ENZOAthena's mother was in a pitiful state. But I couldn't let her out just yet. She was my leverage over Athena. A healer would be sent to check on her later.I saw the bottles of pills that were scattered there and immediately knew who had come to visit.Little Astra, the bitch had bitten me when Athena told her about our arrangement. Something that she paid for dearly. A slap to Astra naturally and a good beating for Athena. That shit her up about our affairs.So much so that she ended up as my mistress and not my mate. Then the bitch had the nerve to cheat on me and try to pass on another man's child as mine!Athena has a lot to answer for. I just needed a way to get in contact with her. Her mother should be useful.“Tidy this place up, she's the mother of the Luna of this pack!" I hissed at the guards, who moved to do as I asked.In this pack, appearances were everything. The woman in question began to cough violently, and I took a few steps backwards. Whatever it was that she h
ATHENAIt was still early in the morning when my feet finally touched the ground. I was a little lightheaded, but my vision soon corrected itself, and I walked towards the window.The irony of life indeed. What was meant to be my death sentence has turned out to be a complicated web that was getting more webs spun into it.I pulled the curtain aside and leaned against the window to see what was happening around me. A habit I developed back at the Phoenix pack.My little escape from reality.I felt a stickiness between my legs and didn't bother to move. It was just another reminder of how useless I have become.Utterly useless.But to what end? Why did I let things get this far?I blinked the tears away as I have always done.The movement below caught my attention, and I saw the Lycan Alpha doing a light jog. He was dressed in a tank top and sweatpants. Even from this distance, I could make out the muscles of his body. Evidence of years of training.He suddenly picked up speed, and I j
ATHENAVeylana hurriedly wrapped my hair in a towel, muttering that she would be right back before she dashed out of the room after the nurse.I was immensely confused as to what was going on but I forced my feet to move and followed the direction of the commotion at a slower pace.I heard crying from the room. Someone was crying in distress. And then I heard Veylana's voice as she tried to talk to the person.I watched from a distance as Veylana raised her hands towards the guy who eyed her skeptically. At least he wasn't screaming anymore.“Everyone should leave, he's too stimulated right now and needs to calm down," Veylana said in a strong voice. Everyone left the room as I stepped aside.It wasn't that I wasn't going to leave, I was. But that would be after the medical team left first.I might have been unconscious, but I'm sure I didn't hallucinate all the hostility they showed as they cared for me. Someone even called me a low grade assassin with no skills that deserved death,
ATHENARight there at the door stood the Lycan Alpha, and for some reason he looked pissed.My body soon rebelled against the way I got up so I had to sit down and try to hold the angry gaze of Lycan Alpha. It was a difficult feat so I lowered my eyes.“Oh, you're back! That's new. Welcome," I heard Veylana say and turned to see her walking out of the bathroom with her sleeves rolled up and her mate not with her.“Where were you?” Lycan Alpha hissed at Veylana. I was genuinely scared for her, but she rolled her eyes in response."In the bathroom with my mate. Why? Did you want me to take your mate along as well? I don't share like that, do you?” Veylana sassed back and I wanted to wave at her to stop, but I feared getting in-between them could make matters worse.The Lycan Alpha glared hotly at Veylana before he turned to leave in anger. Veylana didn't stop there, she ran to the door and yelled after him."Your mate is fine! Thanks for asking!”I stared at her in shock."Relax, he's p
VEYLANA“Listen, darling, there isn't any living soul that is going to successfully snatch you out of my hand. Have you heard of the term mates?" I asked my mate, who stared at me in confusion.“You can't be my mate, my mistress is my mate. She even marked me," my mate said to me, and turned his neck to show me clear skin.I cocked my head to the side. How badly did she fuck with his head for him to imagine a mate bond on his head.“I don't see a mate bond on any part of your body, love," I said to him, and he sighed deeply before attempting to shift. He screamed out in pain and fell to his knees.I rushed forward, completely ignoring Athena, who looked frightened by his scream of pain.I watched in horror as he writhed in pain, and then a mark was etched on his neck. It was a disgusting design that I recognized all too well.She branded him and somehow convinced him that it was a mating mark. She essentially hexed him.With trembling hands, I gently reached for him as his breathing w
ATHENA"I, Alpha Enzo Morningstar of Phoenix pack, reject you, Athena Blackwood, as my mate and Luna," he declared, his voice echoing through the hall.My heart seized in disbelief. I gazed up at him from the floor, my chest tight with a mixture of shock and pain.His eyes were filled with coldness that clashed with the emotion rewritten all over my face."Enzo…" I managed to utter, my voice trembling as my palms grew clammy."What..."But before I could finish the statement, a familiar figure walked out with deadly emerald eyes and a sly smile stuck up on her face.It was Ginny– my half-sister."Ginny?" I whispered, struggling to comprehend what was happening. The pieces of the puzzle eluded me, leaving me bewildered and hurt.At that moment, I watched as the man I loved pressed his lips to my half-sister’s, my heart losing its function and then shattering into a thousand pieces. The pain was unbearable as he tore my heart from my chest and trampled on it without a second thought.Wh
