Athena In Gold

XI - The Perfect Prince

If I ever mention a place or country, just know its not accurate to the real version.
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The drive to Altheo's place was actually pretty long. It took atleast over an hour to get there.

It felt like it was further than Nicholas's house but maybe that's only because Altheo wasn't breaking any speed limits.

His estate was huge. It wasn't a palace but it was a mansion built like one. Nothing extravagantly modern like Nicholas's house. It was a mix of modern luxury tuscan style.

The garage door slowly raised up. Showing off the ridiculous amount of cars Altheo's family owns. His house was located in the remote mountains of Avignon. He had an amazing view of the towns below.

There was so much to take in yet so little time to even glance at everything.

"Do you own the land around here?" I ask once he returns.

"Yeah, just till the nearby villages."

"So do you always have to wake up early just to get to school on time?" I wonder why he would even bother going to school if he had to travel for hours just to get there.

"It's not too bad once you get used to it." Theo says in a amused tone. "Only my mother stays here with Saffron and I." He tells me. "But don't worry, Saffron won't be coming home today. She's probably over in Italy right now." He reassures me.

"Italy?" I ask.

"Whenever she doesn't want to deal with the life she has here, she runs away to our grandparents." He answers.

"You guys can just afford spontaneous trips to anywhere just like that?" I mutter, still in awe with my surroundings.

"Kade? Who have you brought home this time?

My head snaps to the voice.

A lady walks into the light.

"Solo un amico mama." Theo says.
("Just a friend mama")

"Si, solo un amico. Ti credo Kade." She replies in a sarcastic tone.
("Yes just a friend, I believe you kade." )

Altheo rolls his eyes and sighs as she comes closer to us. She holds her hand out, I shake it in return. I look at Altheo for help.

"Mama meet Athena, Athena meet my mother." Altheo finally helps out. I smile at her. She returns it.

His mother seemed like she would be the same age as Lady Elena, they both looked so young. I guess it was true about lycans, how they age much slower than the rest of us.

"Pleasure to meet you Athena." She says.

"Likewise my lady." I reply almost bowing my head.

She smiles at me once more before walking off. Her son sighing loudly in the back.

"Don't mind her, she's usually like that to everyone." Altheo claims.

"Even you?" I ask, knowing the answer already. He nods. "Also kade?" I ask him. "It's my second name. My mum always likes to use it from time to time." He explains. "This way." He says, walking off.

We end up passing multiple rooms, walking into different sections of the mansion. If a person tried robbing this house they'll probably get lost.

So far I've been looking through the photo albums he has in his room. He let me look through it as he changed out of his uniform.

In his bathroom.

One photo was him posing at the beach next to a girl which looked like Niña.

Other photos were of him with Nicholas riding horses, playing the drums, on a cruise with Thomas, posing with his grandparents and basically living life to the fullest.