration for their new lake house. I've modified it to fit my dream, but this is what gave me the idea of the general layout. https://archivaldesigns.com/collections/castle-house-plans/products/balmoral-castle-house-plan I've put the Character list at the end of this chapter, as it's become quite long. I'll TRY to remember to add it to future chapters. This list includes new characters from this chapter, so don't jump ahead and get spoilers. And on another note, somewhere along the line, Warnick Enterprises became Warnick Industries. It wasn't intentional, but I'm not going to ask the archivist to go back and repost that many chapters. I like the sound of Industries, so I think I'll keep that. Sorry for the error. Please tell me of others? DONATE to Nifty so you can continue to enjoy my story, and the thousands of others!!!! https://donate.nifty.org/ ***************************************************************************** My phone rang and I looked at it, then answered "Everything ok?... Good, we'll see you then, call me when you land... Get some rest on the plane, we have a long night ahead... Several things, the least of which is, I'll have a new son by dawn... No, not him, he'll have to wait... George is handling it... Yes, tonight, we'll talk when you're here, get your rest." When I disconnected, I noticed the time "We have about 30 minutes before your brothers get home, and dinner will be shortly after 5. I want to talk to your family before we eat. For now, why don't we lighten the mood a bit and let me show you your new home, if you want? I'm sure Andrew can figure something out." I told Billy to ask Andrew to meet us in the kitchen, then Scott and I led Josh and Samantha out. Billy still had phone calls to catch up on, so he said he would see us when the pups got home. I figured they'd see our room later, so we took the hallway to the foyer and gave them the grand tour entrance, showing the dining room and family library as we passed them. When we got to the kitchen, Lucas and LeAnn were at the counter talking with Amie. I introduced them as my new son and his wife, and no one batted an eye. "Amie, I'll need a pitcher of blood in my room this evening, I don't care what flavor, but I'll probably drink the whole thing. Don't bother with the fresh stuff from last night, give me whatever you have, please?" "Of course Greg, what time?" "An hour after Frederick and Leonard return should be about right. Thanks." "You asked to see me Sir?" Andrew said as he came in from the garage. "Yes, this is Joshua, my new son, and his mate Samantha. Do we have a room for them? Or are we full again? Don't forget, I'm putting Patrick and his wife in the VIP apartment. That can change if needed, but he needs to be in this house for a few weeks, he died in a plane crash today." I noticed Josh give me a look when I said that, but he'd get used to it. "I would suggest Master Brandon and Master Chipper share for now Sire? Other than that, there are rooms above the garage apartments, but those would not be appropriate for a son of yours. We can move Mary to the third floor when Master Davie and Master Charlie go upstairs. You also have Sam, Tanya, and Shane on the second floor in the main wing. His status makes for a conflict in housing, as your brother he should be there, but as the sub he should be over the garage, if you will excuse my being forward Sire." I looked at Andrew for a minute, then turned to Josh "Andrew is our Butler, and had that role for Lord Wellington when he was Prime Minister. Sometimes he falls so deeply into it he forgets his audience." "I don't know what you are speaking of Sire, I'm simply doing my duty." He said, but I saw just a hint of a grin. "Josh and Samantha will be in our room tonight, but yes, let the pups share for a few months while we sort things out. These two might want their own place if they're going to start a family in this life." "In this life?" "He means now, before we get older and have to refresh. I explained that honey." "Oh, ok, so you count each refresh as a life. Well, yeah, I'd like a pup or two in this life." "That can wait, at least a day or two. Let me show you the rest of the house. Thank you Andrew, and I've lost track of how many for dinner. Set the table for maximum and we'll either have empty spots, or we'll have to move some to the kitchen. Also Amie, please set enough aside for Frederick, Leonard, Clint & co, and two humans. They'll be here around 7pm." "Very good Sir, anything else?" "Yes, take a break and get to know your new daughter. That's an order." "Thank you Sire, but I have already, and she's wonderful. Lucas is very lucky." I winked at Lucas as we turned and headed upstairs. I showed them some of the rooms but I tried to respect everyone's privacy as well. As I showed them around, I explained about the Council, the prophecy, and the general consensus that I was this coming King. Josh pointed out a fact that I had already considered. After I change him, there will be three changelings under the age of 20, any of which could be this coming King. We were finishing touring the basement level and