—Lena's POV— It's late, after putting the kids to bed, I decide to go downstairs for a drink before going to bed as my mind is all over the place. I go to the sitting room and see Zoey drinking a glass of whiskey, I walk to the kitchen to get my own glass and join her in the sitting room. I gulped down a glass of whiskey at a go.“hhhh….” I sighed.“What's wrong, anything the problem?” Zoey questioned. “hhhh…” I sighed again, contemplating whether or not to tell Zoey that I had received a letter from Alpha Leo of Moon Shadow pack requesting that my help is needed to help eradicate the disease that had befallen them.“I got a letter from Moon Shadow pack saying they need my help to find a cure to the disease that is affecting and killing them, I…” I didn't finish as Zoey cut me short“Wait, Moon Shadow pack? You mean the Moon shadow pack we know of? Alpha Leo?” She questioned“Hhhhh… yes” I replied with a frown on my face“What the f*ck, what does he want from you now? Rejecting an
—Alpha Leo's Pov—In the office, I'm going through files and documents, trying to come up with a solution to the deadly disease that has befallen my people, my kingdom. I'm worried sick, my people are depending on me, they're hoping on me and I don't know what to do. Still lost in thought, Beta Zeo walks in.“Alpha, I found a doctor who can help us” he says with some documents in his hands containing information about the said doctorI look up at him with a little smile in my face“Let me see” I say to him as he hands me the documents he was with when he came inWhile going through the documents, he begins to explain“ Her name is Doctor Lena Everhart, she's currently staying in the crescent pack, she's the doctor who cured and saved the Nightwalker pack when a deadly disease befell them, she currently is running a single mothers foundation, encouraging single mother, she… “ I cut him short and didn't let him finish“Send her a letter as soon as possible, requesting that her presence
—Lena's POV— “He must be really desperate to offer me that much land and wealth.” I tell Zoey as I gulp down the remaining whiskey in my glass, the burn doesn't help or make my mind any clearer. “Yes he must be, I've never heard of an Alpha offering up this much to a stranger, because he doesn't know that it's you so he must be really desperate.” Zoey said. “Fuck! Why couldn't he just stay out of my life, I was doing so well, I had my job, I had my kids and after all these years Leo just had to come in again.” I said as I ran my hands through my hair. “You can say no Lena, you're not obligated to help him or that pack, they all turned their backs on you.” Zoey told me, I appreciated Zoey and I wished I was more like her, she saw the world in black and white and that was it, but that wasn't me, I knew they were some grey areas and I was a doctor, I swore to do no harm, so if I ignore Leo's request and not help the pack and more people die when I could've helpe
—Alpha Leo's POV— I was walking around the pack, it looked so different, everywhere was so quiet. What a difference six months could make, usually tehte were kids outside, running around and getting into all sorts of trouble. Men and women milling about going about their day, all had a smile on their face. But ever since the sickness started, everyone keeps to themselves, they barely leave their houses unless it was necessary. The sickness hit the kids first, the healers at the pack didn't see it as anything at first, they thought it was just the flu and a case of fever but when the first child died and more kids were getting sick, we knew that it was serious. They did their best, I called in the best doctors but they couldn't even identify what the sickness was and more kids died and then it spread to the men and women. No one was safe, we don't know how it's spread or contacted because not everyone gets sick. Someone might come in contact with another sick person an
—Alpha Leo's POV— Dear Alpha Leo. You are a very persistent man or a desperate one or maybe you're both. I read your letter and you have convinced me, I will help your pack.” “Fuck Yes!” I shouted, feeling a huge wave of relief spread through my body. “What is it? Is it good news?” Zeo asked me. “Yes, she has agreed to help us.” I tell him. “That's amazing news. What else did she say?” Zeo asked. “Let me continue reading, I didn't get that far.” I tell him and he nods his head. Now, I am not making any promises, I don't know what this disease is or if I'll be able to cure it but I promise you I'll do my best. Now because this is such short notice I won't be able to come immediately because I have obligations at work that I can't get out off, the soonest I can make it there is in three weeks, I know it seems like a lot but I would've have come sooner if it was possible. Plus those three weeks should be more than enough time for yo
—Lena's POV— The day had finally come, I had taken care of everything I needed to back at my lab, asked for a leave of absence and handed over my patients, there was nothing more left for me to do other than to pack up and also explain to the kids that we are leaving, I still haven't figured out what I'm going to tell them, thankfully Zoey is coming with us, so she'll be able to stay with the kids while I'm working, I really don't know what I would do without her. I lock up my lab, leave the building, get into my car and drive home. I still have to pack for me and the kids, this disease, I don't know how bad it is and so I have no idea how long I'll be at the pack. I get home and I see Zoey's car is already there, which means the kids are back from school. I park my car and head into the house and a fee seconds later, I hear their little feets running down the stairs. “Mummy!” All three of them scream when they see me. I squat down and ooeny arms as wide as I can and
—Lena's POV— We were packed up and kids were excited about the road trip, I decided to drive instead of taking a plane, the drive down is about six hours and between me and Zoey it shouldn't be a problem. The truth is that with a flight, we would've gotten there in two hours and then the drive down to the pack would've been about thirty minutes, but I wanted to postponey reunion with Leo for as long as possible. So the kids were buckled up in the back, Zoey took the passenger seat, I was going to drive for the first three hours and she would finish the journey. Zoey talked on the phone with Zeo, Leo's Beta, so they know to expect us, Zeo said that all my requirements have been met and our house is ready. My lab assistant would be joining us in two days, he still had some things to wrap up. “Are you ready kids?” I asked them, and I managed to even sound excited. “Yes!” Liam shouted. “Let's go!” Luke shouted as he pumped his fists in the air.
