49. “I…” She trailed off and sighed. “I'm sorry.” She apologized and lowered her head.“I don't need your apology right now, Selene. You lied to me!” He snapped.“I never meant to,” She responded. “I never had the intention to either. I just… didn't want to show my strength,” She said.“If you had shown your strength, it would have made things easier for me, Selene. Why did you lie to me?” He asked.Dominic couldn't believe it. He knew that was why she persuaded him and made him think he was drunk. Just when he had started owning up to the feelings he had for her.“I'm sorry. Like I said before, guys like frail and weak women. I did that to fit in.” She explained.“Why?” He snapped.“Because I like you,” She confessed, and his eyes widened. “Because I like you and I didn't want to lose you. I thought that if I showed my strength, you would hate me, and that's why I hid it.” She replied.“How do I know you're not lying to me now? How do I know you're not pretending, Selene? Just when I
50.“What is wrong?” Naya asked when she saw Selene walking into the class angrily.She thought things didn't go well with the principal. Bryce noticed her mood as well.“Where's Dominic?” Bryce asked, but she said nothing.Naya exchanged looks with Bryce and stood from her seat, then sat beside Selene. “Hey, babe, what's going on?” She asked.“I don't want to talk about it.” Selene answered.“You don't? Why? Did you get expelled?” Naya asked.Selene shook her head. “No, I didn't but something else happened, and I don't want to talk about it.” She answered.Naya was still trying to persuade her when she overheard the students gisting among themselves.“I heard she returned yesterday.” One said.“Typical Matilda. Always likes making a grand entrance. She should have come in the morning, but she decided to come now.” The other one scoffed.“That's not even why I'm annoyed. Can you imagine, she hugged Dominic and even pecked his cheek?” “What did Dominic do?”“He didn't push her away lik
51.“Mother, why didn't you tell me Matilda was back?” Dominic asked the minute he got home. After school, he had looked for Selene everywhere, but couldn't find her. And just when he was about to walk out of the school gate and head to her place to explain things to her, Matilda pulled him away, so they could go get ice cream.While they were taking the ice cream, his thoughts were elsewhere and when Matilda realized he wasn't paying attention to her, she got angry and asked him to take her home. She knew quite well that it was because of Selene, but heck was she going to leave her man for someone else.Queen Bathsheba smiled. “She said she'd tell you herself. Oh, you've met her?” She asked.“Yes.” He answered.“How did you feel?” She asked excitedly.“I felt shocked because I wasn't expecting her to come this soon.” He sighed.“But she's here now and that's all that matters. Besides, her father said she'd be coming this week, so what's the shock about?” She chuckled and Dominic sigh
52.“Selene, we're forbidden from loving mortals.” Artemis scolded her.“Do you think it's my fault? I don't know how it happened. I just found myself falling for him.” Selene facepalmed.“I'm not against your feelings, Selene. I'm just thinking about what Zeus is going to say if he finds out you've fallen in love with him. I know love can not be forced, which means you fell for him naturally, but it's bad. Love can make you do things you wouldn't do when you're in the right state of mind.” Aphrodite cautioned.Selene sighed. “I know, and I'm trying my best to kill it.” She said,“It can't be killed or avoided, Selene. It's love.” Aphrodite placed her hand on Selene's shoulder.Artemis groaned. “You're not helping matters, Aphrodite.”“I'm telling her the plain truth, baby girl. Look at her! Look what love has turned the almighty moon goddess to?” She chuckled and Selene glared at her.“Look, Selene, you'd have to kill the love and accomplish your mission. I don't know how you're goin
53.Selene appeared in Dominic's room and saw him sprawled on the bed, sleeping soundly. She chuckled when she saw his sleeping posture.“He must have had a hectic day,” She muttered and smiled. “He's cute. I feel like taking a picture,” She muttered again and moved closer, staring at him.Lying beside him was Bryce. Selene thought of how to make Dominic wake up without waking Bryce as well.She was about to touch him when something caught her attention. Bending to take a closer look, she saw something glowing on his forehead. Using her powers to move his hair to the back, she gasped.“The moon symbol… How did it get here?” She asked no one in particular and continued to stare at it. She placed her hand on her forehead and hers glowed as well.As the moon symbol glowed on her forehead, she felt a rush of energy in her veins. Her powers were calling out to her. She tried to draw them in from him but it didn't work.Dominic sensed a presence in the room and his eyes fluttered open. His
54.“Another day,” Selene muttered to herself as she stepped into the buzzling hallways. Everywhere seemed lively and busy that particular day and she wondered why.Was it because she came late today or something else was going on? She saw students hanging out in groups of twos and threes having a nice time.She ignored them and walked to her locker. Placing her books in them and picking the ones she was having that morning, she came across a note in her locker.She skimmed through the note and boldly written on it was; 'I'm coming for you, Selene.'She blinked and wondered who the heck left such a note in her locker. Who was coming for her and what did she do? Someone collected the note from her and she turned to see Dominic.“What's this?” He asked but she collected it back from him.“It's nothing,” She closed her locker and turned to leave but Dominic dragged her back.“Are you mad at me?” He asked.“No, we're cool.” She answered and wanted to yank her hands away from him but he st
