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Dear Diary,

It seems like so much keeps happening in short periods of time.

On my birthday, James asked me to be his wife. He also bought us a home in Washington – the state not D.C – so I could be closer to school and still come home to him. He is literally the best. I never wanted to come back to Indiana, and now, when this war is over, I never have to.

When we got back, James told me I had shares in the company. I don’t how, but I knew that now I had to go to the meeting with him.

His parents were there, of course. All of his family, and Jacob, and three other people I’ve never met. They were all board members. And All held shares of this company. But, this company was private, and James didn’t need their approval to his decisions. This was just a formality.

After the meeting, his mom said something to me that didn’t sit well with me. I’ve been called every name in the book, but something about how she said what she said, bothered me. It’s been a while since that meeting, but now that I think about it, why do I get the feeling she has something to do with the bounty? I have no proof, so I won’t say anything. But the feeling is definitely there.

Also, we brought Devyn in. So far, David and my parents were the only people from Black Forest who knew about the prophecy and upcoming war. But David told us he would be passing on the Alpha title to Devyn, so it was only right to tell him everything. And ask him for support.

I wasn’t afraid to ask him for his support. Unlike everyone else in the pack, Devyn never hurt me. In anyway. So I was surprised when he apologized and begged me for forgiveness. I could tell he was really haunted by the past, and he meant every word of his apology. Plus, he swore his loyalty to me, how could I not forgive him?

He didn’t need my forgiveness, because I never hated him, or blamed him. But he needed to hear me say that I forgave him in order to release some of the guilt he was feeling for not protecting me or defending me.

I got Devyn’s support.

I also got Kevin’s support. His pack will join us and fight in the war with us, much to the dislike of his mate and mother. And still with the support of two packs, I knew that wasn’t enough. So I planned to get the support of more packs. Especially since I found out that Markus, the vampire king, was informed that I was was alive. We were betrayed by a wolf to the vampire king, and that felt wrong.

I only found out because grandpa told Mom. Apparently, he’s not the low ranking general I thought he was. And he doesn’t hate me because I’m a hybrid. We stopped visiting because the potions stopped hiding my wolf scent.

Oh, and Mom? She’s Markus’s granddaughter. So, the vampire king is my great grandpa. I guess that means that I’m really a princess by blood. And so is Mom.

I don’t have time to dwell on things like that right now. Tomorrow is Devyn’s Alpha ceremony, and I needed to put together a plan because the day after tomorrow is the Alpha meeting, and Black Forest was hosting. This was my only chance to get the support of all of Black Forest’s allies.

Oh, and not that it’s important just exciting, but we moved into the house in Washington full time. We felt it was safer, plus no one knew about it besides the people I trust the most.

I’m so nervous about the meeting with the alphas and for going back home to the pack. It feels like a lifetime ago that I was actually there and not just in my parents house. But I’m just as excited as I am nervous.

Wish me luck!

XOXO

~MJ.L <3