—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
—Alpha Leo's POV— I couldn't believe it, if Zeo wasn't there, I would've thought that maybe my eyes were deceiving me, but they weren't, it was her, it was Selene. She was older but she was even more beautiful than the last time I saw her and it was clear to me that she wasn't the same girl I rejected six years ago. No, in her place was a woman, a strong, confident woman. The way she talked to me, I mean she wasn't rude but she had this authority in her voice. And she was a mother, a mother. At first when I saw that little boy run towards her and call out to her, I had this shock and dread run down my spine, before she left she told me she was pregnant but I didn't give a fuck, I was so caught up with Scarlett coming back to me. But the children weren't mine, which only meant one thing, she had moved on, she had someone else in her life and for some reason that made my blood boil. Somehow we made it back to my house and back into the office, I took my seat and
—Lena's POV— “Uhmmm….” I trailed off, trying to think of what to say, that's the thing with kids, they hear everything and they're not scared to call you out. “His name is Leo, he is the Alpha of this pack. Remember I explained to you and your sibling who an Alpha is.” I remind him. “Yes I remember, but why did you tell him we were four years old, we are five, not four mummy.” He says as he tries to give me a stern face but he just ends up looking so cute. “I'm sorry baby, I must've mispoken, the next time I meet with him I'll make sure to correct it alright.” I tell him and then he smiles and nods his head. Thank goodness, crisis averted. I take Luke out of his car seat and Zoey carries Karla, I'm just happy that it was Liam that woke up and not Like, Luke would've not been satisfied with the answer I gave to Liam. Because my hands are full with carrying Luke, I hand Liam the keys and he opens the door to the cabin. I still can't believe that t
—Alpha Leo's POV— It took everything in me not to go over to the cabin last night and demand answers from Lena, because Zeo was right, I couldn't do anything to sabotage this. Lena was our last chance, but what if the triplets were mine, what if I was their father. I went down a rabbit hole last night, Scarlett came home drunk again and tried to start a fight and I regret to say that even though I saw it coming, I fell into her trap. We had a huge fight and I left the room and spent all day in my home office because I couldn't sleep and it wasn't because of my fight with Scarlett, no she wasn't the woman that was on my mind. It was Lena that I couldn't get off my mind and her kids, I had to know if they were mine, maybe this was the reason Scarlett and I couldn't have kids. Because I made a mistake and maybe I'm meant to be with Lena and the reason Scarlett can't get pregnant is because I already have kida out there. I stayed up all night pondering this and all
—Lena's POV— I've had a long night, I barely slept. Karla woke up screaming because she was in a new place and she was scared that she had been kidnapped, after that her brother's woke up and we had lunch and when it was time to go to bed, they all slept with me and I stayed up to watch over them. So you can only imagine after driving sic hours and barely getting any sleep, I'm really not in the mood for any confrontation today but it's just my luck that she's here today. I still don't understand how or why we look so alike, it's like looking into a mirror. The only way you'd know the difference was the scar that I had on my hand and Scarlett's hair is longer than mine, but that's it. “Scarlett, I would say it's nice to see you again but I would be lying.” I snapped at her. “How dare you talk to me like that?” She snapped back. “I apologise, I didn't get much sleep last night. To answer your question, I'm here to hopefully find a cure to the illness
—Lena's POV— “Ok then, hopefully the kid is still alive.” He says. “Yea, hopefully.” I say but I don't say what's on my mind who's is that the kid is probably dead. We continue walking and I can feel him watching me, I know he has questions but he better come out and say it because I'm not going to help him. “Can I ask you something?” He asked. “It depends.” I tell him. “On what?” He asked. “Does it have to do with work?” I asked him. “No, it doesn't.” He tells me. “Then it's my personal life then, well you can ask but I make no promises to answer.” I tell him. “It’s about your children actually, is their father in the picture?” He asked me. I knew he was going to ask me this and I already prepared an answer for him. “Yes, he is. He didn't come with us because he has a big project back at work, but he'll come visit them when he has the chance.” I tell him and the lie just slips easily off my tongue.
