Zara and the Alpha Ch. 02

The men scrambled to get out of the moving truck fast enough. Beth and Liza led them to the two lions and tiger while Zara made a call.

"Pallo, I need you to come pick up Xander and Tara. I can't deal with them right now. I have to deliver two lions and a tiger to who knows where, and knowing the zoo director of this place, it will be somewhere far away and a couple days journey. Plus, they are even more annoying than usual. I know your gods and all so you might be busy but they are at the sun savannah pack's camp. In the guest bedroom beside the alpha's. Don't ask. I'll tell you later. Thanks. Bye."

She hung up then turned around and ran into a woman. She had brown wavy hair going down to her waist. She had on a light green plain t-shirt with a white frilly skirt that ended to just below her knees and plain brown sandals. Her eyes were bright green. When she spoke it was with a British accent and full of knowledge.

"I am Athena, but you can call me Thena. I would like to talk to you about my brothers. But first, I will let you deliver your lions and tiger. If you will let me join you, that is." Zara was tempted to say yes of course oh wise one, but, after knowing Siden and Pallo couldn't help but respond normally.

"Absolutely. My trucks over there. You can sit next to me." She smiled warmly and Thena smiled warmly back, liking this girl already. Zara walked over to the truck and opened the door for her. Thena smiled and slid in, Zara slidding in after her. Beth and Liza opened the door and looked at surprise at Thena.

"Beth. Liza. Meet Athena. You can call her Thena though." They smiled warmly, having met Pallo and Siden a couple times. They slid in next to her. Thena smiled. She liked these girls. She could see why Pallo and Siden liked them. Cal, Abe, and Mark opened the door and were surprised to see a fourth woman sitting there.

"Mark. Abe. Cal. Meet Athena, but you can just call her Thena. Thena, that's cal. The alpha of the sun savannah pack." Thena smiled at them. They stared at her. Cal shook his head and smiled back, if not a little wary. Mark and Abe followed suit.

"Sorry but you guys will have to sit in the back with the lions and tiger."

"Don't worry though." Said Beth with a giggle. "They don't bite." Liza, Zara, Beth, and Thena laughed. The men smiled and closed the door, climbing in to the back. They couldn't believe that a goddess knew the girls. They were silent so they could use their keen sense of hearing to listen to their conversation.

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"So." Said Zara. "What did you want to talk to me about. And you can trust Beth and Liza not to tell anyone. Well you can trust Beth."

"Hey!" said Liza. "Whats that supposed to mean?" Zara and Beth laughed. Thena smiled.

"Their Lyra. She holds a remarkable resemblance to you. Both in kindness, strength, and looks."

Zara looked at her surprised. Now she was really curious about Lyra.

"Now I have to see her." She said, smiling. Thena smiled.

"That's what I wanted to talk to you about. Would you mind coming with me, after this delivery, and seeing her. Beth and Liza, Cal, Abe, and Mark can come to."

"Sure. I'm sure Cal's free." Thena smiled.

"Good."

Finally, they arrived, delivered the animals, and left. When they arrived home, they got out of the car, planning on all of the girls sleeping in the same room that night. But as they entered the building, Zara froze. A pattern on the tapestry reminded her of a mermaid tail, and it looked like it had three diagonal stripes across it like claw marks. What an odd pattern, she thought.

"Uh, Zara. You okay?" asked Beth. All of them had stopped when she froze. She reached out and brushed her fingers against it. She gasped, eyes widening fully, mouth opened. Visions flooded her mind. Two little girls, both identical, except for their eyes. Their hair was a reddish orange color speckled with chocolate brown. A long lock of hair from their bangs was sandy, dirty blonde colored, also speckled with chocolate brown. Their nose and cheeks were freckled with light brown dots. Her lips soft and light pink. One of the girl's eyes were deep green like emeralds and the others was a deep violet color. Both sparkled with joy. A smile graced their faces. Their reddish orange hair speckled with chocolate brown flowed, wavy, down to the tops of their shoulders. Their ears stuck out a little from her head. The tips of their ears looked a little pointed. They were in a small white boat, sailing on the clear blue seas together. Suddenly, a storm appeared. It whipped the boat around until the boat was smashed against a rock. The emerald eyed girl was thrown onto a grassy part of the land, near the ocean while the violet eyed one was thrown onto the beach. They hit their heads and forgot everything. Two different people found them and took them away. They lived completely different lives. Zara yanked her hand back as if she had been burned and collapsed onto her knees. She looked at the tapestry where the pattern had been but it had magically disappeared.

"Zara?" Cal asked, stepping towards her. Zara burst into tears.

"Oh god! Oh my god! I remember! I remember everything! I remember the day we got separated! That storm. I remember my sister. Oh my god! I had a sister and I forgot! How could I have forgotten. Oh god!" Zara sobbed. Cal was instantly beside her, wrapping his arms around her and holding her tightly, stroking her back, rocking her gently back and forth. Shushing and trying to calm her, but she was beyond calming down. She buried her face in his chest, sobbing hysterically.

"I forgot! How could I forget! Oh my god! My sister! My sister! I remember! Oh god! Oh Lyra!" She cried, muffled by his chest. Thena froze. Cal looked at the Beth and Liza but they both just shook their heads, not knowing what to think. They felt like crying themselves as they watched her sobbing. Abe wrapped his arms around Beth and held her and mark did the same with Liza, both wanting to comfort their mates.

All Cal could think about was who her sister was?