Achilles POVI'm sitting on the other side of the bed, also holding Sophia's hand, my childhood friend is shattered, I can feel his feelings... The Lykaios family bond is different, even before the mark happens, we can already feel what the other feels.That's why we're taught from an early age to understand other people's feelings and to control our own, because we'll always feel more than others. I want to say something, but I know my friend won't hear a word, he's still blaming himself for revealing the information to Sophia so hastily.I already knew that we would have to prove it to her, but it was a shock what Perseus had chosen, and I felt his happiness at finally being able to feel Sophia's touch, and how jealous he was of me.Not only that, but I spent the most time with her, I was the one who helped her in the hospital, I was the one who wrapped her in my arms and had the pleasure of tasting her skin and hearing her moan... So I understand what my friend is going through. It
Achilles POVThe minutes began to pass and Khalid didn't come back, but Sophia's pulse hadn't slowed down, so for the time being everything was fine. I think the vampire is controlling the amount of blood he sucks, precisely so he doesn't put so much pressure on Sophia's body.Just as I start to worry, I see that Khalid is back, Sophia's heart is a little slower, but it still doesn't seem to be too worrying. The vampire's expression is indecipherable, he's certainly discovered something."Well?" Hyperion asks first.It took Khalid a while to understand that they were talking to him."Khalid, what did you see?" I asked and saw the vampire look at me, taking his time to see me.
Perseus POVWhen I lost Melissa I thought I could never love anyone else, I even stayed with several other people, even before I met Sophia I was with Dafne, she is one of the best warriors in the pack and many respect her, so if I didn't find my Fated One, I would choose her.Only now I have Sophia and the fear I felt when I saw her unconscious, the fear of knowing that I could kill her... This fear is paralyzing, it's worse than when I knew I couldn't do anything to save my mother and my girlfriend.No matter what happens, I'm going to keep Sophia safe, even if it means depending on Khalid... I've never seen this side of the vampire before, which is helping...To deny this help would be to sentence Sophia to death and I will never do that, but even if the
Perseus POV"Let's go," Achilles spoke, and I don't know how he managed to stay so calm. "We need to make the announcements. The pack is already a little restless. Your father will stay here with Sophia.""I'll go to my room and tidy up that place..." Khalid started walking towards the exit."You can go, son, don't worry, I'll take care of her." My father spoke, and I lifted my face again to see that Sophia's eyes were already closed.She had fallen asleep, but from all indications, she was out of danger. I got up from the chair and took a deep breath, then left the room with my friend and Beta."Let's stick to the story that she's only your Fated One," I said seriously. "We need to find an excuse for Khalid."
Perseus POV"The rejection ritual only works when the auras are not in the process of balancing. It was given to us as a way of protecting our loved ones so that the weaker person could continue, and when that's the case, no one loses out, because the lower ranking usually moves up a level. It's something given to us by the Moon Goddess, a way of making up for the one who was rejected... But when it's used in the wrong way, then our spiritual counterparts suffer! We can even lose our wolves!"Achilles continued his lecture and I smiled sheepishly; this was one of the few times I was grateful that he had paid attention to all his lessons, including those with my father."Sophia knew about the risk and accepted it! I think you all know that this morning there was an incident on the 8th floor, Mr. Ionanni
Perseu POVI think that word went through everyone's mind because Sophia had simply destroyed the arguments that Dafne had spoken."No? Will you be quiet? I see, so since you'd rather shut up, let me explain something very simple... What happened at the hospital was very simple, I also have type O Bombay blood, which is the same as Perseus... He was exposed to a high level of silver, including liquid silver that was mixed and running through his veins, the treatment depends on several factors, but the most important thing is to filter it. Guess what? There aren't that many people with type O Bombay around, it's a rare blood type... I don't tolerate being treated less than I am by anyone, and guess what? Hyperion tried to look superior... It's hard to be arrogant when your child's life could be in someone else's hands... I'm very good at what I do,
