Athena's POVTears streamed down my face as I clutched my folded knees, feeling like a failure. I had left my daughter behind, placing her safety in the hands of a stranger, and now, I was about to risk my life to rescue a group of werewolves--werewolves that may never appreciate my efforts at saving them.Sue's voice broke through my sobs, "You're doing this to protect her. You're a strong woman, Athena. Don't beat yourself up over this."I took a deep breath and wiped away my tears, nodding in agreement. I had to be strong for these werewolves, for my daughter, and for myself. Even if then never appreciate my effort, I was doing this for me, I told myself.I approached the grounds, the full moon cast an eerie glow on the dark and desolate buildings ahead. The air was thick with the scent of fear and desperation, as if the very walls were crying out in agony.Then I remembered something. How could I have forgotten. Gazing back at the shadows behind me, I yelled severally,"Kevin!" at
Athena's POVI felt a hand tug at me, then I opened my eyes immediately.We crawled under a dark counter, as we managed to manipulate our way out of the fidgety crowd."Where are they?" the voice roared behind while the unknown person ahead whispered urgently,"Hurry."I winced as a sharp tiny glass pierced my palm when I crawled my way out.We approached a backdoor and immediately he pulled it open and dragged me out forcefully,"Run!" he yelled, as I heard marching footsteps rambling all around.With the whole strength I could muster, I ran, my heart beating heavily, as I looked to both my right and left, expecting the worst to happen.I heard the sound of heavy boots trailing behind me, I was too scared to steal a peep, flinging my whole body forward until Sue took over.I dashed past the deserted path, hoping the foot step would cease until I heard a voice call out."We've lost them." It took me a while to realize I was not chased but accompanied.I transformed back to my human fo
Athena's POVThe tears were daring to burst out of me. I hated to find out that I was still deeply in love with a beast. My hands were clasped on my mouth, muffling back my tears, as I managed to locate a partly open door-- I knew it to be the store house for dried foodstuffs. The footsteps grew louder. My back was against the wall in the store room, pinching myself to snap out of the sudden emotion.Then, it dawned on me. The old mark burned bitterly on my neck which meant Dante might have picked my scent. He might have known it was me. I dampened my eyes with Tyler's coat and peeped through the key hole.I saw a part of his legs, walking around. He approached the door. my eyes glazed with fear as I backed away, holding my breath.Then, there came a voice. A voice I had always hated. The same one that took what should have been mine."What keeps you up, My King?" Charlotte asked. There was no mistaking her annoyingly pitched voice.I sat there in silence, staring blankly at the da
Athena’s POV“Are you the warrior sent to kill us?” I heard a voice probe behind me, startling me for some moments. I managed to roll away from Tyler’s already cold body to find the source of the innocent voice.A little boy stood in one of the stacked cages below, holding the cage bars with watery eyes. My heart was filled with compassion for him as I approached him. He backed away, further into the cage as I tried to reach for his hands.“I’m here to save you,” I replied, kneeling on both knees, the cafe separating us, wondering why Tyler chose to be brutal even to innocent kids that knew nothing of their abilities yet.“Can you save my mother too?” he asked, rubbing off the tears in his eyes. “I’m leaving no one behind. Okay? I'll make sure everyone gets out alive,” I tried to assure him, breaking the lock on the cage with my fist. Unlike the rest of the other captives laying helplessly in their captive state, he wasn’t chained down with silver. “How about you find your mother
Athena's POVI felt my heart skip several beats. The crowd I was supposed to save began to back away. I turned around. Like one that had no sense of danger--that was far from the truth.I recognized the voice. On turning around, I recognized the face too."Let them go. And have me instead," I called out to him. He stood ahead. Relaxed. His usual expression that seemed to evoke fear even out of the bravest of warriors. "You only made it easier for me," he replied calmly, smoke puffing out of his mouth as he spoke. I looked back at the crowd and yelled at them,"Shut the hell up." Their fear was justified considering the kind of man before us. But I had to fake some sort of dominance. Fake confidence. Anything to make him realize he wouldn't have his way so easily.I turned around. He wasn't there. He was the same man that threatened me to turn against Dante before I broke free."No one has pulled a successful escape from me. Just look at you. If only you sided with me, you wouldn'
Athena's POV"Say nothing," he whispered, his eyes glinting in the moonlight as he laid me down on the cold, hard slab. I felt weak and vulnerable, my body exposed to the harsh elements, but there was something in his touch that made me feel safe, even as I sensed danger lurking all around us.The wind howled, whipping my hair around my face as he bit into his wrist, drawing forth a few drops of his dark, viscous blood. With a steady hand, he brought the wound to my lips, and I felt a strange, almost primal urge to drink.As the blood trickled down my throat, I felt a sudden surge of strength, my senses sharpening as the world around me came into sharper focus. But even as I felt my powers returning, I couldn't shake the feeling that there was something mysterious and dangerous about this man, something that I couldn't quite put my finger on.With each drop of blood, I felt a deeper connection forming between us, a bond that defied explanation and seemed to transcend time and space.
Athena's POVStronger mind. More boldness. I'd never known my wolf, Sue to be as fearless as the night of my induction.The other wolves surrounded the yelling body. I ran into their midst. Immediately, I recognized the scent.Walking around her, I sniffed further. The others growling at her ready to tear her up.I growled at my newest pack members, asking them to back away while I transformed back to my partly human form."You either bow to my rule or dare to be their first prey," I threatened. She kept wailing. The pain of betrayal must have caused her so much but she didn't seem to surrender,"Never! I'd rather die than bow to a female Alpha, let alone the one whom I so much despise. Bitch!"The others threatened to attack but I stopped them."Let by gone be by gone, Scarlett else, you've the chance to run and never look back. it's the only favor I can afford you or I leave you to my hungry pack," I threatened, my voice loud and threatening."Not until I collect all that belonged
Athena's POVEvery time. Every single time. I hit a new phase. When I see hope for better days, life creeps in. Cripples my hope and sends me back to that same pit. The same pit of despair I've fought my whole life to outgrow.My daughter. No not my daughter. It could have been me but not Cosmo.She was right there. on that bed, by my side all through the night. "We'll find her," Kevin whispered in my ears, hugging me. He must have felt like he was being comforting, but, that was not what I needed. Nothing could comfort me better than to find my baby. My Cosmo, back in my arms. My World. She was all that mattered to me. My reason for believing in a future.Hope had always been a bad bitch. It couldn't help me. it never did.The once possible future turned into a dark cloud of misery.I heard Kevin organize a search team outside. I heard their growls. He acted more like the Alpha. Doing what I should be doing. Not just because I was the elected Alpha, but because it was my duty as