I was back in my domain, away from him, hoping to ignore the look of repulsion he gave me. It was no longer amusing when it stopped to his mate, huh?Think about me once, what I went through, what I experienced. I fell from grace.While I was lost in my thoughts in the main hall, lost in pondering. A clicking of heels followed by a heavy and dark presence approached me.“Athena.” King Hadrian’s deep and husky voice came, standing behind me, indicating he was aroused, with the intimate desire to hold his mate. My breaths hitched when his large hands grabbed my shoulder in an iron grip, rushing anticipation.“Yes, My Lord?” I asked hesitantly, not lifting my gaze from the ground.“Do you need something?” I asked, knowing where this conversation would lead already. He was in a scattered state. I tried to remain unaffected but his large hands over me restricted my voice as he leaned down to my ears, panting in my ears. “Have you found my mate yet?” He asked seductively, displaying h
After leaving the main hall, I left to see Jax who was lost in his world and stopped when I came, waving at me.“Hey. Where were you?” He asked casually, going back to his weapon and cleaning them.“King Hadrian stopped me. He was going through one of his ‘moods’.” I muttered.Shaking my head, brushing my hand over my shoulder to remove the sensation of his firm grip on it.“Oo~ Did he do something?” He asked, arching an eyebrow in amusement.“You know the usual, holding me, asking about his mate, losing himself.” I hummed.Stretching my arms, not thinking deeply about it. He would forget it like I would in no time.It never mattered in the first place.“Must be excruciating for the King to be without his Queen.” He said nonchalantly, not thinking about him.“I guess. Thank God we humans don’t have to deal with this mate ordeal.” I sighed and thanked to not having such a bond in life.“If you ask me, it’s beautiful. A soulmate to cherish forever. Unlike us who cheat, who break hearts
DARIUS ALFONSO.My mind went blank for a moment when I felt the stung on my cheek, not expecting this reaction from her.“What the hell do you think you have done?” I snarled in a low, dangerous tone, grabbing her wrist in a tight grip.“It’s your fault for speaking those vacuous statements about me.” She growled, yanking her wrists away from me.“You-” I opened my mouth to express my rage but I paused when I witnessed her posture.Her lips were shaky, her eyes were disheartened accompanied by a heavy breath. I couldn’t grasp the depth but it was certainly the remark I made.‘Did it hurt her that much?’ I thought vaguely.“You have chosen a depraved path yourself, you are selling your damn body.” I breathed out, enhancing her rage. “It is you who is letting him to touch you, to fuck you-” Mindlessly, I was about to create insensitive points about her but she put her hand in between to stop me.“Enough, Darius!” She yelled, indicating to me with her sorrowful gaze to stop.Staring
ATHENA BECKER.‘Seems like you put this bewitching body to a good use by being the King’s pet.’His unwanted words were echoing in my ears, invoking a sting I never fathomed I could gain anymore.Those words pierced my heart. “Fuck!” Cursing under my breath, I slammed my hand on the pillar.Did he mean those words? Was that to hurt me or his real perspective? No matter what it was, it was painful and it enhanced my cravenness for revenge. I wanted my actions to penetrate his soul, to ravage him. I wanted him to suffer.“Damn you!” Hissing, I curled my hands in a fist, pacing around until footsteps approached and Jax came with an arched eyebrow.“Are you alright….?” He asked vaguely. “Do I look like it?” I snarled with a clenched jaw, my pride was hurt. “I didn’t expect My Lord to come and command that, he went too far to sting your scars.” He sighed at my frustration.“He shouldn’t have done it.” Leaning on the pillar, he gave me a sympathetic smile but we all knew, we abided b
I was humming to myself in the training grounds, passing my time with training until Jax came, snapping his fingers to get my attention.“Athena. Go and hunt down Jared from White Wolves pack. He had gone rogue.” He came, standing behind me, grabbing a ball and throwing it in the air.“Dead or alive?” I asked calmly, merely focused on my target.Releasing my arrow as it pierced through the ball and burst it as I smirked at my precision. “Preferably dead.” He hummed to praise my timing and strength. Lowering my bow, I nodded, “Understood.” “You know where to find him. Do you think you can do that?” He asked hesitantly.Jared was near Darius and he was worried that I might not get swayed.“Personal feelings and vengeance aside, I have a responsibility to fulfill, Jax.” I sighed.Grabbing my arrows and other weapons, securing them around me to uphold my dominant posture. I am the Red Huntress after all.“Good. Now go.” He smiled, giving my shoulder a pat to encourage me. “Yeah, yea
DARIUS ALFONSO. It was night, a sting constantly brimming in my chest and I failed to shrug that off. I felt distressed, almost disturbed and nothing was helping me. To release my mind, I walked away until Mother called me. “Where are you going?” Sighing, I glanced at the blurry sky filled with thick clouds. “To clear my mind.” “From Blue?” She asked again, coming closer but I remained silent. “Or from Athena?” I was astounded at her question, mouth gaping as I questioned myself too. I was losing my grip on my identity. “To pray.” Curling my hands in a fist, I left for the waterfall near my place to go there and revive my memories. The place where I took her first kiss. The place where I prayed. The second I reached there I saw Azure there, in her usual graceful form. Standing at the water with her mysterious eyes, touching the water, allowing it to drench her fingers, lost in pondering. “Azure.” I called her dominantly, approaching her furiously, curling my hands i