Achilles POV"You should be resting," I said as I carried Sophia down the corridor to the elevator."I should, shouldn't I?" Her voice was low, her head resting against my chest, her eyes closed."I know, it's stupid, but I was very proud of how you handled the situation," I said and stopped in front of the elevator. Sophia held out her hand and pressed the call button."Um..." Sophia sighed, and I could hear her heartbeat slowing down. "I... couldn't... let..." Her voice became more pasty."Damn it!" I said angrily, the elevator was taking too long and Sophia urgently needed to get back to her room.But as soon as the door opened, I saw Khalid standing there, he hel
Achilles POV"All magic has a price," Sophia said."Nothing can be destroyed, only transformed," Khalid added. "The only times I've come across cases of entire covens cursing someone, it was difficult to reverse. It happened with the pack we're in, when the witch-hunt started, the pack refused to help the Starfall Sisters' Coven, so what was left of them got together and put a curse on the Alpha at that time and even though the curse was broken, there are still remnants of it... One of the reasons it's so explosive is exactly that, Alphas are born strong, but they can become Savages very easily."I kept quiet because that wasn't exactly how I knew the story of Alpha Sirius."The story is told by the winners." Sophia seemed to read my mind."Both sides got it wrong at the time..." Khalid explained again. "But personally, I don't believe it's a curse. The blood of cursed people tastes different, you can sense the curse, and I didn't find any trace of it in your blood.""Then you don't k
Hélios POVThe witch's suggestion makes sense, but it means that everyone would see the curse inside Sophia, and there are several possibilities for how this meeting could end. Among the most likely, two stand out: the first would be the execution of Sophia as soon as they perceived the presence of the curse; the second, that some would fight against the curse to try to save her. However, neither of these options brought any guarantee of success or safety for her.My thoughts were in chaos. Sophia had already suffered enough, and the idea that her life was still at risk made me uneasy. I looked at Khalid, as among us, he always had extensive knowledge and a much better way of expressing himself than I did. Maybe he had a strategy to get us out of this complex and potentially deadly situation for Sophia.“Indeed, Lady Shangō Furen's suggestion makes perfect sense.” Khalid finally spoke, his voice filled with consideration.I was surprised, as I was sure he had also come to the same con
Achilles POVI understand Hélios's anger and Khalid's reasons... Both are right in their views, and Khalid is not wrong in saying that we failed as a pack, not only that, we failed to protect our Fated.I watched as the greenish energy transferred to the pen drive and held my breath, as Azrik showed no sign of noticing the strange energy, but he began to work on the laptop without any issues, and the energy dissipated after a few minutes."I do see several pieces of evidence here that Naomi, or Sophia, was not kidnapped." Azrik said, lifting his face from the laptop.His eyes sought Ivar's, who stood his ground."Who abandoned Naomi, I'll call her that for now, injured and almost at death's door?" Azrik asked."We don't know." Gáta answered. "Things are confusing, even the Bond of Fate is strange and fragile."Gáta made a motion with her hand, and then two red lines appeared, one on my wrist and one on Ivar's... Mine was dimmer, weaker, while Ivar's was brittle and emitting small spar
Khalid POV"If all the evidence is true, then the Black Moon pack will be punished." Azrik said, looking at Ivar in an intimidating way, which made the alpha shrink. "But there is another question, why bring these truths to light only now? You stayed with the Moon Warriors pack for a long time, helping them... Why didn't you tell them about these revelations?"I looked at Hélios, as this is a question he might be asking himself, his anger is contained, but I know he can kill me if he wishes."Because it wasn't my job to do the work of the Alpha and Gamma of the pack." I answered truthfully. "It's not my role to find the culprits of the attacks... If the pack can't do that, then it's the pack's failure, not mine. I never hid the information, and just like I found it, they could have found it if they had looked properly."I see Hélios clench his fists along his body, I don't blame him for that, but I won't sugarcoat my words, he needed to know the raw truth. They had failed in that, and
Achilles POV"Achilles, calm down, pacing back and forth won't help." Khalid said.I rolled my eyes; the meeting is very important, and I simply can't stay still. I know a lot depends on the council accepting our request.It will be very difficult to prove that we didn't kidnap Sophia, but I'm sure that if we can make the council force Ivar to bring Sophia to the council, then we'll have a chance.I felt my energy being drained less than two hours ago, which indicates that Sophia is still conscious and her memory hasn't been completely altered."We will bring Sophia back." Hélios said determinedly."I know..." I whispered and closed my eyes, taking a deep breath.I heard two knocks on the door and opened my eyes, and soon after Hyperion entered."They are ready." Hyperion said.I looked at Khalid, Hélios, and Alex; everyone here is in favor of going to the last resort, even if it means declaring war against everyone.The walk down the hallway was quick, and during that time, I used my
