Alpha Leo's POV. I get back home and from what I can hear, Scarlett isn't here, which fills me with a sense of relief rather than worry. I've been in denial for a very long time, maybe it was because I've loved her since I knew what love meant. But now it's like the covers have been removed from my eyes. When she left me the first time to get married to someone else, I should've let her go then, but I didn't. I still loved her, which was why when she came back I took her back with no questions asked. But that right there was the biggest mistake of my life,there's a saying that goes, ‘when someone shows you who they are, believe them.’ Scarlett showed me the type of person she was when she left me and I should've believed her. If I did then my life would've been completely different. Lena and I would still be together and we would be raising our kids together. But here I am, married and miserable without kids and a pack that is being decimated by some mysterious diseas
Alpha Leo's POV. “This is crazy. She must know that Luke looks like you. So what did she say when you saw him?” Zeo asked. “She looked so scared Zeo, I mean the look on her face. I was the reason she was scared, because she knew that I had put two and two together.” “I knew if I confronted her, there was a high chance that she would high tail it out of here. She would take the kids and leave and I would never see them again. They'll both be gone and also any chance of saving our pack will be gone with them. I couldn't confront her, I mean it was clear from her reaction that she didn't trust me and I don't blame her. When I saw that look on her face, I wondered why she would be scared and my mind went back to that day.” “What day?” He asked me. “That day back at the club, when she came to tell me she was pregnant and the way I dismissed her. I told her the baby wasn't mine, I basically made them bastards. What the hell was wrong with me?” I ask mostly myse
Lena's POV. The next day, I leave the house pretty early just as the sun rises, the kids are still fast asleep in my bed, they all crawled in there last night and I can never turn them away. I give them kisses on their heads before I leave but none of them stir. I already told Zoey last night that I would be leaving early so she knows. I step out of the house and take a deep breath, the view is amazing. The sun is like a ball of fire rising out of the trees, the birds are chirping and the air is fresh. This is one thing that you can't get in the city and now that I'm here after all these years, I have to admit that I've missed it. If the lab wasn't so far from the house, I would take advantage of this beautiful day and walk but I can't do that. I already texted Emmett and he was already awake, that's why I like working with him, he always ready to tackle any situation and it also helps that he's a genius, I need those two things if I want to find a cure for this diseas
Lena's POV. “What are we going to do now?” He asked me. I stay silent for a few moments and then it comes to me. “We need fresh samples, maybe this disease doesn't survive out of the bloodstream for a long period of time. So we need to get fresh blood samples. They're monitors in the clinic already so I need you to get the microscope and every other thing that we'll need we need to get to the clinic now.” I tell him and while he runs around to gather everything that we'll need, my mind is going a mile a minute. What kind of disease is this? It's like I feared it's smart, it's really smart. If it doesn't show up outside of the body then we're going to have a really big problem finding a cure. “I have everything.” Emmett says as he comes towards me with a box in his hand. “Ok, let's go.” We take of our gowns, masks and surgical gloves and out them in the trash and then we walk through the decontamination bay before we leave the lab. “What kind of
Alpha Leo's POV. After Lena left the room, I knew she said she would come and tell me what she found out but for some reason, I couldn't seat still. I tried my best and lasted all of ten minutes before I went down to the hall to the office she entered and I caught the tail end of her talk with Katy. “The problem is the disease isn't showing up in their blood and so there's no way for me to find out what it is.” “What did you just say?” I asked her, I couldn't believe what I just heard, I didn't want to believe it. “Leo, I was just about to come and get you. The disease or whatever it is isn't showing up in their blood, their blood is clear. Back at the lab I thought maybe it was because we stored it overnight that's why I came here to get another sample but it’s still the same thing. The blood is clear, there's no sign of any abnormalities.” She explains to me and I can hear the pain in her voice and it's almost like she feels the same pain that I do from hea
Lena's POV. With the way Leo asks about the kids, I have come up with two conclusions. The first one is that his head is so filled up with this disease and the fact that his pack might be wiped away by it that his brain hasn't had the time to assimilate that Luke looks exactly like Leo when he was that age or the second which seems to be the most likable but hard to believe is that he knows the kids are his but for some reason he isn't saying anything and I need to know why. Is he doing this because he's respecting my decision or does he have something more nefarious in mind? But I answer his question though and for some reason it's so easy to talk to him about the kids that I volunteer even more information but then my eyes sight something really gory. “What is that?” I asked Leo as I pointed as the liquid sludge bubbling in a puddle in the middle of the ground. “I have no idea, this is the first time I'm seeing that. No one has been back here since the evacuate