were about to head up the stairs by the office wing when Josh pointed towards wall of the vault and asked "What's behind that wall?" "Nothing, the basement stops here." "Greg, please, I don't mean to be disrespectful. If it's none of my business, say that, but don't lie to me? If I'm your son, we have to trust each other." I stopped and looked at him, then to Samantha "Can you also accept that Joshua and I will have secrets from you?" "I can Sire. I only need to know what affects me." I nodded, and motioned my hand asking her to go upstairs. When she was gone "Tonight, Frederick is bringing centuries of texts about magic. There is a vault, or magical library, behind that wall. The entrance is in my office." "Behind that bookshelf by your desk?" I looked at him for several minutes, considering him. "I may have to reconsider your job. You might be more valuable to me doing something other than running a business." "I'll make sure people are in place so things run smoothly Father, I will make sure I have time to do as you need for the pack." I smiled at his use of `Father', and his understanding that, as my son, he would have several roles. Then my mind turned to consider that I had never thought about what roles my other pups would need to play in the future. I saw them as children that had years until the reality of life intruded, but Brandon would be hunting by Christmas, and Chipper within a year or so of that. I needed to find out what they wanted, and what my mates thought best. "I can see the wheels turning, there's time for you to shape their future." I stared at him, stunned "Can you read my mind Joshua?" "No, but somehow I can read your... mood? I can generally sense what you're thinking about, but not details. And as we've seen, I can sense if you're being untrue. I understand you need your secrets, and I won't call you on it, but I think we'll work best if you just tell me it's not my concern." "You're being very open and direct with things suddenly. What changed?" "I love Samantha. If I want to share my life with her, I have to enter her world, and the way I'm entering it means I'm going to be your son. The sooner I accept that and do my best in that role, the better we all are. Sorry, it's just how I am. Deal with things, don't avoid them, and they don't grow to become unmanageable." "You mentioned that you or Charlie could also be this King from the Prophecy. What do you think?" He looked me straight in the eyes as he said "I don't think, I know. Somehow, I know that my Father is the King, there's no doubt in my mind." We looked at each other for a moment, then I heard the Sprinter pulling up. "The pups are home, let's go meet your brothers." He hesitated, then followed me up. "How do you know they're home?" "I'll teach you after you change, but I heard the van pull up, and I can smell them. Brandon is excited and Chipper is just tired." I said as we met the pups in the foyer. "Daddy!!! Dr Phillips says he's proud of all the work I did in Hawaii and I'm all caught up and even doing better than he hoped. He says he wants me to work on algebra and geometry at home this week so I can start his trig class next week." Then he noticed Joshua "I'm sorry, my name's Brandon. I didn't mean to interrupt anything." My 5 year old, who I thought was behind in school, is starting trig next week, sure. "That's ok buddy, this is Joshua, he's going to be your new brother." Chipper looked at Josh, tilted his head and said "He's human Dad, but I can smell his mate on him. You're going to change him?" "That is not how you greet him Chipper, and it's rude to mention things you scent on others. Respect their privacy." "Sorry. I'm Chipper." Josh lifted Chipper to his hip and smiled "That's ok, we're family, we're allowed to know some of each other's secrets. Yes, Dad's going to change me tonight, and you'll meet Samantha at dinner." "This handsome young man is Andy, Andrew and Amie's youngest. Did you enjoy school Andy?" "It was great Uncle Greg! Chipper and I are in the same class, and we're learning French and Spanish. Alejo was helping us on the way home and Chipper's gonna ask his Grand-pιre to help us with French." "And this lovely lady is Kailani. Tommy and Leonard's daughter. You met Tommy at the dealership, and Leonard is coming in tonight with Frederick. Did you have a good day at school too Kailani?" She just smiled and nodded "Can we go up to the study until dinner Uncle Greg? I have biology homework I want to do." I nodded, and as they ran up the stairs, Josh looked at me "One 6 year old has biology homework, the other two are learning two languages, and the 10 year old is going to be in Trig next week. Are yours the exception?" "She's 3, and Brandon's 5. I don't know how exceptional they are, but two months ago, Brandon could barely write his name, and Chipper was living under a tarp downtown." I heard the cars coming up the drive and assumed who it was, and called for Andrew "Josh go to my office, sit, and be silent. Andrew, bring our guests to my office, and please take their pups to visit with ours. Bring us some wine, and we'll come to