Chapter 159
Goodbye.
(James)
“If you will allow me, I have a poem I found that I feel sums up what Momma Beth means to all of us “I
look around as the pack looks up at me. “She’s the whisper of the leaves as you walk down the street.
She’s the smell of certain foods you remember, flowers vou pick, the fragrance of life itself. She’s the
cool hand on your brow when you’re not feeling well She’s your breath in the air on a cold winters’ day
She is the sound of the rain that lulls you to sleep, the colours of a rainbow She is Christmas morning
Your mother lives inside yourughter She’s the ce youe from, your first home. She’s the map
you follow with every step you take She’s your first love, your first friend, even your first enemy. But
nothing on Earth can separate you Not time Not space. Not even death” The gathering is quiet once I’m
done, looking to my side I can see Anna blowing her nose as Fraction gives her a one armed hug
I step aside as Elder Thomas makes his way up onto the tform we have erected near the burial site
Momma Beth’s coffin sits m a hole waiting to be covered over. Fraction wanted an open casket but it’s
been too long since her death. He wanted to do this sooner but he told me he wanted to wait until he
had his family home. I think part of him knew I would want to be here for this Of all the things that have
surprised me sinceing back, Momma Beth dying while trying to stop Zoe, I mean Eva from taking
Aurora has to be the worst thing of all Momma Beth took me in when my own family cast me out, now
that I’ve epted who me and Bemy are to each other I hoped to introduce her to him.
“That was beautiful.” Bemy says as I go to stand next to him, I ce
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my hand in his not caring who sees, right now I need hisfort too much to care about people’s
judgement
“Beth or Momma Beth as so many of you knew her as.” Elder Thomas speaks to the Pack as he looks
down at Momma Beth’s coffin “She was the guiding hand within this Pack, she grew her family here,
went through heartache and pain here Now we say our goodbyes as wey her to rest next to her
Alpha ” He throws some dirt on top of the coffin before continuing. “although we feel sadness at her
passing we must share in the joy that she brought to this Pack Momma Beth was a force to be
reckoned with, she loved hard and unlike no other I have ever known. One of the best pleasures in my
life was knowing Beth, may she forever run with the Goddess
“May she forever run with the Goddess” The Pack repeats after him. it’s like a prayer they are sending
up to the heavens. Looking up I can see the clear blue sky shining down on us as if Momma Beth
herself is smiling
Fraction nods at Elder Thomas as they pass on the tform, Fraction just stands there looking out at
the Pack, all wearing ck and all mourning the passing of his mother
“Thank you all foring.” Fraction speaks to the Pack with a sad look on his face “As Momma Beth is
affair. It’s to be a celebration of her life, as she would have wanted we encourage you to bring your
pups and loved ones along Let’s make sure we remember my mother the way she would have wanted
” I look over at Anna as Fraction walks down the tform and the Pack starts to disperse, Anna just
shrugs her shoulders at me.
“You didn’t want to say anything more?” I ask my Alpha and friend, I
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half expected him to have more to say about his mother.
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“She knows how I feel,” Fraction smiles at me as he pulls Anna into a hug. “Will you and Bemy stay
with us?” I feel Bemy squeeze my hand as Fraction asks us to stay for the actual burial.
“Of course we will.” Bemy answers for us both, it takes a while for the Pack to leave the graveside.
Most stop to give Fraction and Anna a hug or some kind words, some even stop to offer their
condolences to me which confuses me. I know how important Momma Beth was to me but I never
realised the Pack knew.
The sun is starting to set by the time it’s just the four of us alone with Momma Beth, I hear the ng of
metal behind me and see Rick and Eliza walking towards us with some shovels. Fraction shucks his
suit jacket off at the same time as me, Bemy takes mine so I can roll my shirt sleeves up.
“Shall we?” Rick asks as he hands me and Fraction a shovel.
“What’s happening?” Anna asks as she follows us to the graveside, of course she’s confused, she’s
never seen a proper Pack burial.
“The immediate family normally covers the grave of a family member.” Bemy tells Anna as me and
Fraction start to drop the dirt over Momma Beth’s coffin, “it’s a sign of great respect and many years
ago they said it would allow the passers soul to rest easy.”
“Oh, I had no idea. Should I?” I see Fraction smile at Anna as she asks Bemy the question.
“Usually it’s just the blood rtion, Fraction has allowed James to help because he was a son to her in
all but blood. Even as Luna you have to wait to be invited but don’t take offence if he doesn’t.” I look
back at Bemy and smile. I really appreciate him taking the time to kindly exin this to Anna.
“Little wolf, of course you can help.” Fraction says holding the shovel
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out to her, Anna takes it with a sad smile and starts to drop some dirt into the ever filling hole. She only
does a few scoops before passing it back to Fraction and going to stand next to Bemy, Rick and
Eliza.
The six of us stand around Momma Beth’s grave, Eliza bends down and puts a single rose on top of
the mound of dirt.
“I wanted you to be the first to know,” she whispers while looking down. “We are having a baby girl.”
Her hand rests on her stomach, “I wish you could have met her.” Eliza stands back up and Rick pulls
her into a hug.
“Shall we?” Rick asks the group, all of us nod but as we go to move Fraction just stays where he is.
“I’ve got him, you go ahead.” I tell Anna in a whisper, Bemy takes her hand and leads her back to the
Pack house with Eliza and Rick. For a while we both stand there in silence looking down at Momma
Beth. “Do you remember that time I snuck out to go and see that bloke a few towns over?” Fraction
smiles at the memory.
“I thought she was going to kill you.” Fraction says whileughing a little, “I’ve never seen her so mad.”
“You could have been killed.” I say in my best Momma Beth voice, “or worse.” Fraction is howling by
the time I’m done, “I still don’t know what she meant, what’s worse than being killed?”
“Well the sex talk was definitely worse than being killed.” Iugh as I remember Momma Beth teaching
us how to put a condom on a cucumber, “her trying to tell you that although you can’t get a guy
pregnant you still need to use one. I’ve never seen her go so red in my life.”
“You know she’s not gone right? She’s still here with us. The fact that
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we canugh like this is a true testament to how she raised both of us Fraction smiles at me before
turning from the graveside and walking across the field.
“So Bemy is sticking around huh?” I roll my eyes at him, since being back we haven’t spoken about
Bemy even though he’s been with me constantly
“You want me to say you were right?” Fraction nods his head.
“Can’t be that right, noticed he still doesn’t have a mate mark.” Iugh at him as we reach the Pack
house, I can hear theughter and music floating through the doors and windows.
“Sorry I’ve been busy with the whole being kept prisoner thing.” Fraction ps me on the top of my
arm.
“Sounds like an excuse to me.” He ducks as I go to yfully p him on the side of the head, we run
into the houseughing like two pups ying a game,