The next day, after my unwanted and unbearable confrontation with Athena where she told me words I couldn’t bear. Words that not only outraged me… But they also hurt me. And with that sensation, she made my determination more firm. I wouldn’t let it slide this easily. “Are you sure about it, Alpha? If we got caught, we would be in trouble.” Julius asked, worried about my state. With a scowling lingering on my face, I nodded. “Of course. No one will find out, she won’t be able to tell anyone nor will I let it.” I hissed, resolved dripping from my words. “What if you couldn’t hurt her?” He asked hesitantly. “Why would my hands tremble? She killed my Luna.” I hissed. Pacing around, holding my sides but not allowing it to falter my determination. “Really, are you sure?” He asked again, noticing the scowl lingering on my face. “Hundred percent. If she thinks I would let Blue death’s slide, then she is terribly wrong.” I growled. Everyone thought that for the sake of old times, I
ATHENA BECKER. Standing on top of the rooftop of our castle, from the sight of our bewitching land, Sapphire Crest was clear. Scanning around the place, I saw his pack moving out of their place. “Oh, so you are truly leaving, hmm?” I spoke to myself. “And are you sure about letting him go?” King Hadrian asked nonchalantly, inspecting my face. “Who am I to stop him? Let him go wherever he wants.” I shrugged my shoulders calmly, not bothering myself too much with it. “Where is he going by the way?” I asked curiously. “He placed the condition to not tell you.” He smirked, folding his arms at his chest, watching Darius’ pack moving out. “Hmm. Fair enough.” I hummed. “What are you going to do now? Are you going to let him go?” He asked again, he was thrilled to know what I would do when he wouldn’t be here anymore. “Sure why not? Allow him to escape this arena and besides… It’s his move.” My smirk grew dark, informing him about Darius’ intentions. After being with him, I k
After separating our paths with King Hadrian and doing the exchange, giving him his mate. We returned to the land of rogues.The place where no rules apply and you live happily.“There is your new home, guys, a place where a human and werewolf relationship is not forbidden. Where you can live happily.”Janine happily introduced to the enormous land, almost a community living in harmony.The proud work of Janine Becker. Blood Hunters.“You made it?” Athena asked in disbelief, glancing at her, not expecting she was capable of creating such a masterpiece.“Yes. The second I had to stain my hands with our parent’s blood, I swore to myself to create a world where such laws won’t exist. I have created this place for you guys, for us.” She nodded sorrowfully, curling her hands in a fist from powerlessness.“Janine.”Returning a sweet smile, Athena held her shoulder, giving it a stern squeeze. Sighing, she removed her hand and returned a beautiful toothy smile.“But, no more tears. This is yo
PAST.DARIUS ALFONSO.A tear rolled down my cheek, I was with Janine, curling my hands in a fist, gritting my teeth."Why did this happen to me?" I growled after finding Blue as my mate. She was on the ground with a graceful smirk over her lips, pushing her short hair behind."You are the first person I have seen who was depressed after meeting his mate." She teased me but I was not in the mood for it."What should I do? Why didn't you do anything?" I argued, holding my sides, pacing around with frustration.She scoffed, "I am not your babysitter. They are going to keep an eye on you. If they find out you are with a human- they will kill both of you.""I know. But, I don’t want to break Athena's heart. She is too fragile, Janine." I whispered desperately.I was afraid of her reaction, afraid to hurt her and I knew this bond would drown me in the end- which it did.Rising from the ground, she stared dead into my eyes."Do whatever you want but if my sister's heart breaks- so will your
I was in utter disbelief when I saw her, looking more elegant than before. Her hairs grow long but the dominance surrounding her never faded.“You… are alive?” I asked vaguely.Clinging onto Darius’s arms, blinking in confusion at her while she merely smirked at my reaction.“Yes. Alive and well.” Nodding her heels clicked against the floor, approaching us gradually while turning her glance to King Hadrian.“I don't understand… how..?” I asked, swallowing hard, turning to Darius and back to her.“I couldn’t understand, they told me you had died, I was accused of it then how..?” I asked, narrowing my eyes with bewilderment.But displeased with my reaction, King Hadrian turned to me, frowning at me.“Are you deaf, Athena? I just told you she helped me in assassination.” He mocked, reminding me.But I was too lost in Darius’s words and my realizations that I failed to grasp the depth of his words. Janine was alive all along.“She was there all along.” King Hadrian scoffed but I was too
