Let me start off by saying I am so sorry I have abandoned my stories over the past few months, I never wanted to stop writing these stories but life got in the way. Over summer my anxiety was unbearable, it can flare up pretty bad now but it's nowhere near as bad as it was. Last month I started college and it's amazing, everything I could ever have dreamed of. Going from completely miserable, feeling anxious, bored and really down every day, to ecstatic and loving life totally is just amazing and I wanted to make sure it's here to stay.

We're doing a pantomime at Christmas time and even though I only have two small rolls I want to put everything I have into them, to get my distinction in theatre for children.

I also injured myself pretty badly the other day, Thursday, I fell when rushing for the bus from college and I just had to jump back up and keep walking. I cut one of my knees pretty badly, it hurts a lot and it needs to be cleaned all the time or it just gets really, really bad. I also woke up yesterday not feeling my best and had to stay home from school and just rest, I didn't feel up to writing, now I'm feeling much better and I want to start back on my stories.

I'm really, really sorry, I got so discouraged, too, no one was reviewing and I had no clue what to write and what people wanted. But I promise I will upload as much as I can, it won't be daily but I will try my best to upload at least twice a week if not more.

Again, I am so sorry and I hope you understand and will continue to read this story because I promise there's a lot to come, especially with the next story and the next generation story. I will be finishing this story very shortly, perhaps two or three more chapters, and then I'll be moving on.

Thank you for all your previous support on my stories and I really hope you will continue to support me!

Chapter 40.

*MAIA'S P.O.V.*

When I was younger and first became a wolf, I read up on wolf history and became as familiar with everything about it as I could. I read all I could about the first wolves Cassandra Nightshade and Lycaon of Arcadia. I also learned a lot about Lycaon's second in command, Castor.

I've always loved learning about them, I know they are immortal and I always wanted to meet them, but I never dreamt that a normal wolf like me, would ever get to meet them. To receive even just Cassandra's help is beyond amazing.

But before I can say anything, two men step out from the bushes, one of them quite tall, about the same height as Cassandra, with the same colour of hair, his skin is slightly tanned and covered by a white t-shirt, over which is a brown jumper and a matching brown leather jacket, along with long, blue jeans and brown shoes to match.

The other man is only a few inches shorter than his companion, he has white hair, like John, and is quiet pale, not sickly, but considerably pale.

He is wearing a thin black, long sleeved top with tight black jeans and lace up brown and black shoes.

He and the other man stand beside Cassandra.

"My name is Lycaon, Prince of Arcadia and I am here for the same reason Cassandra is." The taller of the two men says.

"And my name is Castor, I am Lycaon's second in command and he and I are here for the same reason." The white haired man says.

John, our babies and I have the protection of three of the oldest and strongest wolves in history… but why? Why did they choose us? How do they even know about us?

"You can either leave Ms. Roberts and her family alone, or you can fight me and Lycaon one at a time, which shall it be?" Cassandra says.

I can't believe this is happening, this is amazing!

"We won't stop until she is out of our pack!" Amble says.

"Very well then, Castor, please take Ms. Roberts, her fiancée and children inside, where they won't have to see any of this." Cassandra says, turning to the man with bleach hair.

He nods and makes his way over to us.

"Come along, you don't need to see this, especially not your little ones." He says, ushering us to the door of the manor.

I pick Piper up as John lifts Chris and we go inside, we follow Castor upstairs and into our room, where he closes the windows, draws the curtains and shuts the door.

"I am terribly sorry you have had to endure all of this, but it is over now, once my wife and Lycaon deal with them, they will never bother you again." Castor says, turning to us. I had forgotten he is married to Cassandra.

"H-how did you find out about us?" I ask.

"Well, my wife and I were travelling to Grease when she heard tell of a pack of wolves gone rouge on their soon to be alpha, and that said soon to be alpha was pregnant during all of this. We only heard of the birth of your children shortly before we got here. Anyway, Cassandra would not stand for it and she got all the information about you and your family she could, once she found out about your past, how young you are and how good hearted you are, she insisted we step in, she contacted Lycaon to help us and we began our journey here." Castor explains.

Before either John or I can say anything, Christopher begins growling at Lycaon, of all things, growling! My little boy who cries at everything, my beautiful sensitive little man, is growling at one of the most powerful werewolves in all of history.

And why growling? He's not a wolf, he may have my blood but John's is dominant, he hasn't heard anyone growl since he was born, where on earth has this come from?!

Castor smiles and says "May I see your soon for a moment?"

Hesitantly, John hands him over, and Chris keeps growling.

After a few moments, Lycaon chuckles and says

"He's growling to try and protect you two and his sister, he does not know me and therefore does not trust me, does not trust that I am not here to harm you." Castor says.

