Alpha Ares’ POVMy plate was empty within a few minutes and so was Colton’s. We couldn't even deny how delicious it was. The girl deserves a reward. Well, not because she was my mate but because of her cooking skills. Did I say the girl was useless? She might not be able to heal me, but she definitely had kitchen powers. Jackie came out from wherever she was, with her hair scattered around the place like a bird nest. I looked to see if Colton was looking at her that way, but he wasn't. He looked away just as soon as I did. “Morning, Ares,” she greeted. Did her father not teach her any manners? Colton stifled a laugh, and I totally ignored Jackie. “Can I get some breakfast around here?” she asked rhetorically before screaming out the one name that didn’t deserve to be on her lips.“Violet!!” Like an obedient child, Violet hurried out of the kitchen. What was all the big talk about her being my personal maid? Her head was down, and she had strands of hair covering her face.If I had
Violet’s POVBy the time I opened my eyes in the morning, the door to my room was open. Belladonna was standing right in front of me again. I almost rolled my eyes at the sight of her.“The Alpha has asked me not to do any work for anybody else,” I said immediately, not even listening to whatever she wanted to say. She shook her head like I was the most stupid person in the world. She looked around the room, running her hands through the things that were in place. She was purposely scattering them, knowing that I couldn’t do anything.“He really put things into place for you,” she said, sitting on the bed beside me. “At least before he uses you.” She was the second person I was hearing it from.“What do you guys mean by using me?”“You will still be used for the sacrifice? Why do you think I was being wicked to you? I was mad that he was pretending when he could have ended the whole thing a long time ago.”“He was still going to sacrifice me to the Goddess?” I asked, finding it hard
Violet’s POVI opened my eyes, trying to take in my surroundings. I could swear that I had never seen the place before. My head was throbbing, and my hands immediately went to my head to massage it.Memories came flooding back immediately. I had made it past the gate and into the woods. There were strange sounds, and thorns had kept finding their way into my feet, but that didn’t stop me from going. It felt like I could feel Ares breathing down on my neck. There was a man that went on a walk with his men. They had instantly stopped at the sight of me running towards them and asked me what the problem was. I didn’t tell them much, but the man’s kind eyes and playful smile made me tell him my name. That was the last thing I remembered before I collapsed into his arms.My whole body ached as I managed to get up. I groaned in pain. “Are you finally awake?” the same voice asked. I turned my neck to his side immediately. That playful smile was still on his lips. Only smaller this time. A
Violet’s POVSomeone please tell me that I was dreaming. Was Alpha Ares really standing in the room? He wasn’t moving, and the look on his face told me that he was getting angrier.I started to move to the furthest part of the bed. He moved closer to me too, with his eyes on me like his newest and juiciest prey. “Please don’t hurt me,” I begged, and he froze in the spot that he was.“What do you mean by that?” he asked, falling back on his heels as he stayed in a kneeling position. His eyes had softened. “Nothing,” I said, straightening myself as I crawled towards him. He used that as his opportunity to grab me. In one swift move, he grabbed my arm, flipped over, and hauled me on his shoulder. Whatever sound came out of my mouth during that time was in between a giggle and a scream.“Let me down!” I screamed, writhing in his arms as he wrapped his strong arm around my thighs that were now on display as my gown rode up. “Scream again, and I’ll slap your ass,” he said in a deep, deadly
Violet’s POVI woke up with my legs wrapped around a pillow. The sunlight was set directly on my eyes, and I couldn’t help but wonder who had kept the blinds open. I groaned as I managed to turn over and sit up only to meet the beautiful sight of Ares staring at me with his legs crossed in front of him, sipping a cup of what I knew would be black coffee, no sugar.“Good morning,” I murmured, as everything that happened the night before came flooding back. The kiss, and him beside me as I fell asleep. I couldn’t stop my hands from flying up to my lips where his lips had been.I looked up at him and watched his eyes darken.“Morning,” he replied, stretching the cup out to me. I crawled over to the edge of the bed and took the cup from him and took a sip of the liquid. Black coffee, no sugar.I mentally patted myself on the back for knowing what he liked. His eyes were on me, watching if I was going to spit the bitter liquid out of my mouth. I didn’t, swallowing hard and dropping the cu
Violet’s POVIt had been a week since I had seen Alpha Ares. I was still staying in the dungeon. The doors were only opened when I was to be given food, allowed outside to have my bath, and once when the priestess came to teach me the things I was to do at the ceremony. I don’t know why Alpha Ares behave like that towards me. One moment he’s sweet and the next moment he’s hard on me. I thought he would have gotten me out of the dungeon by now, but I was still here.Maybe he had forgotten about me. Nobody came to visit me, and it was peaceful. Or so I thought; I felt empty, staring at the dripping ceiling the whole time. The doors opened that morning, shocking me as a huge shadow covered my face.“Violet,” the thick voice called out, making me jump. I didn’t know how much I had craved to hear that voice.“Alpha Ares,” I called out, turning to face him. He looked better than he had looked the last time I saw him. There wasn’t a smile on his face, just like always.“Come out,” he ordere