dinner once we've had our talk, I'd estimate 15 to 20 minutes. Thank you." I turned to follow Josh, who had headed to my office the moment I had told him to. I sent a mental message for Billy to join us, and had him text two of the footmen to be in the office hallway in case there was trouble. I could handle most things, but an unknown magic user, along with his mate and children, could be tricky. Billy was standing behind my desk when I got to my office, I considered the meeting and the tone I needed, and decided to try social, so I was standing by the fireplace as Andrew led my guests down the hall. I knew Todd and Lisa's scents, they were concerned about being summoned, but not fearful. The other two smelled of a combination of fear and anger. They followed Andrew into the office as he said "Sire, Todd and Lisa Pierce, and Adam and Linda Pierce, as summoned." "Thank you Andrew, after the wine comes, please close the door and remain outside." I turned and looked from Todd to his father, silently waiting. He took the hint and stepped forward bowing his head "Sire, may I introduce my parents, Adam and Linda Pierce. Mom, Dad, Prince Gregory, Prince of the Council of Nine, and Alpha of Pittsburgh." I turned to them and nodded "Welcome to my home. Thank you for coming on such short notice, but Samantha has made me aware of a dire situation that needed my attention." "I don't understand Alpha Warnick, first she said you were going to change Joshua so they could mate and the next thing we know she's saying you `required' us to come here. I don't mean to be rude, but we're not in your pack, we don't answer to you. What's so dire, as you put it?" I growled, letting my eyes change and adding enough Alpha to my voice that everyone flinched. "Watch your tone Mr. Pierce, you may not be of my pack, but I am an Alpha and I'm also a Prince. I will require whatever I see fit. I had hoped we could discuss the issue and be friends, but I'm prepared to do anything I need to protect my pack." "Forgive me Sire, I didn't mean..." As he looked to his wife and son "May we start over? The tone of her voice has us concerned for our daughter. Please, tell us what you need from us." I calmed my beast and continued "I understand Adam, and I think that after our conversation, you will understand my tone as well. Please, sit, let me explain." As I led them to the sofa and took a chair for myself. Lisa sat with Linda and Todd stood at Joshua's side. "While discussing the change with Joshua, Samantha mentioned that you are a changeling, and that brought up another issue. That issue, is what we need to discuss." "You mean magic? She mentioned Lucien, is he here?" "I mean magic, and he will be home after dinner. He's on an errand right now. Adam, I don't mean to scare you, but the lives of your family are in danger because you have magic, were you aware of this?" "I know that some magic users have disappeared over the years. Lucien was very clear that I needed to keep my magic a secret and avoid all contact with the Council. I was torn even coming here to meet you and I'm surprised you're openly discussing it." "You're aware that I too, am a changeling? And you should know what that means." "I had heard that, yes. I also heard that you and your mates..." he paused, and I saw his mind putting things together "May I ask your age Alpha?" "I was changed at 17 years, and yes, I have three mates and adopted my infant half-brother." I said, trying to give him all the pieces his mind was already working on. His face went through several expressions, concentration, evaluation, realization, then shock. With a horrified look on his face he stood, knelt at my feet with his head bowed and said "Forgive me Majesty, I had no idea. How can my family serve you Sire?" Todd, Lisa, and Linda looked at him thoroughly confused. "First you can sit back down, and never speak the word `Majesty' again until the time comes. Second, you can explain things to your mate, son, and his mate. I'm assuming from your reaction, that I have your loyalty?" "To the death Sire!" "Good, you all need to understand, had the outcome of this conversation been different, none of you would have left this room. When I used the word dire, that is exactly what I meant. Forces on the Council are quietly supporting me, and at some time in the future, magic users will be able to live openly within the vampire community. For now, it is a topic that will not be discussed, at the risk of your life. Other than you four and Samantha, who knows of your magic Adam?" "No one Sire. I've only done small things at home over the years, and this is my entire family. My maker was killed by Prince Markov during the Russian revolution, another reason I've avoided the Council." I turned to Todd, Lisa and Linda "We're delaying everyone's dinner, but I want to try to answer your questions as well." "Lisa and I trust you Sire. We owe you our pups, how may we serve?" "I trust Adam, Sire. If he calls you... well, I won't say it, but if he trusts you, I do." She turned to Joshua "You've been quiet through all of this, what do you think? You must be in