The Unknown Lycan Princess - Chapter 84: Chapter 84

Sierra POV
I have been sitting here for a while waiting for my descendent to arrive. I wonder what is taking her so long? I bet it is Hades wanting to try to play some game. I chuckled to myself when I remember the one time I made the mistake of agreeing to playing that game. So many numbers and rules I just couldn’t grasp it, but Hades was very kind to explain it again to me even though I could see he was frustrated with me for not grasping it. I shake the memory from my head. I look out my window and notice a shadow move across and I assume that it is who I was waiting for. As I stood up I felt dizzy so I sat back down again. I waited for the feeling to go away but it just got worse. I felt my body being dragged down by an unseeable weight, and my eyes followed suit. My last thoughts were why this was happening to me.
My mind was coming around and I felt my body start to lose the weight that was weighing me down. I got up and walked to my door to open it and see if I could figure out what happened. As I swung the door open a young beautiful woman fell onto the floor. After we introduced ourselves I realized that Beth was my descendant. We sat down and talked about her past. It was getting late and it was time for her to take her leave until tomorrow.
After we said our goodbyes I closed the door and walked back to my room. I went to my closet and pulled down the box that I have been holding onto since before my mortal life was over. I am not sure how I managed to have this with me here, but I was not going to complain about it. I opened it up and looked through all the keepsakes that I had kept while my precious Fenrir was growing up. He was such a sweet little boy always bringing me little treasures that he found out in the woods around our cabin. I saved all of them in this box. I was going to give it to him when he had a child of his own, but I never got the chance to do that.
I don’t remember much from that day. I just remember walking along the river while Fenrir was fishing for our dinner. I was enjoying the soft breeze blowing against my face. I remember hearing Fenrir shout my name and the next thing I woke up here. I have always wondered what had happened to him. Of all the souls in the Underworld I have yet to find him. Hades refuses to tell me anything saying it is against the rules or something.
I sighed as I grabbed out a vial that I placed in there after Selene explained to me about the curse placed on the Lycans. I had already cried enough tears at that point, saving some was an easy feat. It also reminded me not to cry over that man ever again. I had the best part of him in my little boy. I knew that keeping that anger in my heart would only destroy me so I forgave him to set myself free. I just wanted to get to know the person who would set right the wrongs of my past.
I placed the vial in my pocket and closed up the box. I rubbed my fingers across the top where Fenrir carved his name. I felt a tear track down my cheek. I wiped it off my face and placed the box back. It was time to go to bed and put this long day to rest. Tomorrow I will hear the rest of what Beth’s life has been like. I am excited to hear about how she met her mates and about her children. I laid my head on the pillow and let my eyes close.
I awoke bright and early and got started on my day. I wanted to be ready for when Beth would arrive. I decided last night that I would give her the tears and my forgiveness. I just want to hear the rest of her story. I made a large breakfast for the both of us. Beth should be here any minute. I am a little sad that this will be our last time together, but I can’t keep her away from her children any longer. That would be a cruel thing to do. I would have been so heartbroken to be away from my Fenrir when he was a newborn. Beth really was a remarkable woman for as young as she is.
There was a knock on the front door and I put the last plate onto the table and rushed to the door while wiping my hands off on my apron. I opened the door and there she stood. I welcomed her in and guided her into the kitchen.
“Oh wow! This smells amazing Sierra. You didn’t have to do all of this, but I appreciate it. I am starving. I practically hid in my room all night hiding from Hades.” Beth said with a giggle.
“I wanted to do this for you. It is so nice to have some company for once. Well company that doesn’t try to get me to play games I have no understanding of. I learned my lesson on that one.” I said with a small chuckle.
We sat down to eat and we had some small talk. When we were finished Beth helped me to clean up the mess. After we were done we walked into the sitting room and took up the same spots as the night before.
“So Beth. Tell me about the rest of your life. You have told me about your childhood. Now I want to hear about your teenage years.” I said excitedly. I felt my smile drop off of my face when I saw Beth looked like she was in pain. I knew this type of pain. It was emotional and it was harsh. My heart broke because I remember the first time I felt that pain. It was the day I met my mate.
Flashback
I woke up excited to start my day. Not only was it my birthday and I turned eighteen, but our King Lupus would be making an appearance in the main square of our village to make an important announcement. I wonder what he is going to say. Some people say that he is out looking for his mate. I honestly didn’t care what he was coming here to say it was just exciting to see our King in person. This is only the second time he has visited our village since I was a young girl.
I hurriedly finished my chores and rushed out of the house. I was hoping to get a good spot so that I could see and hear what was said. I don’t have the heightened senses that the other people in the village had so I needed to be closer to the front. I rushed to the village center and was shocked to see so many people here already. I was also disappointed because it looked like I would not be able to hear what was said. I decided instead of being here to not be able to see that I would just go back home.
As I turned around to leave I bumped into a hard warm object. I was about to fall to the ground when strong arms grabbed me. I felt tingles rushing up and down my arms where his hands touched. I knew what that meant. My adoptive parents told me about the matebond that the Lycans had to determine their life partners. I was so shocked and excited to actually have a mate. I felt like for the first time in my life that I actually belonged.
We had both said mate at the same time. The smile on my face slowly faded as I watched his face change from happy to angry. I wasn’t sure what was wrong. He was looking at me like I was dirt on the bottom of his feet. I took a step back as I heard a feral growl escape his lips. He broke my heart with six words.
“You are no mate of mine!” He said as he stormed away.
End of Flashback
I was brought out of my memories when Beth started to talk. I couldn’t help the tears that flowed down my cheeks. I thought my life was hard with what Lupus had done to me, but what Beth has had to go through was much much worse. I was glad to hear that her mate Ethan accepted her regardless of her being human or pregnant with another man’s child. I was relieved to hear about Alexi also accepting her and Ethan.
“Beth I am so sorry those bad things have happened to you. It was not fair and this sect that you are talking about sounds absolutely awful. I am in awe of your strength and wish I had just a fraction of it. If I did then I may not have had the fate I did. Here take this. It is a vial of my tears. I have had it for a very long time. I have already forgiven him for myself. I do have a request for you though. Could you deliver a message for me?” I said and Beth nodded her head yes so I continued, “Can you tell Lupus that despite how he treated me I never once said one bad thing about him to our son Fenrir. No matter how he felt about me I was not going to let our son suffer. I told him that he had died bravely in battle and that he loved his family very much.”
Beth had tears in her eyes as she agreed to tell him. Our time was drawing to a close and I did what I have wanted to do since Beth started to tell me her story today and I wrapped her in my arms to hug her. It was such a bittersweet moment for me.
“Now go Beth. Go back to your babies and mates and bring peace to the Lycans who have been trapped for too long now.” We said our goodbyes and I watched as Beth faded off into the distance. I turned and entered my home and closed the door. Before I could move too far I was stopped in my tracks from shock. There in my chair was my son Fenrir though he wasn’t as I remembered him. He was a child again. I felt fresh tears running down my face when I heard him say, “Hi momma. What took you so long?”
I sent a silent prayer up to the gods and simply said, “Thank you.”