Malcolm got dressed. The representative had better call soon. They needed time to get everyone into the loop, discuss all their plans and the new events. He wanted this all done as quickly as possible. Everyone needed some kind of hope, some good news. His phone was dinging as he put on his shirt. It wasn’t a call, but several text messages from security. A media alert came through to security from several older pack members. They may have been long retired, but they still filled a purpose. This part of the pack watched the media. They learned to surf the internet looking for keywords and potential breaches in the secret of their existence. Malcolm found a recent news release. It was less than an hour old. He was stunned, and a little disconcerted. The human prime minister made an announcement no one expected. The man stood behind a podium in the room, where he answered questions from the press. “It has come to our attention that we may have,

Melody knew just by the way Malcolm acted. He was hiding something from her and maybe even from the pack. She wasn’t sure what that was until the news report. It was crazy, but when it went down the rabbit hole with the prime minister recognizing them as an endangered species until further developments. That terrified her. Sure, outlaw hunting of them by the common man, but what stopped the military or government themselves from doing that? Malcolm was right, though, just because we are safe here. What about shifters or other supernatural creatures in other countries? She didn’t have a clue what was happening. What were their plans? How would they deal with all the layers of… Melody wasn’t sure if there were words to describe this world-changing event? Events? This would change everything for all people on this planet. How many could not make the change? Human and nonhuman? Can the religious understand they are wrong? That they are as man

Malcolm had expected a yes or no vote. What they were expected to answer was far more nuanced than that. They wanted to know how the majority would agree to reveal themselves. This wasn’t going to be like any other reveal. It was going to be organized and a slow rollout. Starting with government agencies and leaders. Then disseminating information to the public for educational purposes. Finally, they would want to leave it to the individual supernatural as to whether they reveal themselves. This was done like this because they needed answers to take to the other ruling councils from around the world. They needed to know what they were willing to do and accept. Each group was encountering different reactions and responses. Malcolm even heard talk of how they would get groups out of specific countries because of the response to the Canadian announcement. This was all so unreal for him. His proposal was far from his mind as he watched these people change the world a

Malcolm and Jordan’s presence finally paid off. In the early hours of the morning, things finally got around to what they could do to make life as safe as possible for those fleeing various countries for the safety of a location that at least recognized them as possessing the right to live. Malcolm’s notes and proposals were used as a basis for a list of their needs. He’d unknowingly created what the council needed to explain their similarities and differences. It was one area where they weren’t scrambling to explain or provide information on. Mages and Druids worked hand and fist trying to find inoffensive ways to explain everyone’s existence to the world. The world itself would have to take some responsibility for their existence and accept to some extent that they were the reason they existed here. Media controlled by supernaturals began preparing the explanations. All while the Ruling Councils of the World met behind closed doors. There was a communication b

Ellie lay in bed pondering everything. She had a new life inside her, and what kind of world would they come into? Medical professionals were screaming for information about the physical forms of supernatural creatures. Others were demanding a registry of supernatural creatures so they could track them. Now people with incurable diseases and injuries we’re demanding help from magic. They couldn’t fathom the truth that magic had rules just like science, and that magic was just as limited. She didn’t want her offspring to go to school with human children. That was just asking for trouble. If a human got bitten, there’d be a nightmare and vilification of her offspring. Ellie knew half of her fears were years down the road and they were haunting her because she was sick of the same walls. She needed to get things done. Arrange things, work, live and all that. “Care to tell me, what has the hamster in your mind running for its life? I