Violet’s POVThe water crystallised, still maintaining the reflection of the moon on the clear side, and my blood mixed with water on the side of the crystal ball. Gasps went around, and I wondered if it had never happened before. Even the priestess had her hand to her mouth. That told me everything I needed to know. This was new.Even Ares maintained the frown that had been on his face all day. Except it was deeper this time. I froze, staring at all the faces in front of me. “Child,” the priestess said, bringing me down from the high place immediately. She looked at me differently. There was something there… fear.“Did I do something wrong?” I asked, and she shook her head. “That’s enough. The ritual is over, and the goddess is pleased with the ritual.” She announced, and claps and howls filled the room. I stood awkwardly at the centre of the hall as people continued their drinking and socialising, still keeping their eyes on me like I might morph into something.Luna was beside m
Alpha Ares’ POVThe sunlight was directly shining into my eyes. I frowned as I managed to move my limbs. I couldn’t. I moved my head, groaning at the headache I was having. It was just like someone was hitting my head with a hammer constantly. “Alpha Ares!” Violet said in a hushed voice as she rushed to where I was lying down. “Priestess, he’s awake.”The priestess hurried to where I was, with a frown on her face. She opened my eyes wider and checked my pulse. She shook her head in fear.“What is wrong with him?” Violet asked. “There isn’t much time left.” She said, not sparing any of us a glance before stalking out of the room. Violet still didn’t leave my side.“How are you feeling?” she asked, touching around me. “I didn’t ask you to care for me. I noticed the way she had dark circles under her eyes and she had eye bags. I didn’t care, and I didn’t ask her to come and care for me either. She hadn’t changed from the clothes that she was wearing earlier. I moved my hand that she wa
ARES' POVI didn’t know how long it was going to take, but I knew that I was going to be standing at Violet’s door for a long time. There was nothing I could even do about it. but it finally felt nice to finally fight for her. To do something for her. I was yearning for her attention too badly. She had to answer me.I hated the fact that she had to see me weak. That she had to see me speechless for the first time. It was insulting. But I knew I wouldn’t mind if it was just in front of those men. I was already planning a little surprise party for her when the guards had called my attention that those men had come to see me. I was shocked that they were back. Them, telling me that they had brought evidence. I didn’t even want to see them there. I didn’t want to have them around when Violet was having her own important day. She had just had her coronation. I knew that no one had planned a party for her just yet. I was to be the first person. She had practically let me hold her hand t
VIOLET’S POVI held my gown in my hands as I headed upstairs. My heart was beating fast, against my rib cage. I was nervous, and curious at the same time. Ares, Alpha of RavenClaw was definitely not going to be the end of me. I searched the terrace for him. But he was nowhere to be found. “Ares?” I called out, hoping that he hadn’t collapsed just yet. Even if he did, I hoped that he would be able to moan out at least, for me to know exactly where he was.There wasn’t a single sound. I couldn’t stop my heart beat. It was becoming even more painful. My hand was pressed against my chest, trying to subdue the pain. It did nothing to help. It was extremely annoying that I couldn’t heal my own pain. Worse that it was feeling almost the same way as Ares said he was feeling. Could it be that I had absorbed too much of his illness? The thought was out of my mind before I could even think about it too much. I held on to the banister of the stairs as I continued looking for Ares. I finally go
VIOLET’S POVI swallowed hard. What was she doing with hallucinations? Was she making any of us hallucinate? I badly wanted to inform Ares about everything, but something told me that this girl was too knowing. There were so many things she was aware of. Things she wasn’t even supposed to know. And how long was it going to take until she took over every single thing?The pack members had gone from staring at her to clapping. The only people that seemed immune to these things were me, Ares, Alpha Kyros, Jackie, and Belladonna. The five of us were staring at each other. Even Alpha Damien, Luna, Lynn and Adrian were busy clapping like no man’s business. Ares had looked at me. I knew that he was about to say something. I looked at Mira, and her eyes were on the both of us again. I gently squeezed Ares’s hands that were still in mine. That was a sign to tell him not to speak. I was relieved when he nodded at me, showing that he understood everything. I let out a small sigh of relief. W