ATHENAThe whole world came to a stop at that moment when his palm made contact with my face. My face stung, and my ears were ringing. I cradled my face as I stared up at him, surprised. He has never raised his hands on me.I saw his mouth moving, but I could not hear what he was saying. The ringing sensation clouded my hearing and somehow, everything was blurry.Slowly my hearing came back and I finally heard him. "You should know your place. The fact that we had one or two things together doesn’t mean you should disrespect your Alpha," he uttered, readjusting his royal robe.I made him who he is and this is how he pays me back. By tossing me away like a nobody.I needed to leave here, away from him, away from my family who always betray me at any chance they get. I needed to run away. The thought of staying after everything I had been put through made my eyes sting with more tears. But my heart still longed for the man who had crushed it under his heel. I could not leave Enzo. I st
ATHENAI stood there dumbfounded. Something in Ginny's eyes told me it was all a lie. She must have heard my conversation with my mother. The mocking smirk she was flashing back at me told me all I needed to know. She was lying."My sister has something to say as well," Ginny said as she withdrew from Enzo’s embrace.“Go ahead sister. What is the big announcement,” Ginny drawled.My throat went dry, and I swallowed to clear it. All eyes were on me now and I suddenly lacked the bravery to make the announcement. I looked at my mother, who gave me an encouraging nod.I cleared my throat, not daring to look anyone in the eye. "I…am also pregnant." I blurted out.Enzo immediately spitted out his wine and stared at me for a while. There was a little silence before he finally busted into laughter and everyone joined in the laughter.For the first time in my life, I prayed that the earth would open up to swallow me. Enzo wasn’t laughing because of the announcement; he was laughing at me."How
VEYLANA“Listen, darling, there isn't any living soul that is going to successfully snatch you out of my hand. Have you heard of the term mates?" I asked my mate, who stared at me in confusion.“You can't be my mate, my mistress is my mate. She even marked me," my mate said to me, and turned his neck to show me clear skin.I cocked my head to the side. How badly did she fuck with his head for him to imagine a mate bond on his head.“I don't see a mate bond on any part of your body, love," I said to him, and he sighed deeply before attempting to shift. He screamed out in pain and fell to his knees.I rushed forward, completely ignoring Athena, who looked frightened by his scream of pain.I watched in horror as he writhed in pain, and then a mark was etched on his neck. It was a disgusting design that I recognized all too well.She branded him and somehow convinced him that it was a mating mark. She essentially hexed him.With trembling hands, I gently reached for him as his breathing w
ATHENARight there at the door stood the Lycan Alpha, and for some reason he looked pissed.My body soon rebelled against the way I got up so I had to sit down and try to hold the angry gaze of Lycan Alpha. It was a difficult feat so I lowered my eyes.“Oh, you're back! That's new. Welcome," I heard Veylana say and turned to see her walking out of the bathroom with her sleeves rolled up and her mate not with her.“Where were you?” Lycan Alpha hissed at Veylana. I was genuinely scared for her, but she rolled her eyes in response."In the bathroom with my mate. Why? Did you want me to take your mate along as well? I don't share like that, do you?” Veylana sassed back and I wanted to wave at her to stop, but I feared getting in-between them could make matters worse.The Lycan Alpha glared hotly at Veylana before he turned to leave in anger. Veylana didn't stop there, she ran to the door and yelled after him."Your mate is fine! Thanks for asking!”I stared at her in shock."Relax, he's p
ATHENAVeylana hurriedly wrapped my hair in a towel, muttering that she would be right back before she dashed out of the room after the nurse.I was immensely confused as to what was going on but I forced my feet to move and followed the direction of the commotion at a slower pace.I heard crying from the room. Someone was crying in distress. And then I heard Veylana's voice as she tried to talk to the person.I watched from a distance as Veylana raised her hands towards the guy who eyed her skeptically. At least he wasn't screaming anymore.“Everyone should leave, he's too stimulated right now and needs to calm down," Veylana said in a strong voice. Everyone left the room as I stepped aside.It wasn't that I wasn't going to leave, I was. But that would be after the medical team left first.I might have been unconscious, but I'm sure I didn't hallucinate all the hostility they showed as they cared for me. Someone even called me a low grade assassin with no skills that deserved death,