Lena's POV. After I calm down I pull myself away from Leo and start building up my walls immediately, whatever moment just happened between us now, it can never happen again. “We should head back, the sooner I start analysing the samples I took, the better.” I tell him and he has this worried and confused look on his face. “Are you sure? You don't have to do that now, you can go back home and start up tomorrow.” He tells me. “I'm fine Leo, trust me. If I go home all I'll be able to think about are the samples that I need to analyse waiting for me back at the lab. So it's better if I just go to the lab.” I explain to him and for a moment it looks like he wants to complain but he let's out a sigh and decides against it. “Ok then, let's head back to the lab.” He tells me and I walk over to the passenger side of the car and get in. The car ride is mostly in silence, but unlike the car ride over this silence isn't comfortable, it's filled with unsaid words and tens
Alpha Leo's POV. Every fiber of my being wanted to stay and look after her ever since she had that scare back in the woods, but I knew that I couldn't, apart from her not going to like it, it wasn't my place anymore. But when she ran into my arms, for just those few moments, everything was right in the world, my heart was at peace because it was at home, she was home, she always has been. I need her back in my life, I need a plan, a full proof plan because I'll only get one shot to get her and the kids back. I pack my car in the garage and head into the house and straight to my office where I know Zeo is waiting. “You're back early, I thought for sure you'd spend all day with Lena, what happened?” He asked as I walked into the office and he has that smirk on his face. “We have a problem.” I tell him and he must hear the urgency in my voice because the smirk immediately clears from his face. “What is it?” He asked. “Lena and I went down to Brie's parents
EPILOGUETHREE MONTHS LATERLena's POV. In my years that I've lived in this earth, I learnt one thing, blood doesn't always make family. I mean Zeo, Freya and Zoey, we aren't related by blood but they are my family. After Luna Kate came clean about what she did, I thought I would be angry because what she did that night set of a chain of events that got us to where we are today. But that's also why I wasn't mad or anything like that, those events made me the woman that I am today, they gave me my children, so there's no way that I can be angry at that. My parents were the Avery's they raised me and they loved me and that wasn't going to change. I was a grown woman, I wasn't interested in having a relationship with a woman that was too scared to keep me and a father who didn't tolerate weakness and I didn't want that energy around my children. So after they told me rye truth, I thanked her because I could finally solve that unclosed mystery.
Lena's POV. The plane lands and I know that we aren't at the pack yet but I'm giddy with excitement at the prospect of seeing my babies. I know it's just been a couple of weeks, but to be honest, it feels like months have gone by and I haven't seen them. We step out of the air plane and say our goodbyes to Stefan the pilot. Zoey has been calling trying to find out how far out we are, I know it was hard for her to stay back while I was hurt. But she has no idea how much I appreciate her staying with the kids while I was recovering in Scotland. We get into the SUV and Zeo drives so fast, you'd think he was being chased. But I get it, he's been away from Zoey for close to a month, when you count in the time they spent looking for me and then the time I spent recovering. Phoebe has been asking questions about the kids and she can't wait to meet them. Richard promised me that he would find the girls that we saved good homes and the ones that needed reha
Lena's POV. The next day, everyone in the house, was up early in the morning, we were all packed up and ready to go. We said our goodbyes to Richard and Elijah's's other two friends, they decided to stay behind. Richard offered them jobs as part of a covert team. He offered Mark the job too, but he declined and I know that it was because of Pheobe. We left the house and everyone pilled ourselves into two SUV's that Richard had provided. In one car was me, Leo, Brie and Zeo and in the other car was Elijah, Freya and Vincent. Richard also provided us with drivers so that they would be able to bring the cars back. “I can't believe we're finally leaving.” I said out loud. “I can't believe that I'm finally going to see another part of the world.” Pheobe said and I turned to look at her, she was seated in the middle of me and Leo. “Have you been on a plane before Pheebs?” I ask her but I have a feeling what her answer will be. “No I haven't, I kn