shock." Josh looked at me and when I nodded said "Father has explained things to me already. It was not my place to speak." Joshua was going to do well. I stood, suggesting we should join everyone for dinner, and led them to the dining room. Everyone was standing, waiting for us and as I sat, they sat. "If you haven't met him, this is Joshua. Tonight, he becomes my son. His mate, her parents, and her brother and his mate, are here to celebrate that with us. Also, we have LeAnn, Lucas' mate. At toast to family." And I raised my glass. "Family" echoed everyone, and we enjoyed the fresh rabbit from our hunt. Sebastian said he had talked to Tammy and he was buying 300 acres next to ours that already had all the buildings he needed for our farm. I thanked him, but asked that we not discuss business at the table, so he turned to Brandon and got into a conversation in French about school, encouraging the other pups to only speak to him in that language. Andrew and Amie were still getting to know LeAnn, while I was getting to know Joshua and Samantha. Scott was deep in conversation with Adam about a stock, while Lisa, Matt, and Liz talked about ways to help the pups at the school. Jack asked for a moment of my time after dinner, as did Andrew. I said I had several things I needed to do but I could find time, around the other issues. They both said they would stand by and get with me whenever it worked out. We were just finishing our pie when Frederick called to say they had landed and would be here in about 30 minutes, so I stood and told Jack and Andrew they each had 5 minutes, and led them to my office. Andrew waited in the hall as I spoke to Jack. "What's up Jack?" "I might have over done it Greg." "What do you mean?" "Well, I gave up all my work so I could enjoy your pups, but they're away at school all day, I'm bored now." I laughed "I'm sorry Jack, but you have to admit, it is funny. What would you like to do? You said you were tired of working all the time, but if you want, name the job, it's yours. Do you want a hobby? Pick one and do it. You're supposed to be retired, enjoy it." "You'll laugh again, but I'd like to learn how to fly." "Why would I laugh? There's a school in Butler, go learn to fly. Jack, you turned over millions of dollars to my control, don't be afraid to spend money to enjoy yourself. I don't care if you take a year long, around the world cruise. The only bad part of that would be that we all would miss you while you're gone. You have a home here, but it's not a prison." "I guess I just needed to hear it again Greg. I sat in my room all day wondering what to do, and I got thinking the pups will be gone all day, every day. You're right though, I'll find a hobby, and I will go learn to fly. It will be fun!" "I just want you to be happy. We all need you around Jack, and we all love you, never forget that. Now shoo, I have to talk with Andrew before Frederick gets here." Jack left smiling as Andrew came in. "And what can I do for my Lord Chamberlain?" "Funny you should say it that way Sire. Our conversation about a room for Joshua got me thinking, and I took the liberty of asking Prince George for some guidance. When the issue with Prince Markov came to light, you said we needed to copy his arrogance, at least on the surface." "Yes, and what did George tell you?" "I didn't give anything away Sire, but I found that Prince Markov's sons are `Barons' in his pack, and he requires those in his household to treat them as such. Ignoring any future change in your title from Prince, your pups are rightfully Lords and Ladies, if we stick to a more British system. Your pack traces its roots to Germany, so calling them Baron and Baroness would also be appropriate, but I assume you'd prefer to distance yourself from the Russian in most ways?" "You're telling me you want me to ask my pack to address Chipper as Lord Chipper? Or your lordship?" "In the household I believe my lord would be appropriate, yes Sire. I would like the household staff to use those titles for all your pups, including Lord Joshua and Lady Tanya. As your brothers, Sam, Jack, and Matt would also be addressed as such. If we are being true to the nobility, your mates would all be addressed as `Your Highness', if you're sticking to the title of Prince. When that changes, then `Majesty' is the proper address for you and all your mates." "You know I don't even like being called `Sir', let alone anything more noble. I do see your point though. Let me think about it some Andrew, but I'm certain we won't be using `Majesty' in this house, ever. Possibly, if things change, during social events, but certainly not on a daily basis. `Sire' is more than enough for me, Scott, and Billy, `Madame' for Bea, and only do that so the staff is in the habit. My pups are going to struggle enough with being spoiled without being called `My Lord'. Somehow, I don't think I'm going to win this argument, am I? You all already have me comfortable with `Sire' and `Alpha' all the time. You're a sneaky one Andrew." I finished with a grin. "I told you when I took this role, I would serve this household with the