—Lena’s POV— The shock was clear on his face, he looked like he had just seen a ghost. I look back into the car and see that the kids are still asleep, I have to get rid of Leo before they wake up, I know sooner rather than later he's going to see them but I'd like it to not be today. I take a deep breath, I look to Zoey and she nods her head at me and I walk towards Leo and Zeo while Zoey stays back so she can keep an eye on the kids. “Alpha Leo I presume?” I asked him even though I knew it was him. He looked so confused it was almost funny. “Selene? What are you doing here?” He asked as he stared at me, not even blinking. “I'm here to help, you asked for my help so here I am and my name is not Selene, it's Doctor Lena Everhart.” I tell him. “You? You're the doctor?” He asked. “Yes I am, now I appreciate the both of you coming here to welcome us but I've had a long journey and I just need to get some rest, we can talk after I'v
Lena's POV. Leo walks back with us to the house and then he says goodnight to the kids, I'm so confused, in fact I've been confused ever since he saw Luke and didn't say anything. My sweet shy Karla gives him a hug, Liam hig fives him and tells him to come back the next day and then finally Luke steps up and shakes his hand, he tells him goodnight and also tells him to come by soon. Then finally, it's my turn and in my head, I'm thinking, this is finally it, this is the moment he's been waiting for to ask me about the kids. But he doesn't say anything, he simply leans down and kisses me on the cheek and then he steps back. “Goodnight Lena, I'll see you tomorrow.” He says and then he waves to the kids and walks away. “Mummy, boss man is cool, I like him.” Liam tells me as she strolls into the house. “I like him too.” Karla tells me and my heart breaks at that point, my sweet baby girl who has a very hard time connecting to people, but she had bo problem co
Alpha Leo's POV. She slowly turned around to look at me and when I saw the fear in her eyes, that made the decision for me. I treated her badly, that's the truth and she's scared of me finding out about the kids, I don't know why, but she is. Am I angry that she's kept them away from me all these years? Hell yes I am but nothing good will come out of me confronting her. She could very easily just pack up the kids and leave and I won't be able to find her. I can't be selfish, I'm not the only one that will be affected if she leaves, I have my pack to think about, if she leaves the hope of finding a cure goes with her. If I keep my suspicions to myself then at least she and the kids will be here at the pack, and I'll have the time to gain her trust back and then bring up the topic of the kids or she'll even finally open up and tell me about them. But first I need to find out if she was lying about the man in her life because the only man meant to be in her life and
—Alpha Leo's POV— “Answer me!” I growl loudly and she flinches back. “I do not have to tell you anything.” She snaps back at me and I know this is like pouring water on stone, this is a losing fight, she's never going to tell me anything. “When did you become this person Scarlett? Or were you always like this and I was just to blind to see it?” I asked her hoping to get a genuine reaction from her but she just continues to stare at me. “Fine, you do whatever the hell it is you're doing but you better make sure that I don't find out what it is and stay away from that lab and from Lena.” I warn her. “Or what?” She asks me. “You don't want to know what I'll do to you Scarlett, you've seen what I do to people that disobey me or cross me, the only thing stopping me from doing that to you was my love for you and you've done well to take that away so there's nothing holding me back now, you've been warned Scarlett.” I tell her and for the first time, I se
—Lena's POV— Shit, no, no, no. This can't be happening right now, what the hell is he doing here? There's no way the kids are going to agree to go back into the house, not when we're already outside and they've been looking forward to this walk. I currently have my back to Leo, so I slowly turn around to face him with both the kids hands still in mine but thankfully my body blocks Luke and because Karla hasn't seen Leo before she hides behind my leg but not Lian, he keeps staring at Leo. “Hi, what are you doing here?” I asked him and hoped I could get him to leave before Luke decides to make his presence known. “I wanted to talk about what happened back at the lab.” He tells me. “Oh, we don't need to talk about that, it's all good, water under the bridge.” I tell him and hope in my mind that he takesy word for it and leaves. “Mummy, who are you talking to?” Luke asks from behind me and then he walks to the front and stands by his sis