A needle pierced through my soul when I heard it. I could feel my worlds coming to a crash when the truth hidden from me came to the surface.In a hidden corner, I prayed that he had a reason. And I kept hating him for five years.“No, this ill fortune land. How could it do this to me?” I whispered, covering my mouth.My steps stumbled but Darius held my shoulder, staring intensely at my teary eyes hoping to console me but nothing could help me.“As long as it was a juvenile love, they ignored us but after my mate… After finding Blue, I… remained loyal and committed to you.”How wrong I considered him?“Three months after meeting Blue, you were with me, you didn’t leave me. You… loved me all this time.” My lips began to shake, holding him with all my might, tears blurring my vision. He nodded, heartbroken, “Yes, I did and they came to know about it so I had to make a harsh choice and to save you, I chose Blue.”He explained and I continued from where he left off, completing the jus
“My revenge is completed today.” “W-What? All this… y-your revenge?” He couldn’t form a sentence properly anymore. His jaw dropped, losing his breaths to perceive what he heard but to no avail. The look of flabbergast on his face was extremely desirable. “T-This can’t be… We were mates.. Weren’t we?” “So what?” He shivered, having no words at this point while deep down he understood that it was all my plan but was not ready to accept it. “What? You thought I would be weak and pathetic again after seeing how weak ones are treated in this cursed land?” “What everything… a lie? A ruse?” He asked and I couldn’t answer. No. It wasn’t. “Weak dies. That is the rule and you are not the only person who is good with manipulation.” I told him seriously. Pointing my finger at him, pressing it over his heart, feeling how rapidly it was thumping. “Manipulation?” He was in complete shambles, not wanting to believe what he was hearing but I confirmed it. “Although you almost broke m
We were in the throne room, tears were glistening on my cheeks, clinging onto a female hunter who was hugging as I sobbed. “Monster.” I hissed at Darius, holding her while glaring at him. Darius was before everyone. He was on his knees, hands cuffed behind his back, looking down while everyone was staggered how he could do this. But he knew he fucked up because of being too emotional. “Continue.” King Hadrian came, frowning deeply at Darius, motioning to the person to start the court where his punishment shall be decided. “Name?” They asked Darius. His head was hanging low. Failing to look up, curling his hands in a fist as I kept glaring at him with my watery eyes. “Darius Alfonso.” His cold tone came out. “Status?” They asked him again strictly. “Alpha of the Scarlet Moon pack.” “Crime?” “Cold blood murder of Jax, head of the hunters.” I growled to find this look of emotionless on his face, having no regret of staining his hand in Jax’s blood. My Lord growled to he
ATHENA BECKER. Dressed as a bride, at my wedding night, I stood still with my heart thumping abnormally as Jax entered nonchalantly. “Hey.” He smiled, waved at me, and kicked the door close. “Hey.” I smiled back, looking down bashfully, not believing I actually got married to Jax. My wedding night. This thought was drying my throat. Vexing me in anticipation to imagine it would lead. “You.. look beautiful.” He whispered, taking my hand and kissing my knuckles, smiling sweetly at me. “Thanks. You are looking handsome too.” I whispered sheepishly. “You should change. The dress must be heavy.” He cleared his throat, moving back and taking off his coat and bowtie. “Yeah. I am going to do it. I wanted you to see here first.” I nodded, tugging my hair behind my ear, taking off the jewelry and unhooking the dress. We both changed into something comfortable. My face flushed when I looked at the bed, the thought of what was about to happen arose a tension in my body. Jax had change
After pushing her into a turmoil of distress and stealing her strength at my open threat, we returned and the disquiet expression on her face made me smirk devilishly. Everyone could feel the terror emitting from her while I was smirking with my hands in my pockets, walking with a high head.Leaving them pondering what we talked about which left her in an abyss.“Athena?” King Hadrian’s mouth gaped to find Athena being unable to lift her gaze.He could feel her fear and glared at me for taking advantage of her emotional state and worsening it.“What did you do, Darius?” He asked seriously, rising from the throne and coming closer.“My Lord, he.. He..” Athena opened her mouth to whimper but shrugging my shoulders, I kept my posture. “I threatened her. I gave her a warning.”I acted nonchalantly and put my one hand in the air as if it meant nothing. His mouth gaped, frowning at me, displeased.“And you know the consequences of threatening my huntress and going extreme, don’t you?” He
We walked, I could feel her breaths tightening around her throat, inviting me causing the impish smirk on my face to widen. I glanced at her from time to time to increase her tension and embarrassment. “What happened?” I asked, magnifying her stress, pushing her into a corner. “Nothing.” She whispered, not lifting her gaze from the ground. “Why are you here?” She asked faintly, disturbed about my strict posture but I spoke dominantly. “I believe I told you I want to talk to you alone.” And the second we were all alone, I grabbed her arms roughly and threw her against the wall. She gasped, afraid, shaking in apprehension. “Darius.” She swallowed hard the lump in her throat and was about to push me away but I put my hand over her lips to hush her. “Shh.” My one hand was above her head to trap her petite body under my, looking down at her nervous and stressed form with a sinful smirk. Moving my finger gradually over her lips, making her quiver, leaving her numb as I could feel