I came out of the throne room, looking down, thinking about My Lord’s words but at the moment all I yearned for was a relieving sleep.I needed a moment of tranquility from his headache and depression.“What happened? What did My Lord say? Did he scold you or did something else?” Jax rushed to my side worriedly, inspecting me to find any wound.Tensed, I might not have done something like I did before and got myself hurt.“Nothing.” I replied coldly, turning to leave for my room as I kept looking down.“Athena?” He blinked in confusion, not sure how to react before this demeanor.“I am exhausted, Jax. I am going to my room to rest.” I whispered and was about to take a step but he held my arm with a stern look.“No, first you tell me if you are okay or not?” He demanded, refusing to leave my arm until I replied properly.Exhaling, I lifted my miserable and devoid face, looking at him, earning nothing but pure compassion from him.“Look at my face.” I called and when he noticed my look,
‘I never thought my steps would willingly lead to him but look where my life left me- I came back to him…’ But here I was, in this gloomy and cold night, approaching him with tingling sensations brimming in my chest.No matter how madly I neglect these feelings but the fact that my mate is in pain was constant.He was hurting like me.‘And how can I console you when I am in the same condition?”Thinking sorrowfully, my heart was thumping uncontrollably when I reached his place and saw Julius who was staggered to find me there.“Athena?” He was taken aback to find me there. Honestly, I didn’t expect myself to reach his domain willing too but I was powerless before emotions too.“Is… he here?” I asked vaguely, biting my bottom lip nervously. “Why are you here? What do you want? Are you here to see what you had done to him? Go ahead and see.” He scoffed, growling at me.The look was enough to know that I was not welcomed here. They were well aware of the condition I left him in.“I ha
DARIUS ALFONSO. After easing my mind by doing some hunting and earning a reprieve of the dejection consuming my soul, I returned. But, on my way back, I could feel the familiar presence of the person I last wanted to see at the moment. ‘My integrity was at stake at this point. Why would I go to a person who would ruthlessly murderer a part of my soul each time? I need to hold some self respect.’ Mentally preparing myself, I upheld my deadpan expression and entered my territory. “Alpha… Luna-” Rue was about to inform me but I put my hand to stop him. “I know. Take the deers inside, store them. Go back and leave us alone.” I ordered dominantly, not showing a hint of tenderness and transformed back, coming back. I could feel my soul tingling, the strong pulsation of my heart was getting out of hand, increasing the sensation I thought I might bury. But her presence changed my perception and the enhancement of emotions began to brim in my desolate soul. “Don’t do this, Darius. C
ATHENA BECKER. How hauntingly beautiful… The closeness, the rain, the blend of our breaths and shivers, all the inches of our proximity blinded me. It was… unstoppable. “Then both of our fate is cursed. Circumstances one way or another always try to separate us.” Enunciating, my back arched when his other hand gripped my waist. “What circumstances? Because from my perspective, it was always you.” I whimpered. “I wish you could believe that I never wanted to break your heart but you have made darkness your home. None of my words can affect you.” He released a disappointing sigh. ‘Why do you think that? Why don’t you try-’ I was about to speak those words but he became assertive. “Why are you here?” He growled in my ears. Choosing silence which displeased him, his fingers led upwards and gripped my hair. “After insensitively throwing me out of your domain without a second thought. He scowled, glaring at me. I knew my presence here was also driving him insane, my very existen
DARIUS ALFONSO. My mind was barely functioning, tears had stolen my vision, my throat was dried, on the verge of shattering into an uncontrollable wail. “Now feel what I felt.” I muttered furiously under my breath. I swore to not break before her this time and I hardly managed to keep my sobbing at bay. Storming inside the mansion, leaving everyone staggered yet they remained silent, not daring to magnify my ache. “Alpha…?” “Shut up.” Her tears provoked me. Her ache ruined me too but I maintained my composure and didn’t melt before emotions this time, I stood still. ‘Then why it doesn’t feel worth it or good at all?’ my mind questioned me. Shut up. I won’t become vulnerable again. “Brother-” Julius came to me, noticing the anguish plastered on my face but I put my hand in the air to stop him. “Leave me alone for now, Julius. I want to be in my room.” Enunciating with heavy breaths, I forced my steps to lead to my room and cursed loudly to empty my mind. “Goddammit!” I
ATHENA BECKER.I remained where he left me for the next few moments, allowing the freezing rain to drench my miserable state.I thought this water might wash my tears but each drop falling on my face was making me more miserable.I had fallen from grace.‘Is that what he felt when I threw him out my heart? Why was this pain affecting me too? He shattered me too. Why is my revenge becoming heavy for me?’ I thought with silent tears glistening on my cheeks, mixing with the freezing water. Where did life leave me? Why did I apologize? “Fuck…” Cursing under my breath, I shivered from the coldness and forced my numb body to rise from the ground. I barely had strength left in me but staying here was meaningless.He returned the same feelings. Shattering my heart how I did, to induce the same ache into me.Leaving his territory how he left mine with a mangled heart.“Athena? You are back already?” Jax’s concerned tone came, rushing to me with an umbrella when I returned, soaked utterly
After hearing Jax’s outburst, I knew what I did was wrong. I shouldn’t have spoken that as I failed to recognize his importance in my life.‘What have I done? Jax was right. He was always there for me and I.. said that to him. How could I be so selfish?’ I thought distressfully.I was already heartbroken and after hearing Jax’s anguish, I was shattered. I didn’t want to carry further regrets so I went to see him.But he kept ignoring me for the next few days until I couldn’t take it anymore. I had his support only, he was always there, I won’t lose him too.I went to see Jax as he was giving jobs to everyone, supervising all hunters.“Make sure to secure the land in My Lord’s absence.” “Yes. Sir.” When he was alone, I rushed to him, calling him desperately. “Jax.”“Hmm?” He hummed coldly, turning to leave but I held his sleeves innocently.“Are.. you angry with me?” I asked in a broken tone. I was already alone, I will be devastated without his companionship.“I-” He was about to
After seeing him, I forgot everything else, my mind fell into a daze I didn’t want to experience again along with his heartbreaking words. ‘Look. I am joining my hand before you. Please. Please. Don’t break my heart anymore.’ Those words. They were excruciating. I did the same too then why were his words stabbing my soul? I spoke the same words in a worse way. Then why was I scattered? “Athena.” I was standing, lost, staring into nothingness and noticing my state, Jax came to me before this darkness could overwhelm me. “Are you alright?” He asked worriedly, scanning my lost reactions. “Yeah. I am fine.” Exhaling, I wrapped my arms around myself and nodded, turning to him. “Really?” He asked suspiciously, catching my emptiness. I smiled hollowly and looked down, holding myself firmly, biting my bottom lip from dejection but not removing the smile on my face. “It’s just seeing him again… brings back everything I thought I buried in my heart and this mate-pull… it’s uncontro
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