ATHENA'S POVXavier left immediately after lunch to have the meeting with the elders and I grew more anxious with every passing second. The Longer the meeting lasted, the more I panicked thinking about the worst case scenarios. Was I just supposed to sit here and wait until he comes back? ‘Of course, stupid.’ I heard the voice in my head again. My wolf! I remembered Xavier's words. Could I communicate with her?'Ah, this stupid girl,' I mentally saw her rolling her eyes. 'Of course you bloody can. I can practically hear your thoughts. You are me! And I am you! We are technically the same person, or animal if that makes sense.'Woah, she could hear me all this time. What's with the attitude though? ‘Seriously? You are saying I have an attitude? I am literally just marveling over the amazing brain you have.’ ‘Hey! You don't have to be so mean! I finally decided to talk back to her. Enough with the sass.’‘Yeah, well you can't blame me. I am only a version of yourself.’‘Yeah, then at
AUTHOR'S POV Elder Panton moved with rather quick steps until he reached his destination. “I need to talk to Alpha Ned,” he said impatiently. “It's you again?” The guard recognized the man in front of him. “Clearly, now do you need the Midnight’s seal again? Pronto!” “Wait, I'll be back.” Panton tapped his foot against the wooden floor impatiently, waiting for the guard to return. “Alpha is busy currently in a meeting with his son.” “Ugh bullshit. The meeting can wait. This is more important!” Panton pushed the guard aside before marching his way into the meeting room. “What the-” Alpha Ned jerked his face to the door at the interruption, only to frown seeing the familiar face. “-oh. It's you again.” He stood up and Nate followed his father. “Yes, it is,” Panton took in the younger man standing next to Alpha Ned. “You could have just sent me a letter to thank me. There was no need to show up all the way-” “-I am not here to thank you,” Panton stated, annoyed. “Where is
AUTHOR'S POV “What do you mean dad?” Lia seethed as she heard the news. There was no way she could believe it. Her mind didn't allow her to. She can't be rejected. There was no way any wolf would not want her. She had beauty, she had the body, she had the brains, and now she even had status. Then why would anyone in their right minds reject her? She couldn't wrap her brain around it. She had already taken a liking to Alpha Xavier the moment her eyes landed on him. He could be any she-wolf’s wildest desire. Who could even say no to him? The ruthless Alpha of The Midnight Pack! Mating with him would be a dream come true. She would get all she needed in her life. Respect being the top of it. All her life she had been looked down upon for being an Omega. But if she becomes the Luna of The Midnight Pack, her life will change. She would love to see everybody's faces shut up when they hear of who she got mated to. When she sits like a Luna and rule over them like their fucking queen. Sh
ATHENA'S POV‘Psst.’ I heard Avory in my mind. ‘You know there is no one else who can hear you, so you don't have to sneak in on me like a thief,’ I closed the book before giving a last look at the endless doodles I was drawing because I had pretty much nothing to do for the moment. ‘Oh yeah, sorry about that,’ she giggled. ‘And you call me stupid,’ I rolled my eyes. ‘Because that you are.’ I was about to argue back with her, but she cut me to it. ‘Enough with the banter now.’ Seriously? She was the one who started it! ‘I needed to discuss something important.’‘OK, what is it?’‘Xavier is not going to be back for a while, now that he is busy with pack work. We can use this time to train.’‘OK, and how long are you planning to train?’‘And how long are you planning to train?’ ‘A few hours would be more than enough.’ ‘I need a number, miss.’ ‘Around 2. Maybe 3?’ ‘OK, let me mind link Xavier and let him know,’ I had to make sure he doesn't go around thinking I'm missing or somet
Athena's PovThe lake stretched out before me like a liquid mirror, reflecting the hues of the setting sun. A gentle breeze whispered through the trees, causing leaves to perform a delicate dance, their rustling a soothing melody that harmonized with the rhythmic lapping of water against the shore. I stood at the water's edge, enveloped in a quiet symphony of nature.The air carried the scent of earth and pine, embracing me with the freshness that only the outdoors could provide. The sun dipped lower, casting a warm, golden glow across the landscape. Each blade of grass sparkled with droplets from an earlier rain, and the world seemed to exhale a sigh of tranquility.I closed my eyes, allowing the sounds to envelop me. The gentle hum of insects, the distant call of a bird, and the soft ripple of water created a serene ambiance. My senses heightened, and I could feel the pulse of life around me—the heartbeat of nature itself.As I inhaled deeply, the crisp air filled my lungs, awakenin
ATHENA'S POV“Scarlet,” it was like all the air was punched out of my lungs when I heard the name leaving Colby's lips. The air grew tense and my body became stiff. The memories of what she had done to me on our first encounter came rushing back as I felt myself feeling a little hard to breathe properly. “Scarlet?” Xavier asked in confusion. “What's she doing here?” “I'm not sure, Alpha. She's…very beaten up.” I looked at Xavier to gauge any kind of reaction from him. Sympathy, pity, worry, anything. But his face remained still, and he gave away nothing. “Alright,” he nodded at Colby. “Go on. We'll be there.” Colby left, and I didn't realize when, but Xavier stood up and held my hand. “You OK?” Shaking my head to break out of the uncomfortable memories, I nodded at him. “Yeah. Fine,” I couldn't meet his eyes. I don't know, just her being here caused a strange reaction from me. Too many insecurities and questions filled my head and I fought to push them away. I can't deal with them
ATHENA'S POVI stood along Xavier's side as the pack doctor examined Scarlet’s wounds and bandaged them after applying some special healing ointment for werewolves. Once she was done, she started explaining Scarlet's condition to Xavier. “There are a few deep scratches and cuts on her skin. Looks like it was done by some blades and claws. Although nothing to worry about, since she is a werewolf, she will heal in about a day or two. Till then, it is preferred that she takes a good rest,” Xavier nodded. “Thank you. You may leave,” the doctor nodded, before leaving the three of us alone. “Thank you, Xavier. For everything you've done for me till date. Although I'm sorry about the cottage. I couldn't do anything to save it. They had already lit it up on fire. I couldn't even retrieve anything from it. I'm sorry for all the money that you spent on it. After all, you built it for me with a lot of love,” she looked down, feeling guilty. Although I knew there wasn't a cell in her body that
Athena's Pov Xavier did not let me sleep the whole night, proving to me there was no one else but me he wanted in his life and by his side. I enjoyed it. But, it wore me off. So sleep didn't take much time to come to me, but I was surprised that my body woke me up so early the next day. “You're up? I thought you'd want to rest more,” Xavier said, coming out of the bathroom. I glanced at the clock to see it was only 9 in the morning. “Yeah. My body woke me up naturally,” I shrugged. “Had your body woken you up a little earlier, naturally, we could have saved water. Too bad,” he smirked and I shook my head. “Freshen up. I have a few things to take care of. Come down once you are done. See you at breakfast then.”**************We were going to have breakfast together with the pack after a long time now. Before this, Xavier used to just tell someone to bring the breakfast up to his room since we were too tired to leave after our continuous sessions. More like I was too tired to leave