dignity it deserved Sire, and to be frank, no, you are not going to win this one. You might delay it, but it will come." I shook my head then nodded "I'm trusting you that my pups won't get egotistical about all of this. I asked you to run the household and I won't second guess you. Do as you see fit." "Yes Sire. Shall I keep everyone occupied elsewhere while Frederick and Leonard carry nothing in? Or are there those who can be in this part of the house at that time?" "Send Joshua in. My mates are of course allowed. Keep everyone else's attention focused in the basement family room please. That includes the footmen on duty, they are to focus their eyes anywhere but the helipad, deck, and office entrances." "Understood Sire." "And I'll be taking Joshua and Samantha to our room after I'm finished with Frederick. My mates will be taking the pups for a short hunt. Make the Pierce families comfortable somewhere here for the night, and have Patrick and his wife shown to their apartment. Keep a footman available at all times to see to their needs." "As you wish." Andrew said, understanding that the man with Patrick was a guard to both keep him safe, and control his access. We could hear the helicopter landing so he bowed and headed off to keep prying eyes off our activities. I watched as Frederick led Patrick and his wife to Andrew, waiting on the lower patio, then returned to the helicopter to grab a box. He and Leonard both came to the door with a box, and I led them downstairs and opened the vault. I handed Joshua my pistol and said "If anyone but those two, my mates, or myself, come down those steps, you put a bullet through their head, do you understand?" "Yes Father." He said, with a tone that told me he was committed to my service already. Billy and I helped, and an hour later, Frederick and Leonard headed back for the second half. It was just after 9 when we carried the last box into the vault and locked it. As the alarms engaged, Joshua offered me my pistol. "Keep it, I'll get another. Learn to use it." "I have five at home, I'll get them when I bring my things. I was on the team at school." He said with a grin, handing it to me. "I'll teach my brothers if you'd like?" "I don't know if I want Brandon carrying yet, but yes, please introduce both of them to shooting. If we can ever get to a peaceful status, I enjoy shooting clays. We'll set up a range at some point. Let's go up and I'll introduce you." We went to the office and I asked Billy to get Amie to bring dinner in for Leonard and Frederick while we talked. I told Frederick of my impulse that led to my meeting Joshua, and he told of his similar experience that same day. I also shared how Joshua seemed to be able to sense my thoughts and asked Frederick for his opinions. He said he really had no input, as he had never discussed magic with a human until tonight. Then I told them about the things I had been doing with my magic and how my control of it seemed to be second nature. Frederick said he had never known a magic user that didn't depend on either hand gestures or spoken words, usually both, and said it added to his conviction that I was who he thought I was. I demonstrated holding Billy bound, and how I could move him at will, then I told them I had been working on something else, and wanted them all to be the first to witness it. I gathered my thoughts, and I knew it worked when everyone jumped to their feet in concern, searching for me. I re-appeared and they stared at me with their mouths hanging open in shock. "In two thousand years I've never known someone that could vanish. Were you gone somewhere else? Or simply invisible?" "I was sitting here the whole time. I want to try something else, and I need you all to focus, in fact, shift, use all your beast and try to track my movements." Billy quickly undressed, which confused Joshua, until he shifted and was standing, fully shifted, looking down from 9 feet. Frederick and Leonard shifted, then I concentrated and vanished. I quietly got up and walked around the room, passing inches in front of each of them, and got no reaction. Then I spoke. "Can you see or scent me at all?" "No Sire, not at all, I have an idea of where you are because you're speaking, but your scent is gone, just the trace from where you were standing." "I'm by the fireplace. I want to try one other thing, please focus on this area." I said, as I pulled my pistol from my belt and, keeping it aimed in a safe direction, slowly moved in around in front of me, as if I was going to use it. "Anything?" "I was waiting for you to do something Greg, have you done it?" "He's waving his gun." Joshua said That shocked me enough that I appeared and holstered my gun. "You can see me and they can't?" "No, I can't see you, but somehow I can always sense you, and I knew what you were doing as a test." Again, Frederick was staring at Joshua with his mouth hanging open, shocked. "Tonight has me reconsidering everything I thought I knew about magic. Is it possible humans can use theirs?" "That's something to look into sometime, but the thing that I've been thinking about is this. If I