Alex had left Athena hanging and his stupid words before he left her on the table, unsatisfied and yearning for more was; "I told you that if I won, I'd make you do anything I want. I didn't say I was going to do anything with you." Blushing in anger, she climbed down the desk and put herself in order. She had shamelessly let him torture and told her what to do and now, she was here, all alone, wishing she could kill without having to be questioned. As soon as she was done dressing properly, she closed her curtains. Then she remembered that Heyli hadn't returned yet and she got really worried and felt slightly guilty for engaging in unscrupulous acts with Alex instead of worrying about Heyli. Well, it was all Alex's fault. She opened her office and locked it before taking a deep breath and going for the palace entrance. She was going to wait at the porch till Heyli returned safely and if she didn't, she was going to send out a team of warriors, making sure sh
As soon as Heyli left, Alex and Athena turned to Loki. "Take a seat with us," Alex said and gestured to the cane chairs arranged at the corner. They all walked there and each of them took their respective seats. Loki felt really relaxed as he had not taken a freaking breather the whole day. His arms rested on the arm rest of the chair and he felt like passing out there. "Tell us what happened," Athena said. "Well, I had been following them throughout their journey, tryin to stay hidden as much as possible. I had no idea she was shape shifting. In Fact, I didn't know when they got attacked by a senior team warrior so I didn't get there on time." "I heard that she was shot with a tranquilizer." "Yes, she was. To make her fall asleep because she killed someone," "What?!" Athena said and rose to her feet. "Calm down, Athena," "I wasn't informed!" Alex nodded and took her hand. He pulled her down to sit. "There's nothing you can do about it
Loki, after spending some time alone at the porch decided that maybe this was his destiny. To protect Heyli. As he walked into the palace, he remembered a certain time when he was told by the Shaman that he would be the protector of a great person and he was warned to guard his heart. Was it Heyli she talked about? Loki shook his head. He wasn't sure. Heyli didn't come close to being a great person. Yes, she must have been lucky to find favor in the King's sight, but that was all. "You're Loki?" A man standing at the foot of the steps said. Loki nodded. "Of course." The man nodded and gestured for him to take the staircase. "I'm the one showing you to your room. Were you informed by the King?" Loki nodded. "Yes, I was," The man nodded and followed Loki up the steps. He was a quiet old man, with receding gray hair and a hunched form. Loki wondered what he was still doing here as a porter. They walked through the corridor and past Heyli's roo
Heyli woke up the next morning with intense body pain. She began to groan as she tried to turn herself on the bed. Her upper body was so stiff and she could barely raise her arms. Her neck hurt and her arms felt like a bulldozer had ran over it. She relaxed back on the bed and opened her eyes. She was in her room and for a moment, she felt her heart lunge but then, she relaxed. If they wanted her dead, they would have done it by now. They were probably going to execute her but for now, she was alive and that was all that mattered. But how the hell was she going to stand up from here! She tried again. She lifted her right arm a few centimeters above the bed and felt her joints crack. She groaned and lifted the other arm which gave off the same sound. She knew she wouldn't be able to sit up so she painfully rolled to the other side of the bed and dropped one leg down. Still painful but she could endure this one. Her arms were starting to loosen so sh
Athena was awake early and she sat in the drawing room, having a cup of tea. Damien was seated before her. "How is the speech going to go?" He asked as he looked at her intently. "I already wrote something. You can read through it," Athena said and handed the paper over to him. Damien took it from her and looked down at the paper. He raised his brows. "This sounds good but quite controversial. We have to convince them, not force it on them," Athena shook her head and gently placed her teacup on the saucer. "Do they look like they can be convinced? A whole pack who was terrorized by a pack of Kanimes? It'll be quite hard for them to be convinced that she's harmless. We have to come up with something they would agree to. " Athena took the paper from his hand and placed it on the table. "If they're going to hear me out, then they will understand. But if they will not, then they'll have to take it the hard way," "Your majesty," Damien said looking really wor