ATHENAIt was still early in the morning when my feet finally touched the ground. I was a little lightheaded, but my vision soon corrected itself, and I walked towards the window.The irony of life indeed. What was meant to be my death sentence has turned out to be a complicated web that was getting more webs spun into it.I pulled the curtain aside and leaned against the window to see what was happening around me. A habit I developed back at the Phoenix pack.My little escape from reality.I felt a stickiness between my legs and didn't bother to move. It was just another reminder of how useless I have become.Utterly useless.But to what end? Why did I let things get this far?I blinked the tears away as I have always done.The movement below caught my attention, and I saw the Lycan Alpha doing a light jog. He was dressed in a tank top and sweatpants. Even from this distance, I could make out the muscles of his body. Evidence of years of training.He suddenly picked up speed, and I j
ENZOAthena's mother was in a pitiful state. But I couldn't let her out just yet. She was my leverage over Athena. A healer would be sent to check on her later.I saw the bottles of pills that were scattered there and immediately knew who had come to visit.Little Astra, the bitch had bitten me when Athena told her about our arrangement. Something that she paid for dearly. A slap to Astra naturally and a good beating for Athena. That shit her up about our affairs.So much so that she ended up as my mistress and not my mate. Then the bitch had the nerve to cheat on me and try to pass on another man's child as mine!Athena has a lot to answer for. I just needed a way to get in contact with her. Her mother should be useful.“Tidy this place up, she's the mother of the Luna of this pack!" I hissed at the guards, who moved to do as I asked.In this pack, appearances were everything. The woman in question began to cough violently, and I took a few steps backwards. Whatever it was that she h
ASTRAThe guards were rotating for new shifts and I knew that I had to get a move on. Time was of the essence.I snuck behind tree trucks, battle armor, and shields until I got to the entrance of the prison.The guards there had been friend of Athena before this mess set in years ago. As per our agreement, if I could successfully sneak past the guards and get to the gates without being caught, he was going to let me in for about an hour or two.This was also subject to whoever was the supervisor on duty or who was visiting at the time.I bowed in greeting as the gates creaked open and I walked in.Mum was shivering today. It was bad, worse than last night.I quickly set down my bag and began to pull out the medicine I was able to steal from Dad's drawer. They were labeled as painkillers, but I had one of the healers who used to babysit me check them out.Being a sixteen-year-old in the middle of all of this was quite a task. But Athena was no longer here. I wasn't even sure she had su
VEYLANAIt was way into the night when I finally went home because nobody was going to take care of Athena the way I would. And the hospital staff didn't want to get on Zephyr's nerves again by not taking care of my mate.My mate! I just made peace with dying single, and then he showed up.They finally made his wolf yield control, and he shifted into his human form. Realization dawned on me as I examined his back.He had the mark of an Omega. My mate was an Omega wolf, a very rare breed of male, and I was blessed with one.Well, the goddess knew what she was doing because I was going to protect him with every breath that I had, and I was going to kill anyone who dared to get in between us.I gently pushed the door into the room where Athena was supposed to be sleeping in, and I gasped as I found her sitting up in bed with her head in her hands.She turned in my direction when I gasped and tried to get out of bed.“Are you insane?! Stay right there! I have to call Zephyr!" I said to he
VEYLANAI gently moved branches out of my way and kept my footsteps light as I moved through the woods. As much as I wanted to run through it, I felt that combing the woods the way I was currently doing was the best way for the outcome.The pull intensified, and so did the sweet scent. My mind was soon clouded by what I was going to do when I got my hands on whoever had this scent.Waiting for decades for your mate could be quite tasking. I wonder how my brother remained sane.I stopped at a scene that had my blood boiling.There, in a clearing of the woods, was a passed-out wolf. His hair was badly matted, and there were visible cuts on his skin. Like he was dragged through a thorn bush, and his legs looked like he had broken out of a trap.Everything looked painful, and it didn't help that some men were snarling at him.These men were not part of our pack. So they were already trespassing, coupled with what I was going to do to them for hurting my mate. They wouldn't know what hit t
VEYLANAAthena was starting to regain most of her color, and I was relieved. Her heartbeat and breathing were starting to normalize, and Zephyr was less of a bastard after spending a few hours with her.Recently, he had a table moved into the room and placed next to the bed. That way, he could hold her hand as he read through some documents.I personally think that it is sweet, but Zephyr would blow a gasket if I voiced that thought.“You are staring again," Zephyr said to me without looking up. I rolled my eyes and went to check the charts that I had been keeping since Athena was moved to my room.“Well, I'm staring at something worth staring at. How are you? We haven't gotten around to talking about your feelings on finally having a mate, someone that you can touch without sending them on a one-way trip to the afterlife,” I said to my brother, desperately trying to hide the smile that was fighting to show up on my face.As expected, Zephyr gave me an unimpressed look.I was the only