Countess Basset’s London Home, London, England:
Monday Morning:
Charlotte was woken up early in the morning by her Uncle Sheamus. He had informed her that her mother had passed away in her sleep. She feels Zoey holding onto her as tears stream from her eyes. She knew Mona had told Mouse.

She looks down at Zoey as the teenage girl holds her. She knew that Zoey had already known her mother had passed away. Zoey had spent all day Sunday in her studio painting, and Charlotte knew that wasn’t unusual for Zoey to do when she was working on a picture.

Zoey had come out of her studio crying but wouldn’t tell her why. She had locked the door to the studio so no one could go into it. Charlotte knew Zoey was particular about who was allowed in her studio.

Zoey had slept with her last night and clung to her like she did when she first came to England. Now, she understood why Zoey slept with her and clung to her. Charlotte holds Zoey as she lets the tears come pouring out.

Ashley wondered where Zoey was. She wasn’t in her bedroom or her studio. She goes to her mother’s bedroom and knocks before entering. When she walks into her mother’s bedroom, she spots Zoey holding onto their adopted mother. She also noticed that her adoptive mother was crying.

“What’s wrong, mom?” Ashley walks over to her mother and sister.

Charlotte looks Ashley in her eyes “your grandmother died this morning in her sleep.”

“Grandma died?” Ashley felt the tears starting to form in her eyes.

Mrs. Bounty had been the only grandmother she had ever known, and now she had died. She wipes the tears away as she looks at her mother.

“How? Wasn’t she getting better?” Ashley remembered visiting her grandmother’s house when she returned from the hospital several months ago.

“She had a heart attack in the middle of the night. And yes, she was doing better, but it was just a matter of time before grandma Bounty had another heart attack, sweetie” Charlotte wrapped her arms around Ashley and hugged her. She held onto both of her girls.

Charlotte holds her girls for most of the morning as all three cries and comforts each other. By the time they decided to do anything, it was mid-day. The girls let their mother go and talk with their cousin Mona to see what she could do.

Ashley looks at Zoey “that’s why you wouldn’t come out of your studio yesterday, isn’t it?”

Zoey nods her head yes to Ashley’s statement. She had woken up early when the vision hit her and ran to her studio to paint it. She cried when she realized the vision was about her new grandmother.

The paint was still too wet to let anyone see it. She was going to unveil it at the funeral. She hopes all her aunts and uncles like it.

Ashley and Zoey walk into the kitchen and start fixing some lunch. Ashley has been learning how to cook from her mother and the Family and Consumer Sciences course she took in school. She notices that Zoey is going to help her.

“I can’t believe grandma has died.” The news still saddened Ashley.

Zoey hugs her little sister and tries to comfort her. Since Countess Basset adopted the two of them, they have become close as sisters. They were even close to Mouse as well. They loved having Mouse as their older sister. It took Mouse some time to adjust to having younger sisters, but she did.

Leslie, Casey, and Charlotte’s Place, Oxshott, Leatherhead, Surrey:
Leslie smiled as she watched both her wives move around with children. Both of them were six months pregnant with their second child. Casey was carrying her and Casey’s second baby, while Charlotte was carrying her second child. Casey’s grandfather Sheamus had donated some of his semen to impregnate Charlotte. This will make the second child he had fathered with Charlotte.

Casey had received a text from her cousin Mouse early in the morning informing them that Cara Bunty had died. According to the text, Cara Bounty had passed away earlier in the morning. Her funeral would be in two weeks in Dublin, Ireland.

Leslie looks at Casey “how are you related to Cara Bounty?”

“She’s my great-aunt on my grandfather’s side. Her children, Jack, Bruce, Charlotte, and Anika, are my second cousins.” Casey was sure that
was what they were. She could be wrong. She knew Jack’s father was her father’s uncle.

“You do know that Jack’s family and my Aunt Cheshire consider each other family, don’t you?” Charlotte looks at Casey and Leslie.

“I didn’t know that.” Casey looks at Charlotte when she answers.

“Yep, according to what my aunt Cheshire said. She and your cousin Jack are partners and consider each other’s family an extension of their own.” Charlotte didn’t know that piece of information until now.

“I bet your being pregnant by my grandfather has strengthened that bond.” Casey looks at Charlotte with a smile on her face.

“Yeah, but after this child is born. I am not going to have any more children. Two children are enough for me.”

“Don’t you mean five children are enough?” Leslie couldn’t believe that Casey had given birth to twins. As far as she knew, twins didn’t run in her or Casey’s family.

“I think five is enough.” Casey will be happy when she gives birth in four months.

“Well, we did promise your father that we would have children to carry on the Bounty name.” Leslie had a smile on her face.

“Maybe I should see about getting that drug that turned me into a fully functional woman and give it to you.” Charlotte had been surprised when they raided a drug lab.

The lab she and her team raided was making all sorts of drugs. During a shootout with the gang that was manufacturing the drugs. One of the perps had shot a glass beaker and caused it to explode. The liquid inside the breaker had exploded all over her, soaking through her
undergarments and into her skin.

It wasn’t until she passed out and was taken to the hospital. She learned that she developed female reproductive organs. Not only had it given her female reproductive organs, but it caused her breasts to go up three cup sizes. She went from being a B cup to being a DD cup.

“I wouldn’t mind being like you. I’m jealous that I’m not a fully functional woman.” Leslie may have learned she was a descendant of a powerful mage.

“I’ll see if I can find who else makes that drug and get you some.” Charlotte has had three years to adjust to being a fully functional woman.

“You could always ask your cousins where they got those cat chokers.” Leslie had been consulted about those chokers by Charlotte’s aunt.

“You know they don’t know.” Charlotte had learned that everyone related to Cheshire by blood or adoption. Has been tagged by either a bracelet with a cat’s head on it or, in her cousin Tizzy and Tizzy’s sister’s case. Some choker with a cat’s head in the middle.

“So, how many people do you think will show up for Cara Bounty’s funeral?” Leslie knew how many people showed up for her and Casey’s wedding.

“The whole clan. It’s a requirement by the clan leaders.”

“How many clan leaders are there?” Leslie knew the Bounty family was huge, but this was new.

“You didn’t read the Bounty family book?” Casey looks at her wife.

“You know I have been busy learning about this amulet and my ancient bloodline.” For the past three years, Leslie has been doing everything she could to learn about the amulet around her neck.

“There are seven clan leaders. Each clan leader is a direct descendant of Remus Bounty.”

“How many children did Remus have?” Leslie was curious.

“According to the family history. He had twelve children from three different wives. Our clan is direct descendants of his first wife. She was the daughter of a Celtic chief. Also, according to our family records, she was a druid. She practiced Druidism until sometime in the fifth century the clans switched to Christianity.”

“And your family has managed to record all births of each Bounty family member?”

“Yep. There are probably some people with Bounty blood in them that we don’t know about.” Casey remembers asking her father about the whole thing.

“Wow! I don’t think anyone in Hawaii has ever managed to do that.” Charlotte knew she could trace her family to James Cook.

“The only reason why we know who is who. It’s because the different clan leaders made it mandatory for each birth, marriage, and death to be recorded. The clan leaders meet twice yearly to compare notes and make corrections in the Master book.”

“What happens if war breaks out? Then what do you do?”

“Someone will be assigned to guard the book and make sure it is kept safe. And if possible, the clan leaders will meet. If a clan leader is killed or the book is destroyed. We try to talk to other members of the clan.” Casey knew a few Bounty’s had died during the centuries.

“Has a Bounty ever gone dark, that the clans had to go after them?” Leslie was curious.

“Unfortunately, yes. When that happens, the clan leader or their representative will either handle the matter themselves or someone is hired to handled the person. Right now, there are five people in the family who's job it is to handle naughty Bounty's." Casey knew of three of them. The other two were a mystery to her. Only the clan leaders knew who they were.

Sophia and Naeun Resident, Northridge, CA.:
Sophia blocks an attack by Naeun as they practice in the gym. She spins around and kicks Naeun in the chest. She follows through with a punch to Naeun’s kidney.

Naeun tries to defend herself against her wife, but she got the better of her. She tries striking her wife, but she is blocked.

“Not this time, sweetie.” Sophia sweeps the legs out from underneath her wife and rides her down to the mats.

Naeun looks up at her wife as she straddled her body. A smile appears on her elven face “you are getting better.”

“Thanks.” Sophia leans down and kisses Naeun passionately.

“I thought you two were supposed to be practicing?” Artemis stood near the mats.

Sophia turns and looks at Artemis as she stood nearby. She wonders what Artemis wanted.

“I thought you were watching the kids?” Sophia was in her elven form.

“They are taking a nap right now. You got a text from someone named Mouse.”

Artemis hands Sophia the cell phone. She wonders who Mouse was.

Sophia accepts the cell phone and reads the text. Tears start forming in her eyes and slide down her cheek. She couldn’t believe her great-aunt had died.

Naeun noticed the tears sliding down her wife’s cheeks.

“What’s wrong sweetie?” As Naeun rubs Sophia’s thighs.

“My great aunt Cara has died. According to my cousin Mouse, she died in her sleep this morning.” Sophia hands Artemis back her cell phone.

“I’m sorry, sweetie.” Naeun knew family meant a lot to Sophia.

“Thanks. I need to contact my father and mother.” Sophia gets up from straddling Naeun and walks out of the gym, without getting her cell phone from Artemis.

Artemis helps Naeun up off the floor. She looks at Naeun “is she going to be okay?”

“She’ll be fine.”

Imperial College London, London, England:
Chayton had gotten up early and rode in with Mouse when she went to work. He was going to meet up with some of his friends he made when he decided to move to England to become like his grandfather.

Sure, he could have joined the Army or Marines and gone to work either with the FBI or the US Marshal service. But he wanted to follow in his grandfather Bounty’s footsteps and join MI 6. Plus, attending college in England was better than returning to the states.

After Mouse drops him off, he meets with several of the guys he meets at college. It took him a few months to adjust to how the British called things. Also, a few people thought he was from India instead of Native American.

That had been a massive surprise to many people he met. While he and his friends are catching breakfast, he gets a text message from Mouse. He reads it, and tears form in his eyes.

Sara was enjoying a breakfast sandwich and noticed tears sliding down Chayton’s cheeks. She has known Chayton since she first met him at college.

“What’s wrong, Chayton?” Sara was curious.

“I’ve just been informed that my great-grandmother passed away last night.” Chayton wonders when did Mouse find out.

“I’m sorry to hear that, Chayton.” Sara looks at Chayton with sadness in her eyes.

“Us, too, man.” Roger had heard Chayton talking to Sara.

