ATHENA BECKER. ‘Would you return for me?’ An unwanted thought rose in my heart and traveled a clench to my core. My frown deepened, groaning in pain as he truly broke a rib. And it was hurting like hell. “Hmph. Why would you?” I muttered under my breath after wrapping the bandage and applying ointment on my throbbing body. “Argh…” I groaned in pain, not believing how powerful his one attack was. He could kill me one snap. “Can I come in?” Jax asked, standing outside. “Wait a minute, let me wear my shirt.” I wore my shirt quickly and hummed so he could come inside. He frowned and leaned on the doorframe, folding his arms at his chest. “What did you do to infuriate His Highness this much?” He asked sternly. “I yelled at him.” I sighed, picking my tray of food and eating it quietly. “Then you deserved it. Besides, be grateful. If it was someone else, they wouldn’t be alive.” He chuckled, coming closer and sitting on the other side of the bed. “Hmm.” I motioned the nurse
That was why I didn’t want to greet his compelling eyes- I lost myself. "Who did this?" He growled again when I didn’t reply. I shivered, my lips quivered. My power slipped under his influence. "Why do you care if anyone has hurt me or not? Didn’t you want me to be hurt too?" I dared to ask, hoping to yank my hand back. "I wanted to. Not someone else." He growled, pulling me lethally closer to his massively well built body. "So who was it? Because I swear I would make that person pay for hurting ‘my’ mate." He demanded and I didn’t want anyone but me to break his soul and heart so I lied- "Just broke a bone during work. Seems like my mind has begun to affect my capabilities too. Nothing deep." I whispered hurriedly, shaking slightly. Why are you hurt? “Really?” “Mhm.” Narrowing his eyes in compassion, he brought his hand to touch my bandage but I abruptly pushed us away. "Don't." I paused, holding my hanging shirt and covering my chest. "Don't touch me." I complete
After meeting Darius there were countless emotions roaming wildly in my mind and carrying them, my lips were curled upwards unintentionally and I returned back. Jax was awake, doing some work with other wolves. They all stopped when they saw me. "Where were you?” A wolf asked. “By the waterfall, I needed to relax my body and mind.” I sighed, turning to leave but the tenderness on my face was clear. And Jax noticed it. “You look like you are in an awfully good mood." "I do? Must be your imagination." Mumbled, I shrugged it off, becoming serious abruptly and went back to my room. ‘Don’t think about it, Athena. Don’t let him become your weakness.’ Mentally scolding myself, I laid down, closing my eyes to fall into darkness. Hoping it would take me far away from him and his undesirable thoughts. Later, weeks passed and I was finally healed, my body could move and I was back to work. "Ah, finally freed. Now I can shift my bind." I beamed, delighted to go back to work. Or else t
DARIUS ALFONSO. A week passed but my mind refused to shift elsewhere. I was extremely worried for her. How could he hurt her? He was not supposed to hurt her. Her wound healed but it didn’t heal my anger. I wanted to do something to King Hadrian but for her sake I didn’t do anything or else. With my mind lost in wrath, I entered the main hall where I saw Julius. He was sitting, not bothering to lift up at me anymore, reading a book calmly. "Fuck!" Cursing, I paced around the hall, growling constantly. "And you got furious because of her." Julius released a sigh, flipping the page. Stopping in my tracks, I glanced over my shoulder, "Is it that obvious?” “Only her matter can make you furious. So, did someone hurt her, did she tell you to kill her, reject her, cried before you or what happened?” Julius started with the list of things she could have possibly done. "Why are you so calm about it?" I arched an eyebrow, turning to him. My heart was worried about Athena, I shoul
ATHENA BECKER. ‘Dear Moon Goddess, please write Athena Becker in my fate.’ No, no, he must be lying. This has to be a lie. I was utterly abashed after I returned, pressing my fingers over my lips, losing my breaths. “What happened? Why are you stunned? Thinking about your lover?” Jax chuckled, seeing the lost look on my face but I couldn’t stop it. If only he could hear how wildly my heart was beating. “Job’s done. I am exhausted. I am going to my room. I want to rest.” Speaking blankly, I didn’t want to interact with anyone and went to my room to contemplate what happened. “...Okay.” ‘Do you mean your prayers, Darius?’ And before I knew it, a month passed painfully slowly, I was thinking about him constantly after piercing an arrow through my chest, he faded. I didn’t expect him to truly vanish and not return but sadly it occurred. He was testing my patience and me. He didn’t come to my streets again. My mind was clouded with fury for what I ended up doing due to rage b
A few days passed, I was hopelessly waiting for Jax to return from his work and when he did, at night, I took him with him. Baffled, he was staring innocently at me as I was pacing around with a scowl lingering over my face. “Write it down, Jax, My Lord did this deliberately.” I growled, making a fist. “Did what?” He blinked, having no idea how horribly my chest hurt when he was not there. “He sent Darius away to war and he was hurt so badly!” I whisper-yelled. “It’s natural. Everyone gets hurt in a war. I don’t get your point.” He shrugged his shoulders in confusion, deepening my frown. “He could have sent Arkin or Samuel but he ordered him to know and you know why?” Narrowing his eyes, he finally started to get the picture. “Why?” “So he would stay away from me and not return to me.” I snarled, hitting the nearby pillar furiously. He made an ‘o’ face of understanding, pondered about my statements for the next few moments and returned a smile. “I see. Good. You guys shoul
Due to last night’s incident of him appearing in my room and that turning out to be a deception of my mind was making me outraged.“Dammit.”Cursing under my breath, I slammed my hand down, fuming with rage. Everyone could feel my wrath and didn’t dare to open their mouths.“What happened? You look awful.” Jax chuckled at my reaction but I was not in the mood of his games.“I couldn’t sleep last night.” I muttered, pushing my hair back from frustration.Stopping in my tracks, I rubbed my temples but I knew I couldn’t tell him or anything what I saw or what happened.I would be in deep trouble if I did that.“Couldn’t sleep? Why?” Jax asked in perplexity, tilting his head in confusion.“Was it for what I-” He was about to ask, worried if he hadn’t said anything wrong to steal my lull but then My Lord came with a few guards, smirking at me.“Must be because your beloved mate is in pain, right?” He taunted me. For the past few weeks, he was quite busy with the land’s affairs but God fo
DARIUS ALFONSO.After Athena left, I came out of the water, shaking my head in disappointment. Since she was considering all of it a deception, I was trying to not be attached to it.But I couldn’t resist the urge to do it either.Her words hurt, her actions were painful, the temptation blinded me and it was extremely hard to halt.After being soaked, I was sitting on top of the rock and the person who was helping me in all that came.“Don’t you think you are being cruel, Darius?” He asked with a sigh, coming closer, frowning at me.“Life is cruel, Jax.” I replied coldly, staring at my hands devoid of emotions. “She would be pissed if she realized that none of it is her imagination.” He told me the fact.Of course she would be and since it was an imagination, it felt beautiful. I could touch her, hold her and she failed to realize it was truly me.‘I am the secret she can’t hide after all.’“Sometimes imagination is better, if she knew I was truly there, she would lose herself, she m