Chapter 25: The Titan Parents

“My little loves, How I wish my decisions did not affect you so. Your mother and I hate that you both are still fighting so hard for something you deserve.” A huge muscular man said as he entered the seasons. He was the epitome of light. His hair was as white as the moonlight and a dark cloudless night, and his eyes were the color of pearls, with chiseled cheekbones and a cleft chin. He had muscles more enormous than the average person’s head all over his body and sun-kissed skin that seemed to shimmer with his movements. He was one of the most beautiful men Katia had ever seen. He glided forward with arms wide open. He gathered both girls in them and just held them. He drew deep breaths of their scents and let them relax in his loving arms.

As the sisters remained in their father’s arms, surrounded by his love, a tall, willowy female with long fiery red hair and lime green eyes came bouncing into the meadow, yelling, “Give me my girls, you beast. If you didn’t have to be the biggest and baddest titan, my babies wouldn’t have these troubles.” She had sun-kissed shimmering skin like their father and was as beautiful as he. The sisters wondered if all titans were beautiful creatures or just their parents.

Theia ripped the girls from Hyperion’s arms, smothering them in kisses all over their heads and faces. “My babies, how it hurts me so to know that there is nothing we can do to help your circumstances. Your father and I, two of the most powerful titans, and we can only sit back to watch our babies be tortured endlessly.”

Hyperion sighed, “Now, Theia, give them room to breathe. They are not babies anymore. They are grown goddesses and seem to have figured out quite a bit over the years.”

A red-faced Theia shouted, “Hyperion shut up! If you had not challenged your father and gone to war with him, our children would not be dealing with the backlash of your decisions.”

“Woman, I did nothing but imprison my father, Uranus. My brother Cronus castrated him for his crimes against his children.”

“That is not how he sees it, and you know it, Hyperion. He believes all of us wanted his complete downfall. That is why he is so angry with Zeus’ decision to release us and the favor shown to us and our children by Zeus and Hera.” Theia shrilly screamed at him.

Selene quietly tries to soothe the parents, “Mother, Father, it is no use arguing the why of our circumstances. Katia and I need to keep moving forward with our plan this time. I know we have a good chance of finally ending Grandpa's revenge.”

Theia gently touched her daughter’s face, “You both are so brave. For so many years, you have been fighting to have a chance to experience Zeus’ gift to you. Look at poor Katia’s body this time around. The injuries are so much worse than ever for either of you.”

Stepping closer and studying his dark-headed daughter’s scars, Hyperion agrees. “The torture and abuse have the look of desperation to it.” Slamming his fist into a tree, he bellows, “It is not right my children suffer because my father knows he cannot beat me. He wishes to destroy me through my precious children. I should have let Cronus kill him.”

“But father, although this time has been the worst and Katia was found at so young of an age, we somehow got lucky before she decided to die. I don’t know if someone somehow helped us or if it was fate, but Titi ended up in the original pack she was supposed to be in, and her fated mate scented her. He is with her body in the pack hospital as we speak. His gamma is moon-touched and knows that their new Luna is special. He has not figured out how because she has not regained consciousness yet.” Selene says, hugging her sister.

“Who is the gamma of this pack? How close is the moon touched?” Both parents want to know.

Selene smiles, “He is our Kane, Uncle Crius's son. Although the children of Titans do not possess the same robust strength, wisdom, and knowledge of ancient magic and rituals, we have some. We are also gifted with our own powers to help us in our journeys. If Titi returns to the Earth realm, Kane will know who she is when she opens her eyes. He will be her gamma. Her second gamma. As her original on his way with the rest of her people, from their new pack, and the two gammas will stop at nothing to keep their luna safe.”

“Crius son, you say?” Her father asked. “That is a turn of events. No one knew about Kane except our Titan family. At least, that is what I thought. Crius will have been guiding him all these years. I believe you are correct, daughter; this is as close as you two have ever been to ending all this revenge nonsense with my father.”

Theia mutters quietly about men's jealousy and pride but looks brightly at her daughters: “Katia, if you do not wish to see this time around any further, it is understandable. They got to you young, and you have been broken many times. We can give it some time, and Selene will try again next.”

Shaking, Katia looks at Aza, who has stood up and is licking her girly’s hand. “It is up to you, girly. We can do this, but it will not be easy.”

“Wolfie, I am so scared. What if Lili is wrong, and this Alpha is not different from the ones we have known? What if our lives are not any different?” Katia continues to shake from her fear, and her father wraps his arms around her with tears in his eyes.

He stands there holding her and trying to convey all his love for his children while she and her wolf discuss what to do. He knows that is what is going on because he can hear their conversation, and he is so proud of the woman and wolf they are. He can feel their fear, but he knows his daughter's decision, and he will do everything possible to see that this ends this time. There would be no more torture of either of his youngest daughters.

“Okay, Wolfie, let’s go back, and if this Alpha plans on torturing and beating us, then we will take him out before we die. We ensure our kind is safe and change happens for them.” Katia tells Aza.

To everyone else, Katia says, “I will go back. I will have Aza and a cousin to help me. I want Lili and me to experience what we bestow upon our kind. I want to see the change everyone says I can make because of my gifts. Most of all, I want Grandpapa to see that things must change, or everything will die.”

Selene hugged Katia so hard that she thought something would break. “Titi, if this works, I hope my fated mate is nearby, and we can also live as sisters in the Earth realm. I will do what I can to help you there as it is the realm we work most in, and no one will think anything of me spending a lot of time there.”

“Meanwhile, your father and I will work to find out who betrayed you from here. It will keep your father from hopefully starting another war if he has something to do.” Mama said, arching her brow at Dad.

“Okay, okay, I get it. This is all my fault. But before you return, Katia, you spend tonight with your family. We will dine with your brother and sister as a family, then watch horror movies like when you were children.” Hyperion directed.

Aza and Katia jumped, shouting, “Oooh, we can watch werewolf movies!” and ran toward winter.