The Unknown Lycan Princess - Chapter 17: Chapter 17

Ethans POV
Flashback
As I lay here with Beth in my arms asleep I think about everything that has happened the last 24 hours. I can’t believe that I have my mate and we have three pups on the way. I slowly start to drift off to sleep.
Dream
I wake in a clearing and there is an ethereal looking woman sitting on a bench with three pups by her side. Two are white as snow with black paws and one is dark as night with white paws. I see Dex come running up to the pups and they all start to play with him. He lays on the grass and the pups tackle him. One is chewing on his ear and the others are bouncing on him as they try to pounce on his tail he is swishing back and forth. I can’t help but chuckle at this mighty alpha wolf being clobbered by three tiny pups.
“It’s amusing isn’t it? Dex is an amazing wolf and you are lucky to have him Ethan just as he is lucky to have you.” The woman says. Somehow I just know this is the moon goddess. I kneel on the grass in front of her to show my respect.
“None of that young man. Please stand up. You are practically family.” She says as she smiles at my shock. “Take a seat Ethan. We have much to discuss and not a lot of time to do it.”
I do as I am told and take a seat in the grass beside Dex and the pups. The pup that was chewing on Dex’s ear comes running over to me and lays in my lap. I chuckle at it’s attempt to jump in my lap when they land head down butt in the air. I help adjust them in my lap and start to pet them. I feel a strong sense of protection for these pups. I wonder if.
“Yes. These are your pups with Beth. A beautiful blend of you and Beth. That was some smart thinking with the offspring claiming, but honestly that wouldn’t have affected anything. These were always meant to be your pups so I may have helped the claiming along a little bit.” She smiles at me with my pup in my lap.
“Wow. My pups. They are so adorable. I can’t wait for Beth to see them. She is going to be so jealous that I got to see them before her.” I chuckle at that thought.
I hear the goddess laugh at my comment, “Well I hope you don’t go rubbing it in her face too much. Now. Let’s get to why I summoned you here. I bring you a warning.
Beth is a powerful young woman and she doesn’t even know the half of it. You need to help her realize her true self. We can only tell her so much. We gods and goddesses have rules we are bound to follow just like you mortals do. We can’t interfere with fate.
Things that were meant to happen will, as they say fate will find a way. There is a war coming. Your mate is pivotal in this war as will your children be when they are older.
You all have a part to play in defeating this evil. There is a major battle that will be a turning point in the favor of good if you prevail. If you win the evil forces will be forced to step back and reevaluate their plans which will give your family and pack many years of peace.
I am afraid there is no way to stop the war from happening, but we can postpone it until all the pieces are on the board to give good a real fighting chance.
I can’t tell you how everything will happen because all our children are given free will. We can only guide you along the way. It is up to you as with all our children to do with the guidance as you will.”
I nod my head at her. I understand what she is saying. “It’s like that old saying you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink. How do I help Beth find her true self? I wouldn’t even know where to start.” I reply to the goddess.
“You already are Ethan. Go to your father when you wake up. Tell him to research both of Beth’s parents. Most of the answers you seek will be in her bloodlines.
Also a little tip before you go since our time is up. Be wary of who you trust. There are wolves in sheeps clothing hidden among your allies and friends. Those who you least expect will be your strongest of allies and your enemies can be the closest to you. Nothing is always what it seems. Go now. Beth will stay asleep for a while longer.”
“Thank you for your guidance. We will not let you down, I promise you on my life we will stop this evil.” I vow to the goddess. I look down in my lap and notice that all three pups are curled up and sleeping. I pick each one up and kiss their heads before I lay them back down on the grass.
I pet Dex and turn to look at the goddess, but when I turn she is gone. I turn back around to Dex and the pups, however they are gone too. My eyes start to droop and darkness takes over. End of Dream
When I open my eyes I am back in bed with Beth. I know I need to go see my father like the goddess said, but I don’t want to leave Beth by herself. She will be fine in our bed. We won’t be long. Just long enough to speak to our father and then we will be back before she wakes up. Dex says to me.
Alright. I guess if we go now and hurry back she should still be asleep when we come back. I agree with Dex. I disentangle myself from Beth and thankfully she stays asleep.
She snuggles into my pillow and I just smile at her for a minute as I watch her sleep. I turn to hurry to my father’s office. As I walk down the hallway towards my father’s office I get an odd feeling in the pit of my stomach as I think more on the words the goddess spoke about who to trust and not trust.
I assume my father is trustworthy considering every time we have a visit from the goddess she has said to go to him for information or answers. I shake the thoughts from my head as I reach my father’s office. He is sitting at his desk working diligently at his tasks. I knock on the door and my father turns to me with a smile. “What can I do for you son? Where is Beth?” My father asks.
“She’s still asleep in our room. I needed to speak with you. I just had a visit from the Moon Goddess in my dream.” I told him.
He seems shocked at first when I told him that the goddess had visited with me, then a look of pride shows on his face and I roll my eyes internally already knowing what he was thinking. Typical alpha wolf all proud over his offspring being special blah blah blah.
I say this but I know that if the roles were reversed and I was speaking to my child I would feel that pride as well. I sit down and explain everything that happened with my encounter with the goddess. My father sits there for a moment with a blank look on his face.
I know he is just processing everything that I told him. Then I see him nod his head and then turn towards his computer before speaking to me.
“That will definitely give us some more information. I’m glad that I put Duncan on that one. I wasn’t finding too much that tells us anything.
Her father’s line goes back at least a thousand years. All the men were involved in some type of military service. I was able to track his side of the family all the way to a woman named Sierra and her child whom she named Fenrir. There is no name for the father.
Either the records don’t go that far back or she didn’t reveal it. In each generation there was only ever one male child born. But relatively boring. Let me call Duncan in and see what he has found out.”
My father says as I watch his eyes go blank as he links Duncan his Beta and best friend as well as Eric’s father. There is a knock on the door before Duncan comes in with a laptop and several sheets of paper.