"H-how do you know?" I ask.

"As one of the first wolves I share blood with all other wolves ever created, through bite or birth, therefore I can speak to them telepathically, and Christopher has let me know that he is trying to protect his family." Castor says. But Chris isn't a wolf…

"But Chris isn't a wolf." I say.

"Ah, but he is, the Clave want you to think that shadowhutner blood is dominant and in most cases it is, but not all, in your case, your son is most certainly a wolf." Castor explains. That's why he's so clingy to me and likes sleeping curled up beside me.

"And Piper?" John asks, speaking for the first time since Cassandra introduced herself.

"Let me see her." Castor says.

He takes Piper and moments later says "She is predominantly shadowhunter but she has a lot of wolf blood too, runes will not harm her, but they are lethal to your son, Piper will not be able to change into a wolf but of course Christopher will. Now if Piper were bitten by another wolf, that would trigger her wolf side and make her a full wolf."

This a lot to take in, but it's not bad, at all, I will love my babies all their lives and all mine as long as they are good people or good wolves or whatever they want to be, so long as they are good and never harm an innocent, even then I will still love them, but I wouldn't be able to say I support them. But I have no doubt they always be good.

Not too long after, Cassandra and Lycaon come in, without a hair out of place, but in different clothes, they must have changed and in the process torn their clothes to shreds.

"Well? W-what happened?" I ask.

"They have been dealt with, you need not worry anymore Ms. Roberts, they will not bother you again." Cassandra says.

"W-what did you do to them?" I ask.

"That is not important, what is, is that you and your family are finally safe and can be at peace."

*6 MOTNHS LATER*

*CLARY'S P.O.V.*

"Congratulations you two!" I say to John and Maia, when I finally see them again in the ballroom of the institute, where the reception for their wedding is being held. Yes, that's right, their wedding. They got permission from the counsel to marry, quite fast, and from there they planned everything as fast as they could. They just couldn't wait to be married, and now they finally are, and I couldn't be happier for them. Ever since they got back from their 'baby honeymoon' as Jonathan calls it, and Cassandra, Lycaon and Castor dealt with Maia's pack, they have been more relaxed and happy then I've ever seen them before.

Piper and Christopher are growing up so quickly, they are both reaching every milestone, early, they're both very happy and healthy and have everyone wrapped around their little finger, including me. I love them to bits, as if they were my own.

"Thank you, and thanks for keeping an eye on the twins." Maia says.

"Oh it's no problem, they're so good and so funny I love having them." I say.

A few minutes later, Eric comes up to me with beautiful little Maddey in his arms and asks

"Hey Clary, do you happen to have any spare diapers? We ran out and Maddey has a filthy diaper." That use to happen to me all the time when I first had Jack, I never brought enough diapers with me while out and about.

Charlie and Max are still in diapers, we're going to start potty-training them soon, so luckily I still carry diapers around with me.

"Yeah, I've got plenty." I say, taking one out of my bag and handing it to Eric.

"Thanks you're a life saver." He says, kissing his cheek before darting off to change Maddey. I'm so glad we're such good friends now, before he met Ali and changed himself, I didn't like him that much, when he was high for some reason he was always really rude, especially to me, and very immature. But it's great to see him so grown up now, the old Eric would've run a mile when he found out Ali was pregnant, but the new Eric loves Ali and loves his daughter more than anything in the world and it's so wonderful to see.

Pretty much everyone is doing great, Samantha and Xavier graduated and are both loving college, Emma and Mark are in a serious relationship and very happy, the same goes for Christina and Jules, and Esther, Tessa and Jem are all wonderful. Esther is the apple of her father's eyes, and her parents' whole world, she fills them both with even more love and joy and gives them a reason to be happy and grateful.

Little Addie is like her big brother, full of mischief and curiosity, but she's not a bad little girl at all, she's very well behaved but certainly has a temper. Nevertheless, she is loved massively by her dads and her brother and sister, she completed their family and no one will ever forget that.

Yes, everything is going great for once, even for Jace and I, there's been no word from Robert for months.

Everything is great, for now.

I hope you liked it! This was the last chapter before the epilogue which probably won't have much of a structure or anything, it will just be more detail on what's happening with everyone now and possibly a big reveal at the end.

Also I just want to say thank you to Taliesin The Eternal Bard, for allowing me to use her characters Cassandra and Castor and for bringing Lycaon into the story in the first place! And for helping come up with so many ideas over the past year, without you this series would probably be long gone, but it's not so thank you and I sincerely look forward to publishing our work on this site.

I'm sorry if it wasn't as good as usual, but it's been a while since I wrote.

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Thank you for reading.