“Thanks.”

“Hey, Chayton, was your great-grandmother Native American like you?” Richie was curious.

“She has some Native American blood but wasn’t Native American. She was mostly European and had some Irish in her.”

Everyone looks at him with puzzled looks on their faces. They knew Chayton was Native American but thought his great-grandmother would be Native American.

“The Bounty family adopted me. I have Native American relatives I keep in touch with.”

“So, this was your adopted great-grandmother?” Thomas was curious.

“Yes, but I don’t think of her like that. My family has relatives in England, Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Germany, Romania, and other countries. They are spread out over here and in the United States.” Chayton knew the Bounty family had relatives all over Europe and several other countries.

“Isn’t your mother a cop?” Richie was curious about Chayton’s family.

“Yes, she’s a K9 police officer with the Caldwell police force.” Chayton knew his mother was doing what she loved to do.

“What does your father do?” Thomas wanted to learn more about Chayton.

“My birth father is dead. He died of cancer, like my birth mother. My adopted parents, Julia Bounty, is a cop, and Christmas Bounty is a school teacher.”

“Are your mothers, lesbians?” Sara has never heard of a lesbian family before.

“Yes.” Chayton wasn’t ashamed of his mothers.

“Wow!” All the guys at the table were impressed and confused.

“The grandfather you told us about, does it bother him that his daughter is in a lesbian relationship?” Richie finishes off his drink.

A smirk appears on Chayton’s face. He looks at Richie “neither of my grandfathers cares. My grandfather Jack Bounty is open-minded and loves his children. My Native American grandfather likes my adopted mothers. You have to remember that the Native American culture isn’t so snobbish or judgmental as Christianity or any other religion.

Among the Native Americans, people like my mothers are considered two-spirited. That means they possess male and female spirits inside of them.”

“That’s a unique way of looking at being gay.” Sara has never thought of it that way before.

“There’s more to it, but my people have always known that there are people like my mothers, even among us.”

Julia’s & Gina’s House, Caldwell, Montana:
Julia had the day off from work and enjoyed some downtime at the house. Christmas had taken the munchkins to school with her. The only people at home with her were Jessica and Tammy. Her housekeeper Katz had the day off.

“Thanks for coming over, guys.” Julia looks at her friends Jessica and Tammy.

“I’ve always wanted to see where you lived, Julia.” Jessica has known Julia for the last five years. Julia always came to her store to check up on her and her employees.

Julia asked if she and Tammy could come over and spend the day with her. She jumped at the invitation. She knew Tammy wanted to see where Julia lived as well. Julia knew a lot about them, but they didn’t know much about her.

They knew Julia had three children; Julia’s oldest, Chayton, was studying in England. They also knew Julia was married to another woman.
Tammy had found that out when she spotted Julia and her wife, Christmas, at R7. Both of them were dressed to the nines, and there was no way you couldn’t see they were married and were lesbians out on the dance floor.

“You sounded slightly upset when you called us this morning, Julia. Is everything okay?” Jessica looked at Julia as they sat in the den.

“I’ll be okay. I just learned from my father that my grandmother died this morning in her sleep.” Julia still couldn’t get over the fact that her
grandmother was dead.

Mrs. Bounty had helped her and Gina overcome what was done to them. She accepted the two of them and gave them a lot of love and support. Her grandmother never said anything negative about her being gay or marrying another woman. If nothing else, she had been very accepting of her.

“We’re sorry to hear that, Julia. We’re you and your grandmother close?” Jessica has never met Julia’s grandmother before.

Julia stands up and walks over to an old fashion photo album she kept on the bookshelf. There were several others, but this one was the first one she started.

“We were very close.” Julia opens the photo album to the pages dedicated to her grandmother.

She handed the album to Jessica, so she and Tammy could look at the pictures. This was the first time Julia had ever allowed anyone to see photos of her past.

“Thanks.” Jessica looks at the pictures on the page.

When Julia was younger and was riding a horse, her younger sister Gina was on top of another horse, and there was an older woman with them on another horse. You could tell she was different from Gina and Julia. It looked like they were out somewhere on the property.

“Your grandmother looked like she was enjoying herself.” Jessica and Tammy could see a big smile on the older woman’s face.

“She was. My grandmother loved riding horses, shooting guns, and gardening. You should see her flower garden in Ireland.” Julia loved her grandmother’s garden.

Jessica and Tammy look at more pictures in the photo album. They were amazed at the quality of the photographs. Tammy looks up towards Julia “when is the funeral?”

“In two weeks in Ireland. My grandmother already made the arrangements before she died.” Julia reaches down by her chair and scratches
Sphinx’s head. He was lying by her chair and watching the other women.

“How long will the funeral take?” Jessica has never attended an Irish funeral before.

“Three days. My grandma can’t be buried until the whole Bounty clan has viewed the body.” Julia knew it would take some time because of her family’s size.

“How big is your family?” Tammy was curious because she knew most supernatural clans weren’t that big.

“Let’s just say my family has been around for some time.”

Gina’s Place:
Arnold holds Gina against his chest. He knew how close Gina and the rest of her sisters were to their grandmother. The news Mr. Bounty informed everyone about this morning saddened everyone in the family. He knew Gina and Julia were extremely close to Mrs. Bounty. She had helped Gina overcome what had been done to her. Before they got married, Gina had told him about her past.

He already knew some of what she told him. The thing was, it didn’t change how he felt about Gina. He had fallen in love with her the first day he met her at school.

Gina returned home after her father informed her about her grandmother’s passing. She got the girls up and ready for school. Since they attended the same school, Christmas taught at. She sent them with Christmas. Her housekeeper had the day off as Julia’s housekeeper did.

After the kids had left, she broke down and cried. Arnold had called his law office and informed them he wouldn’t be coming in for a few days. This was okay since he was a law firm partner, and the cases he worked on were delayed until September.

He held his wife as they sat in the living room. He lets her cry against his shoulder. Gina might be a very deadly woman, but she loved her grandmother very much.

“At least your grandmother won’t have to suffer anymore, sweetie.” He rubs Gina’s back and tries to calm her down.

Gina knew this day would come one day, but she wasn’t expecting it to come this soon. Cara Bounty meant the world to her. If it weren’t for her, she wouldn’t be the woman she is today.

Gina manages to get her emotions under control. She was still upset at losing her grandmother, but she couldn’t mourn her all day. Her grandmother wouldn’t want that. Gina pulls a tissue from the box of tissues Arnold got for her.

“When will the funeral be, sweetie?” Arnold looks into Gina’s eyes.

“In two weeks. First, they will put the casket on display for three or four days for everyone to pay their respects. Afterward, they will lower the
coffin into the grave next to grandpa’s casket.”

“I thought the family had a family crypt?” Arnold remembers hearing something about that.

“We do. We have several. However, grandma wanted to be buried next to her husband.” Gina knew her grandmother wanted to be beside her husband.

“Well, I hope when it’s our turn. We are buried together.” Arnold places a kiss on Gina’s forehead.

“Me too, sweetie. Me too.” Gina snuggles against Arnold.

Herbertstown House, Dunboyne, County Meath, Ireland:
Mona leans back in the giant leather chair in her grandmother’s office. She wipes the tears away as she tries to keep from crying again. She still couldn’t get over her grandmother’s passing away this morning. She’s been on the phone all morning, calling people who didn’t have smartphones to inform them about her grandmother’s passing and when the funeral would be.

Sitting there, she hears a light knocking on the old wooden door to the office.

“Enter.”

Mona watches as the door opens, and her second cousin walks into the office. She hasn’t seen her second cousin Natalie in the last four years. She wonders where she has been and what she has been up to.

Natalie had gotten word that Cara Bounty had passed away. The job she had been on was completed, and her contract had been satisfied. She had been thinking about renewing it when she got word about Cara Bounty dying in her sleep.

“How are you holding up, cousin?” Natalie knew Mona had been living with her Cara Bounty.

Mona and her stepmother didn’t get along at all. Mona didn’t like the fact that her father married a woman who was fifteen years younger than him. Also, her attitude and personality rubbed Mona the wrong way.

Mona’s brothers didn't care about whom their father was married to. They had their own family and careers to worry about.

“Sad, lonely, and worried.” Mona watches as Natalie sits in the leather-bound chair in front of the desk.

“Why are you worried?” Natalie could see sad and lonely but worried.

“Because grandma was letting me stay here since things are stormy between my stepmother and me. I hope Jack and the rest of my uncles and
aunt continue to let me stay here.”

“Knowing Jack and the others like I do. You don’t have anything to worry about. Jack knows you have been taking care of his mother, and he
knows the tension between you and your stepmother. So, don’t worry about it. Also, Grandfather Sheamus won’t let Jack or the others kick you out.” Natalie knew Grandfather Sheamus would step in and stop it.

“Thanks, Natalie. What have you been up to?” Mona knew her cousin traveled a lot.

“I’ve been locating new places for oil companies. The company I just left will do well for many years.”

“Did they let you go?” Mona was curious.

“No, my contract with them was up for renewal, and I didn't want to renew it. So, I said goodbye after being with them for fifteen years.” Natalie wanted to move on to something different.

“Wow! What are you going to do now?” Mona knew Natalie liked traveling and locating new oil deposits.

“Go back to Scotland and chill out for a year or two. I’ve been gone too long.” Natalie knew she had been away far too long.

“I know your folks will be happy to see you.” Mona knew her cousin’s folks missed her and worried about her.

“I know. I’ve kept in touch with them through video chat or email.” Natalie always tried to stay in touch with her folks.

“Where are you going to stay?”

“At the old Shire House.” Natalie liked the old shire house.

“That’s at least an hour or so away from here.”

“I know, but it also has horses, and I know the ground keeper of the place.” Natalie couldn’t wait to see Declan. She hadn’t seen him since the last time she came home six years ago.

“You know he’s a grandfather now. Don’t you?” Mona has met Declan.

“Yep, his youngest daughter got married a few years ago. I can’t believe she threw away a promising career to stay home and be a mother.”
Natalie knew marriage life wasn’t for her. She was too much of a free spirit.

“Natalie, being a full-time mother takes a lot out of you, especially among this clan. You should have heard the horror stories my grandma told me about dad and his siblings.”

“I can imagine. Except for Anika, she was grown when your grandmother adopted her.”

“Uncle Jack adopted her. Grandma chewed his butt out at first because he didn’t clear it with her. Afterward, she accepted aunt Anika as her child.” Mona was little when Anika joined the family.

“Jack should have known better. I can’t believe he has survived as long as he has.”

