Aphrodite is aching. Both inside and outside. After the war with Gaea, lots of people lost their loved ones. She feels all the pain they felt. The only one that can comfort her is her true love. The one she shoves away. Now she knows it, is too late.

Her true love is Hephaestus and she loves him. Aphrodite has no idea why she pushes him away. A few months ago, Hephaestus divorces her after finding her and Ares cheating on him in his bedroom. He also caught them in his golden net again. Telling her that she doesn't have to cheat on him anymore. She could be out openly with his brother Ares. She never left her palace on Olympus once after that there is no council meeting.

The truth is, she doesn't like Ares. He is just a tool she used. She dumped him after Hephaestus divorces her. Now here she is, sitting alone in her bedroom, crying for her true love.

Warm arms encased around her. The only one who understands her feeling, her daughter. More specifically, the only daughter she and Hephaestus have when they are first married. He never knew that. Just thought that she is another one of her daughter with Ares.

"You okay mom," Silena asked her mom as she pulled her blonde hair behind her ears. She looks like her mom but has skills like her dad. She always knew him, wanting to have a father and daughter relationship with him, wanting to have a pleasant family. But her dad never knew. Misunderstanding her for a child of her mom and that stupid God of War Ares. Now her dream of becoming a family is ruined. Dad divorces mom and she is now crying about it. She knows that the only people who can comfort her are herself and dad. Dad never did because he didn't know mom actually love him.

"I'm okay Silena," Aphrodite told her daughter.

"Then why are you crying?" She asked her mom in a soothing voice.

"I'm not," Aphrodite try to tell her daughter and putting on a confident face for her. But the truth is, she is hurting a lot. Many of the heartbreaks she felts make her weak. But then a divorce? She feels like she is fading. Silena wipes a teardrop from her face and shows it to her. "I miss him Silena, I really do."

Aphrodite cried into her daughter's shoulder once more. "I know you care mom, but why do you push him away?"

"I don't know," Aphrodite cried out. "Maybe… I just don't know." She sobbed her heart out. Than lightning flash in the sky, signaling a council meeting.

"Should I come with you?" Silena asked. Aphrodite knows she shouldn't bring Silena with her. Not many people know about her. No Olympian knows about her except for her, Ares, and Hephaestus. Silena usually stays in the mortal world. But she really needs her. She debated with herself for a while and she will probably be late for the council meeting but she doesn't care. "Sure," Aphrodite finally said. They flashed to the meeting.

The Olympian is getting tired of waiting for Aphrodite. Hephaestus is feeling kind of guilty though. Zeus was about to ask Hermes to go get her when Aphrodite flashed in with red eyes and a girl was next to her. All the boys stare at her. Hephaestus gave her a dirty look and Ares shouted:" That's my daughter Silena!"

Silena glared at Ares. "I am definitely not your daughter," she spat at him. "My father is way better than you."

At the word father, Aphrodite burst out crying. Everyone just stares at her in shock. No one has seen her cry openly before. With one last glare at Ares, Silena went to comfort her mother. "Mom is okay," Silena said in a gentle voice again. "He will come back to you… maybe...I think he will."

"So you are just crying because you lost one of the men you bed with," Hera huffed. "And what is your demigod child doing here?"

Silena glared at the Queen of the Gods. "I am most definitely not a demigod." She receives a bunch of confusing looks.

Athena was thinking hard. There are two ways of becoming immortal or God. One way is that you are made an immortal which she is not because only the Olympian council can do that and they definitely did not do that because Athena never even meet her until today. So that means she is born an immortal. Earlier Ares said that Silena is his daughter and she has called Aphrodite mom. So Aphrodite is definitely her mom but who is her dad? Athena keeps asking herself. Ares has said that Silena is his daughter but Silena said that she is not. Who is right? Athena is becoming frustrated.

Hephaestus is confused. Every time he saw Silena, he saw Aphrodite and the affair she has with Ares. She always thought that Ares was her father. Silena probably has a bad week with Ares. But something doesn't make sense. Thinking about it, Silena never acts like Ares was her father. Hephaestus now that he was born immortal. Than if Ares wasn't her father, who is? Those questions hunted him.

Silena doesn't want a lot of things. She doesn't want a new phone, she could just make one herself. She doesn't want a boy to hang out with, she would rather join the Hunter of Artemis. She doesn't want anything a normal teenager would want. The only thing she ever wants is for her family to be together. If she heard the siren song in the sea of monsters, she will see herself with her mom and dad, doing everything a normal mortal family would do.