Lena's POV. Leo takes my hand and we both walk to the underground prison where Lex is, we get to the end of the hallway and Leo puts in his handprint and the door unlocks. “You're sure you're ready for this?” Leo asks me again. “Yea I am, open it.” I tell him and then he opens the door and we both walk in, the first thing I'm hit with is the smell, it's like decaying flesh. “Sorry about the smell, I cut of his hand the last time I was down here.” He tells me as he points to the spot on the floor where the hand is, I almost throw up but I hold myself back. I hear the sound of someone groaning the pain and I turn around and that's when I see him, Lex. The man that almost broke me and haunts me every night in my dreams. I barely recognise him, he only has his boxers on and his hair has grown out that its covering half of his face. His whole body has different shades of bruises all over and then his left hand now has a stump from where Leo ripped o
Lena's POV. The next morning I wake up wrapped up in Leo, last night was everything and so much more, I can still feel it right now, I'm so sore. “Good morning mia cara.” Leo whispers in my ear. I turn over and face him. “Good morning baby.” I say to him and then I kiss him and before too long, the kiss turns heated and I can feel Leo getting hard so I pull back. “Are you sore baby?” He asks me. “Yeah a little.” I tell him. “Was I too rough with you?” He asks me. “Yes, but don't go beating yourself up about it, I loved every second of it.” I tell him. “Ok, come on let's go take a shower, if I stay in this bed with you, there's no stopping me from having my way with you.” He tells me. I take his outstretched hand and we both walk into the bathroom, the shower is big enough to contain the both of us and there would still be space. We enter the shower and while the water sprays the both of us, I grab Leo's cock. “Don'
Lena's POV. It's been two weeks and today I was officially cleared from physical therapy, I don't even need to use the crutches, but both Leo and Zeo insist that I use it, saying that I shouldn't stress myself too much. We're leaving the hospital room, and today I finally get to meet all the men that risked their lives to save me when they knew nothing about me. I told Zeo and Leo that I didn't want them in the hospital, I didn't want them seeing me like that, they explained it to the guys and they understood. We take the elevator up to the apartment, it's my first time here, the elevator door opens and everyone shouts. “Surprise!” Everyone is there, Zeo, Phoebe, Freya, Vincent and then four men that I don't recognise. I step out of the elevator and hug Zeo, Pheobe and Freya, I hug all of them and then I turn to the first guy standing there. Zeo comes forward and makes the introductions. When he's done, I hug all four of them. “Thank you so much for all your
Lena's POV. I held on to the handle bars and took my first step, it was small and shaky, it was like I was a baby, learning how to walk again. “That's good Selene, try again.” Zeo encourages me. I take another step with my left leg and it's stronger than the other one, I take a few more steps until my leg stops shaking altogether. “Ok Selene, how about you try walking without the bars, you just have a few more steps before you get to Leo.” Anna tells me. I take a few deep breaths, my eyes are on Leo the whole time. “You can do this mia cara.” He encourages me. I remove one hand first from the bars and then I remove my second hand, I stagger a little, but Zeo is there to catch me and hold me up. “Just tell me when you're ready and I'll let you go.” Zeo tells me. I look at Leo again and his presence there gives me the strength that I need. “I'm fine Zeo, you can let me go now.” I tell him and he removes his hands from my back. I tak
Lena's POV. “But there's something else we need to talk about.” He tells me. “What is it?” I ask him. “It's about Lex.” He tells me and Immediately the smile is wiped off from my face. “I told you I didn't want to talk about him.” I tell him and then I rip my hand away from his. “I know that mia cara, but we have too. The doctor said that by next week you can start physical therapy and use your crutches and by the upper week, we can take you back home. We have to decide what we're going to do with him.” He tells me. “I don't care what you do to him.” I tell him and I mean it. “I know that you don't care and you probably don't want to see his face ever again but I don't think that's a good idea.” He tells me and I swear to the goddess if I was not bedridden, I would be strangling him right now. “Oh really, please enlighten me.” I tell him. “Don't be like that Lena. I just thought it would be a good idea for you to confront him
Lena's POV. Phoebe hugged me so tight it was so painful but I didn't say anything, I just hugged her back because I knew that she needed this, I also needed it too, she risked her life to save mine. Finally we separated and I shifted on hu bed and had her sit next to me. “Thank you so much Phoebe, if you weren't brave enough to go out for help and then stumbling on Leo, I would probably be dead.” I tell her and I mean it, if not for her, there was a high cahnce that I would've not been here right now. “It's fine Lena, you told me I had to be brave and I was.” She says with a smile on her face. “So how has it been living in a house full of boys, are they treating you well.” I ask her, from what Leo tells me, she's been sticking to only Mark since she came out and I'd like to know why. “Yea, they're all nice, especially Mark.” She says and I see a tinge of red in her cheeks. Oh I get it now, she has a crush on Mark. “Oh, really, you know I haven'