Andreas P.O.VAthena and I leave Connor and Will with Doctor Andrews and walk hand in hand back to the front of the hospital.“Alpha Andreas,” Doc calls out as he catches up to us.“Please Doc, call me Andreas.”“With all due respect, Alpha, I’d rather not,” the Doc says with a smile. “I’d like to examine you because of your marking to see if it’s had any effect on yourself or your wolf.”“We have somewhere we need to be, Doc,” I say, looking at my watch.“This is important, Andreas,” Athena says. “I’ll mind-link Noah and have him and Rich transfer Leon to a conference room while you get looked at.”“A conference room? Are you sure?” I ask her.She nods. “He’s the only link we have to the Rogue pack. I’m going to try to work with him diplomatically. If that fails, he goes back to the cells,” she explains.I nod in agreement and turn to the Doc. “Lead the way.”The Doc leads us down to an examination room and closes the door behind us.“The usual?” I ask.“Yes, Alpha. I’ll examine your
A moment later, there’s a knock on the door, and Noah enters with Leon’s mate, Karla, and his son, Mitchell. Ryna, Tony, and Rich come in behind them, closing the door.“Daddy!” Mitchell squeals and runs into his father’s arms.Leon kneels on the ground and hugs his son tightly. After a moment, he pulls back and smiles at his son. “Have you been a good boy?” He asks.“Yes, Daddy. But I don’t like it here. When can we go home?” He says sadly.“Why don’t you like it here? Has someone been mean to you?”“No,” Mitchell pouts. “But I miss my toys.”“I will make sure that one of my men will go and collect all of your toys for you,” I say softly, and it’s as if he hadn’t noticed me in the excitement to see his father, because he freezes, and turns to look at me with fearful eyes.“This is Alpha Athena,” Leon explains to his son as he looks up at me. “You have nothing to fear from her, isn’t that right, Alpha?”“Of course not,” I say with a soft smile. “You and your parents are safe here in m
Andreas P.O.VI watch as Athena’s demeanor changes in front of me. A sharp look passes over her face, and her eyes turn blue.“You,” she says, pointing to Cassia. “Take the boy and his mother to their room,” she says coldly, not sounding like herself.“Alpha, what’s happening?” Cassia tries to ask, but Athena growls at her.“Leave! Now!” Athena yells, her Alpha aura almost unbearable as it radiates through the room.Karla takes Mitchell out of Leon’s arms and runs out of the room, with Cassia close behind her.Athena’s glare turns to Leon. She stalks towards him, and he backs up towards the wall, baring his neck in submission under her intense aura.“Athena, what’s wrong with you?!” I yell at her, but she ignores me. I try to mind-link her, but it’s like there’s an invisible barrier around her that’s stopping me. I can’t sense her emotions; I can’t even feel our mate bond.She grabs Leon by the throat, bringing his face close to hers and growling. “Do you think baring your neck to me
Andreas P.O.V“WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON HERE?” I roar when I enter Athena’s room a few hours later and see her restrained in silver bracelets that are attached to the bed railing.“Alpha, it was necessary to...” Doc begins to say.“IT WAS NECESSARY TO SHACKLE YOUR ALPHA IN SILVER?” I shout, cutting him off.The Doc says nothing. He just grabs Ryna’s arm and pulls him in front of me. It’s then that I notice the bruising on Ryna’s neck.“She attacked him,” Gino says angrily as he comes over and takes his mate’s hand.I gently take Ryna by the chin and move his head to the side, examining his neck. “Are you okay?” I ask softly. Ryna nods, but I can see the tears in his eyes. I sigh and rub my face. “I apologize for screaming at you all,” I tell them, turning my attention to Athena. “Tell me what happened,” I say, moving to Athena’s side and taking her hand in mine.I look over my beautiful mates’ face as I listen to the Doc tell me how she attacked her best friend and Beta.“We need to f
Enyo P.O.VEarlier in the conference roomAs Athena looks down at Mitchell, I can’t help but feel overly protective of this amazing little boy.Athena looks up to Leon to signal his time with his family is over for now, and he turns to his wife.‘Athena, maybe we can question him tomorrow. I don’t believe he’s a threat to us anymore,’ I say, but it’s like she doesn’t hear me. ‘Athena?’ I say, but again, I get no response or recognition from her.“Can’t my daddy come with me, Alpha Athena?” I hear Mitchell ask, and as Athena responds, a wave of nausea washes over us, followed by a coldness I’ve never experienced before.‘Athena!’ I try to yell, but it feels like I’ve been bound. Like there’s an invisible rope around my snout. “Why are you blocking me?” I hear Andreas ask.‘Oh no...’ I gasp. “I can’t feel your emotions anymore,” he says. The look of concern on his face makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up.I feel dizzy as I hear concerned voices around us. I can hear Mitchel
Gino and I race through the halls of the hospital, running past dazed staff and pack members, to get to Athena’s room. As we reach the door, we can hear shouting, and my stomach drops thinking about what she’s done. I barge through the door and skid to a stop when I see a pissed-off Enyo standing on the hospital bed. It buckles under her weight as she turns towards me, and her demeanor instantly changes as she dives on top of me. I try to brace my fall, but I land with a thud as Enyo starts licking my face.“Enyo!” I say with a laugh as I try to stop her onslaught, my face wet from her licks. She stops licking me finally and barks happily at me, and Ares howls with happiness in my mind.‘I can feel her!’ He says happily as he prances around in my mind, and I have to hold him back before he takes over.“Enyo, what happened?” I ask. I feel her body stiffen as she looks at me with sadness in her eyes. She lifts her head and sniffs the air, and her head turns to Ryna.It’s then that I s
Athena P.O.VI sob uncontrollably as I listen to everything I did today. I don’t understand what’s happened. Am I going crazy?“You don’t remember any of this, Alpha?” Doc Apollo asks.‘None of it. What’s wrong with me?’ I ask.“We don’t know. But I promise we will sort this out,” he says. But his tone sounds shaky and unconvincing.‘How were you able to break through the barrier, Enyo?’ I ask.‘Mother came to me,’ she says excitedly, and everyone gasps.“The… The Goddess, Selina, appeared to you?” Doc asks.‘She told me to roar to break through the barrier. So, I did,’ she says proudly.But Doc and Andreas look more concerned than before.‘What is it?’ I ask.“Well, with Enyo hearing the first voice after you blacked out, and then hearing what she thought was the Goddess…” Doc Apollo trails off.“You think it’s all a hallucination?” Andreas asks.“What if Enyo is the one having them?” Doc says worriedly.‘You think I hallucinated both voices? But I had no control over anything! Mothe
We walk down the short hallway to the next room, and Doctor Andrews stops at the window, looking into Philip’s room.“He’s been under light sedation since he’s been here,” he explains, folding his arms with a sigh. “From what I can tell from the few sessions I’ve been able to have with him, he and Jack seemed to have been in captivity the longest. Their bodies tell a gruesome story of their torture, and I’m not sure they will ever fully recover,” he says sadly.I place my hand on the window, my heart breaking for what these young men have gone through. As if sensing our presence, Philip’s eyes open, and he slowly looks towards the window. His complexion is pale, and the pain in his eyes breaks my heart even further.“Do you think we’re equipped to handle their recovery, Doctor Andrews? I don’t want their progress hindered because we’re unprepared.” “I had considered sending them to one of our facilities. But under the circumstances, I felt they’d be safer here,” he explains.I sigh.