VIOLET'S POV I looked back one more time as I slipped into the priestess’ lair. I knew that everyone was going to be looking for me. It was supposed to be my crowning as a Luna that evening, but I was nowhere to be found. I should have been dressing up for the ceremony already. I hated the kind of energy that the lair was giving. But I still needed to meet with Mira. Luckily, she was still in that chair that she always was. Poring over a book. How was someone as young as she was so skilled? Her eyebrows cocked up, and he frowned. I couldn't help but wonder what was in the book that made her smile. She suddenly looked up, and the smile on her face was cleared in a second. She shut the book immediately and got up from her chair. “Luna, you're here.” She said calmly. I noticed that the excitement she had on her face the first time she saw me was gone. Was it because of everything that happened the first time I got there? “Yes”, I said, plastering a fake smile on my face. “I'm here
ARES’ POVBy the time I had woken up, I had no idea what time it was. But I definitely felt better. It was like most of the pain had been taken away from my body. I moved my limbs to make sure they were still working. The presence of the little being beside me gave me some sort of peace that I didn’t know ever existed. I ran my hands through her hair. She had let me into her room. I knew that she wouldn’t have let me remain outside. There was a certain joy that came with marking all her things. There was no way she was going to sleep in this room without remembering that I was there with her on this day. There was no way she was going to stay in the room without remembering my scent.I was glad to be out of the torturous dreams that included her. I had screamed her name so much in my dreams that even my throat was sore. I wrapped my hands around Violet, resisting the urge to pull her closer. I didn’t want to wake her up. And I wasn’t sure she wanted to see me when she was awake ei
VIOLET’S POVAres was the last person I was expecting at my door that morning. Lynn had told me that he was carried to his room by Jackie and her father. None of the pack members were willing to even touch him. He had lost every form of power over them. I had no idea how he was going to meet up with things or redeem himself, but it was definitely going to take him a lot. More than 90 per cent of the pack were with me. The remaining ten percent were too scared to do anything. I wanted to hold him as he practically crumpled to the ground. I was almost touched by the fact that he struggled to come to my room, even when he was obviously in pain. But I didn’t ask him to come, did I? And the way Jackie and Alpha Damien carried him to his room was funny when Lynn was describing it. I couldn’t help but laugh. Even if the laugh was definitely fake. It wasn’t from my mind. I wanted to kick his feet away from the way. I wanted to slam the door and leave him there until he woke up. I badly w
ARES' POV“You betrayed me one more time,” Violet said, as the tears streamed down her face. “How many more chances do you want me to give you? I get tired too. I can cheat if I want as well.”I tried to reach out to her, but she continuously pushed me away. I wanted to hold her so bad. I wanted to tell her that she didn't have to cry. I wanted to tell her that she didn't have to be sad because of me. I wanted to tell her that she had the freedom to leave, even if it will crumble me and the pack. I reached for her one more time, and she had turned into thin air immediately after my fingertips brushed against her skin. The whole room was pitch black, and the only thing I could hear was her sniffling. I could barely even feel my own self. My limbs had turned numb and were lying by my sides, feeling more useless than they have in a long time.I tried to raise them one more time in the darkness, and I felt myself being thrown from a high building. I opened my mouth to scream, but no wor
ARES' POVI stared at Jackie in shock. I could feel every single eye on me. What did she mean by saying she was carrying my child? That was not possible. I had barely even touched her. Ever in my life.The room was incredibly silent. Compared to the shouting I was actually expecting from them. They were probably waiting for me to say something, but the words refused to leave my mouth.What did I want to say to begin with? I stared down at the tiny hand that was still in mine. Violet looked up at me expectantly. I wanted to assure her so badly. I had opened my mouth to speak. Even if it was a simple nod. But I couldn't even give that much to her. It felt like the only things I could move on my own body were my eyes. I knew that I was looking guiltier than I have in a thousand years.I saw her face swiftly change from expectant to disgusted. She removed my hand from hers immediately. “Is it true?” She asked a little too calmly. Why wasn't she screaming? I felt my heart turn at the sou
VIOLET’S POVThe way I was having Ares was definitely something to worry about. And so was the way I was craving him. It was becoming addictive. He was becoming a drug I felt like I could never have enough of. I was getting ready for my own mating ceremony. And the makeup artist was doing whatever magic she was performing on my face. But there I was, sitting on the chair in front of the mirror, pressing my thighs together at the thought of how he might look in a suit. I shook my head at my own self. It was finally my own mating ceremony. The day that was going to be the happiest of my life. There were so many things that I was planning on doing after the wedding, and I was finally going to. Ares had brought out a part of me that I never thought I had. He had brought out a kind of hunger that felt like it couldn’t be satiated. He had really kept to his word on me not touching him. And all I wanted to do was touch him as much as I wanted to. “You are really pretty, Luna,” one of th