“Have you spoken with him recently?” Mona wonders if Natalie has spoken with her cousin.

“Not since he got remarried to his first wife’s sister.” Natalie took the time to attend that wedding.

“I think we have some more to talk about. Do you have time tomorrow to come by?” Mona would love to continue talking with her cousin.

“Sure, I know you have a lot to do today.”

“Can you stay for lunch?”

“Of course.” A smile appears on Natalie’s face.

Blue Skies Airships, Dunkeswell Airfield, Dunkeswell, England:
Tessa looks into the eyes of her boyfriend as he pumped into her body. She had her legs entangled with his as he made love to her. She loved feeling his huge manhood go in and out of her.

They were celebrating that the second biggest airship her company had constructed was finally completed and ready for its air trials. She feels Roam bury himself deep in her body and release his load. When he starts releasing his load into her body. A massive orgasm rocks her body as she arches her back off the mattress. She digs her nails into his smooth muscular back as she rides out the orgasm.

She feels Roam collapse on top of her. She clinches her vaginal muscles to milk him for everything. She feels Roam start kissing and shoving his tongue down into her mouth. She captures Roam’s tongue and gently holds it.

The rest of the night, the two of them make love like rabbits. She was too excited to sleep and she knew Roam was a special person, so he could last all night long. Which is what she wanted to do and she planned on doing it.

When morning comes, she was riding Roam’s manhood and enjoying it. As she was going down on him, her cell phone starts beeping. She reaches over to her nightstand and picks up her cell phone. She looks at the text message that had been sent to her from her grandfather on her mother’s side of the family.

According to the text she received from him, Cara Bounty had died and her funeral was going to be in two weeks in Ireland at the old Lup Castle. He informed her that if she was going to attend, she should let Mona Bounty know that she will be there.

Roam noticed that Tessa’s expression had changed when she picked up her cell phone. He loved how her body fit against his and how she was the only woman he has ever met that could take all thirteen inches of his manhood. Not only could she take all thirteen inches of him, but she could accommodate how wide his manhood was. Of all the women he has been with, none of them could one hundred percent take his manhood into their bodies.

He holds her waist as she sat on top of him. He was buried deep inside her body and could feel her gripping him.

“What’s wrong, sweetie?” Roam was concerned because Tessa was never been this quiet before.

In a broken and sad voice, “a member of my mother’s family has died.”

“Were you close to this person?” Roam knew Tessa had a lot of relatives. He has already met a few of them and they weren’t the type you wanted to piss off and have come after you.

“Yes and no. Cara Bounty came and comfort my father and grandfather when my mother and grandmother died. I was close to her daughter Charlotte and her youngest son Bruce.” Tessa was looking down into Roam’s brown eyes.

“I thought your last name is MacLeod.” Roam was a little confused.

“It is, but my mother was a Bounty. I have a strong relationship with the Bounty clan. The MacLeods and the Bounty used to be enemies centuries back. They managed to come up with a peace treaty a long time ago, before World War 1. It wasn’t until forty years ago that my mother and father married.”

“Ah, do you know why they were enemies?” Roam was curious why the two clans were enemies.

“Some long-ago feud between the two clans. I would have to look the reason up in the family history book. Both clans have long memories and are proud people.”

“Are you going to go to the funeral?” Roam felt Tessa squeeze his manhood with her vaginal muscles.

“Yes. I’m sending a message to my grandfather now.” Tessa sends a reply to her grandfather.

“You know, if we keep having sex, you might get pregnant.” Roam reaches up and squeezes Tessa’s breasts.

Tessa leans down and kisses Roam passionately. She leans over to his ear “and that would be a bad thing?”

“No, it wouldn’t.” Roam didn’t mind if he impregnated Tessa.

Several Hours Later in The Airship Hangar:
“Q, where are you?” Tessa walks around inside the command cockpit looking for her lead engineer. No one has seen her since she clocked in this morning.

She spots a set of small child-like feet sticking out from a console. She kneels next to them and pulls on the left ankle.

“Leave my feet alone, Travis.” Stephanie crawls backward out of the console and spots Tessa looking down at her. She removes her earplugs.

“No wonder you couldn’t hear me, Q. How are the final inspections going?” Tessa couldn’t wait to take the airship up.

“Almost complete. I’m doing a final check right now, so we should be able to take the Excelsior up by tomorrow morning.” Stephanie still had a lot of inspections to do before she gave the okay.

“Oh, come on Q. Can’t you do better?” Tessa looks into Stephanie’s blue and green eyes.

“Sorry, you know I won’t cut corners.” Stephanie didn’t cut corners or use substandard parts.

“Give me half the list and I’ll help you.” Tessa holds her hand out toward Stephanie.

“Okay, but I will check behind you later.”

“I know.” Tessa hired Stephanie because she was a really good engineer.

Stephanie hands half the checklist over to Tessa. She knew Tessa wouldn’t let anything leave the hangar unless it was working in tip-top
condition. She also knew Tessa had her own money tied up in the construction of the new airship.

Herbertstown House, Dunboyne, County Meath, Ireland:
“How is Mona doing, Talulla?” Sheamus looks at Mona’s girlfriend as she comes walking out of Mona’s bedroom.

“She’s finally asleep.” Talulla looks at Sheamus Bounty as she walks out of Mona’s bedroom.

Mona had been up since one in the morning going nonstop with arranging things. She had stopped by after work to check on Mona. Sheamus had texted her earlier to let her know what was going on with Mona.

She came over as quickly as she could after work and found Mona looking tired, but couldn’t sleep. So, she fixed a drink for Mona and added a sleeping pill to it, so Mona would get some rest.

“Thanks for coming over, Talulla.” Sheamus still couldn’t understand why Mona and his niece preferred women over men.

Sure, he didn’t mind donating sperm to his granddaughter, so she could keep her promise to her father to produce babies for their bloodline. But why did she prefer to be married to a woman, over a man? The same thing about Mona as well. He knew Mona’s sexual preference was one of the problems between her and her stepmother.

“If you don’t mind, Sheamus. I’m going to stick around and keep an eye on Mona.” Talulla looks towards Sheamus when she says that.

“That’s fine. She could use your support right now.”

Leslie Bounty’s Apartment, Brussels, Belgium:
Leslie was snuggled against her husband and still felt his manhood buried deep in her body. She knew he was going to be stuck for a while. She was already pregnant with their first child but loved feeling his manhood inside her body.

Her cell phone starts beeping, letting her know a text message has just arrived. She would be a little late if she had to show up early at her job. She had to wait until her husband’s manhood shrunk, small enough to pull out of her vagina.

She reaches over to the nightstand on her side of the bed and retrieves her cell phone. She notices the message is from her cousin Mouse. She knew her cousin worked for the British Secret Service. She read the message and couldn’t believe Mrs. Cara Bounty had died. She only met the woman once when she discovered she was related to the Bounty clan.

Her father was Joseph Allen Bounty, who had impregnated her mother while undercover. He had come to Brussels to investigate the aid to one of the members of the NATO alliance. Her mother had gone undercover to find out why he was investigating a member of NATO.

Her mother never knew the true name of her father. That was until last year when a friend of hers gave her one of those DNA test kits for her birthday. When she got the results back, she was shocked to find out that she was related to the Bounty clan.

A few days after receiving the results, her father showed up at her residence. She was coming home from work after stopping to do some shopping at the food market when she spotted him waiting for her. She recognized him because he was well-dressed and stuck out. She also noticed certain features about him that she had inherited from him.

“What is it, sweetie?” Brandon had felt his wife stir and heard her cell phone beep.

“A member of the Bounty clan has died. My cousin Mouse was letting me know.”

“You have a cousin named Mouse?” Brandon hasn’t met all of his wife’s relatives yet.

“Yes, I have a cousin named Mouse. She’s a computer expert.”

“Did you know who the person was that died?” Brandon was curious about his wife’s family.

“I only met her once. It was when my birth father took me back to Ireland to meet his wife and my other siblings.” Leslie couldn’t believe she had several half-brothers and several sisters.

“Are you going to go to the funeral?” Brandon figures he could meet his wife’s family then.

“The funeral isn’t for two weeks, but I guess I will.” Leslie would have to put a request in to her boss to take time off.

“Where is the funeral going to be?” Brandon runs his fingers down Leslie’s spine.

“I’m not sure. I’ll have to text my father to find out.” Leslie reaches over and puts her cell phone back on the nightstand.

She snuggles back up against her husband and falls back to sleep. She feels her husband kiss the back of her neck as he holds her against his chest. She loved feeling her husband’s warm body against hers. She still couldn’t get over the fact that she had married a legendary Werewolf.

She knew her husband had been around since World War 1 and had lost his family when the Germans learned his family’s secret. His clan had been hidden for centuries until a German squad attacked the village he had been born in.

Leslie wakes up several hours later and starts to get dressed for work. She enjoyed her work at NATO headquarters. There were days that could be challenging because sometimes, she had to put up with the head of state from countries that were assholes or put up with their
representatives.

Brandon walks up behind Leslie and wraps his arm around her slender waist. He leans down, kisses her on her cheek, and pulls her against his body. His hand slides down to her abdomen and lets it rest there. He loved that she was developing a slight bump.

Leslie knew Brandon couldn’t wait to be a father. He has waited a long time for her to come along. Sure, Brandon had been with other normal and supernatural women, but she was the only one capable of giving him, children.

“You love feeling my abdomen.” Leslie knew her husband loved her body.

“I like feeling our children in you. You have no idea how long I have waited for a woman like you.” He holds her closer.

“Well, now you have me.” She kisses him.

Brandon drives Leslie to work. He wasn't going to take any chance of someone hurting her. He knew she had some enemies of her own. He heard about what happened to her when she was just an intern. A smuggler had hidden a small bag of conflict diamonds among her belongings. She had no idea that those diamonds were meant as payment for a hit.

He drives Leslie to work and drops Leslie off. He kisses her before she gets out of the car.

“You have a good day, sweetie.”

“Thanks.” Leslie waves to her husband as she walks towards the entrance.

Brandon drives off. He had a job to get to. He hopes his wife can get the time off to go to the funeral.

Jack’s Ranch, Caldwell, Montana:
Jack sits in the saddle on his favorite horse as he rides out to join the men in the back pasture of his ranch. He knew this day was coming for his mother and wished he could have been by her side. He knew she would be joining his father finally. He knew his mother loved his dad very much and was waiting for the day the two of them would see each other again.

Chaos was running beside the horse Jack was riding. His horse was used to Chaos’s presence and paid him no mind. It had taken some time to train his horse not to be frightened of Chaos. It was difficult, but his horse accepted Chaos’s presence.