—Lena's POV— Zoey sounded very dangerous at that moment. “You need to calm down Zoey, remember you promised. Plus I'm fine, she didn't do anything to me, luckily Leo came in at that moment and even if he didn't I would've handled it myself. So please take a few deep breaths for me.” I tell her and after a few moments she takes a deep breath and retracts her claws. “I'm calm now, don't worry, I won't go off and rip off that bitch's head, at least not today.” She says with a smirk on her face. I don't say anything, because with Zoey that's as good as I'm going to get it. “So, what did Leo do?” Zoey asked. “He apologized to me and dragged her out of there, she didn't seem happy about it.” I told her. “I bet she wasn't, but what's the deal with the both of them. I thought they would be living la vida loca but it seems like something is wrong with their marriage.” Zoey finally voices out what I've been thinking. “Yeah, I think so too.” I t
—Lena's POV— The moment they left, I let out a huge sigh of relief and slumped down on my chair, I did my best to hold back my tears. How dare she? She knew how to hit me where it hurt, she knew just what screw to twist, yes I am now rich and successful, but I wasn't always like that. It's true what she said, my parents were poor farmers, but it never bothered me because we were comfortable just the three of us, we had food to eat and we were happy. It wasn't until I started attending school that's when it started to bother me, I was bullied every single day because of my status and it also didn't help that I was born an omega. That's why after all those years of constant bullying it came as a surprise to me when Leo asked me to marry him, I thought it was a joke or a prank at first but then he showed me how serious he was and after that, people stopped with the insults and talking behind my back. Even after Leo rejected me, I did my best to come up in this world
—Alpha Leo's POV— I couldn't sit still after my talk with Zeo, he left to go talk with Gabe and then I answered the emails that I had and signed some documents that Zeo left for me on my table. Since the whole disease he had taken over day to day running of our business in the city because all my focus had to be on the pack and finding a cure. After I was done with all of that, I still couldn't sit still, I had this feeling in my gut that something was wrong but I didn't know if I should trust it, it could just be me wanting an excuse to spend more time with Lena. I sat down for another ten minutes but I couldn't do it anymore, I got up and left the house. It had been about two hours since I last saw her and if I got there and nothing was wrong she would think that I'm stalking her so I better come up with a good explanation. I got to the entrance of the lab and her assistants car was gone but there was another scent that wasn't Lena's, a scent that I would rec
—Lena's POV— As soon as I enter my lab, I lean against the wall and let out a huge sigh of relief. I did it, I survived spending time with him. I didn't think I could, but I did. He seemed to believe my lie about the kids also and he also seemed very sincere with his apology but it still doesn't change what he did to me. Also there was some serious tension between him and Scarlett, looks like all is not well in their paradise, I need to go home, see my kids, have a glass of wine and talk this over with Zoey. I look at my watch and it's just one in the afternoon, I can't leave now, I still have time to kill. I push Leo out of my mind and walk into the lab. “Good afternoon Doctor Everhart.” Emmett, my lab assistant greets me. “Good afternoon Emmett, did you just get in?” I asked him and I looked around the lab and see that he had already started working, he has washed all the beakers and they're currently drying while one set is getting sterilised. “Yes, I c
—Alpha Leo's POV— “Am I wrong Leo?” She asked me and I had no words because she was right. I did choose Scarlett and Lena hadn't turned out to be the doctor, I truly don't know if I would've seemed her out to apologise. “You're right, I did choose Scarlett and in that moment all I thought about was myself and how happy I was that she was back in my life, nothing else mattered, you didn't matter. But time passed and I realised how cruel I was because you didn't deserve to be treated like that and the truth is I didn't bother to find you because I was a coward, I didn't know how you would react. But when I say I am sorry, I mean it Lena, I'm so sorry for what I did to you, for rejecting you that way and for the loss of the baby.” I tell her and I hope she can see how sincere I am. She doesn't say anything for a while, she just stares at me. “Thank you.” She says as then she continues walking which I take to mean she doesn't want to talk about this subject anymore