Marissa POV.The past two months have gone by in a blur of caffeine and sleepless nights. Little Athena has everyone tightly wrapped around her little finger, and I am no exception.We still have no word on the whereabouts of Jessica. I’m starting to think she has given up. As for the traitors, they are still in the cells. I am still unsure of what I want to do with them.“They should die for what they did. Family or not.” Zarah huffs. She has been rather agitated over the past few days. Robert had to go back to work as something had happened in his company. However, he has face timed every night to see and I quote ‘his girls’.A squeal brings me out of my thoughts as I look over my laptop to see what Athena is doing. She is in her bouncy chair, kicking her little legs at the toys that dangle in front of her. Her beautiful blue eyes look at me. Those eyes feel like they are staring into my very soul.Athena really suits her name sake. The Goddess of wisdom and warfare. She has been he
Robert POV.Listening to the reports from the board members. Some human and the rest are wolf. I rub my chest as the ache is getting worse. Must have been the food I had for lunch. The pain grows. Reaching for the glass of water, my hand shakes.Biting the inside of my cheek to stop myself from groaning. The sooner this investigation is complete I can get back to my girls. The thought of them both makes me smile.Nero whines in my head and I know something is most definitely wrong. This isn’t heartburn.The fire burns hotter in my chest, like my heart is being ripped out. I look up at Alix and he is red in the face. I look at him in confusion. Is he ok?“Mr Alexander, we have nearly completed the control of assets from Mr Gilbert’s company, including his personal assets. Do you know where he currently is?” I look at him and I internally smirk, but I don’t show anything on my face.“Yes, he is currently being taken care of.” I say with gritted teeth. Sweat beads on my back as I groan i
Marissa POV.The void in my chest is making it difficult to do anything. After I hung up the call with Robert. The guardians arrived. Guardians are rogues that have been instructed to protect the pack. They also came to get me with Shari when I was first taken.“Luna, Noah is following them. He won’t stop until he finds them.” I turn my gaze to the enormous male that is speaking, but nothing is registering. I’m numb.“Luna?” I blink once and turn my attention back to the crib in front of me. A single tear leaves my eye.“It’s your job to protect the pack. Why weren’t you doing your job?” I ask, holding Athena’s blanket to my chest.“We were fighting at the western border. They masked their scent and used wolfsbane bombs. They are like smoke canisters. By the time we were getting the upper hand, they used these bombs.” I turn my head to him and he stops talking.“They came prepared. I thought the guardians controlled the rogues? So tell me, how did they manage to turn their loyalty?” I
Robert POV.Landing just outside the pack. I jump down from the helicopter, the fresh snow crunches under my feet as I help Shari out. She is healed now.Walking into the pack. All I can see is a sea of wolves. In the distance, I see Marissa standing at the top of the steps as she addresses the wolves present. The anger and sadness are palpable in the air.“Those we lost last night will be honoured and remembered for the future to come. This deed won’t go unpunished. I will be leading a war party to not only return my daughter, but to get you all the justice you deserve for the loss of your loved ones. Together, we will show the world what we are capable of, and that any attack on us won’t go unpunished.” I can see the sadness in her eyes, but there is also rage.As I move closer to the front, I see Damien step out behind her and I stop in my tracks.“Alpha Damien Carius has kindly offered his help in finding them and bringing them to justice.” I growl as his eyes lock on mine and he
Marissa POV.Zarah is running on sheer adrenaline to get Athena back to us. I don’t care who we have to kill to get my little girl safely back into my arms. The treeline of the forest is visible in the distance. With a growl, we push on harder and faster to get to them.Darting through trees and leaping over fallen branches, we come to a stop. I can see the camp just ahead. I open the mind link to my warrior’s.“Encircle the camp. No one is left alive. When we are in position, we attack.” Acknowledgement flits into my head as I watch and wait.“We will get her back. She is in there somewhere.” Robert says, and I nod my head. I need my head in the game if I’m going to save my daughter. A cry rings out at the far end of the camp and I become agitated to get to her. My paws pound on the ground as I try to control Zarah.“Zarah, calm down. We will get to her.” I try to soothe her, but it makes it worse. She pushes forward and I try to pull her back, but she is too strong.“Zarah, wait!” I