Jack spots his men herding the cattle and joins them. The work on the ranch will get his mind off his mother’s death. He was glad that his children and grandchildren had gotten a chance to be with their grandmother and great-grandmother.

While Jack and his men herd cattle and buffalo to a different area of the pasture, Haylee watches her grandfather from on top of her favorite horse. She knew better than to go and bother her grandfather and the men while they were working.

Waffles was standing near Haylee’s horse. Roxy was back at the house being played with by her little sister Catori. She knew several wolves were nearby because she could feel them. Ever since Rae showed up, she has been teaching Haylee how to use the ability she has to communicate and control animals. Haylee didn’t like controlling animals but wanted to become their friend and earn their trust. She found that animals responded better to her that way.

Haylee looks down at Waffles “do you want to go and play with the cows?”

Waffles just looked at Haylee like she was nuts. They were big and could trample her. She wasn’t like those wolves on the ranch. She was just an ordinary coyote.

“Come on, waffles, let’s go check out the tree house.” Haylee starts riding toward the treehouse she and Arabella took shelter in once.

She knew her grandfather was upset because his mother had died. She was going to miss her great-grandmother. She liked her a lot, and she was fun to be around. She also told her stories about her mother.

Haylee watches as Waffles chases after a rabbit as she rides her horse.

Tuesday Morning:
Zoey’s Studio, Countess Barret’s London Home:
Zoey woke up in the middle of the night, Sunday night, and walked to her studio, and locked the door to it. She grabs one of the large canvases she has in stock and puts it on the easel. She prepares her paint pallet and puts drops of paint on it. She knew what colors she wanted to use.

She picked up a light pencil and started sketching the images she saw in her vision. Once they were sketched onto the canvas, she started painting. Every time the brush she uses touches the canvas, tears flow from her eyes and down her cheek.

Charlotte has said she shouldn’t hold her emotions back. As she allows, the vision she sees plays out on the canvas. She lets how she is feeling
flow out of her.

Jackie had gotten up and started preparing breakfast for the kids. Mistress Barret had to leave early this morning, and Mouse had already left. She knew Zoey and Ashely had to get up and get ready for school. She first goes to Ashely’s room and knocks on the door before entering it. As she walks into Ashely’s bedroom, she notices Ashely’s television set is still on, and the game she had been playing was paused.

A smile appears on her face as she looks how Ashely was sleeping. She was holding the teddy bear that Charlotte had given her, tight to her body. Her night gown had risen up her on her, exposing her panty bottom. The blanket covering her was half on and half off her body.

She leans down and gently shake Ashely’s shoulder “sweetie, its time to get up and get ready for school.”

Ashely lifts her head off her pillow and through sleepy eyes, she spots Jackie standing next to her bed. She brushes her hair out of her eyes “do I have too, Jackie?”

“You already know the answer to that question, Ashely. Now get up and get ready for school.” Jackie walks over to Ashely’s closet and pull her school uniform out.

She opens the dresser drawer and pull out a clean pair panty, knee high socks and a camisole for Ashely to wear under her blouse. She also pulls out a matching bra that goes with the panty.

She looks over towards Ashely and watches as the young girl sits up. Charlotte hired her to help with Zoey and Ashely, when Charlotte got back
to England. She had just left MI 5 after recovering from a serious injury she received out in the field. The injury had been so severe that she couldn’t return to active service.

“Everything is laid out for you, Ashely. Let me go and wake your sister.”

“Okay, Jackie.” Ashely watches as Jackie walks out of her bedroom.

She starts getting ready for school.

Jackie walks into Zoey’s bedroom and was still amazed at all the art work the girl did. She was very talented, and looks around Zoey’s bedroom.
She doesn’t spot her on the custom bed Zoey had designed.

Jackie knew, if Zoey wasn’t in her bedroom, she would either be with Charlotte or in her art studio. Since Charlotte has already left for work. She heads towards Zoey’s art studio. When she goes to open the door, she notices it was locked, which meant Zoey didn’t want to be disturb.

“Zoey, you have to get ready for school.” Jackie stands there and waits for Zoey to respond.

After waiting for a few minutes, she pulls her key ring out of her pocket and select the key to the studio. She unlocks the door and peeks inside. Mrs. Barret has said that when Zoey was in a trance or concentrating on her painting, she blocks everything out.

She steps into the studio and spot Zoey painting a painting of a silver hair woman laying on a bed, with a wolf’s head resting next to her on the bed. Above the woman was her spirit floating upwards towards a large golden cloud.

Charlotte has informed her not to touch to Zoey when she is in a trance. She stands nearby and watches as Zoey paints. She could see the tears streaming down Zoey’s cheek. She also noticed Zoey was in her nightgown. Which tells her that Zoey must have woken up in the middle of the night. She takes a picture of Zoey and sends a message to charlotte. She doesn’t take a picture of the picture, because Charlotte has asked her not to.

She walks out of the studio and lock it again. Charlotte has given her strict orders about how to handle Zoey when she was like she was. She goes back to check on Ashely and finish getting her ready for school.

Angel and Carol’s Rare Antiques, Manchester, England:
Angel was still shocked over the phone call she received yesterday. She couldn’t believe that Cara Bounty was dead. She figures Jack was taking it hard. He was closer to his mother then his siblings, well Charlotte was just as close as Jack.

She moves among the items out on display in the front of the store. She remembers how Cara once came in here and bought several items for the home she was currently living at. Several members of the family have bought items from her little store.

After she finishes arranging and cleaning the items in the store. She heads back towards the counter and check the online orders they have. She spots that there were five orders she needed to prep for shipping.

She goes about prepping the orders for shipping. She knew Carol went to grab them some breakfast. The two of them had skipped out on having breakfast this morning.

Twenty minutes later, Carol enters the store. She knew Angel knew she was in the store, from the bell that went off in the back. She walks back into the back and spot Angel working on the online orders.

“Hey sweetie, I got you your favorite American breakfast.” Carol takes out Angel’s favorite American breakfast.

“Thanks, sweetie.” Angel leans forward and kisses Carol’s cheek.

Ever since Angel visited America to buy some unique items for the store. She has developed a taste for certain American dishes. There is only one place near them that made American style dishes.

“You’re welcome. How are you holding up, after the news about Mrs. Bounty?” Carol looks at her wife to see how she was doing.

“I’m doing alright. I wasn’t as close to her as some family members were.”

“Your cousin Jack must be taking the news hard.”

“He is close to his mother and I know it will be a great lost to him. The only person he has left, is his Uncle Sheamus.” Angel knew Sheamus was Jack’s father older brother.

“Plus, his other cousins.”

“True, if there is one thing about this family, there are plenty of Bounty’s to go around.”

After Angel and Carol finish their breakfast. They go back to work.

Wednesday:
Mona watches as the landscape changes from the back seat of the 2016 Diesel Hyundai Tucson. She watches as Andy drives the Tucson. The music he was playing on the radio was all right. It was a long drive to the Castle. Normally, she would just video chat with Sabrina and Allura, but since this was about Cara Bounty’s funeral. She needed to talk to them in person. They were the current guardians of Lup Castle.

Andy looks in the rearview mirror towards Mona and wonders how the young lady is holding up after losing her grandmother. He knew how close Mona and Mrs. Bounty had been. He had been the one that had gone and picked Mona up after running away from her father’s home. She and her father’s new wife, Tashia, didn’t get along.

“How are you holding up, Mona?” Andy watches Mona’s reaction in the mirror.

Mona looks up towards the mirror. “I’m holding on. Grandma already had everything she wanted to be done for her funeral laid out.”

“Mrs. Bounty was always an organized person. Have you contacted everyone to tell them about the funeral?” Andy knew some family members lived in other countries and in areas where it was hard for them to receive phone calls.

“There are still a few people I had to send personalized messages to. Hopefully, their contact information was up to date.” Mona knew her grandmother tried to keep everyone’s information up to date.

“Well, if it’s not, they will hear from their clan leader.” Andy knew how close the clan was.

Forty Minutes Later:
Mona watches as Andy pulls through the gates of Lup Castle. She still couldn’t get over how old this castle was. Sure, it’s been rebuilt and updated with the latest modern amenities, but it retains its original design. She feels the car stop as Andy leaves and walks around to open her door.

“Thanks, Andy.”

“It’s no problem, Mona. I’ll be over at the old stables with the car.”

“You know, you don’t have to do that, Andy. You are part of this family and are welcome inside the castle.” Mona looks at Andy when she says that.

“With all due respect, Mona. I prefer to be out here with the car. Those prehistoric cats that your cousin brought into this world scare the crap out of me. Giant wolves, I can handle, but something that should have remained in the past. I draw the line at.” Andy shivers when he thinks about the two prehistoric cats that roam the grounds.

“I’ll make sure to inform my cousin.” Mona turns and heads toward the entrance of the castle.

As she gets to the front glass doors, she is met by her cousin Sabrina. She didn’t spot Brutus with her, which meant he was either somewhere in the castle or outside with his mate.

“Hello, cousin.” Sabrina had been alerted that someone was driving up the long driveway toward the castle. When she looked at the security monitor, she spotted a car that belonged to Cara Bounty.

Mona hugs her cousin.

Sabrina returns her cousin’s hug and steps aside to let her into the castle. She knew Cara Bounty’s death must be hard on Mona. She knew her cousin was close to her grandmother.

Mona follows Sabrina toward the conservatory. She knew normally she would be escorted by Amanda, but she must be preparing the tea and snacks for them. She still couldn’t get over how the castle looked as she followed Sabrina.

After a few minutes, they arrive at the conservatory. She loved this room and all the flowers and tiny birds flying around.

“Please, have a seat, cousin.” Sabrina motions towards the different seats in front of them.

“Thank you, Sabrina. Where is the munchkin?” Mona sits down on a chair and places her purse on the ground near her.

“She’s got lessons today. Sabrina sits down across from her cousin.”

“Is Allura teaching her?” Mona knew Allura was an old Elf.

All the family was surprised when she appeared suddenly and mated with Sabrina. According to the story, Allura told the elders she had been waiting and watching for her mate to appear. She knew right away the day Sabrina was born and watched over her until she came of age. She would make her presence known to Sabrina every so often but never would do anything to influence her. She wanted Sabrina to accept their relationship willingly.

“Yes, along with several other children that live around here. They are using one of the old libraries as a schoolroom.”

“That must be a different type of environment for her. What is going to happen when she wants to go to college?” Mona was curious about that.

“It won’t hurt her. Allura is a certified teacher, and we are registered as a private school. It’s one of the things the clan leaders agreed on. Now, how are the arrangements going?”