can use mine with no gestures or words, can a born vampire be trained the proper words and gestures to use magic? Billy was able to start a fire, remember? It may be that we can teach it. I'd like you to focus the next week on researching that and organizing downstairs. Joshua has full access to anything we have, let him help you, and get Scott and Bea doing research at the same time. Try to train our born vampires that know about magic, Billy, Scott, Bea, Samantha, maybe Todd and Lisa if they're around." "That's enough about this for tonight, I need a minute with Billy and Joshua. You two get some rest tonight and start first thing in the morning." And after Leonard and Frederick had left us. "I have two humans that need changed, both tonight, and if I try to do both, it might kill me. Billy, if I drain Patrick and decide he's going to live, can you feed him and bring him back so I can properly change Joshua?" "I can do that Greg." "Why not just have Billy do it?" "I don't think I told you this Josh, and I hope it won't change your mind, but when we feed from a living being, we see all of their thoughts. The deeper we drain, the deeper the thoughts. When I drain you, I'll know all of your deepest thoughts, feelings, and memories. It can be used as a weapon, but with you, anything I learn will go with me to my grave, I swear to you, I will not reveal anything I learn that way." "I knew that was a legend, about reading minds somehow. I trust you, you're soon to be my Father. But... oh, you don't know if you can trust Patrick so you want to see..." Joshua nodded as he saw the person I had to be at times. "I hope one of my brothers is the Alpha to take over when you're gone, I can't imagine some of the things you have to do." "I have a gut feeling you're going to be unhappy in the future Josh, I really do. I can't explain it but you're different." Billy said "He is Greg. I scent something already. If he's an Alpha after changing, what will you do?" "Can an Alpha serve another and not have a pack?" Josh asked. "I don't know, but let's not worry about it until we have to. For now, both of you come with me to talk to Patrick. Joshua, you can leave before I drain him, if you don't want to see what's next for you." "I'll watch. This is my world now, I need to learn all I can." So the three of us headed to meet Patrick. On the way, we stopped in the family room to find everyone watching a movie. Scott and Bea had taken the pups out while we were unloading, saying they figured I'd need Billy all night. Lucas had talked the pups through what they were doing, then Scott sat with the pups as LeAnn shifted and Lucas helped her have a good experience hunting. All of them were showered and cuddled up in a pile on the large sectional, with the pups barely awake. The footman bowed his head to me as we approached, and I told him to remain here and let no one but the three of us leave this room. I also told him he was to hear nothing from inside and to forget he had ever met the two people already in the apartment. Then I knocked and Patrick opened the door. I had never met his wife, and after introductions I jumped right in. "I'm not typically rude or harsh, but as you know Patrick, things are rather tense right now so I'm going to be very blunt. Tell us what you know, everything. Then I'm going to drain you. When I do that, I will know if you've been dishonest with me. If you have, you will not be leaving this room, nor will Amanda, you understand that?" "We do Alpha. I'll be dead within a month anyway, or I wouldn't have asked you to change me. I could have asked George years ago. My only request is that, if you decide that I must die, you let Amanda take her own life. She's prepared to do that, if she needs to." I looked to see her firmly nodding her head, confirming her resolve to follow her husband, either into becoming one of us, or dying tonight. "I can't change you both, and once I drain you, Billy will change you. One of us will deal with your wife in a day or two. Again, I'm sorry, but that's just how things are falling right now. I wish I could do this in a nicer way. Are you ready?" They nodded, and Patrick told us all the information he had gathered in the last two days. I was already aware of parts of it, but some of the things he told me made me want to scream in anger and pain. If what he was telling me was true, I had a major problem on my hands. I had prepared for this, and knew I would be going to New York tomorrow afternoon to deal with it, but if what he was telling me was true, dealing with it would tear me apart. There were gaps in his information and I had a small hope that when they were filled in, things weren't as bad as I thought. When he was finished, Billy and I sat there stunned. "That's all I know Greg. I wish I had something different, and I wish I could fill in the gaps, but there are places a human can't gather information. Like I told you when I first asked you to do this, if you change me, my contacts can continue to provide information for you, worldwide." "You do know that the two of you died in a plane crash off the California