Marissa POV.Walking through the camp, I move back to Jennifer. She may have done horrible things, but she was still my sister. My parent’s will pay for this. One of the guardians comes to me.“Take her back to Snow Vale. Burn the rest.” I tell him as I turn and walk towards Robert. I choke on a sob as he engulfs me in his arms and I cry on his chest.“This was the only way. We did what we had to.” I nod my head when a hear a giggle. Looking to the side, I see Shari walking closer with Athena in her arms. I move out of Robert’s hold as I run towards them and scoop her into my arms and cry.“I will never leave you again. My brave girl, mommy is so happy you are safe.” I pepper her little face with kisses as she giggles. She doesn’t know how much danger she was in and for that, I’m grateful.“Marissa.” I look up and see Damien standing at the side. I smile at him when Robert comes to stand behind me. I turn and look at him. He nods his head at me, knowing what I want to do.“Thank you D
Marissa POV.It’s been a few weeks since everything that happened. Life has returned to normal, well, as normal as can be. Damien has been building a bond with Athena and he found his second chance and I couldn’t be happier for him. Her name is Roxy, and she is a lovely woman. I have noticed the changes in him not just with Athena but with his mate and I’m happy he is happy.Robert and I are preparing to head to his kingdom. His father has summoned us. King Morpheus Alexander. According to Robert, his father wants to meet me. No, his father wants to enforce their outdated traditions. Well, he is in for a shock, because I won’t bow to them.Morpheus is disgusting. He believes Lycan’s are far more superior to werewolves, but we outnumber Lycans 1,000 to 1 and he knows that. Strength in numbers, so I can see my first encounter with this pompous asshat will be memorable, more so for him than me.There is also this mating ritual which I am not happy about. It is utterly degrading to all in
Marissa POV.Pulling up to the gates of the palace, my nerves set in. Robert has hold of my hand as he rubs my knuckles with his thumb.“Everything will be fine. They will love you.” I roll my eyes. Does he not remember what happened to him as a pup? Or how his mother is treated here? Lita is a strong woman. She endures the pains of betrayal often, but I know it’s one thing to be strong and leave but another to be a doormat. If Robert ever cheated on me, I will be strong and reject him on the spot and walk away. I won’t be walked over and turn a blind eye to it.“Yeah, sure they will. Something is telling me they won’t be trying to impress me.” I say, as I see a lot of scantily clad women standing down the palace steps. Each wears a gold collar. This must be the harem. How touching that they are here to greet their future king and queen.“They even try anything Marissa, I will kill them. Lycan or not.” Zarah huffs in my head, and I chuckle. She is fearless and can easily take down a L
Marissa POV.The moment the crown was placed on my head, I felt the exchange of power from Lita. But that wasn’t all. I thought it was over until Robert took my hand and I turned to face him.“Marissa, you have always been my Regina, my queen. I have loved you always and I will continue to love you until I take my last breath. My queen, my love. My heart, body, and soul belong to you and only you. Will you do me the honour of becoming my wife?” I look at him with my mouth agape. I chuckle to myself as he pulls out rings from his pocket. He looks gorgeous in his royal attire. The red, gold, and black.“Yes.” I say without any hesitation. He turns to the elder and gives him a nod and he starts to speak about marriage and that is it, a sacred bond. I stand, shocked. Wait, we are doing this now?“No time like the present.” Zarah says in my head, and I guess she is right. I’m lost looking at Robert, who winks at me. Why the sly dog.I don’t really hear everything. All I hear is I do from R
Marissa POV.It has been nearly a year since Robert and I started over. The first few weeks were rough. I found every opportunity to cause an argument with him and I threw the betrayal in his face on every damn occasion.He let me rant and rave because he knew I needed to get it out. Even though I knew it was wrong to throw it in his face, I needed to vent and make him realise it still hurt me. He just held me as I screamed and sobbed. After that, something in me just changed towards him completely.He proved to me that he will never do it again and it took time for me to believe him even when I pushed him away time after time. He came back to me every single time to prove to me that he would never hurt me again. In fact, the only one I was hurting with rehashing the past was me. I spiralled into depression.It took months before I could I walk into his old office without seeing the image in my head. He moved offices and removed every trace of the harem from the palace while I was awa