“I’ve contacted all the different vendors grandma said she wanted to cater the event. I also have contacted all the family members as well. A tent company will be coming out here to set up a tent, so you’ll need to direct them and hide your kitty cats.”

“I’ll ensure they are inside the castle when the tent company comes.”

“Thanks. Here are a few other items that we need to do.” Mona shows the list that she started with, assigning lodging for everyone.

Sabrina looks over the list and suggests a few different arrangements. She knew some of their relatives didn’t like some of the residences they owned. Some of them had the right to sleep at the castle, but their request would be denied since it was Jack’s mother. Any other time, they could, but on occasions like this. Only the decease’s family was allowed to stay at the castle, and no one else. That is unless the family invites them to stay in the castle.

After a while, Amanda shows up with freshly brewed tea and little treats she made. She pours their tea and fixes a small plate with treats on them.

“Thank you, Amanda.” Mona smiles at Amanda.

“You’re welcome, Mrs. Bounty.”

“Please, call me Mona.”

“Yes, ma’am.” A smile appears on Amanda’s face.

“Amanda, could you see if Andy would like anything, please?” Sabrina figures Andy might like a cold drink or something to munch on.

“Yes, ma’am.”

“Thank you, Amanda.” Mona was pleased Amanda didn’t mind checking on Andy.

After Amanda leaves, Mona and Sabrina return to work with the arrangements.

Seaton Avenue, Plymouth, UK:
Rexina was making a delivery, thinking about the news she got two days ago about Cara Bounty passing. She didn’t even know Mrs. Bounty was sick. She makes her turn and pulls up behind the family-owned grocery store she had a delivery for.

She gets out of the delivery van, walks up to the back door, and knocks on it. After a few minutes, the door opens “morning, Mr. Wiles, I have a delivery for you.”

Mr. Wiles looks at the young woman standing before him. He knew Rexina had been making deliveries to his store for five years. She was a lovely woman and very smart.

“Morning, Rexina. Did you manage to get everything I asked for?” Mr. Wiles knew Rexina always seemed to get almost anything he ordered or wanted.

“As a matter of fact. I have been able to get you those special items you said you would like.” Rexina had requested some items she couldn’t get here in the UK. So, she got in touch with a few friends and relatives in the country the items came from and managed to get them.

“You got to be kidding. How did you manage to get them?” Mr. Wiles was surprised.

“Oh, I have friends and family all over the place. I got in touch with them, and they managed to send them to me.” A friendly smile appears on Rexina’s face.

“How much do I owe you for them?” Mr. Wiles was willing to pay Rexina for the items.

“Since you are such a good customer, they are on me.” Rexina liked delivering to Mr. Wiles.

“I can’t do that, Rexina.”

“Well, how about a couple of cold drinks, and we’ll call it even.” Rexina didn’t want to argue with Mr. Wiles.

“Sounds good.”

Once Mr. Wiles’s order was unloaded. Rexina goes into the store and grabs four cold drinks. She puts them in the cooler in the cab of the truck.

“See you next week, Mr. Wiles.” Rexina hops in on the driver’s side and drives to her next destination.

Throughout the day, Rexina makes her deliveries. She had a good route and loved talking and interacting with her customers. When she is done making her deliveries, she drives over to the Queen’s Chambers to have dinner and a few drinks.

She spots Bruce bartending behind the bar. She waves to him as she heads toward her favorite table. She knew most of the staff in the place. She used to come in a lot when she first started cross-dressing.

She sits at her favorite table and waits for Candy Kane to take her order. She already knew what she wanted to eat. She doesn’t have to wait long as Candy Kane approaches her table.

Candy spots Rexina sitting in her section at her favorite table. She walks over to her. She liked when Rexina came in to eat. She always left her a big tip. She pulls the new order pad out of her pocket.

“Hey Rexina, what can I get you tonight?”

Rexina looks up at Candy’s sweet angelic, looking face. She couldn’t believe how young Candy looked, as old as she was. She has known Candy since she was a teenager herself.

“My normal, Candy. How has your day been?”

“Slow, so far. I’m hoping things will pick up later. We have some of the queens from RuPaul Drag Race performing here tonight.” Candy was surprised when Richie informed her.

“Oh? This should be good. Do you know who will be performing?” Rexina watched RuPaul Drag Race every time it came on. She watched the American version and the UK version. She liked the American version better.

“Lil Sweet, Angelic Angel, Carrier Pop Tart, Kelli Glory Hole, and Lil Sweet Pea.” All the others Candy has heard of, but not Lil Sweet Pea.

“Most of those ladies I have heard about, but not Lil Sweet Pea.” Rexina wonders who she is.

“That makes most of us. I’ll be back with your drink and food.”

“Thanks, Candy.”

“You’re welcome.” Candy turns and heads to help another customer. She loved the new order pads. All the person had to do was place the order, and it would appear on a screen in the kitchen.

Candy returns a few minutes later with Rexina’s drink. She places it on the table in front of her.

“Thanks, Candy.” Rexina takes a sip from the glass.

She looks around the restaurant and notices that business is picking up. Some new customers had come in while she was waiting. She hopes the drag show will be good.

The next morning Rexina wakes up with a young black hair woman snuggled next to her. Her head hurt as she stumbled out of bed and into the bathroom. She noticed she had a hickey on the side of her neck. She was sitting on the toilet when she spotted the hickey on her neck while looking into the mirror directly across from her.

She stumbles back into bed when she is done using the bathroom and cleaning herself. Just as she lies down, the young woman buries her face in the crook of her neck and presses her chest against Rexina’s.

Rexina was too tired to care about how she ended up in bed with her. She holds the young woman against her body and falls back asleep. She feels the young woman relax against her.

Several hours later, Rexina is woken up from being kissed on her lips. She opens her eyes and spot the young woman kissing down her body. She grips the sheets as the young woman buries her face against her groin area.

Several hours later, Rexina holds the young woman against her body. She was glowing after the sex the two of them had. She still didn’t know who the woman was, but she had to admit that she was very talented and knew how to please her.

Lup Castle, North of Dublin, Ireland:
The grounds around the castle are busy with the preparations for Cara Bounty’s funeral. The tent company that the Bounty family uses, shows up and sets up everything. All the meats that Cara Bounty wanted to be cooked at her funeral were being shipped in and put in the deep freezer in the castle. All the veggies, fruits, spices, and everything else needed were showing up.

Sabrina, Mona, and Allura have been busy organizing everything. All the families have been contacted and arrangements for their stay have been assigned. The lawn maintenance crew that the family-owned, was out cutting and trimming the lawn. They were also redoing all the pathways and cleaning up the fountains on the property.

A lone figure on a motorcycle comes riding up the long driveway toward the castle. The person was dressed all in leather. You could tell it was a busty female on the motorcycle. She parks her motorcycle next to the work truck that belonged to the lawn maintenance company. She takes her helmet off and sets it on the motorcycle as she dismounts.

Laura looks around and couldn’t believe she was in Ireland. She also couldn’t believe that she got a message from someone named Mouse on her secure cellphone. She looks around for the woman named Mona Bounty. She spots three women looking in her direction. She starts walking towards them.

Sabrina, Mona, and Allura spot the busty, short dark hair woman walking toward them. None of them knew who she was or where she came from. Allura noticed that the woman looked familiar, but couldn’t put her finger on a name or who she was related to.

Sabrina noticed how her wife was looking at the newcomer “is something, wrong?”

“No, but there is something familiar about that woman I can’t put my finger on.” Allura was not easily confused or befuddled.

Mona looks at the unknown woman, and couldn’t figure out who she was. She knew most of the Bounty’s and who they were related to. However, this woman looked familiar, but who she was, or who she was related to? She didn’t seem to know.

A sly smile appears on Laura’s face as she watches the three women try to figure out who she was. Not even the person she was related to by blood knew she existed. She walks up to the three women “Hi, I’m Laura Bounty. Which one of you is Mona Elizabeth Bounty?”

“I’m Mona Elizabeth Bounty. Who are you related to?” Mona was puzzled.

“It’s a long story, but I’m related to Jack Bounty. I’m his daughter.” Laura watches the young woman’s face.

“That’s impossible, my uncle Jack has only four daughters and all of them live in Montana with him and his wife.”

“I hate to disappoint you, but I am his daughter. You can test my blood to prove it.”

“Who is your mother?” Sabrina was curious because she knew her uncle Jack uses to work for the Hague.

“My mother’s name is Anne-Marie Pride. She was a very good friend of his when he worked for the Hague on one of their special criminal investigation teams.” Laura misses her mother.

Mona knew her uncle hasn’t worked for the Hague for at least the past twenty years. However, the woman did have some of her uncle's looks.

“How did you learn that your grandmother died?” Sabrina was curious.

“Some woman named Mouse from the British government contacted me. She said it was time for me to make my presence known to my father.” Her mother warned her to keep her existence secret, because of how many enemies her father had.

“We better contact Jack and inform him.” Mona felt her uncle should know.

“I would prefer if you didn’t, please. I’m only here, because of this Mouse person and to see Cara Bounty. I don’t think I’m ready to meet my father yet.” Laura has heard all sorts of things about her father. Mostly from her mother and the people who worked with the two of them.

She survive an attack by an assassin that had been sent to eliminate her. The inspector that found the assassin learned it was because she was related to Jack Bounty. He wanted revenge because of what Jack did to his son.

Mona looks towards her cousins Sabrina and Allura “what do you think we should do?”

“I think for now, let’s honor this woman’s request. This matter is between her and Jack. However,” Sabrina turns to face Laura “I will require a sample of your blood to verify for myself if you are related or not.”

“I don’t mind. When and where do you want to do this?” Laura didn’t mind proving her claim.

“Follow me inside the castle, please.”

“Lead on.”

Sabrina starts walking towards the entrance of the castle.

Allura follows behind her wife with Laura following behind her.

Mona spots another vendor coming up the long driveway. She goes to meet them at the gates. She wonders how her uncle is going to react to finding out he has another daughter if what Laura Bounty said was true.

Herbertstown House, Dunboyne, County Meath, Ireland:
Talulla kisses down Mona’s body. She stops, takes the left nipple into her mouth, and sucks on it. She feels Mona squirm under her as she sucks hard on Mona’s nipple. She gently bites it and gets a whimper from Mona.

She moves over to the other nipple and does the same thing. Talulla knew Mona had been busy with her grandmother’s funeral arrangements. She could feel her girlfriend slowly relaxing as she made love to her.

