Ethan's POV:“Don’t forget the group project I assigned to you all in my next class. Then, that’s all for now, folks. Have a good day ahead.” The lady professor ended the class in a humble tone and as expected, I couldn’t concentrate on one fuckin’ topic taught today. As an honor student, I had vowed to myself to take my studies seriously but now, my own actions were already making me guilty inside. I was already too embarrassed by suddenly blurting out an absurd name before Hermes and his disgruntled look which came as the aftermath was quite expected. For instance, he felt a bit irked at me, thinking that I was messing with him by randomly putting out any name of the individual. But how would I have made him understand that I am deliberately trying to keep my relationship with Zeus under wraps here… and the reason was of course, I don’t wish to be targeted by his fandom of girls here! By now, I have already understood, that handsome jerk is too popular to be true on campus. For t
Ethan’s POV:“Are you freakin’ kidding me, Sir? This is the 9th hill road we have crossed, yet still, you can’t recognize your way? Are you intentionally getting me riled up or is this some new scam pulled by youngsters like you nowadays?” As expected, the young cab driver yelled at me at the top of his lungs the moment I failed to recognize the hill road we took me in. But that wasn’t my fault in the first place! How would I be aware of this place when I am completely new to this town? All the hilly roads look kinda similar to me…and besides, Zeus should have been here to show me the way so I could reach his damn mansion located at some hill point of this town! That’s his fault…why did he have to leave me all alone on my own? I get it that he was pissed with me, but we should have resolved it with a proper discussion at least!But as far I learned from the map of this town, there were more than 15 small hills surrounding this town, so if I asked the driver to change direction again,
Ethan’s POV:I couldn’t understand why, but hearing my mother’s concerned soft voice echoing through my ears suddenly formed a teary lump deep down my throat, as if it was my breaking point. Until now, after enduring all the turbulent events one after another, I was still doing a better job of keeping a relaxed facade before everyone to make sure no one would notice the burden of chaos I was born inside. But now, her genuine concern for me made me realize I was already at my wit’s end…to the point that for a second, I wanted to drop everything else here and run back to my hometown…to my Mom who was the only safe place remaining for me in the world. While my facial expression was twitching and grimacing as I was trying to hold myself from sobbing, it made me realize once again why I begged Zeus to spare my life last night…because I truly wanted to give my Mom a life of comfort that she could never attain while raising me as a widowed mother. I wanted to live for her sake… And it did
Ethan’s POV:Panic-stricken, while I was fleeing for my life and crying out Zeus’s name, suddenly, I sensed the cryptic figure that was following next to me until now rushed forward, blocking my way ahead on the giant highway. Startled by its frightening speed I thought it was finally about to pounce on me, out of panic my feet stumbled, making me fall to the ground. Unable to counter the devastating consequences awaiting me, I hurriedly closed my eyes. Folding my arms, I couldn’t help but whimper from fear, “P-Please don’t kill me…(hic)...I…I won’t taste good either…I have several diseases…so please have mercy—”“If this was truly a wild animal, do you think your begging would’ve actually worked, you fool?” The insulting voice was very familiar, and even though I initially considered that irritating, right now in this absurd situation, the voice sounded like a wave of relief that washed over me. With a quick jolt I opened my tearful eyes and saw Anna was standing right before me w
Ethan’s POV:Despite my startled question, Anna calmly stretched her arms and shoulder, looking quite serious from her appearance which made me instantly realize that she wasn’t joking at all. But hearing a petite woman like her was asking to carry a big man like myself on our way back home…it was normal to be shocked, right?When a brief pause fell between us, Anna rolled her brown eyes while looking a little annoyed from her glare, “I don’t like repeating my words. Didn’t I say…to come over here?” “Y-You…are seriously going to carry me? Why…I-I can walk on my—”“I don’t have the leisure to indulge in your bluff. We need to return to the mansion as soon as possible because Master might have already reached there.” This time Anna didn’t wait for my permission and marched close to me, sounding very rigid in her tone. “Besides, with your pace of walking…it would take us a long time to reach and I don’t have that kind of patience with me. So, will you excuse me?” “Hey, b-but…a woman is
Ethan’s POV: Even though Anna taunted me with her sneer, as if she was indeed irked by my curious inquiries, I casually shrugged, voicing my opinion, “No thanks. I don’t wish for cannibalism. But if I being honest, I am quite curious to know…what humans taste like?” “Awful and putrid.” Suddenly her sneer disappeared and I saw Anna making a scornful grimace as she diverted her gaze away from me. The answer seemed to come out straight through her heart, clearly depicting her utmost disgust when she said it. But until now, I was expecting maybe it would be an exotic taste that must have made Zeus hooked upon it. However, reading her face, I also clearly reminisced that last night inside the Black Woods, Zeus didn’t seem very happy either while devouring that man’s flesh and blood, even though he tried to scare me off quite a number of times. So if humans really do not suit their palate…then why bother continuing to attack and devour them? I knew Anna wouldn’t be able to answer this
