Chapter 5

Athena Blackstone pov

Finding the cage had been welded together well I slid down the bars to my butt and rested my forearms on my bent knees.

“This sucks,” I growled.

“Yeah, and you didn't even get breakfast this morning,” Bria whimpered.

“Well, since I'm not going to get fed regardless, I feel that is the least of my worries at the moment,” I huffed and listened to the birds chirping in the woods behind the cinder block structure.

“Who is Gavin and what is he the prince of? Are there wolf kings around the area,” I inquired from Bria.

“I thought you didn't care because he has a fiance,” she replied and I narrowed my eyes.

“I'm having his pups, and he should be made aware, or do you think I should just run off and raise them both on my own?”

Growling a bitter, No, my wolf grumbled in my head.

“Awe, you sound disappointed, Bria,” I stated sarcastically and she huffed back, “Like you're not?”

She had a point, but I was used to being burned by males, even if I felt like Gavin was different from the others.

Hearing the door open I glanced over at the sunlight filling the dark space and making whoever was entering become washed out in blurry shadow.

“Tell me the truth you skank! Did Gavin give you his mark,” Veronica snarled and I looked upward to the ceiling and gritted my molars.

“I don't have to tell you shit,” I responded and gave her my raised brow.

“I know that you fucked my husband, he told me, but now you mate with the man I wanted to be bonded to…are you out to personally raze me?”

“No, you're not that special, Luna,” I growled sourly, knowing that I rubbed her raw.

“Goddess, I pray that you suffer a horrible starvation death, but even that would be too good for you,” she snapped at me through the bars.

“Really? You have to pray for my demise?!”

I stood and grasped the bars near her.

“I'm going to die because you and Jordan are worthless leaders," I asserted with a smirk.

Unfortunately, I didn't get the last laugh. The bitch lifted the knife she had concealed and plummeted into my upper body.

Cursing at being emotional and not recognizing the threat I fell back while she laughed insanely.

“I know that you won't bleed out but that's going to hurt like hell as your wolf tries healing you without nutrients,” she cackled.

Side-eyeing her I hissed as I pulled the long blade out of my flesh.

“You're a dead bitch, mark my words,” I asserted and tossed the bloody knife onto the straw.

“Sure, Athena, whatever you want to believe, goodbye FOREVER and tell your mother hello for me,” she quipped harshly then turned and left me.

I cringed hearing the door slam behind her and put pressure on my wound that was soaking the ground where I sat.

“Can you fix me, Bria,” I wheezed out to my wolf.

“I am working on stopping the blood loss but I'm afraid that you will carry a scar,” she told me sullenly.

“That's fine I will see it as a reminder to take her head,” I vowed.

“Very well, dear," she sighed, and I closed my eyes as I rested against the cool metal bars on my back.

Keeping my breathing steady I remained calm so my wolf could fix the areas that were bleeding profusely.

“Amen, I'm going to die in this cell,” I pondered as I glanced around the room.

“You're a born warrior, dear, and you will find a way to escape,” Bria stated firmly in my mind, causing me to grin slightly.

Two days have passed and my stomach is eating itself.

Concerned about my pup's development, I asked Bria if they were both still within my womb.

“Yes,” she muttered weakly as I lay on the straw covered in my dried blood.

Smelling the scent of meat, my eyes cracked open, and my mind grew alert at seeing Hazel kneeling beside the cage, holding a large grilled t-bone steak.

Swiping it from her I ate it ravenously.

“Thank you,” I exclaimed through my full mouth.

My strength grew after every swallow, and I took the canteen she held out to me through the bars and took a big swig.

“What happened to you? You're covered in blood stains,” she inquired.

“Luna stabbed me,” I spat bitterly.

Watching Hazel rummage through her pockets my eyes widened at the object she had pulled out.

It was a cell key and she was presenting it to me.

“Anton told me to give you this and inform you to escape during the night….oh and head toward the southern perimeter because he is patrolling that area tonight,” she said softly.

“Really?!” I mumbled emotionally and she nodded.

“But I will become a rogue without a pack,” I muttered sullenly and Hazel shrugged.

“You're a badass and surely can fight your way into another,” she said encouragingly.

Nodding my head slowly I chewed on my bottom lip in thought.

“Did you find out anything about Gavin?” I questioned her.

“His last name is Montgomery, that's all I got from eavesdropping, and he's a very important individual,” she said softly, and I screwed my face up in bewilderment.

“I will repay you for your kindness someday, Hazel, I give you my word,” I asserted and watched her smile.

“Thank you, Athena,” she said kindly and informed me that she had to sneak back to the kitchens.

“Be careful,” I told her as she hurried out of the building.

Palming the key I shouldered the canteen strap and glanced up at the dimming sunlight. It was close to setting so I had a few hours before the moon would rise.

“Look like I shall live on and get closer to my revenge,” I growled.

“You have other priorities to deal with before seeking your payback,” Bria asserted and I thought of my pups and Mister Montgomery.

“You're correct,” I huffed and leaned back as the meal settled in my gut.