She feels Mona lock her head between her legs as she lays on top of Mona, upside down. She had her groin area positioned over Mona’s mouth and could feel Mona’s tongue buried deep inside her vagina. She tries to hold back but can’t anymore and start squirting into Mona’s mouth and on her face.

She tastes fluids from Mona squirt into her mouth and soaks her face. She feels Mona’s body arch off the bed as her legs squeeze her head. She holds some of Mona’s fluids in her mouth as she turns around to kiss Mona.

As she kisses Mona, she lets the fluid in her mouth fall into Moan’s mouth. She could taste her own fluids on Mona’s lips and cover her face. She holds Mona as they roll onto their side and press their groin areas tight against each other.

She looks into Mona’s hazel eyes. “I’m not done with you yet.”

Talulla disengages herself from Mona’s arms and legs. She opens the dresser drawer and pulls out the huge strap-on they use on each other.
She straps it on and looks at Mona “spread them for mommy.”

A smile appears on Mona’s face as she spreads her legs open for Talulla. She loved feeling that huge strap on the inside of her. She watches as Talulla climbs onto the bed between her legs. She loved watching the dragon shape strap-on bounce as Talulla let the tip of the strap-on touch the entrance to her vagina.

Talulla teases Mona some before shoving the dragon shape penis deep into Moan’s body. She feels Mona dig her nails into her back as she begins pumping roughly in and out of Mona. She knew Mona enjoyed rough sex and loved stretching and pounding Mona’s vagina.

After a few hours, Mona and Talulla fall asleep. Talulla was still buried deep in Mona’s vagina as they slept. Mona held Talulla tight against her body as they slept on their side.

Mona had her face buried against in the nook where Talulla’s neck met her shoulder. She loved inhaling Talulla’s musk and feeling Talulla’s medium size breasts pressing against her own breasts. She snuggles closer against Talulla so the dragon-shaped dildo sits better inside her.

Somewhere over the Atlantic:
Tessa was piloting the new blimp when suddenly, one of the engines started shutting down. The navigation and GPS systems went dark as they started to descend.

“What the hell is going on.” Tessa switches to the smaller engines to stabilize the blimp. She manages to stabilize their altitude. She pulls her
satellite phone out and switches to a navigation app she had installed on it.

“Q! What the hell is going on back there?” Tessa wanted to know what caused the main engines to shut down.

Engine Room:
Q was monitoring the engines when they suddenly started shutting down. The main computer system that controlled everything on the blimp had shut down. The other engineers working with her checked the main computer system and the connections going to the main engines.

Sparks start coming from over near the communication station. One of the engineers grab a nearby fire extinguisher and put the communication panel out.

“What the hell!” Q couldn’t understand why they were having so many problems.

She and Tessa went over everything before they took off. She manages to get the directional controls working again with a quick and dirty fix.

“Arnold, try rebooting the main computer and see if the main engines will kick in.” Q knew the main computer controlled the main engines. They did it that way, so the sensors surrounding the blimp could adjust how much fuel and power they needed.

Arnold tries rebooting the main computer, and it explodes. He goes flying backward from the force.

“Damn it! Larry, take over for me.” Q looks towards a young man before she leaves her station.

Larry comes over to relieve his boss. He would have to adjust the controls for the smaller engines manually.

“Thanks.” Q runs over to her laptop and grabs the data cables she needs.

She rushes over to the test port connections for the main engines and plugs into the ports. She brings up the program she uses to test the main engines. She brings up the software she wrote for the main engines and brings it online.

“This better work.” Q restarts the main engines from her laptop. She slowly increases the power to the main engines and increases altitude.

Tessa notices as the main engines start coming back online. She still didn’t have navigation or GPS systems. Communications were still down, along with the main computer.

“John, take over for me.”

“Yes, ma’am.” John takes over the flight controls. He watches the navigation screen on the satellite phone.

Tessa walked back towards the engine room to see what had happened. She wanted some answers to why this new blimp was breaking down. She walks into the engine room and spots the engine room staff running around, trying to put fires out and fix things.

She spots Q near the main computer and sees that she is using her laptop to control the engines. She walks over to Q “how bad is it?”

“We’re fucked!” Q turns around with a pissed-off look on her face.

She worked hard to build this blimp and get it online. She wants to know who fucked with her baby.

“How bad is the damage, Q?” Tessa was feeling like Q.

She wanted to know who was sabotaging her blimp and why.

“The main computer is destroyed, and the communication system has shorted out.”

“You can also add the navigation and GPS system to that.” Tessa wasn’t sure if Q knew.

“I didn’t know that. How are you navigating the blimp?” Q looks at Tessa.

“I’m using a navigation app on my satellite phone. I see you managed to get the main engines back online.” Tessa spotted Q’s laptop.

“It’s only a temporary solution for now.”

“Can you get us to my family’s castle in Ireland?” Tessa knew they were a few days out from Ireland.

“Sure, but wouldn’t it be better to return to our base or a nearby airfield?” Q knew they needed to do some major repairs.

“Yes, but I have a funeral to go to. We can also sit the blimp down on the pasture behind the church and make repairs there.”

“I’ll do what I can.”

“Thanks.” Tessa heads back towards the cockpit.

Dublin Airport, Dublin, Ireland:
In the next few days, private planes belonging to the Bounty family start landing at the airport. Those that flew in on commercial aircraft are picked up at the airport by several members who have already arrived. The three private planes belonging to Jack and his family have already landed. His Uncle Sheamus and his grandson pick them up.

Jack was happy to see his grandson looking so fit. Even though he had a few people looking after his grandson, he was still proud to see him in person.

“How is college going, Chayton?” Jack looks at his grandson as Chayton drives the van.

“It’s going well, grandpa. It took me some time to adjust, but Aunt Charlotte and Mouse were helpful. My instructors find it interesting that I want to study in England instead of America.”

Jack glances at his grandson with a smirk on his face. If his instructor knew why his grandson was studying in England, they wouldn’t question
Chayton’s motives.

“How is your cousin Mona handling your great-grandmother’s death?” Jack asked Chayton to watch his niece.

“She’s holding everything together. Great-grandma had everything already arranged and what she wanted.”

“Mom was always liked that.” Jack knew how organized his mother was.

Debbie and Alyona were sitting behind Jack, listening to him and Chayton talking to one another. Alyona wondered why her nephew wanted to study in England instead of the states. Now, she heard her father and Chayton speak about his reasons for being here. She now understood why he was doing this. He wanted to be like her father. She looked at her little sister sitting on her lap and noticed she was looking out the window as they drove from the airport.

She finally decided to go to college to study to become a teacher. She didn't want to teach kindergarten like her sister-in-law. She wanted to teach high school students instead. She was thinking about a program she heard about where she taught at a school in a low-income area. The department of education would pay for her education. She knew she didn’t have to because she had the winnings from her chess matches. Also, her father volunteered to pay for her education.

A few Hours Later:
Rexina loved the smell of her girlfriend as she sat on her lap. She learned that the woman she had gone home with was Lil Sweet Pea. Since then, the two of them have been seeing each other. Her girlfriend was sitting on her lap because they had also picked up several other Bounty family members. So, they had to make room for the other members in the van.

Rexina feels Mary adjust how she was sitting. She looks up “are you alright, sweetie?”

Mary looks into Rexina’s eyes and smiles. “I’m fine, sweetie.”

“Well, let me know if you’re not.” Rexina was glad that Mary had come with her to the funeral.

They had been assigned one of the cottages near the castle. It belonged to the family and was just remodeled a year ago. Sitting next to them was a young couple with a little girl sitting next to them.

Leslie leaned against her husband as they rode towards the castle. Her father had arranged everything for her and her husband. Her half-sister Carol was sitting next to her. The rest of the family was sitting behind her and her husband. She hadn’t realized how many Bountys there were until she arrived at the airport.

According to her father, they had been assigned to one of the old manor houses about forty-five minutes from the Castle. According to her father, the manor house dated back to the 8th century. The care keeper of the manor house would be there, and so would a vehicle for their use.

The Cottage:
Rexina unlocks the cottage door as she and Mary walk into the place. It had a nice modern feel to it.

“Wow! You wouldn’t know this place was this nice from the outside.” Mary was impressed with the place.

“My family tries to keep the original architect/design of all the places they own.” Rexina knew her family tried to maintain all their properties.

Mary follows Rexina into the main bedroom. It wasn’t as big as Rexina’s bedroom, but still cozy.

“Thanks for coming with me.” Rexina looks at Mary’s slim, petite body.

“Any time. Besides, I would go crazy not having you around.” Mary lets the dress she was wearing drop to show off the sexy black lacey
crotchless teddy she was wearing under the dress.

Rexina shakes her head and motions for Mary to come to her. With a wiggle of her finger in a come here movement of her finger. She loved the silver rose that was held in place around Mary’s black ribbon choker. Rexina learned when Mary moved in that she hated wearing clothes when they were home.

Mary sexily walks over to Rexina. She throws her arms around Rexina’s neck and stands on her tip toes to kiss Rexina. She feels Rexina wrap her arms around her waist.

Rexina kisses Mary and holds her. She didn’t have to make an appearance until tomorrow.

Day Of The Funeral
Gina’s bedroom, Lup Castle, North of Dublin, Ireland:
Gina wakes up and finds Misty snuggled against her. Misty’s face was buried between her breasts, pressed against her body. She felt Arnold’s arms holding her. Even though he wore Pjs, she could feel his manhood pressed against her bottom.

Misty wore a one-piece footsie that made her look like a little wolf cub. It even had a tail and a hoodie with wolf-shaped ears. She looks down at her sleeping daughter and was glad they had used the nanites to correct her bladder and color blindness.

Arnold wakes up and kisses the back of Gina’s neck. He looks at his wristwatch and notices they still have an hour or so before they have to get up. He felt Gina squirm when he leaned in and kissed the back of her neck.

He knew Gina was devastated that her grandmother had died, and today, they started the viewing process. Which, according to his wife, would take up to three days. He knew Misty was sleeping next to Gina.

He could understand why Misty was sleeping with them. She was a shy girl and clung to Gina. He knew Gina didn’t mind and could understand why Misty was like her. Jennifer and Arabella were sleeping together in the same bedroom.

He knew Julia’s daughters were sharing a bedroom as well. Chayton had stopped by, and Jack had spoken to him and Haylee about riding next to the clear funeral wagon.

“How are you feeling this morning?” Arnold knew Gina was suffering from a cold she caught at work.

“I’ll be okay.” Gina hated when she got sick. She knew she had caught a cold from someone at the Phoenix foundation.

