Chapter 57
When she got to the part where he injected her with a pain-inducing and transfer potion so that her brother and her mate could inflict damage to each other and feel nothing of it. They used that to torture her even more. She learned that her brother was mates to Jacob and shay so having to reject their mate and let him mate to his sister made him turn against her. Through all of her tales, I could not for one-second wrap my brain around everything she said. My heart breaking more for her and the wall of hate I had now gone. The truck cab started filling with lavender-scented fog. The loud pop caused her to scream and I sigh out in annoyance. “Ambrose, what do I owe the pleasure?” I asked dryly. “pup don’t push it I came to talk to the Luna.” he says with a flip of his hand. “and scaring her to death was the best option? couldn’t wait until we got back?” the feeling of him hitting me hard in the back of the head washes over me. Growling I set back and let them talk.
“who was born first child?” he starts balking at his bluntness I glanced over to her “you don’t have to answer him. He's just a grumpy old man.” her eyes widen as she looks at him than me. I can see the confusion on her face “he's looked all of 23 since I have known him. That being while I was being made inside my mother.” her eyes now look to be popping from her face while she chokes on air. After a few moments Ambrose cleared his throat “he will do that until you answer so please don’t make this a longer drive cause I dought we will make it back to the pack until he is happy.” I sigh out and dropped my shoulders.
After a few moments she answers him “Apollo was born first of course why do you ask.” tilting his head to the side “are you sure child?” he asks with that tone he knows something the rest of us don’t. “may I see your hand?” he holds his hand out for her. Reluctantly she places her hand in his. The truck slams to a stop. The air was thick with the scent of burning lavender and sage. Choking on the smoke trying to find the handle. Wanting out of the truck but I am locked in here. As soon as it all started the truck is moving again the smoke and fog had gone along with Ambrose. She starts spinning around looking for him sighing again “you’ll get used to his weird ways someday I’m still waiting for the day but I know it's around the corner somewhere.” a small giggle comes from her causing a small smile on my face. “what did he do?” she finally asks I shrug looking at her with what I hope is my your guess is as good as mine.
“so are you sure you and your brothers, are brother and sister?” “yes, why?” “how?” after a few minutes she asks me to pull over when I do she turns to look at me “every winter is named after a god or goddess but do you know how we get our names?” shaking my head she continues “ for a normal single birth we are not named until our third birthday. We place our hands on the golden orb and our souls merge with a god or goddess their symbol is burned into our palms. And that's how we get our names. The only reason I am called princess is that the pup is princess or prince they get called their name for the first time after getting the mark. For me, Apollo and I, are born with our marks as we are the twins. The male is always being named Apollo and the she-wolf gets one of two marks Artemis or Diana. “ holding her right hand up showing me her palm a blood-red and gold mark seems burned deep into her hand “I was born with Artemis.” closing her hand. “the first born is to be the alpha of alphas and the second is the mate to the new beta of the royals. There again was another reason I thought I was being played with. Philip is the alpha of a pack at the time a small pack or so I had been told so he couldn’t be my mate. What alpha would give up their pack to be a beta? None I don’t need to be smart to know that. And when I met your alpha there was no drought in my mind he's an alpha, not a beta.” she shrugs turning her head to the window leaving me to think over what she said.
“so how do you know you were born second?” her eyes snap to my confusion on her face “why would my parents lie about it?” I shrug but something feels off to me. “why were you ordered to mate with white?” she shrugs “guess my brother chose him as his beta?” “why? Did you know him growing up? Were they friends?” I ask trying to piece things together with the more I get from her the more I can tell Phil when we get back. Shaking her head “the first time I saw him was the day of my birthday party and I found he was my mate.” “Why didn’t you two mark that night most don’t wait?” as wolves we are driven by instinct and the strongest one we have is to be with our mate. “it's the law. The beta mate has to go through the training course like the rest of the wolves in the packs. They have to be taught how to work with the future alpha of alphas. So the marking has to wait until them.”
Sniffing the air I can smell the purity of her soul and body. Now I am more confused. “does that go with mating as well?” she shrugs and nods causing more confusion but I can see the subject is closed for her and probably a little personal. “okay so why do the mating and marking have to be done in front of the pack and other alphas and betas?” “to prove the bond is made and completed before Apollo can take the throne as the same for the new beta bloodline. Also, it plays into the god's and goddess's open sexual acts with well whoever they wanted. Over the centuries it has been just the future heir and mate. They use to be the start of a massive orgy now the only time it turns to one is when a Venus/Aphrodite is born.” every word drips nothing but the truth.