coast about three hours ago?" "We saw that. George?" "Yes. Are you ready?" "Will it hurt?" "I wish I could tell you Patrick, but I was near death already and was unconscious. I don't remember it, so I can't honestly tell you. I'll make it as quick as I can. You should undress, no need to ruin those clothes." And as he stood with is back to me, putting his underwear on the bed, I struck. I did as I promised, and quickly sank my fangs into his throat and drew his blood in. For an instant he felt fear, then he relaxed and accepted that he would either wake up or not. I saw his life in his thoughts, and thankfully, he had been totally honest with me. As his heart beat its last, I gently laid him on the bed and told Billy to feed him, telling Amanda she could help by talking to him, encouraging him to feed. I waited and watched, and once he stared to feed, Josh and I left. I told the footman the order about no one leaving no longer applied, and asked him to run to the kitchen and bring Billy some blood. As we headed to our room, I asked Joshua what he thought about the changing. "Not as loving as you described what I will go through, but his position is different, right? What you did in draining him was pure domination, and Billy is just healing him, in a sense." "Well, Billy will still be his maker, and his vampire father, but no, there was nothing but clinical changing of forms in there tonight. That, and information gathering. What you're about to go through will be, I hope, a little more personal and caring. Do you want Samantha involved? When I changed Tanya, Sam made love to her first, but that involves a different tradition." "If you were changing me only to make me your son, it would be you and I, right?" "I'd involve one of my mates I think, most likely Scott, as he is my soulmate." "I will do what you think best, but I have a... almost weird idea... I guess weird isn't the word, but if I'm going to join your family, can they all be with us? I know Billy can't leave what he's doing, but are the pups old enough to witness this?" "I think that's a very wonderful idea Joshua. I think Samantha should be there as well, but it's your choice." "Yes please." So I sent a mental message to Scott and Bea, asking them to bring Samantha and our four pups to our room, explaining why. Scott and Bea both agreed that this was the right way to do things, regardless of what an ancient book said. I also messaged Billy to try to make him feel part of it. He quickly replied that we were doing the right thing and sadly sometimes we couldn't do everything we wanted, but he was with us in spirit. As we were approaching the door to our room, I asked again "Do you want to make love to Samantha first?" "We haven't yet Greg. Unless she disagrees, I think we'll wait until after." So we walked in to find Davie and Charlie in their cribs, awake but silent, almost like they understood. Chipper and Brandon were sitting together on the sofa, and my mates stood on either side of Samantha who was sitting on our bed. "Joshua doesn't know if he should make love to you before the changing or not. He wants your input." "We never have Greg, I was afraid I might shift just a little and didn't want to risk it. We've come this far, I think we should wait until our mating." Joshua smiled and nodded, and we all undressed. I laid on the bed and pulled Joshua down beside me. I wasn't in love with him, but I already knew I loved him, and I didn't want this to just be a quick draining and feeding. I caressed his body and felt three pairs of hands caressing us both. Our mates were sharing their love and I could see he was at peace. I mentally asked Scott to prepare him and I heard him get the lube. I didn't want my son to feel any more pain than necessary. While Scott was getting him ready, I was caressing his chest, neck, and face while Bea and Samantha were using their hands elsewhere. I could feel it building and he cried out as he finally hit a powerful orgasm. When his breathing returned to normal, he looked me in the eyes and nodded. It was time. I moved between his legs and my mates each held his legs to allow me access. As I slowly entered him, Samantha was passionately kissing him, and when I was fully inside him, they all stepped back and simply watched, smiling. All the buildup had me already on edge, so it wasn't very long until I felt my orgasm building, and just before it hit, I dropped my fangs and sank them into his throat. He didn't move, but laid there peacefully as I drained him. I could see his thoughts and emotions, and there was no fear, no doubt. He was deeply in love with Samantha and they were certainly mates. He also loved me. Not a romantic love, but there was somehow a deep connection between us, even though we'd met only hours before. I felt his heart slow, his breathing became shallow, then one last breath and a single heartbeat. He was dead. I didn't feel the panic I had with Charlie, and I slowly pulled out of him and lay down beside him, cradling him in my arms. I opened my wrist on my fang that was still wet with his blood and placed it to his lips. Then I