Sophia POVI blinked a few times, feeling my whole body aching, not just my chest, something is very strange, very different… The air around me is not the same as I am used to.Finally, I managed to focus my gaze and came face to face with a very familiar ceiling, a light gray tone, with a small chandelier with golden details. I turned my head and came face to face with the dark wood desk and sat on the bed, my heart racing.I couldn't have come back to this cursed place, how was this happening? I know this room very well, as it is the same room where I suffered various abuses, from physical and mental tortures to rape…I looked down and saw that I was wearing a silver nightgown, my hair reaching my breasts, in a platinum blonde tone, almost white… The tone he loved, always saying he was in love with it and that I should never cut or dye my hair.I widened my eyes, seeing the various reddish scars on my arms, I was sure they should have already healed!‘Heavens, what is happening?’ I
Hélios POVI tried to fight against the curse, I could see Perseus being led by that strange voice, a voice that was neither mine nor his, but even with all my strength, I couldn't break the wall that was between us.I only had enough strength when Perseus wounded and almost killed Sophy, at that moment I lost my mind and my whole being transformed, I had found the necessary strength, but it was almost too late.I prayed that the Gods wouldn't let my destined die, that Sophy wouldn't blame me for Perseus' mistakes, that she could find it in her heart to forgive us. I knew that, even though I had tried to protect her, the pain that Perseus caused would be hard to overcome. But I also knew that our bond was strong, and that, with time, maybe she could understand that I never wanted any of this to happen.Then I heard the warnings of the attack in my mind and made an agreement with Khalid, I know he doesn't want to hurt Sophy, I also know he loves her, I saw the fury in his eyes when he
Khalid POVHélios' aura is completely different; I believe he has finally awakened his divine side, like a demigod… He had to wake up because of the shock the curse caused.Perseus must be inside Hélios' mind trying to recover, but I know that it won't be kind words that will make Sophia forgive him, if she ever does.There are several fights going on, but the corridor leading to the surgery room is practically empty. As we approach, enemies and allies crouch down, unable to bear the weight of their own bodies, precisely because of our aura.Now it is clear who the enemies are; all of them wore the insignia of the Black Moon pack, which is quite bold of them to attack the main city and the hospital to try to steal Sophia, who is the Luna and Beta of this place.What do they want? I still don't know, but I can't get out of my head the phrase Gáta used, that Perseus and Achilles are not the true destined ones.'The person Sophia hates the most is the one who beat her and left her to die
Achilles POVI took the necklace out of my pocket and threw it at Perseus' chest. Alex had given me the item when I arrived at the hospital. My anger is only controlled because I know Sophia is feeding off the energy of the link; I can feel that Boreas is being drained in such a way that I am almost certain he will die if this continues.Perseus picked up the item and tears began to flow down his face again as he cringed. I had never seen him so vulnerable, not even at his mother's or girlfriend's funeral. I might have felt pity if I didn't know that all of this is his fault, for his stupid decision to think Sophia would betray us, especially with Khalid.Before I could say anything, the door burst open and I saw the witch, Gáta, entering with a silver dagger that glowed bluish, as if it were a flame that never went out."KHALID! Pay attention! The curse is spreading!" Gáta shouted and came towards me. "Give me your wrists, I need to cut your connection, it will hurt, but your wolf wi
Khalid POVEverything seemed to be in slow motion, as I initially couldn't understand how Sophia had the speed to place herself between me and Perseus. But I quickly realized she used the auras of Perseus and Achilles, combining them to become faster than either of us."NO!" I shouted, as I held Sophia's body, feeling her heart begin to stop beating. I had to fight against my spiritual side to keep from killing Perseus, but at that moment, we needed to help Sophia. I saw Alex running out of the cabin."THE HOSPITAL IS WAITING!" Alex shouted.Surely, the entire pack must have felt Sophia's pain at the moment of the blow, since she is connected to the Alpha and the Beta... And there's another aggravating factor: it was her companion who hurt her, which causes even more pain and makes the wound more severe.I concentrated the shadows around me, transforming them into tiny particles of sand, trying to recreate the paths of the veins and arteries that were cut, in a desperate attempt to ke