Alpha Raymond's House.
"Baby you don't have to go anywhere, we can all stay here together and build a life here" Luna Cheryl sobbed as she watched Helios Pack.
"Oh, honey don't be silly. The boy has to be on his own now, we have done our part" Alpha Raymond said trying to be strong.
"Mom and dad, I'll be fine. I'll call you from time to time. After that night, I feel incomplete, the voice in my head which mom said is my wolf, keeps telling me there are people I need to meet." Helios explained again.
"Oh baby, how did you grow so fast. What if we come with you, you know, to help guide you or something?" Luna Cheryl suggested.
"Mom, I know you are worried,but I'll be fine, I promise.Who will watch over the restaurant and besides, I have to do this alone" He hugged his mom and kissed are cheek.
He hugged his father too,then they all dragged his boxes out of the house and into the car. He entered into the car, his parents waved him good bye and he drove off.
"Do you think he knows where to even look?" Luna Cheryl asked her husband as she tried to clean her tears.
"I think the goddess will guide him. You raised him right, he'll be fine, come here" He hugged his crying wife.
The Brave Pack.
Hera sat reminiscing on the past years, the day her parents were killed. She fumbled with her bracelet as she cried. She heard footsteps and she immediately cleaned her tears.
"You know I can sense when something is wrong with you right?" Princess Sylvia said as she sat beside Hera.
"I'm fine, just taking in the cool breeze that's all, where is your mate?" Hera tried to change the subject.
"You are not changing the subject this time my dear. What is wrong?, Is Selene giving you a hard time again?" Princess Sylvia inquired.
"Selene will always be Selene. I feel bad not having a mate, my wolf is in pain sometimes and I also feel empty" Hera explained.
"I thought you said, ever since your wolf woke up, you can sense that your mate is still alive" Princess Sylvia asked.
"Yes, but he's not here is he?" Hera asked.
"I'm sorry, I'm sure fate and the goddess will bring him back to you" Princess Sylvia said.
"I just got a mind link message from Zack, ever since that thing opened up for him to communicate with the pack, he has been the bane of my existence." Hera lamented as she stood up.
"I know he's giving you a hard time and I wish I could help, but know you can come to me anytime" Princess Sylvia held her hands.
"Oh stop being so cute, you know I can stand up for myself and yes, I know I can always come to you. But I need to leave you right now" She smiled at her friend and ran towards the palace.
When the guard opened the office door for her, Hera saw prince zack was working on a file and he didn't raise his head to acknowledge her presence.
"Good afternoon Prince Zack, you asked me to come to your office" she said trying to get is attention.
"I don't see the need for that piece of information, considering the fact that I didn't ask you why you were here" Prince Zack said, his attention still on the file he was working on.
Hera sat on the visitor's seat opposite Prince Zack and that got his attention enough to make him raise his head.
"I don't remember telling you to sit"
"You were going to say that eventually so I'm decided to save you the stress"
"I know where this new found cocky is coming from, so it's true, your mate is alive"
'This is bad news.' Hera thought to herself.
"I'm not sure, I just don't feel that pain I should have felt if my mate is dead, that doesn't necessarily mean he's alive" Hera laughed nervously hoping her explanation made sense to Prince Zack, because if it didn't there's no telling what length he could go to, to look for and kill her mate.
"Oh, I see. That makes sense but that doesn't entirely eliminate the possibility of your mate being alive. When you smell him around, let me know immediately." Prince Zack said.
Hera nodded and stood up to leave.
"If that's all, I'll like to take my leave now" She bowed as she turned to the door.
She was almost at the door when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned around to see Prince Zack smiling at her.
She moved back slowly till she felt her back on the wall.
"This is bad, this is bad" She bit her lower lips as the voice was screaming in her head.
"Don't worry I don't plan to take you here, now that your wolf has awakened, something just hit me, you will soon be in your heat period and you will be the one begging for me" He smiled mischievously.
She looked at him with so much disgust in her eyes, Prince Zack is very handsome that first glance will fool you, until you get to see the real person behind the face and you will be left with so much irritation. How can someone be a walking contradiction, beautiful on the outside, Ugly with nothing to write home about on the inside.
She heard the door open beside her, then she heard his voice next.
"LEAVE"
She didn't know she had the ability to move that quickly, she was outside her quarters when she stopped to catch her breath.
"How did it go??"
The voice startled her so badly that she turned very quickly, when she saw that it was Princess Sylvia she sat down on the bench outside the house and she held her chest while panting so hard.
"Did you see a ghost?, did something happen?" Princess Sylvia asked.
"Your brother is the very bane of my existence and I mean that in every bad possible way." Hera said.
"I didn't have time to think about it but now that he has said it I'm scared"
"Scared?, Scared about what?" Princess Sylvia asked.
"The heating phase, it will happen any day now and I sincerely don't know what to do" Hera held her face in her palm.
"Breathe, when you get to that bridge you will cross it, take life one day at a time." Princess Sylvia patted Hera on the back.
"Easy for you to say. Thank you anyway. It's the thought that counts"
"Come here" Princess Sylvia opened her arms wildly and Hera fit herself between them.
"This is so soothing, thank you" Hera said as Princess Sylvia stroke her hair.