Ethan’s POV:It has been only a couple of hours since we had seen each other, but under the glistening moonlight, I flinched hard, watching Zeus’s face look completely pale and lifeless. His porcelain white complexion seemed a little reddened, and he was scrunching his brows while making a pained face, but his every gesture made me quite anxious for him. Zeus didn’t try to shove my hand away from him, neither he took a step ahead, but just touching him by his wrist, I felt his body temperature had turned absurdly cold, as if it was similar to the feeling of touching a corpse! His eyelashes blinked a few times, when I saw Zeus making a pained face, while his chapped lips quivered in a husky voice, “Ethan, can we talk later?” “Nope…I am not letting you slip away from my palm, just like you did in the morning.” However, a strange wave of desperation had overwhelmed me as I clenched onto his left wrist a bit tightly, to make sure I wouldn’t lose my hold on him this time. Watching his p
Ethan’s POV:As an aftermath of my panicked howl, Anna came rushing towards the blood-stained hallway and just like me, she was equally consumed with distress and disbelief to watch Zeus in that miserable state. He had already fainted in my arms by now, and no matter how hard I screamed with tears burning down my throat, he didn’t open his eyes for once. I could feel his breathing was turning shallow, and his body temperature felt cold as a block of ice. But despite his condition, Zeus was still holding onto my arm with his trembling fingertips. Even though I was having a hard time processing the uncertain turn of events, Anna regained her calmness very quickly and rushed towards us, before instructing me to bring Zeus to his room upstairs. Both of us held him tight on both his sides, but I couldn’t help but clench my hold tighter on him, even though I was soaked with his blood. But my body and mind reacted on their own, as if just with my presence I wanted to convey to Zeus that
Zeus’s POV:Never had I imagined seeing this day in my life where I would watch Anna finally soften against a human, considering the deep scars she had always harbored inside her cold heart. She was meant to despise humans from her core, and I never questioned her choices since the day she willingly decided to follow me. But after spending quite an amount of time, I have come to realize there is something so enchanting yet painfully innocent about Ethan that forces us cold hearted beasts to come out of the shell and expose our real nature. We couldn’t pretend to hurt him or push him away, and ultimately would end up succumbing to his persistent generosity, which was so different from all the humans I came across here. And that’s exactly how Anna flinched from shock, hearing the mention of an ‘elder sister’ from Ethan’s mouth, which unknowingly spread a flustered hue across her porcelain white cheeks. She fidgeted and even fumbled before speaking, deliberately trying to mask her shy
Zeus’s POV:As expected of Anna’s blunt comment, an impish smirk curved my lips when I realized Anna must have used her super senses to hear what was happening inside this room since I regained my consciousness. It wasn’t unusual for me to apprehend that werewolves tend to use their supersenses in need, and she was born with excellent audible senses which could come great handy in terms of pack wars. Just like her…I also possessed a strong supernatural ability as the Supreme Dominant Alpha, but while living in this human realm, showcasing my ability never felt necessary. And I wasn’t flirting with Ethan, I was rather happy to see him by my side after waking up. I had honestly assumed to wake up in my cold, bleak room, just like how I had woken up when I faced certain attacks like this in the past. But now, starting the day with the first sight of watching him cuddle in my arms like an innocent little lamb, it rather left me brimming with this overwhelming bliss deep inside my hea
Zeus’s POV:One week?Indeed, after facing such deep, stabbing wounds, I was assuming to be tormented by a severe gut-wrenching pain to stir all over by body, since I had already noticed the amount of wolfsbane dust soaked in the silver daggers with which they had attacked me, it might not be lethal amount to kill me but it was more than enough to leave some serious injuries. While I had such a yearning dream, watching Sophia once again right by my side, I didn’t have the slightest idea how much time had passed in the real world. When I woke up, the gut-wrenching pain all across my body, especially on my abdomen, felt a lot less than what I had hoped for, which ultimately made me feel boisterous about my fast-healing strength. But to think I was out like a light for a whole week, despite being a Supreme pure blood Alpha, it was something that took a huge blow to my pride. I gritted my jaws, lowering my gaze down from Ethan, who still stared at me with concern in his ocean orbs. Des