Hestia feels a heart in the room, longing for a loving family. She found Silena, on the ground, comforting her mother. She moves over to her. She looks into the Silena's mind and saw how she is the first and probably the final daughter of Hephaestus and Aphrodite. She told Silena.

"I saw what you always want and that is what I want as well, for all our family to get along. Maybe, one day, it could happen."

"Thank you, Aunt Hestia," Silena said quietly and politely. Hestia beamed. Silena is the first to call her aunt without Hestia telling her to say it. "You are always welcome at the heart." Silena nodded.

Zeus, seeing that there is nothing important to discuss anymore, dismisses the council. Everyone flashed out, in their own thought.

That night, everyone has lots of different thoughts. Silena slept with her mom Aphrodite, trying to comfort her. Ares is stunned. How could Silena not be her daughter? He will have a talk with Aphrodite later. Hephaestus slept alone as always though lots of thoughts are running around in his head. The only question that lingers in his mind when he falls asleep is: Who is Silena if she is not Ares' daughter? Who is her dad? Did he really hate her or is his mind just playing with him?

The next day Aphrodite woke up but Silena is gone. She scanned around the room for her and smells food. She immediately got out of bed and went to the kitchen. Aphrodite saw Silena cooking breakfast. When Silena saw her mom, she waves her over.

"How did you sleep?" Silena asked her mom.

"Fine," Aphrodite informs her. Silena nodded her head. Suddenly, there is a knock on the door.

"Who could that be?" Aphrodite asked. Silena shrugs and went to open it. She glared at Ares who by the way is at their door.

"Aphrodite does not want you back now bye," Silena said in one breath and slam the door in his face.

"Ares again," Silena groaned.

"Again?" Aphrodite asked her daughter.

"Yeah, he keeps coming like every hour," Silena sighed.

"I think you should talk to Hephaestus," Silena said out of nowhere. Maybe this could be the chance to get the family she long for.

Aphrodite knows her daughter's wish. She wants her family back. She loves Hephaestus, maybe she could try to talk to him. "Sure." Silena beamed up at her.

Hephaestus just woke up when someone rings his doorbell. He loves Aphrodite truly, try everything he can. So now, he hopes is Aphrodite at the door but he knows that is too much to ask. Hephaestus open the door and gasped. Standing there is Aphrodite.

"Can I come in? I want to talk to you," Aphrodite told Hephaestus.

"S-sure," Hephaestus said and step aside, allowing Aphrodite to come in. "What do you want to talk about?"

Oh no, Aphrodite thought. Her only idea right now is to tell Hephaestus about Silena. But she forgot to bring her along. She cursed under her breath. So she told Hephaestus softly. "I still love you,"

Hephaestus stare at her in disbelief. "I'm sorry," Aphrodite blurts out.

"For what?" Hephaestus asked her. He couldn't believe his ears. Did Aphrodite say sorry to him?

"For cheating on you," Aphrodite started and now she's crying. "For everything, I did that hurt you."

Hephaestus can't stand seeing Aphrodite so fragile. He could tell Aphrodite meant every word she said. He hugs her. "It's okay, I forgive you."

Aphrodite looks up at him, tears in her eyes. "Really?" Aphrodite asked in a small voice.

Hephaestus smiled. "I'm willing to give it another try if you don't cheat on me again." Aphrodite nodded her head.

Suddenly, a smile appears on her face. "I have a surprise for you," Aphrodite thoughts that it will be a perfect present for Silena and Hephaestus.

She flashed them inside her palace. Silena was on the couch, waiting for her. When she saw Hephaestus, her whole face lit up. Aphrodite nodded her head at her daughter, knowing she has wanted to do this for a long time.

"Daddy!" Silena said and jumped into Hephaestus' arm. Hephaestus has no idea what is happening. He looks at Aphrodite seeing her reaction and if it is one of her pranks. Seeing to know the question Hephaestus is silently asking, she shook her head. He gently wrapped Silena in a warm hug. Silena sinks into the hug, liking the feeling of warmth her father gives her.

From that day on, they lived happily. Silena also got more siblings. Lily and her littlest brother Daniel. Each of the kids as pretty as their mother and as clever with their hands as their father. Hephaestus and Aphrodite still have demigods kids but none of them mind.