Alpha Mark and his Wife, Luna Reema arrived at the great priestess' house and he met Alpha Raymond and Luna Cheryl of the Crescent Pack already sitted outside the Priestess' yard.
"I'm sorry we arrived late, we had to settle somethings in the park first before leaving the pack" Alpha Mark explained.
"It's no problem, we haven't been here long either. " Alpha Raymond smiled at his friend.
"Come Reema let's go hear what the goddess has to say, hopefully she shines her light on us and bless our womb" Luna Cheryl took Luna Reema's hands and they both went in, with the Alphas following behind.
A maid announced their arrival and ushered them in.
"What brings the Alphas and Lunas of the two greatest packs to my neck of woods" Priestess Rivera said as the two couples entered.
"Great Priestess, we are sure you know why we are here already but we will say it still" Alpha Raymond replied.
"We are here to ask the goddess to bless us with Children of our own that can take over the pack when we are older" Alpha Mark explained.
"Hmm, you are right Alpha Raymond, the goddess already told me about your visit" She turned to the Lunas who held each other's hands.
"You both were not fated to have kids" The great priestess said and the both Lunas looked at each other and back at the Priestess.Before they could ask any question the priestess continued.
"But, the goddess has decided to help you both because of the kindness of your heart."
"Ah,Thank you our merciful goddess" Luna Cheryl sighed in relieve.
"Is there anything the goddess requires from us?" Luna Reema asked.
"The children that will be given to you both are destined to destroy Demetrius" The Priestess replied.
"Demetrius the ruler of the dark world?, How is that possible, he is feared even amongst great creatures and powerful being. Can't the goddess take this burden from them?" Luna Cheryl exclaimed.
"Yes Priestess, help us ask the goddess if there's no other way because this is more than a suicide mission, it's tantamount to the goddess giving us kids and also taking them back at their prime" Luna Reema said.
"Great one, the Lunas are right, the reason we are here is to ask for children that will survive us, not kids that will be killed in their prime" Alpha Mark said.
"The Children won't even stand a chance against Demetrius, please is there any other way?" Alpha Raymond also asked the Priestess.
"The goddess of Love doesn't give bad gifts, this kids are powerful being, that were betrayed in their past life so they couldn't stop Demetrius, now the goddess has decided to send them back with more powers than the first time, and she has chosen you people to be the Parents of these people who will save the world from the terrorizing grip of Demetrius" The Priestess explained.
"Alright then, is there any thing for us to do?" Alpha Mark asked.
"You must keep this a secret, no one must know about this, when the time comes I shall appear to both of you and tell you what else to do" The Priestess said.
They all thanked the Priestess and left. The Couples went their separate ways to their different packs.
**6 months later**
"How is she?" Alpha Mark asked the midwife as she came out of the royal clinic.
"They are fine my Alpha" She said with a smile. It took Alpha Mark some seconds to understand what the midwife meant and immediately he understood he grabbed her shoulders.
"She has given birth?" He asked and she nodded. He let go of her shoulders and fell on his knees.
"Oh goddess, Thank you, Thank you so much goddess" he sobbed a little bit before standing up.
"Can I see them now?" He asked.
"Not yet my lord. They should be ready in a few minutes though. Congratulations Alpha" She smiled at him.
"Thank you Laila" he saw her expression and he got worried.
"You've been the royal midwife since I was young, so I've known you long enough to know something is not right, what is wrong Laila" Alpha Mark asked.
"She's the most beautiful child I have ever seen in my whole existence, and I also believe that she's the child of the prophecy" Laila explained.
"Child of the what??" Alpha Mark asked more because he was surprised that Laila knew what was going on.
"The prophecy of the Alpha and Luna who will carry the seven stars that will produce the sword of light, that will be used to kill Demetrius" Laila explained and the Alpha nodded.
"The baby girl I just delivered your wife of, has three and a half stars on her wrist and a half moon sitting on the stars" Laila explained fully. When she saw that the Alpha wasn't surprised to hear what she had just told him, she sighed.
"You knew" She said.
One of the royal nurses came out and whispered in Laila's ear after greeting the Alpha.
"They are ready, you can see them now" She smiled at the Alpha.
"Isn't she the most beautiful thing?" Luna Reema said as he stepped into the ward. Alpha Mark kissed his wife's forehead before looking at the baby.
He was spellbound the moment he saw her, she had the fairest of any skins he has seen. She smiled at him or so he thought and he fell in love the moment he looked in her ocean blue eyes, and he made a promise to himself right there and then, to keep her safe.
"We should name her Hera, after the queen of the gods" Luna Reema said. He picked up the baby from her hands.
"Hello Hera" he looked at his wife and held her hand as he sat beside her.
"Thank you for bringing her to us"
"We did it together"
"Have you reached out to Alpha Raymond and Luna Cheryl?" Luna Reema asked.
"Not yet, I'll mind link him after I have announced the arrival of baby Hera to the Beta and clan members" he replied.
A guard knocked on the door and Alpha Mark answered.
"Four Men and a woman are standing at the border, requesting to see you" the guard explained.
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***Crescent Pack***
"Alpha Mark just reached out to me, Luna Reema has given birth too" he announced to his wife, as he clutched the baby in his arms.
"Thank the goddess,A baby girl I assume?" Luna Cheryl asked.
"Yes, and she also has a same stars and moon as our baby Helios, only hers her on the left hand, while Helios' are on the right" Alpha Raymond explained.
"Give me my pup so I can feed him" She smiled at her husband and he handed her the baby.
A guard knocked on the door and the Alpha answered.
"There are people at the pack's border, they said they want to see you" the guard announced.
When Alpha Raymond saw them he knew they were trouble.
"Greetings Alpha, we won't stay long we just want to congratulate you on the arrival of your baby" The Man that looked like the leader of the pack said.
"Oh, how did you come across that information?" Alpha Raymond asked
"That's not important, please bring out the baby" The evil Priestess Nyx spoke this time, hypnotizing the Alpha.
After the Priestess was done making some chants and touching the baby's forehead she returned him to the Alpha and She disappeared alongside her group.
The Alpha came to his senses and looked around for the group but he couldn't find them, then he received a mind link from Alpha Mark.
"A group of people came and I don't know what happened exactly but baby Hera is dead" Alpha Mark cried.
Alpha Raymond immediately looked at the baby in his hands and he saw that baby Helios wasn't breathing.
He ran to the royal clinic and the midwife after several minutes came out and announced that the baby was dead.