Zeus’s POV:While I was momentarily lost in admiring how delicately beautiful Ethan looked under the morning sunrays, I smiled at myself, watching how much he had drooled while sleeping peacefully in my arms. Knowing his panicky nature, I found myself being keen to watch his reaction once he realized he was cuddling with me on my bed… But watching him from close, I also observed that his face looked a little pale, as if he wasn’t getting proper rest lately, I intended to let him sleep for some more time.However, since I couldn’t recall how much time had passed or for how long I had been unconscious on my bed, my throat strangely felt parched and dry from thirst. Without intending to wake up Ethan, I tried gently placing his head on the pillow by drawing away my arm. But his grip on my arm quickly tightened from my slight movement, and he flickered his long lashes to open those beautiful ocean eyes, blinking at me in a drowsy murmur, “Why…are…you…moving so much, idiot? L-Let me slee
Zeus’s POV:~ “You may not realize it yet…but maybe you’ve found me already?”That familiar, soft, sad voice resonated deeply in my head, making me blink open my eyes with a sudden flinch. It was as if I was stuck in a time loop of repeating events. When I opened my eyes this time, I realized I had transitioned back to my reality rather than being stuck in my yearning lost dream. I lost her once again…in my life…and now…in my dream too. My heart felt a void deep inside as I blankly stared at the ceiling of my room, filling me up with an emptiness that choked my breath. Despite I acted like a pathetic moron and vented out my frustrations on the woman I had been dying to see one more time, her warm soothing hug seemed to absorb a bit of the despair I have been carrying alone inside my heart all this time. Like always, I remember, even in my dream, Sophia smelled like the soft green grasses after a fresh rain shower, one of my favorite scents since I have always liked the scent of flo
Zeus’s POV:The sound of my sniffling tears and raspy breath echoed inside the small hut, resulting from the undying despair I have been bearing inside me for so long, and led an anticipated silence between us. But even though all of my vulnerable emotions were spilling out in the form of tears streaming down my cheeks endlessly, my vision had turned completely blurred, making me surprised to find myself crying out so helplessly in front of her. It left me bashful, but I could feel a load deep down my chest felt a little lighter when I sobbed my heart out before her. Like always, Sophia gently cupped my face while continuing to wipe my tears with her soft fingertips. Her angelic face was tainted with sadness to see me in this bereaved state, but she tried consoling my heart just the way she used to do it before. “Lord Zeus…I know everything. I have seen what you’ve gone through…and…I do not blame you the slightest for everything that you had to bear all alone. Instead…my heart…break
Zeus’s POV:With a sudden jolt, I woke up from my deep slumber, hearing the sound of mild canary birds chirping close to me. While trying to blink open my drowsy eyes, my head felt quite heavy with a dull pain aching all over my body, leaving me at a sluggish state. When my drowsy vision cleared up a little, the memories from last night were slowly retrieved in my mind. Fighting alone against those bunch of warrior betas while getting stabbed by wolfsbane-soaked silver daggers, I still managed to return home in a bloodsoaked state, only to collapse in Ethan’s arms, who seemed oddly at edge while trying to confront me. Watching me collapse all of a sudden must have made him hysterical, as by now I was already aware of his habit of losing nerve quickly whenever a tough situation arose…and compared to him, I was the calmer one to handle him with care. So, when my vision almost cleared up, and I hoped to go looking around for Ethan to finish our conversation from last night, suddenly,
Ethan’s POV:The second Zeus placed his lips on mine, a jolt of electric current stuck in me and I stood awestruck with my eyes wide open, unknowingly accepting his advances. In that glamorous knight armor with that shimmering long black hair that drifted along with the mild night breeze wafting past us in the middle of that dark forest, for a second the ethereal moment left me to stunned to even breathe. It was the second time Zeus drew me into a kiss, but unlike the first time when he intently played it a bit rough, this time, his warm hands held me tenderly by my waist, and he placed his other arm cupping my face. But I was quite taken aback to realize he was treating me way a bit too gently as if I was someone too precious to him to apply a minimal force on my body! Moreover, when he whispered into my ears earlier, calling me ‘his mate’, I saw his rolled onyx eyes filled with pure devotion, and an ardent flare of passion as if at that moment he wanted to scream before the whole
Ethan’s POV:With an unusual jolt, I blinked and found myself lying down on a heap of dried leaves, at the center of a dark cryptic forest. A faint trace of moonlight was visible inside that pitch-black forest, but the eerie atmosphere surrounding me left me pretty baffled for a while. Even though I couldn’t initially fathom how I reached inside this deep cryptic forest when I was seated next to Zeus a while ago inside his room. After a brief contemplation, when I admitted my feelings for him it had turned me flustered red from the aftermath of the realization, making my cheeks flustered red, and my head spin with all the chaotic emotions gushing inside me. My body temperature was rising to the point that I felt like I might get a heat stroke…but how the hell did I arrive at this thick scary forest? But while I deliberately gazed around myself, suddenly I sensed a peculiar familiarity amidst the surroundings which made me conclude that it wasn’t even real. I had initially hoped tha