55.“Calm down, Matilda.” Yvonne cooed.“Don't tell me to calm down!” Matilda snapped at her. “She's trying to take him away from me, can't you see it?” She yelled.She couldn't believe that after spending some months overseas and wishing to come back and spend time with Dominic, he chose a nobody over her.“You know Dominic too well, Matilda. You're the one he likes. He's someone who keeps to his word and that's why he took Selene instead.” Daphne defended.“Today is special. This is the only day we could have actually spent some quality time together without being interrupted by parents. Why would he choose today of all days to spend time with that bitch?” She questioned with balled fists.Yvonne and Daphne sighed. They knew there was nothing they could do to stop Matilda from yelling, so they just let her vent out her anger.“I'll make sure she pays. Even if Dominic doesn't like her, I am sure she likes him and I won't sit down and watch her take Dominic away from me. I'm not going
56."Dominic," Queen Bathsheba called when he wanted to walk past her to his room.Dominic stopped in his tracks and turned to face her. He knew pretty well what his mother was going to say."Yes, mother." He answered and she sighed."Alpha Draco called." She said and Dominic sighed, walking back to his mother and taking a seat on the couch."What did he say?" He asked."He said Matilda came home crying that you chose another girl over her. Why in the world would you do a thing like that?" She questioned."I chose the right person and besides, I already promised to go out with the girl that day. Should I break my promise because I want to make someone else happy?" He asked and Queen Bathsheba sighed, shaking her head."Dominic." She called."I'm 20, mum. I'm 20 years old. Stop acting like I'm still a child. I can take care of myself, okay? I can take care of my affairs as well. Also, I have accepted my mate and don't want anything to do with Matilda anymore." He revealed and she gasped
142 ~ EPILOGUE A Few Weeks Later…The great hall of Mount Olympus was filled with a sense of joy and celebration as Zeus, addressed the gathering of immortals. "Today, we come together to mark a new era of understanding and cooperation between our divine selves and our friends, the werewolves. From this day forward, gods and goddesses will be permitted to mate with werewolves under the condition that they are chosen and fated mates."The hall erupted in cheers and applause, with many of the immortals standing to show their support.Zeus raised his hands to quiet the applause, his face beaming with pride. "I am proud to announce that the first such union will take place today between Selene, Goddess of the Moon, and Dominic, Alpha of the Golden Sword Pack. Their bond was given by the moon, and they have been chosen to be mates."Selene stepped forward, her eyes shining with love and gratitude. Beside her, Dominic stood tall and proud, his hand firmly entwined with Selene's."Thank yo
141.FINAL CHAPTER“Surrender the sword and relinquish your title, or watch your dear Dominic die by my hand.”Selene's eyes filled with tears as she looked between Dominic and Ares. Her heart was torn in two, her mind racing to find a way out. But she knew that there was no other way.What was she going to do?“Don’t listen to him, Selene,” Dominic said. “Do what you have to do to save the world and the people. Don’t worry about me. I have nothing to lose anymore. I have avenged my father’s death. I am finally free.”Tears rolled down Selene’s cheeks as she fell to her knees. She was so confused.Area scoffed. “Pathetic!” he stretched out his hand. “Hand over the sword… now!”Selene said nothing. She knelt there, her mind reeling with thoughts. “Moon,” she whispered. “What do I do? I love Dominic and I want to save everyone too. I can’t live without the other. Both have my heart so losing them would be losing myself as well,” she continued to whisper, her heart breaking with every wo
140."I didn't come to die," Selene said, her voice ringing with a clarity that surprised even her. "I came to end this. To end you."Ares laughed, a dark and chilling sound that sent a shiver down Selene's spine. "You think you can defeat me? Me, the God of War? You are nothing but a mere goddess."Selene straightened her shoulders, her stance unwavering. "I may be a goddess, but I'm not alone," Selene corrected, her hand tightening around the hilt of the godkiller sword. "My fellow gods are here, and we will end your reign of terror once and for all."Ares' sneer twisted into a scowl. "Goddess or not, you stand no chance against me. But if you wish to die by my hand, I am happy to oblige." he chuckled. “But first, let’s see those fellow gods of yours you seemed to trust so much.”Area smirked as the gods who had taken his side appeared. Poseidon and Demeter. Selene had expected to see Apollo amongst them but he wasn’t there.When Ares saw the gods, his eyes narrowed. “Where are the
