'Say again?'

He moved towards the statue of my mother, circling it. A low whimper escaped and pain was evident in his eyes. 'When I met your mother, she had explained the situation with Lycaon. It was hard for me and my wolf to accept the fact she had slept with Lycaon. Yet our bound was strong enough, too strong to be fair for us to take it slow. She ended up sneaking off in the middle of the night, to come find me over here. One thing led to another..' His tail wagging, I grimaced.

'Gross.'

'When I learned she was pregnant, rage consumed me. I thought you were Lycaons offspring, I was too angry and stubborn to listen to her. So I disappeared, hungry for blood. I wanted to kill Lycaon for what he had done to my mate, and I wanted to kill you.'

'Yet here I am alive.' I challenged, crossing my arms in front of my chest. If he wanted to kill me now, I would give every bit of remaining strength. I wasn't going to let Kena down, I promised to return.

'Don't worry. I am not planning on killing you.' His voice echoed through my head. 'I wasn't able to find Lycaon, I had found Cyllene. I tracked her behavior and learned of the attack. But I was too weak, being away from your mate is the only thing that could weaken me and apparently your mother too.' He sounded upset, guilt laced his voice.

'I returned to Lycosura, praying she would come see me. I could feel her pain, so that night I sneaked inside the building. When I reached her room, she was holding you in her arms.' His gaze held love as he met mine. 'The minute I entered the room, she snarled at me to get away. At first anger had controlled me, I had wanted to kill you for not being mine. But you turned towards me and your eyes lit up. Exactly like mine.'

Slowly the puzzle pieces fell in its place. My mother mate, a white wolf and blue eyes like mine. 'You are.. my father?' I hesitated to ask the question.

'I internally smacked myself for not listening to Deianira sooner, two Lycans, two Gods couldn't get pregnant by just a regular wolf or Lycan. She had tried to explain it to me, but I was too stubborn to listen.' He sighed.

'How did she kill you then?'

He tilted his head, 'After that night she had send me away, promised to talk to me. Little did I know that Cyllene had planned her attack on Lycosura. Someone brought you to safety and Deianira sacrificed herself for you. No matter how strong I was, my mate was the thing that killed me. I was the one that failed her.'

I felt a flash of pain slice through me at the thought that my mother sacrificed herself for me. I was the reason she died, I fell to my knees. He carefully approached me, his snout pressing against my cheek. 'She loves you, very much. She is part of you, just like I am. I am sure we both wished to be able to watch you grow in the gorgeous woman you are now. I am sure she would have loved your stubbornness.'

I bet she would have loved that, 'I want to revenge her. I need you to teach me how to get into my Lycan state.' I said firmly, looking deep into his eyes. He tilted his head, he seemed to hesitate but eventually he nodded his head.

A groan escaped me as I stood, another pain wave hit me. His worried gaze met mine, 'How long have you been away from your mate?'

I frowned, counting back the days. 'I don't know, four weeks?' I knew I had been away too long and I feared Kena her state. I had stubbornly ignored the pain flashes, I had tried to suppress the feelings of pain but I didn't have much strength left.

'I don't know if you are strong enough to get into your Lycan state. Your mate, once you completed the bound, is the only thing that can weaken or even kill you in this state.' His voice entered my mind.

'I don't care. I need to, I need to get back to Kena. I need to fight Cyllene, I need to protect Kena and my pack.' I pleaded with him. He sighed, eyeing the statue of my mother. 'Alright, someone in this family needs to be able to protect their mate.' He mumbled, moving back to the circle. I followed him, Leto getting excited.

'What do I need to do?' I asked, eager to get started. A soft chuckle echoed through my mind. 'Sit down in front of your mother's statue, just follow my instructions. It will verge a lot of energy from both you and Leto, remember. You need to know that you can't stop the process in the middle!' He warned. I nodded my head, makes sense I guess.

I closed my eyes as I took a deep breath, sitting in front of my mother's statue. I could already feel the power rush through me, mixed with the thrill of excitement that came from Leto. I took a deep breath, I know I needed to stop being afraid, I needed to stop fearing this feeling and I needed to accept it.

'Breath, let Leto take control. Focus on the inner feeling burning deep inside of you. Embrace it. It is part of you, it connects you with Leto,' He paused. 'And your mother and me.'

Leto purred, taking control. I felt the power rush through my heart, sending it to every vein, every muscle and every fiber started to burn. I felt like I was in a completely different state, a state I instantly recognized from the day Alcione had marked Leto. I opened my eyes and I was in the middle of a forest again, a wolfs head nudged me and I smiled. 'Leto?'

She nodded her head, I frowned when I took her in. Her body had fallen in due to the lack of food, her eyes tired and pained. 'I am so sorry Leto.' Wrapping my arms around her neck. Loud snarling interrupted me and my eyes shot to the creature behind Leto. It was a tall, white Lycan.

I was amazed with how gorgeous it looked, it stood proud and tall. Its fur a vivid white, soft and its eyes were light blue that indulged me. I knew Leto wouldn't be able to protect me, I took a deep breath and positioned myself in front of Leto. The Lycan just watched Leto and me curiously, 'Don't fight it Angel.' A voice sounded, incredibly sweet and full of love, my eyes shot to the woman dressed in a white jumpsuit. She approached the Lycan, standing next to it. 'This is your Lycan, she means no harm.'

