Max was surprised that the woman was waiting for him having a guess as to who she is. "Are you Lily's mom?" he asked hesitantly. She smiled nodding motioning for him to take a seat in one of the chairs. "Yes, I am, but I hope you also know who I am besides her mother," she said conscious that he was careful with his words. "Yes, my goddess, I am aware of who you are. I'm just wondering why you summoned me," he said as she poured him a cup of tea.
"Good then this should go smoothly then. Some of what your father told you was true, instinctively you knew who Lily was. I knew he would react the way he did when she ran into him. As a Goddess I can't physically come to your realm, but once a year. Unfortunately when Lily's guardians were attacked it wasn't my time to come visit. Lily didn't even remember me when she seen me," the Goddess said looking a bit sad. Max was taken aback by what she said shocked that his father might have been right about something. "Come to find out it was a group of Darkling dragons looking for the Ultimate mate. I made sure Lily could escape I just didn't think about what your father might do once he found her. Males of our race tend to want too much." she sipped her tea giving Max a knowing look. He blushed knowing he had been that way as well.
"I should have been honest with her about my feelings. My reluctance was because of my family, people I thought my whole life I would be loyal to, but from past and recent actions all I want is to throw them out. Is that why Lily was born? To end the the old ways?" Max asked hoping some of his findings were actually true. "Among other reasons yes. The bloodlines have been deluded so far that any gifts left are well as you've seen far and few between. You only had the ability to sense other bloodlines before mating Lily, but since you've mated and accepted her blood did you notice anything new happening to you?" The Goddess asked with interest sipping her tea.
Max sat back and thought about her words realizing he wasn't going through withdrawals from Lily being away from him and his Alpha aura was stronger. His senses were different compared to before as he could "see" and sense trouble verses judging a situation. Looking to the Goddess who had a smirk on her face as she set her cup down saying, "You see it was necessary for her to be born for her chosen mates to help restart the cycle for the Clans. She gets to choose her mates, but her mates will have to find ways to corroborate with each other. I myself had issues, but I hope yours will be different."
Max set his cup down needing more of an answer then what he was getting. "I'm sure we will, seeing as she has already found her dragon mate. I know I have not acted the best in concerns to finding out she could have multiple mates, but I am accepting it. Slowly. While I am glad for the information I am curious as to the real reason I am here."
She smiled again reaching for a flower next to her blowing on the petals a few fell into her open hand. Reaching for his arm she laid 5 petals along it and began humming. The sound pleasant at first, but his arm began to burn. He pulled his arm out of her grasp, but the petals shined as she continued humming a melody reaching it peak as sparks shot up from each petal. The burning subsided as the petals were now apart of his skin a rose with a paw print at his wrist. The crest of the Goddess was in the Paw print and he knew this meant his father could not stop him from taking Lily as his mate.
"This mark will indicate that you are a child of the Goddess,not like Lily, but it will give you more authority. You need to go to the elders of your Clan and show this mark which declares you as the next Alpha regardless of what you father may say. Lily needs to be with you when you ascend as the Alpha King, because you need to tell everyone who she is. The Prophecy has begun and the Clans will try to anything to gain power. That's why the gods agreed to refresh the cycle ever 5000 years. New minds and new hearts are needed to change the current state of things. Please don't make the same mistakes we did," the Goddess said urgently as her voice started fading away. "Wait! I have to ask who is her father?" She did not answer simply smiling giving a small wave as he was drawn back to the physical realm.
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Taking a deep breath Max shot up in bed with a start. Looking down at his arm the mark was still there and he knew exactly what to do. Heading out of her room seeing only a couple hours had gone by he went to the meeting room the Elders would be gathered in before the ceremony. Calling Wade through the mind link he told him to meet him at the conference room. Moving through the hallways he could see it was mostly empty as the ceremony had hopefully been canceled.
Wade was waiting for him as he stopped in front of the door. Wade gave a shocked gasp as he seen the mark on his arm. "Is that.....?" Max nodded opening the doors as he guessed the Elders as well as a few Alpha's were attending this meeting. His father at the head of the table looked up as hushed tones came over the room. "Son? What are you...?" The wolf king started to asked but Max held up his arm to the room showing them the Mark of the Goddess the Moon Goddess blessed him with.
Shocking gasps filled the room seeing this mark as one of the Elders spoke, "My Prince is that what I think it is?" Max smirked saying, "Yes, it is the Mark of the Goddess and one of the first signs of the Prophecy. I am one of the Alpha Pairs."