One of the teams she sent to Argentina returned with two members sick as a dog. She knew every team member had all their vaccines. She wouldn’t allow any team to enter an area without being vaccinated against viruses or diseases.

“What time are we meeting your parents for breakfast?” Arnold knew they were having breakfast with Jack and Debbie.

“At eight o’clock. What time is it now?” Gina didn’t want to turn around to face Arnold.

“It’s five thirty right now.” Arnold looks at his wristwatch.

Gina looks down at Misty’s sleeping form and didn’t want to wake her. She knew Misty wasn’t a morning person. Neither was Jennifer or Arabella either.

“Misty, it’s time to wake up, sweetie.” Gina gently shakes Misty’s shoulder.

Misty buries her face tighter against Gina’s chest. She didn’t want to wake up yet.

“Come on, sweetie. We got to get up and get ready for the day.” Gina picks Misty up.

“I’ll go and wake Jennifer and Arabella.” Arnold gets out of bed and heads toward the room Jennifer and Arabella are sleeping.

Julia and Christmas’s bedroom:
Julia felt Haylee sleeping next to her while Catori was snuggled against Christmas. They had crawled into bed with them in the middle of the night. Julia knew both her girls felt safer near her and Christmas. If Roxy or Sphinx were here, they would have stayed in bed with the animals surrounding them.

Julia’s alarm goes off on her cell phone. She reaches over and hits the snooze button. She didn’t want to get up and face the day. She was already missing her grandmother and knew it would get tougher from here on out. She had a rough three days ahead of her.

When the alarm goes off again, she turns it off and slowly exits. She looks over towards Christmas and notices she has woken up as well.

“Good morning, sweetie.” Christmas looks at Julia and how messed up her hair is. Her poor wife has had a rough few days and knew the next few days would be hard for her.

Julia looks towards Christmas’s naked body “morning.”

“Do you want me to dress Haylee?” Christmas knew Haylee would be escorting the funeral wagon today with her brother.

“Would you? I’ll dress Catori and get her ready for the funeral.” Julia could use a strong cup of coffee right now.

“No problem.” Christmas wakes both girls and gets them moving.

Jack and Debbie’s Room:
Jack looks out the window in his room. He didn’t get much sleep last night. He knew his mother was heading to a better place, but his helplessness frustrated him. There was nothing he could have done to prevent her death. Sure, he had been resurrected to come back and finish the job he had started. But he wishes his mother had been given a second chance. He looks over towards the bed and spots his sleeping wife. The twins were sleeping in the same room with them.

Alyona had volunteered to look after them, but he didn’t want to burden his daughter. Neither did Debbie either. He knew Chaos was back at the ranch protecting it. He could feel Julia and Gina waking up and moving around. It was strange that he could feel the presence of his kids, even when he wasn’t near them. He knew where they were and what they were doing.

He’s been feeling another presence lately but couldn’t identify it. The feeling had been stronger when he arrived yesterday. He was too busy meeting with Mona and the elders to track the feeling down.

He feels Debbie waking up. A smile appears on his face “morning, sweetie.”

“Morning to you as well. Couldn’t sleep last night?” Debbie gets up and wakes over to her husband.

“Yeah, I was thinking about my mother.” Jack pulls Debbie down onto his lap and kisses her on the lips.

Debbie returns the kiss and knows how close her husband is to his mother. She knew it made Jack feel useless, and she knew that was something her husband wasn’t good at handling. Jack was a fighter willing to do whatever it took to solve the situation.

After kissing Jack, she holds her husband. She would do anything for her mother-in-law to come back. She holds him for a way and lets his musky scent surrounded her.

After a while, Jack releases his wife and looks into her eyes “we better get ready for the day. The girls are already awake.”

“Which means our grandchildren will be coming to check on us.” Debbie kisses Jack before getting off his lap.

Charlotte had her arms resting on Ashley’s shoulders as they stood nearby. The girls had worn the dresses she ahd picked out for them. Mouse was standing near her, with Zoey standing in front of her. Zoey’s hair had been colored. It wasn’t colored like Mouse’s but was colored like a rainbow.

Mouse noticed Zoey looking over toward a young woman. She knew the woman but didn’t think her little sister did. However, it finally dawns on her that Zoey must have seen Jack’s half-daughter in one of her visions. Mouse leans down to whisper in Zoey’s ear, “don’t tell Uncle Jack until the funeral is over, sis.”

Zoey looks at her older sister and nods her head yes. She loved having an older sister and liked that Mouse understood her. She signs that she understood.

Charlotte heard what Mouse said to Zoey. She hated keeping a secret from her big brother that he had a biological daughter. Mouse had informed her that the woman known as Laura Bounty was Jack’s daughter. Mouse had to clear her for a MI 5 clearance. It was standard procedure to do a background check for new associates. Mouse had been handed the file about the woman.

Misty leaned against her mom as they stood in line to see her great-grandma’s body. She has never liked seeing dead people and tightens her grip on her mother’s hand.

“I know, sweetie.” Gina knew her youngest didn’t like viewing dead people.

Misty had watched her mother die from a drug overdose. She holds her daughter’s hand and pulls her close to her body. She noticed Arabella and Jennifer staying near Arnold. They enter the church and walk over to the coffin. Misty buries her face against Gina’s tummy.

Gina picks Misty up and holds her. It’s all right, sweetie.”

Jennifer and Arabella look at their great-grandmother as she lies in her coffin. There were white and red roses piled inside her coffin. They lay their flowers down inside as tears leak out of their eyes. Arabella was going to miss her great-grandmother.

Arabella looked at her mother and could tell she was upset. She watches as her father puts his arm around her mother’s shoulder.

“It’s okay, sweetie.” Arnold knew how close Gina and her grandmother were.

Gina holds Misty tight to her. She feels Jennifer and Arabella hold her free hand. She looks at her girls and smiles. She walks out of the church and past her uncle.

When it was Charlotte and her family’s turn to visit their grandmother, she could feel the tears forming and sliding down her cheeks. She feels Asher/Ashley hold her hand. She feels Zoey grab her other hand.

“Grandma will be missed, mom.” Mouse will miss her grandmother. She learned a lot from her grandmother when her mother adopted her.

Jack and his family gather in one tent, and his younger brother and sisters join him. Anika had her family there as well. Her girls and son looked nervous with so many people they didn’t know being around them.

Mouse looks at them “everything will be okay. I know how nervous you guys are.”

Justice looks at Mouse and the younger girl standing near her. She knew Mouse was with MI 6 “are you sure?”

A smirk appears on Mouse’s face “no one would be dumb enough to attack the Bounty family right now. The last time someone attacked this
many Bountys at once, ended up being eliminated. No one here will hurt your family.”

Aylin was listening to Mouse as she spoke to her sibling. She walks over to them “no one will hurt you here, Justice.”

Justice looked at her older sister and knew she could trust what she said. Aylin has never let her down before. Bree listened to her mother as she spoke to her aunts and uncles.

Zoey walks over to Jack and holds his hand. She looked at her uncle and could feel how he was feeling right now. The wolf spirit inside of him was sad.

Jack looked at Zoey and couldn’t believe she was following after her older sister with her multicolor hair. He knew she possed a unique gift. He lightly squeezes her hand as he looks at her “go to your mom, sweetie. I’ll be okay.”

Zoey hugs Jack and lets go of his hand. She goes back over to her mother and sisters.

Debbie watches as Zoey walks over to Charlotte.

Throughout the day, the funeral procession continues. All the different foods that Mrs. Bounty wanted to be served is served throughout the day. Drinks are served as well.

Anika, Julia, Gina, Charlotte, Silvia, and Aylin help with the children. Debbie helps as well. Throughout the day and into the night, the Bounty family gathers to sing old Irish songs.

Pasture Behind the Church:
While the Bounty’s were honoring Mrs. Bounty. A lone figure was sneaking away from the blimp. Just as they got to where the various vehicles were parked, they were spotted by several security mercs from one of the Bounty’s firms.

The figure tries to run away but is tackled by a young woman wearing black tactical gear. The figure tries to escape but is zipped cuff in no time. The figure feels turned onto their back.

Rose looks down at the face of the person she just handcuffed. She spotted this person running towards the vehicles belonging to the different Bounty family.

“Who are you, and why were trying to steal a vehicle?”

Kevin couldn’t believe he got caught. He couldn’t believe how fast this woman had taken him down. He remains quiet as he stares up into a set of hazel eyes.

“You’ll do better answering me than you would one of the Bounty’s.” Rose knew what one of the Bounty’s would do.

Kevin still wouldn’t answer the woman. He knew if he talked, he would be the next target his employer would take out.

“Okay, can’t say I didn’t warn you.” Rose picks the person up off the ground.

Two other guards come walking over to Rose’s position. They help Rose with the person and escort them towards a building that used to store equipment, but now it stands empty. Just as one of the guards shuts the door to lock the person inside, “I wouldn’t try escaping. A huge wolf is patrolling the property, and I believe the two sabers are also out.” An Evil smile appears on Joesph’s face.

Rose goes to find Jack or one of the elders. She also looks for Tessa since the person came off her blimp.

Rose finds Tessa among the many Bounty’s gathered. She looked around for Jack but spotted him busy talking with several family members.

“Is there anything I can do for you, soldier?” Angus Bounty had spotted one of the security personnel that the family had hired to protect them.

Rose turns around and spots a tall, red hair man wearing a tailored suit standing near her. She didn’t know who the person was, but he must be
related to the Bounty family.

“Yeah, we caught an intruder running from Tessa’s airship. He was near the parked cars.” Rose had no idea who this fellow was.

“And you need Jack to apply pressure to him?” An evil smile appears on Angus’s face.

“Jack or an elder.”

“Uncle Angus, I see Rose found you.” Tessa saw Rose talking to her Uncle Angus.

“Yeah, why don’t we go and have a little talk with this intruder.” Angus cracks his knuckles.

Rose looks at Angus and Tessa and figures this Angus person would do. Rose leads the two Bountys over to the building she had the person locked up in.

“Be careful opening the door.” Rose opens the door.

Inside The Empty Building:
Kevin saw the door open, and just as it was slightly opened, he rushed it. No sooner than he gets out the door, he is lying on his back from running into a huge arm. He looks up and spots a huge red hair guy wearing a custom suit. The person was smiling down at him.

“Nice try, fellow, but I have a few questions for you.” Angus looks at the young man.

Tessa looks at the young man. “YOU! You sabotaged my airship!”

Tessa couldn’t believe the person she knew as Markus had sabotaged her airship. She recruited him directly from college.

“Why? Markus?” Tessa was ready to beat the living daylights out of him.

