After taking Athena away and avoiding her Father’s death-glare, I decided to not show up near her for the time being or else it would infuriate everyone. But, I couldn’t understand why they were displeased with our closeness? And since I was unable to maintain distances with Athena, I took my chance again and we left for a specific place in the evening. “Where are we going, Darius?” She asked with a giggle. Holding her hands felt delightful, it felt as if it was meant to be and I accepted it wholeheartedly. How could I not want a partner like her? “Shh. Just tag along.” Smirking, I pulled her forward, leading her with me to a beautiful lake surrounded by fully bloomed cherry trees and the second sun set- they began to glow. “So what do you think about it?” I asked happily, turning to her and found her lost in awe. Her jaw dropped, eyes shone brighter than the pebbles shining, making my insides curled into bubbly sensations, bringing a grin on my features. “So mesmerizing
I began to hold firm faith that whatever me and Athena had was the connection I was dying to receive but soon the reality fell flat on my face. Athena and her family were in the royal castle where our King Theodore was holding a meeting. I was the Alpha’s son and took advantage of my status and came with my Father, hoping to hold a glimpse of Athena. And when everyone was busy, I saw her, humming to herself, lost in her dreamy world, looking out of the window. Strangely, when I saw her this time, my heart didn’t race. It didn’t give the exhilarating sensations but I ignored it. ‘I must have gotten used to it.’ I thought, shaking my head and coming closer. “Hey.” Calling her sweetly, I rushed to her side. “Darius? What are you doing here?” Gasping, she turned to me hesitantly, moving back to stop me from coming closer but I didn’t want to. “It’s alright, Athena. No one is coming for an hour or so.” Reassuring her, I wrapped my arm around her shoulder. “And what about your
“Because Athena is not your mate, dammit!” If Athena is not my mate then what are those sensations that I am experiencing? Blinking, I failed to comprehend the depth of her world- perhaps I didn’t want to. I couldn’t justify my feelings otherwise.She must be wrong.“What…?” I asked again, praying I heard something wrong. It couldn’t be that.But, the sternness on her face indicated it was no lie. “Yes. I haven’t seen your mate yet and even if I would, obviously I am forbidden to tell you but whoever it is- It is not Athena.” I stood still, unable to grasp the depth of her words, hoping to accept it but my heart refused to.“She is.. Not?” I questioned myself. Yeah, my feelings were not how I expected them but that didn’t mean that she… that she is not my mate…“So stop toying with my sister before she develops feelings.” She did… She had accepted me as her lover. As her partner and mate.What should I tell Athena now? What should I do now? “I don’t want her heart to break, Da
ATHENA BECKER.Before I could realize, time passed in a matter of a blink in his proximity. When I was near him, things flew by so rapidly yet mesmerizingly. ‘I believed it wholeheartedly that we were mates.’Two years. Two years for immense love, devotion and affection.The years I wanted to burn from my memories but I couldn’t. They were my treasure after all.With my hands around my sides, I was staring at the sun drowning and spreading a delicate vibrant orangey shade in the sky.“Hey…” I murmured.Smiling, I inhaled deeply to indulge in this beautiful moment and to enhance it, his addictive scent reached me.Over these years, he had shown me overwhelming love, sweetness and care that it blinded me, I had absolutely given myself to him.I had utter faith that I was his mate. I would be marked by him, I would be his forever. I had faith in my love…“Hey. How are you doing?” He asked seductively, biting my earlobe. Holding me from behind, he pressed his large chest over my back,
“Please, Father, please. Do it for my sake.” I pleaded with my Father, going after him.“Why don’t you get it, my love. You are not his mate and I don’t want to see you getting hurt.” Father whispered, narrowing his eyes in compassion.“I have faith in my feelings, in our love, Father. Darius would never betray me.” I enunciated firmly, willing to do anything for him.“Do you trust him that much?” Father asked suspiciously. He was taken aback at my display of faith.“I do.” I nodded sternly, overflowing with determination.Father stared at my face for a few seconds and sighed deeply, shaking his head.“Fine. I am only doing this for you but if he broke your delicate heart, I might kill him.” He declared and left.Everyone in my family knew that I couldn’t handle heartbreaks. They were worried and I was blind in love.It took me a while and effort but I tried my best to convince my Father and I finally did it.He only needed his approval and I didn’t want his desire of being an Alpha t
Still… Still unable to convince my broken heart, I wanted to confront him once. Hear it from him that our bond was murdered by him. After he became the Alpha, I went to see him. My eyes were red and puffy from the crying, body shaking slightly, devastated. I couldn’t control my anguish, it overflowed. “D-Darius.” He was smiling with his mate, he was holding her how he held me, he was talking to her how he talked to me. But his love for her was much deeper and in-depth than how it was with us. Why?! When I gave my all then why didn’t he?! His mate turned to me and returned a beautiful smile. She was angelic, so pretty and strong. A high posture, a bewitching and dominant personality. Befitting for an Alpha… “I am sorry, Dear, I know you are friends but you cannot address him so informally now-” She was about to stop me but I glared and before I could do anything, he put his hand in between. “Let her, Blue.” “Okay, Love.” She smiled sweetly at him and it cracked my sou
PRESENT. ATHENA BECKER. ‘Why did you do that to me, Darius? I was never cruel and look what you made me. Heartless…’ Coming back from the unwanted and horrible memories, leaving it mid-way as I didn’t have the courage to continue and stung my scars more than they already do. “I wish, for once you could tell me- Why? Why did you do this to me?” My jaw clenched as I was staring at the moon, curling my hands in a fist until a deep, dominant resonance called me from behind. “What are you thinking?” Gasping, I turned and saw King Hadrian there with his arms folded at his chest, superior as usual. “My Lord? When did you come?” He raised his eyebrows in amusement and took a step forward, contemplating my features. “I have been standing here for the past fifteen minutes but you were too lost. What were you thinking?” He repeated his question, standing next to me. We were at the edge of the roof, looking at the beautiful land but it no longer soothed me. It was not helping in t
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 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