Leto purred with happiness, leaving my side to greet the woman. She looked young, her hair fell down her shoulders in a wavy manner, on her head a small crown. She smiled as she dropped to her knees, petting Leto on her head. 'I knew you would be strong enough to protect her.' She whispered softly, Leto showed a wolfish smirk.

'Who.. are you?' I whispered, her piercing blue eyes met mine and I knew. I knew this woman, I recognized her from the picture, I recognized her voice from the dreams and even Leto recognized her. 'Mom?' I said, my voice breaking as tears rolled down my eyes.

She didn't hesitate to pull me into a tight hug, her strong arms wrapping around me and the safe feeling that only a mother could give you, embraced me. Her steady heartbeat, her sweet scent, her voice vibrating through our skins as she calmed me, saying how much she had missed me. I could hear the soft sniff in her voice. 'How? They said you died?'

She smiled, letting me go. Her eyes moving towards Leto and the Lycan, sniffing each other as they greeted one and another. 'Don't listen to Apollo, if I was truly death. He would be death, it would serve him right but then again we both made mistakes.' She whispered with a small smile.

'What happened?' I asked, not wanting to let her go. Her warm hand in mine, it was almost scary how much she and I looked alike.

She sighed, 'I had known for a long time what Lycaons plan was, yet he was charming and good with words. One night, my Lycan and I felt a familiar pull. A pull we hadn't felt since the day I had met Artemis. That night I went into the woods and met my mate, your father.' She paused, her eyes wandering over Leto and the Lycan.

'Your father held a lot of anger towards Lycaon, and somewhere he got the wicked idea I had slept with him. Our mate bound pulled through, it was strong since we had been fighting it for nearly a thousand years. After a few weeks I learned I was pregnant with you.' She smiled, squeezing my hand.

'It was the most amazing feeling ever, I had always wanted to be a mother as did Apollo. He just didn't believe you were his and he left. He weakened himself, me and even you. For a while I didn't think I'd live through the pregnancy with him gone. A Lycan pregnancy doesn't last as long as regular wolves, it goes much faster and it takes so much more energy.'

I quietly listened to her voice, it calmed me. She continued, 'On the night of your birth he returned, I was angry from the pain, I was upset and send him away. I saw the anger in his eyes until he met your gaze, you were beautiful and I could already sense the stubborn wolf inside of you.' She chuckled.

'How are you here? Talking to me?' I asked, she smiled her eyes meeting mine. 'How did you talk to your father?'

I frowned, she had a point. 'I don't know to be honest.'

She laughed, a warm feeling spread through me. 'During my pregnancy I had gotten close with the Moon Goddess, and I may or may not have ranted about Apollo a lot.' She smirked, recalling her rants. 'Ivy brought you and Kena to safety, most of the Lycans had forced me to run wanting me safe to. But that wasn't me, but I knew I needed Apollo by my side. I ran into the woods, Apollo laying on the floor with an arrow with wolfs bane in his back.' Her pain expression hurt me. 'Even though he was breathing, he didn't move. I had rushed deeper into the woods, following the scent of who ever had hurt him and met Lycaon, in the same spot you are sitting right now.'

'What? Lycaon, but he disappeared?' I growled.

She chuckled. 'Yes, he thought by killing Apollo. He and I could be together and create the perfect army to destroy Cyllene and the Gods.'

'What did you do?'

She frowned, raising her eyebrow. 'I am a Queen of Lycans, Angel. I did what I had to do, protect my kind and killed him. Somehow he managed to stab me with a knife laced with wolfs bane. I knew my Lycan was too weak to fight it after Apollo and I had been separated for a while.'

'So.. you both died due to Lycaon?' Anger raged through me. It was a shame the man was death, I would have killed him for killing my parents.

Her soft hand squeezed mine. 'We didn't die, we are trapped in the state between our human state and our wolf state. The same state Alcione trapped you in after she marked Leto. I guess I was just lucky enough to be able to shift back to my human state and pull myself to this state.'

Leto approached me, my brow furrowed. I hated the fact she looked so skinny, my mother followed my gaze. 'Don't worry, you'll be okay.'

'Is this why your eyes in the statue didn't glow when I walked in?' I questioned when her words sunk in. 'I guess it does, since I am not death.'

The Lycan eyed me, carefully following my movement as I approached it. I held out my hand, after a slight hesitation its claw raised and placed it against mine. A spark rushed through me, along with a power I didn't want to say no to. Its eyes started to glow, my mother's voice sounded behind me, 'I hated I couldn't be there to guide you through this. But I guess fate decided for you to come here. All you have to do is accept it Angel. But with that it'll bring you back to reality.'

I dropped my hand and the Lycans eyes stopped glowing, it let out a low growl. I glanced over at my mother, 'Will I ever see you again?'

She smiled, pulling me into a hug. 'Yes, your Lycan is part of me too. We will find a way to free me and your father. We promise, you can't kill a God if you don't kill their mates.'

She placed a soft kiss on my forehead, 'Now go,' she smiled. 'We will be together soon Angel.'

I took a deep breath, trying to stop the tears. But I turned back to the Lycan, a wolfish grin formed itself on its face. Its eyes started to glow, our hand and claw connecting. 'Breath in and accept.'

I felt the power surge through me and then it left, I opened my eyes. I was back in the same room as before. I turned my head at the sound of loud snarling. My eyes widened, 'No!'

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