Kevin looks up at Tessa and smile. He spits at her.

“Bad move, jackass.” Angus lifts the young man up off the ground like he weighs nothing.

Tessa kicked him right in his groin area as hard as she could. She wanted to rip his heart out for what he did to her airship. She put a lot of time and effort into that airship.

“Now, let’s see how long you’ll last.” Angus carries the young man back into the building and shuts the door behind him.

Tessa bangs on the door “let me in there. I want a piece of him.”

“I don’t think your uncle will allow you, Tessa.” Rose knew when it came to interrogations. The Bounty men could be ruthless.

“I think you’re right.” Tessa knew how brutal her uncle Angus could be.

He was a bare-knuckle fist fighter and knew how to get information from people. Rose and Tessa could hear the guy inside begging for Angus to stop and several large breaking sounds as the prisoner screamed out in pain.

After thirty minutes, Angus walks out, rubbing the blood from his hands with a piece of torn cloth from the person. Angus looks at Tessa “he wasn’t whom you thought he was, kid. He tied up and left the real Markus back at his place.” Angus shows Tessa a flesh mask.

“That son-of-bitch.” Tessa pulled her cell phone out and call the police where Markus lived and informed them about his situation.

“So, why did that person sabotage my newest airship?” Tessa wanted to know why he did it.

“Your competitor paid him to. It seems the person you were building this airship for commissioned both of you to build an airship. Whoever
completed the airship first, he would buy.”

“Let me guess. My competitor isn’t even close to being ready?” Tessa knew her team worked around the clock designing and building the airship.

“They aren’t even close to being ready. You might want to tell your chief engineer to check the helium bladders. He planted an explosive device there.”

“On it.” Tessa starts running towards her airship.

“What do you want to do with the intruder, Mr. Bounty?” Rose asks Angus for an answer.

“Call the constable and charge him with trespassing, sabotage, and whatever else you can think of.”

“Will do, Mr. Bounty.”

“Call me Angus, Rose.” Angus smiles at Rose.

“Okay, Angus,” Rose calls the authorities to come and this piece of shit. He was lucky he was still breathing.

Angus spots the wolf that guarded Cara looking over towards them. A smirk appears on Angus’s face as he looks at it.

“Everything is fine. Now go and patrol the grounds.”

Lady turns and leaves Angus and Rose. She kept her distance from people because she wasn’t used to being around so many people. She walks around the property, watching and listening to everyone.

Haylee made a plate for Lady and went looking for her. She finds her patrolling the other walls of the castle. She walks over to Lady and calls to her.

Lady hears her name called by a young girl. She could smell food coming from her. She walks over to the young girl and spots a plate in her hands.

Haylee smiles at Lady “that’s a good girl. I shouldn’t be doing this, but you have been a good girl.”

Haylee sets the plate she fixed for Lady on the ground and pulls out a folding water bowl. She figures the poor wolf might be hungry and thirsty. She backs up a few feet to let Lady know she meant no harm.

Lady walks over to the food and tentatively sniffs it. She didn’t smell anything harmful to her. She takes a small bite from a rib that is on the plate.

“See, I wouldn’t harm you.” Haylee sits down on the grass and watches as Lady eats the food.

Terry had spotted Haylee carrying a plate in her hands and followed her. He knew of Jack’s grandchildren; Haylee was good with animals. He
watches as she coaches the wolf that protected Mrs. Bounty to walk over to the plate of food.

Jack has a rule about feeding the wolves human food unless they are enemies and deserve it. He has seen Cadmus and Sphinx tear into a criminal. He watches a little longer before moving on. He knew Haylee could take care of herself.

Sheamus spots his nephew Angus coming back towards the gathering. He returns his granddaughter to Lisa and excuses himself as he intercepts Angus.

“Angus, what’s going on?” Sheamus knew that whatever it had been, it should have been reported to one of the elders.

“Nothing I could handle, Uncle.” Angus grabs a cold beer and takes a swig from it.

Sheamus looks at Angus’s hands and notices they are a little bloody. He looks back at his nephew.

“Who did you have to explain things to?” Sheamus watches Angus’s eyes.

“An intruder that caused all the problems on Tessa’s airship. The guard, known as Rose, caught him trying to escape and reported him to me since Jack was busy.”

“She could have come to any of us.” Sheamus knew it wasn’t just Jack’s responsibility to protect everyone.

“I know, but I handled it. Tessa has alerted the cops about one of her people being in danger, and the authorities are on their way here to remove the intruder.”

“All right, good job. Go and put some ice on your fist.”

“Yes, sir.” Angus turns and walks away from Sheamus.

Sheamus watches as his nephew walks off. He shakes his head and grabs another ale from the barrel.

“Dad, are you sure about this?” Gina looks at her father as they walked around outside the castle wall.

“Yes, I’m sure, Gina. Go ahead and take everyone home. I’m going to be awhile here, straightening out your grandmother’s will.” Jack knew it was going to take about a week to go over the will and straighten things out.

“If you say so, dad.” Gina increases her pace as she slaps her father on his arm.

A smile appears on Jack’s face as he chases after Gina. It was an old game they uses to play when Gina and Julia were little. He increases his pace to try and tag his daughter. He knew Gina was the fastest runner among all his children.

Gina knew her father was hot on her heels as she increases her speed. She was still feeling a little under the weather, but she could outrun her father. By the time they arrived at the main gates of the castle walls. Gina slaps the wall and look at her father with a smile on her face.

“Still faster then you, dad.” Gina was smiling at her father.

“That you are sweetie.” Jack didn’t mind losing to his daughters.

He looks at Gina and could sense something unusal about her health. He couldn’t put his finger on it, but he knew there was something different about her. He gives her a hug and releases her “go and tell everyone to get ready to leave.”

“Will do, dad.” Gina kisses her father on the cheek, as she leaves.

Jack watches as Gina walks off towards the castle. He starts walking towards the old church to pay his respects one last time to his mother. He was sad to see his mother go, but relieved as well. He knew she didn’t like feeling useless and being in pain.

As Jack is walking towards the old church, a young teenage woman with long black hair tied back in a ponytail comes running up to him. She was wearing an outfit that looked like it belonged on the Black Widow from Marvel comics.

“I can’t believe you let you daughter beat you.” Stephanie saw everything as she glided down from the sky.

“Where did you just come form? And I didn’t let my daughter beat me. She’s an extremely fast runner.” Jack glance at his cousin as she walks next to him.

“From a mission in Iraq. I would had been here sooner, but my special abilities and skills were needed.” Stephanie knew her cousin Jack uses to do her type of work.

“What was the mission about?”

“You know I can’t go into details about the mission, cousin. However, I can tell you it involved six terrorist and a barrel of VX gas.” Stephanie shivers just thinking about the barrel of VX gas that could had killed her. She wouldn’t have been the only one affected by the gas either. It would had killed several other British citizens at the embassy as well.

“Who was the MI 6 agent in charge?” Jack just to know the MI 6 agent that had Iraq.

“MI 6 wasn’t involved with this mission.”

“Then who was in charge of it?” Jack looks at his cousin. He still couldn’t over the fact that she had been turned into a teenager while working n her lab.

“You know I can’t tell you, Jack. The agency I work for operates outside of MI 5 and MI 6.” Stephanie remember the day she was recruited by Duke FitzWalter. She was recovering in the hospital from injuries she sustained from the explosion that destroyed her lab.

The chemicals she was working with and storing in her lab changed her. An electrical short had set off a highly unstable chemical sitting nearby. The last thing she could recall was waking up in the hospital as they rushed her to the emergency room.

“Another secret agency inside the British government.” Jack knew the British government was famous for having secret agencies that no one knew anything about.

“Hey, we do a lot of good work. There are things that MI 5 & 6 can’t do or aren’t allowed to do. That’s where the agency I work for comes into play. You of all people know how bad things are or can get.” Stephanie knew her cousin and his partner were well known among the intelligence community.

“I know. Just be careful.” Jack walks into the church where his mother was laying covered in flowers.

Stephanie walks over and takes her necklace she always wear off and lay it on Cara Bounty’s neck. She looks at her great aunt “may your journey end your suffering and join those who have gone before us, Cara Bounty.” She places a kiss on Cara’s forehead.

Jack looks down at his mother’s lifeless body. He hates to see her go, but he knew she would be waiting for him and everyone else when they die.

“See you in haven, Mom.” As Jack closes the lid on the casket.

“She’ll be missed, Jack. I don’t know of any other woman who wasn’t born a Bounty that could tame this family.” Stephanie was glad to be alive and safe.

“When will they come and pick the casket up?” Stephanie looks at the wolf head design on top of the casket.

“In about an hour. What are your plans?” Jack wonders what his cousin is going to do.

“Stick around here for a while. I have some time saved up and my new supervisor wants me to use some of it.” She couldn’t get over the fact that Cladus wanted her to take some time off.

“Well, I’ll be in town taking care of my mother’s will. Why don’t you join me and my wife for dinner tonight?”

“Sounds good to me. I’ll go and see if Sabrina has some clothes I can change into.”

“You two are about the same size, so she should have something for you to wear. By the way, I like your work clothes. Where did you get it?”

“From our special development department. The four people that work int hat department can design the wildest things.” As she disappears from sight, except her head.

“Damn, is it bulletproof?”

“It’s as bulletproof as the ones you designed. There are a few more things this suit can do. Well, I better go and see Sabrina.”

Jack watches as Stephanie walks off. She hasn’t always been a girl. The accident she was in, changed her physically and mentally. Whatever chemicals she had been storing or working on had unusual effect on her body.

Jack waits for the family hearse to arrive to take his mother to her final resting place. He’ll follow behind with his wife and his siblings.

Epilogue:

Cara Bounty is lower into the ground next to her husband. Overseeing the burial was Jack, Bruce, Charlotte, and Anika. Just Cara’s four children. They watched as their beloved mother is lowered into the ground, next to her husband.

A few days later, Cara’s will is read. Mona and Seamus along with Jack’s daughter were requested to appear. Mona was given the property where Cara lived along with everything in the house.

All the heirlooms that she has collected were to be split among the grandchildren. A large account had been setup for Mona to be used to maintain the property and pay taxes on the place. A smaller account has been set up for Mona, to go to college and to buy groceries and fuel for the vehilces.

Smaller accounts had been setup for Jack, Bruce, Charlotte, and Anika. Lady was to remain on the property to protect it. Should something happen to Mona, the house, property and funds that have been setup are to be returned to the family trust.

As for Jack, he meets his new daughter and learns about her. He and Debbie invite her to come to Montana with them for her to meet her other sisters.