Nina, Melodie and Kayla trooped in along with othet pack members of Antarti. They were all here to listen to what the King had to say. "Can you guess what she's going to say to us?" Melodie asked Nina as she snaked her arm around Nina's. "It's obvious why she wants to address us after what happened yesterday," Nina said. "I want to know if Heyli's fine. I'm worried about her. After yesterday, I really wanted to see her but she didn't return. Are you sure she's still alive? Loki must've killed her," Melodie said in a panicked tone. "Shut the hell up. You talk too much," Kayla said in annoyance. "I just want to know if she's safe. That's all," Nina turned to face Nina and grabbed her by the arm. "You must never. I mean, never talk to her. She's not our friend. She lied to us about her identity. I'm sure there's a lot more we don't know. A true friend would let us know who she really is. " Melodie frowned. She turned to Kayla who acted line she didn't
Athena made sure she touched every topic she had planned on doing. There was a bit of an uproar when she mentioned that Heyli would continue training with the junior team. Someone had yelled about how dangerous it was and she had totally ignored them and also Damien who was looking at her to clarify things. "I don't have to clarify things. If they don't trust me enough to assure them safety, then they should live in fear." After the announcement, Athena wished the people good luck and reminded them of the Royal Hunting Ceremony that would be commencing in about a month's time. She left the porch, not minding if people were speaking openly about how much of a dictator she was. She found Heyli standing in the room that led to the porch and at the door stood Loki. His arms were folded before him. She walked towards Heyli. "Heyli, are you good? Loki told me about your situation and I immediately sent a chiropractor to you," "I've always been a weapon
"Are you sure you want to face them now?" Loki asked. "You can always go there another time, when it has all died down," Heyli was already dressed up in dark ripped jeans and a hoodie to cover her face. That was to protect her from being seen by people. She needed to stay away from the public eye as much as possible. "I want to go today. I really need to see them. I've been lying to them since I knew them and it wouldn't be funny or nice if I left them hanging," Loki nods. "If that's what you want. You'll have to be careful though. So no one sees you," Heyli frowned. "I thought we were going together?" Loki laughed. "Everyone knows I'm your guardian. They're not stupid. When they see me walking with anyone, they automatically think you're the one." Heyli, who had been feeling confident, was suddenly nervous. She thought he was going to go with her but now that he wasn't, she wasn't sure she was going to do it. "I can't." "You can," Loki said. He sou
"It's the men's combat game, Athena!" Damien said as he watched his Alpha strap herself with knives. She placed a diamondback knife in her boots and wedged a dagger on her arm. A pair tantos sat on the insides of her jacket and when she turned to face Damien, she smiled. "How do I look, Damien?" She asked. Damien shook his head and turned away from her. He hated the fact that she was excited for the combat. There was nothing to be excited about! She was literally putting herself in the face of danger and beckoning on it to come to her. "I don't know what to say, Athena. I do not feel comfortable with you participating in the men's combat category," Athena walked to the window and opened it. It was nearing evening and in about an hour's time or so, she would be out there, facing her opponent while everyone watched. If she was being honest with herself, she was really scared. Scared of the unknown. What if she got beaten to a pulp. What if she got paired with someo
"What the hell is going on?" Kayla gasped as she heard the announcement the master of ceremony made. Kayla came to stand beside her. "Did the King just ask her to participate in the male category?" "Yes, he did," Kayla replied, sounding really shocked and worried. "Why would he do that?" "Because the King does what he does according to what his subject wants," A guy came and stood behind them as he spoke. Melodie gave him the stink eye. "She's not his subject. She's the King of Antarti!" The boy laughed like he was mocking her and Melodie glared at him like she wanted to kill him on the spot with her eyes. "You think. He's ruling the Lycan Confederate and can make any degree. Besides, she asked for it with her whole feminism shit," "And who the hell are you?" Kayla stepped forward in a defensive stance. "Oh," The boy touched his chest in a mock polite manner. "My name is Lawrence. I am the Prince of The Lycan Confederate," "And what are you doing here?"