Lena's POV. Well this trip is really shaping up, first Leo got his ass whopped by his sister and then there's the revelation of the vision. “What do you mean I called her name out in the vision, you never told me this.” Leo tells her, he looks so shocked and confused. “Because I only had that vision that night you Buffon, why do you think I called you? The person that's scared of electronics picked up a phone and called because I know if I sent a postcard by the time it got to you it would be too late. But you didn't want to hear anything I had to say.” She tells him and that shuts him up, he has such a guilty look on his face. “He wasn't really listening to anyone that day.” I tell her. “You said he called me Selene in the vision right?” I asked her. “Yes he did.” She tells me. “Well I don't want to say your vision is wrong, but maybe it's kind of redundant now because that isn't my name anymore, so it's possible that Leo's future has change
Alpha Leo's POV. She opens the door wider and me and Lena just step in, shocked. I thought she would've slammed the door on my face, I mean I was expecting it. But I was not expecting this at all, her being all calm and welcoming us in. I look around the house and see that she has done some remodelling. “The house looks amazing Freya.” I tell her. “Thank you, I had a phase where all I watched were home were home decorating shows, so I decided to experiment on the apartment.” She tells me as she leads us to the living room. “Please Selene, take a seat.” She tells Lena. “Actually I don't go by Selene anymore, it's now Lena.” Lena tells her. “Ok, please have a seat Lena.” Freya tells her and Lena leaves me and takes a seat on the couch. “Now, as for you big brother.” Freya turns to me and then her eyes turn purple ans the next thing I know I'm being thrown on the wall across the room. Yea I should've seen that coming. “How could you, I
Alpha Leo's POV. The drive into the heart of New Orleans which is the french quarter is in silence, I won't say the silence is comfortable, it's strained with tension caused by things left unsaid, things that neither of us are ready to talk about so we just stay in the silence. I don't know what happened on the plane or why I went of on her like that, it's just that I suddenly realised that the closer we get to finding a cure, the closer we get to Lena and the kids leaving and that is something I do not want to happen. “The city is really beautiful.” Lena says as she stares out her window. “Yes it is, it's alive with culture, they always have some kind of celebration, remembrance or feast everyday and then at night that when it really comes alive.” I tell her. “Maybe one day when we don't have a clock on our backs I can come back here, maybe I'll bring the kids too.” She tells me. “Yea that would be great.” I tell her and she stops looking out the wi
Lena's POV. After he answers my question, he closes his eyes and after a few minutes, his breathing evens out, I don't know if he's actually asleep or if he's pretending so I don't ask him any more questions. He hasn't talked to the girl he saved, the girl he considers his little sister for six years, what could he have possibly done? Six years, so they were still talking while we were together, all that time and I had no idea she was in his life. I guess it just shows even more how much I really didn't know him, he never really opened up to me, showed me all the parts of him, he just showed me what I wanted to see ans I fell for it. I just stare at him, how can one person inflict so much hurt and pain, the same person that has shown that he's capable of so much love and kindness, how is it possible? “I can feel you staring at me Lena.” He says but he doesn't open his eyes. I quickly avert my eyes. “I wasn't staring and I thought you were asleep.” I
Alpha Leo's POV. Lena gets up and takes the seat opposite me, so she's facing me, I guess there's no getting out of this. “Are you sure you really want to hear this? I don't think it's a good idea Lena.” I tell her, hoping she'll say no and I'll be able to get away from this. “Nothing you say is going to hurt or affect me, we're friends right? We agreed to be friends and friends talk to each other about stuff like this. Also I need to know a little more about Freya before we meet her, so I know what I'm expecting.” She tells me. “Ok, but remember friends also don't judge.” I tell her and she smiles. “Fine, no judgement, now spill.” She tells me, she looks like a kid in a theatre, I mean all that's missing is the popcorn. “Ok, after Scarlett left me, I was a shadow of myself, I didn't want to feel, I was basically just existing, I knew I couldn't stay back at the pack, my father was still alive at the time and he was seriously disappointed in me, he c
Alpha Leo's POV. We arrive at the private airstrip about two hours later. The pack is so secluded that it takes a while to get to the city. “We're here.” I tell Lena as I park the car near the jet but not too close, someone will come and move it anyway. “You know when you said private jet, it didn't occur to me until now to ask who had it.” She tells me. “Oh, this one is mine.” I tell her and she looks so shocked that it makes me smile as I come down from the car. She gets down to and follows me to the trunk of the car where I'm taking out our bags. I only have one suitcase and my backpack. She takes her suitcase but I insist on carrying the rest. “Good afternoon Alpha Leo.” Stefan my pilot greets me. “Good afternoon Stefan, is everything ready?” I asked him. “Yes, the jet passed all the tests, we are ready for take off.” He tells me. “Good, this is Lena Everhart, she'll be flying with us.” I tell him. “Nice to meet you.” S
Lena’s POV. It's ten thirty in the morning, last night Zoey and I talked and that was exactly what I needed to put my defences up. Leo might be a changed man and I'm not doubting that or anything but it doesn't mean that I can let him back in my heart, maybe someday we might be friends, I guess we have to to since I'm considering letting him back into the kids lives but that's it, just friends. The kids woke up very cranky this morning, coming down from their sugar high, so I gave them all a hot bath and we has some eggs and toast with orange juice for breakfast. Emmett left like an hour ago to go to the lab while the kids are currently doing some home school with Zoey. As for me, I'm currently making sure I have everything packed before I close up my box and my carryon, also my backpack containing my devices, like my laptop, tablet and of course their chargers. When I'm sure I have everything I need I zip it all up and carry them downstairs. I drop all my bags b
Lena’s POV. The kids were sugar crazed, there was no other word for it, turns out after they were done with their dessert, they helped Emmett with his, like I said before it's like I had four kids. But thankfully, unlike before, this time the adults outnumbered the kids and we were able to get them to bed an hour past their bedtime just like I predicted. “Goodnight sweet cheeks, I'll be seeing you soon.” Zeo tells Zoey and he blows her a kiss, she just glares at him and storms off. We walk out of the house. “Zeo, you have to take it easy with her.” I tell him. “I know, I know.” He tells me but he still has that grin on his face, I think the only time it slipped all night was when Zoey said she would let another man in the house. “But wait a minute though, is this really happening? Are you guys mates?” I ask him, I mean seeing them together tonight already proved my suspicions right, but I have to hear it from him. “Yea, we are. Trust me I wa
Alpha Leo's POV. “Yea, what is this I hear about you taking Lena to New Orleans Leo?” Zoey asked. Of course she comes for me first, I felt her eyes one me throughout dinner, she's just been waiting for this opportunity. “Yes, Lena and I are going to New Orleans to convince a witch that I know to help us with the cure.” I reply her calmly. “I know, Lena told me that part. What I don't understand is why can't you go alone? I mean you're the one who knows the witch, why does Lena have to go with you?” She asked me. “Zoey!” Lena calls her out. “What I told you I would cook for them, but I never promised to be on my best behaviour.” She tells Lena and then she turns back to glaring at me. “It's fine Lena.” I say to her then I turn back to Zoey. “I need Lena to go with me because I might be the one that has the contact, but she's the doctor she's the one that understands this disease and can explain it to the witch.” I speak to her calmly be