139.With a sudden burst of speed, Dominic lunged forward, his claws extended and his fangs bared. Alpha Draco reacted quickly, parrying the attack with his sword and countering with a swift thrust of the blade.Dominic twisted to the side, narrowly avoiding the attack, and launched another assault, his claws raking at Alpha Draco's arm. The old man cried out in pain, but he refused to back down.The two were locked in a fierce battle, the sound of their weapons clashing echoing through the trees.As the battle raged on, both Dominic and Alpha Draco began to tire, their attacks becoming slower and less precise.Dominic, sensing that his opponent was weakening, lunged forward, his claws aiming for Alpha Draco's throat. But the old man was not as helpless as he seemed.With a grunt of effort, Alpha Draco brought his sword down, severing Dominic's arm at the elbow. The young wolf howled in pain, stumbling backwards and clutching at the wound.Blood dripped onto the forest floor, staining
138.As per Selene's instructions, Artemis and Aphrodite were able to unite the remaining gods, who didn't get manipulated by Ares. Hermes, Hephaestus, Athena and Dionysus.They had their plan already drafted out but some of the gods wasn't sure it was going to work."Aren't we putting everybody in danger by doing this?" Athena asked.Selene sighed. "People are already in danger, Athena. The sky is black, Ares takeover has begun and we can't let him finish it. If we don't stop him today, everyone will get hurt. We will all become his slave.""I have zero interest in being any body's slave, thank you." Dionysus said with his legs crossed.Hephaestus came with a sword and gave it to Selene. "This is the godkiller sword you asked me to make," he said. "Make sure you don't blow your chances. It's not that easy to make."Selene took it and smiled. "Thank you so much."They heard the sound of thunder and rushed out. They looked up and their eyes widened.The sky above them burned with an a
137."Hurry! We have to get out of here!" Matilda yelled at the horseman who was carrying her and her father in the carriage. After Selene exposed them, she didn't wait to see whether Dominic would come for them or not.She rushed home and told her father everything. Now they were on the run because no doubt, Dominic will come for them soon to avenge the death of his father.Alpha Draco buried his face in his palms. "I never planned for all this to happen, Matilda. We were supposed to lure him into marrying you, kill him and his mother and take over the pack. How did everything go wrong?" he couldn't believe the plan he had plotted for more than twenty years crashed as soon as he reached the peak.Matilda seethed. "Bloody Selene! Bloody moon goddess!" she yelled. If Selene hadn't revealed herself as the moon goddess and caused all these rubbish, she would have had Dominic in her palms.After a few minutes of cursing and wishing her luck were different, she turned to face her father. "
136. “Selene is the moon goddess? How is Selene the moon goddess?!” Bryce exclaimed, his eyes wide in shock. Naya smiled, her gaze fixed on them. “Yes, she is. She finally made the decision.” Bryce stared in confusion. “Why didn’t you tell me all those times you came to visit me in my room?” Dominic asked. “I didn’t know how and I wasn’t ready to take my powers away from you either. Taking my powers meant I’d never see you again. I didn’t want that.” she replied. “But you’ve taken them. Does this mean we’d never see each other again?” he asked but she looked away. “Selene,” he held her. “I love you. Moon goddess or not, I love you, Selene. Please, don’t leave me.” Ian and the other demons disappeared when they saw that Selene had transformed. Their plan had failed. Selene got rid of the shield and brought them back to the floor. “I’m sorry, Dominic. It’s what has to be done to bring stability back to the mortal world and the spiritual realm.” Dominic shook his head fr
135. Selene facepalmed. What the heck was wrong with Matilda? “I tried searching for you but your pack didn’t exist. What’s going on? Did I miss something?” he asked and Selene shook her head. “No. You didn’t. The pack was made up by me.” she lowered her head, it was now or never. Before Dominic could respond, Matilda beat him to it. “See! I told you! Oh and she has strange powers too, don’t you Selene?” she asked and Selene took in her bottom lip. “Dominic. Let’s just talk privately. I promise to tell you everything.” Selene tried to touch him but Matilda blocked her path. It annoyed Selene who was trying to put up with her. “What is your problem?!” she snapped. Matilda scoffed. “My problem is that you’re a cruel liar! You’re planning to manipulate Dominic into believing you but I won’t allow that. Do you have powers or not?” she yelled. “Yes, I do, what’s the big deal?” Selene yelled back. Students had already gathered and couldn’t believe what was happening. The sky was dark
134. After Selene convinced the girls and they left, she took a deep breath and crossed her legs again as she tried to gather her energy. She had no time and she knew she had to make the ultimate sacrifice, and that was to take her powers away from Dominic once and for all. If she had done that, all these wouldn’t have happened. She blamed herself for the chaos Ares was about to release in the werewolf world, and she knew she had to make things right - even if it meant losing the love of her life. She had chosen love over her duty and she was paying the price right now. She wouldn’t say she regretted it - she cherished every moment - but her regret was getting addicted to it. She should have left when she had the chance, now the world is in danger because of her. Selene sighed. At least she had something to do about it. All she had to do was meditate and regain her strength. Right now, she looked like a mess and couldn’t even recognize herself. Selene's eyelids fluttered close