kissed his cheek and whispered "Come back to me my son." And he fed. There were tears in my eyes as he fed, then I looked around to see my mates and Samantha all wiping their eyes. I looked to see Brandon holding Chipper and they were both smiling, and even the pups were quietly watching. They do understand I guess. I fed him for an hour, then made a decision that I hoped he wouldn't hate me for. I turned to Scott and said "Feed him?" He smiled and opened his wrist, kneeling down to offer it to Joshua, who gently shifted from my wrist to Scott's, without complaint. After another hour, Bea asked to feed him and I only allowed that for 15 minutes, as she needed her blood for the pup growing inside her, but while she was feeding him, Scott left the room without telling us why. When the door opened again and Billy walked in, I understood. God I love my mates. Billy opened his wrist and took Bea's place, only staying for half an hour or so, then returning to care for Patrick, but having Joshua feed on the four of us completed our family. Scott came back and took Brandon and Chipper to their rooms, telling them they could see their brother after school tomorrow, but they needed to sleep. When he came back, he poured a glass of blood from the pitcher and handed it to Bea, insisting she drink. He poured one for me, and after I drank it, he had one. Samantha, Bea, and Scott curled up on either side of Joshua and I, and fell asleep, leaving me awake and feeding my newest son. I expected him to feed all night, Charlie had. So had Tanya. I don't know how long I fed on James, but the sun was going down when I fell, and it was mid-morning when I woke, so I assumed this took six to eight hours. Just like with everything else so far, Joshua was different. He had died at 11:32 PM, and at 3:46 he opened his eyes and stopped feeding, looking all around. When his eyes met mine, I felt another tear run down my cheek. I helped him sit up and handed him a glass of the blood from the pitcher. He smelled it, then drank it down. He drank another, then I made him lay back down, wrapped him in my arms, and told him to sleep. We both slept. ********************************************************************************************** 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 – Delta for security for Greg. Mated to Leonard. Leonard – Delta for construction for Greg. Mated to Tommy. Kailani – Tommy and Leonard's adopted daughter. Andrew Scott – Delta of household staff, Butler, and Lord Chamberlain of the domain. 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. LeAnn Hawthorne – 6 year old vampire. Lucas met her at school and she is now his mate. 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. Ted is Delta for Flight operations. Albert – Delta for Greg in England. Manages Warnick Industries in London. Geoffrey – Butler at homes in London, England and Woodstock, England. Eileen – Geoffrey's mate. Cook at houses in England. Frederick (AKA Lucien) – Delta for Magic users. Worked for George, came to serve Greg when he recognized him as King. Alejo and Maria – Magic using couple from CA, moved to support Greg. Work as household staff. Edward and Sarah - Magic using couple from CA, moved to support Greg. Edward is Delta for IT, Sarah works as a housekeeper. Sebastian Renaud – Sam's Grandfather, or Grand-pιre as he's called by all the pups. Magic user from France, now living with Greg. Todd and Lisa Pierce – Adopted orphaned twins Bobby and Teddy. Joshua – Originally human salesman at Chevy, now head of Warnick automotive division. engaged to Todd's sister Samantha. New head of Warnick Automotive. Now Greg's vampire son. Patrick Hanson – Former California Highway Patrol commander, helped Greg find Charlie. Now a vampire in Greg's pack. Amanda Hanson – Patrick's wife, human, for now. The `Street Vamps' Sam Bowers – Sub Alpha and sworn brother to Greg. Manages Social Services for the pack. Shane – Sam's Beta, kicked out by his Dad for being gay. Tanya – Sam's mate, Greg's changeling daughter. Brian – Manages safe houses for homeless vampires. Craig – Works with Leonard in construction. Johnny – Works learning the trade with the architect, Oliver Kalyn – Saved from the streets by Brian. Went back out and got pregnant, adopted by Mike and David, who are also going to adopt her pup. The 9 Princes Greg Warnick, born in 2020, lives near Pittsburgh, PA, USA George Hampton, born approximately 500BC, Lives in Los Angeles, California, USA. Supports Greg Prince Hasim Ajam, Born in 925AD, Lives in Dubai, UAE. Supports Greg Sam Houston, Born in 1412AD, Lives in Houston, TX USA. Supports Greg Chao Fen Yuan, Born approximately 1900BC, Lives in Beijing, China Yasu Hiroki Honda, Born approximately 1600BC, Lives in Tokyo, Japan Wife: Yoshiko, Son: Kenji. Secretly Supports Greg Igor Danila Markov, Born approximately 900BC, Lives in St Petersburg, Russia Reinhardt Reiner Hauer, Born 200AD, Lives in Munich, Germany. Supports Greg Hugo Dimas Herrera, Born 1600AD, Lives near Bogota, Columbia. Supports Greg. We haven't met him yet. 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.