Athena stood alongside other contestants. Most of them were women and she frowned. Was this category just for women? Just then, she saw Eucaria standing at the other side of the line. The lady waved at Athena and scurried to stand beside her. "I had no idea you were participating," "Well, I am. Why is it just women here?" Eucaria shrugged. "This is a women's game. It's less brutal than combat and the rest," "That's bullshit," Athena said. The women around her gasped but she ignored them. "Why would they allow that?!" "There's actually no time for you to ask questions," A lady, dressed in combat outfit but looking like she was the referee with a whistle around her neck, came forward. She stared at Athena who matched her look without fear. "Once I blow the whistle, you all run towards the ropes hanging off those rocks on the other side of the amphitheater. Use it to lift your bodies off the ground and jump once you're about two meters in the air. Note that lit
Kayla and Melodie were still waiting for Heyli to come back to them with good news when they saw her climbing one of the seats above. Kayla stepped forward and Melodie squinted her eyes as she watched Heyli take a seat beside Athena and Alex. She looked guilty and as Alex spoke to her, she only nodded. "Did she actually leave us here?" Melodie asked, suddenly feeling offended and betrayed by their friend. Kayla wasn't going to believe that was it. "I don't think so. Heyli won't do that to us. She's probably trying to negotiate things with Alex," "But she's seated there!" Melodie cried. Some people from the team looked at them and Kayla immediately apologized. "Let's just hope that's not the case," Melodie turned and looked at her. "Maybe that's the case." Kayla kept staring in Heyli's direction, hoping their friend would look at them and signal that she was going to return soon. But that wasn't going to happen because the master of the ceremony already stepp
As early as five in the morning, the girls were awoken by the ringing of large bells. "I woke up at six back at home," Melodie said as she groaned and sat up. "I hate this time arrangement." Melodie noticed that Kayla wasn't in bed. Heyli had woken up for a few minutes before laying back down and falling asleep immediately. "Kayla?" "I'm bathing!" She called from the bathroom. Melodie climbed out of the bed and went to the bathroom door of bathroom. "Why didn't you wake us all up?" "I did. You both sleep like a hibernating snail. We have to prepare quickly, by the way. We're going to be manning the surroundings of the amphitheater. Handing weapons and change of clothes and help to the injured. I just hope nothing goes wrong," "What might that be?" Kayla's voice lowered. "A beast might be released. That would fight with one of the contestants. Someone told me a few warriors were killed the last time," Melodie's heart sank. "What?" "Yes," "Is this what I
Heyli fell into his arms. She had no idea what was controlling her but she knew that his arms was where she wanted to be. Nowhere else but his arms. As she walked into his arms, he fully engulfed her in a hug and placed his chin on her glossy hair. "Did you use a new perfume?" Heyli drew away a bit. "Yes. How did you know?" Loki smiled and pulled her back in. "You love vanilla and that's your signature. But you're using something fruity," Heyli swallowed. "Well, Melodie suggested u used a different one and it was actually nice," "Because of Miguel?" Heyli shrugged. "I guess." "You guess? Or you did so because of him." "Do you want us to turn this into an argument?" "Not an argument. I'm mad." Heyli gave him an incredulous look. "Why?" "Because you are making yourself look good for another boy. It makes me want to go after him and rip his limbs apart so you don't find him attractive," Heyli gasped and burst into laughter but before she could sa
One thing Heyli loved about this place was the fact that she didn't have to go through gates. The doors directly lead out to the streets and once she was hit with a cold gust of wind, she closed her eyes and sighed in relief. "The Lycaon Statue," She muttered under her breath. That was where Miguel said they were going to meet. Pulling up her gown, she climbed down the stairs and turned to the northern side of the road. The streets were void of people but amber lights flooded the roads and she was able to see under them. She actually didn't need any light to see but she needed to see Miguel. Somehow, she didn't trust her sense of vision to lead her to the right person. As she hurried down the road, she made sure to look back. Someone might be following her. No one was and she hastened her footsteps. She just hoped Hathaway had forgotten about her. As she turned her head to see if anyone was following after her, she bumped into a hard body and nearly fell on her kn
The suit was lit by scented candle lights. Athena sat on the Chippendale chair that faced the windows and she stared up at the night skies. She had spent most of her day in this room. It was oddly comforting. The walls that were repainted by the sunset and the twilight. Then she lit the candles, ignoring the lights she could turn on through the switch. There was something about candle lit rooms that made her feel like she was floating. She stood to her feet and walked to her as dinner was almost near. She wanted to be early so she could mingle with the other ladies who had been smiling at her when she was taking a walk in the afternoon. This was to avoid being in close contact with Alexander. There was something he was hiding from her and if he didn't trust her enough to tell her, she wasn't sure she wanted to have anything to do with him. As for Damien and Loki, theirs was still loading. She didn't have time yet. She took out a pale green dress. It was one of her fa
"He asked me to see him by eleven tonight so he could tell me the complete story of Lycaon," Heyli said as she pulled off her dress. Kayla wiggled her brows. "That story must be really interesting for you to actually sneak out by eleven," Heyli chuckled her chemise at Kayla who caught it in her hand and dumped it on the bed beside her. The girls were back in their room as soon as the clock struck seven. Heyli hadn't seen Loki throughout the day and neither had she seen Athena or Alexander. Melodie was just stepping out of the bathroom. Her body was wrapped in a towel. "Kayla's right. I can't believe you're going out by eleven just to see a guy you don't know," Heyli became defensive. "His name is Miguel," Kayla and Heyli exchanged looks before bursting into laughter. Heyli glared at them both but she said nothing. She wrapped a towel around her and went into the bathroom. She took her time there, opting for the soft scented shampoos for her skin and floral shampo