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
ATHENA BECKER. “What is happening to me?” Whispering breathlessly with tears glistening in my eyes, I was pacing around my room at night. Why can’t I stop myself? Am I going to forgive him? Okay, I could forgive him for everything but killing our baby too? I had no idea what I should do or how to stop this state. “Fuck!” Yelling, I hit the wall and wiped my eyes to eradicate the tears and compose myself but control was slipping like sand from fingers. He can’t do this to me. He can’t… I won’t let him! The second I thought about it, he decided to enter my mind at the same time and came to my room, halting my breaths. “Do you think you could stop it?” His low, tempting tone echoed in my room. Shutting my eyes, I slammed my hand on the dressing table, gritting my teeth to eradicate those voices out of my head. “Shut up. Shut up.” “Do you think you can run away?” He came nearer, nearer, my heart began to pound rapidly to feel his presence behind me as I pressed my hand ove
DARIUS ALFONSO. Athena passed out due to exhaustion, she was sleeping as I sat beside her, holding her hand, making an apologetic face. “I am sorry, I am so sorry.” Whispering wholeheartedly, I kissed the back of her palm, mentally preparing myself for her outburst. I complied with Azure’s words. Athena was my destiny. I believed it. “But I cannot make my prayers go to waste. My everything is dependent on you at this point. If you ever could… do forgive me.” My broken tone came out, pressed her hand over my forehead, closing my eyes, not knowing when I might get the chance to feel it again. Before I could take the sensation of her warmth to my core, her hand was pulled away and a groan came. “Aagh…” Getting up quickly I stood before her as she woke up gradually, blinking and realizing what happened. “Athena-” Calling her softly, I was about to reach her side but she put her hand in between to stop me with a death-glare, indicating she was utterly furious. “Stop. Stop right
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