Marissa POV.The moment I saw the heartbreak on Robert’s face, I knew I was in the wrong. I should have told him I was planning on dating. I have been seeing Steven for a few weeks now and he is kind, funny and a genuinely nice person.Steve is an Alpha, but because I never had my coronation as queen, he didn’t know I was Robert’s mate. So when Robert left, I had to tell him who I actually was. He is a new Alpha and took over the position when his Alpha died a year ago. He was originally the Beta of his pack and he hasn’t found his mate.When I told him who I was, he freaked out, which is understandable. He had heard of the True Luna, but didn’t know it was me. When his Alpha was called here three years ago, he wasn’t with him as he was running the pack. So he had no idea who I was.“So you are technically our queen, then? And King Robert is your fated mate?” I remember the look on his face when I confirmed who I was. The poor guy looked like he was about to have a heart attack.I exp
Robert POV.Every time I collect the girls, I am reminded of what I did to Marissa. Her scent lingers on the girls and it makes the feeling of loneliness worse. Every time I look at the girls, I see her face shining back at me. The girls are so much like her it hurts.After Aurora was born, I pulled myself together. I made the changes I needed to make not only to prove that I had changed for Marissa but to prove to myself that I could be a better man.I have not looked at another she-wolf since I fucked up two years ago. Some would say it’s a little too late and I know that. I should have been stronger, but I wasn’t. Just because I was big and strong physically. Mentally and emotionally, I wasn’t. I was depressed and weak and I gave in. Goddess knows I tried to resist the urges, but I couldn’t.The day my world came tumbling down around me, I knew I had to change. No more wallowing in self pity, no more blaming everyone else for what I did, no more acting like a pup. No, I needed to s
Marissa POV.It has been two years since Aurora was born and Robert has been in her life as often as he can be. I have not once felt any pains of betrayal from him. I don’t see him when he comes to see his daughter; I make myself scares so I don’t have to look at him.The research into the flowers has opened my eyes to what they are both capable of. They both have healing properties and we have been able to use them to create new drugs for the humans. One of those drugs helps with fertility issues and the other being the scientific breakthrough in the human world. It can cure most cancers without the patient having to endure months of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.The human governments wanted to slap it with a huge price tag but I declined and told them the drug will not be brought. It is to be given for free to those in dire need. To say they weren’t happy would be an understatement, but they soon got on board and so far, we have saved countless lives.Goddess Labs is the top in the
Robert POV.I roar in pain as I clutch my stomach. Is Marissa betraying me? No, she wouldn’t do that, besides the pain comes and goes in waves like a … contraction. She is in labour.“Mom, mom Marissa, get to Snow Vale. She is in labour.” I shout as I breathe through the pain. Nero has refused to speak to me and I know he is allowing me to feel her pain. He has the ability same as every male wolf to lessen the pain so the human can remain strong to support their mate through the labour process, but he won’t do that. He wants me to feel everything.My insides feel like they are on fire and being ripped out through my ass. Fuck! I grit my teeth as another one builds and I pant like I’m the one pushing. Sweat coats my skin as my father enters the room. He comes to my side and assesses the situation.“Lita, call Snow Vale. Marissa is in labour and Nero isn’t taking the pain from Robert.” My mother scoffs from the doorway. She still isn’t speaking to me.“It’s no more than you deserve. The
Marissa POV.It feels good to be home back in my pack. We have been back now for three weeks and I know I am close to giving birth. I instructed Shari that if Robert came here, to not allow him entry. I need to be alone without him or his family trying to make me backdown.When we arrived home, I immediately had the antidote patented and I now own it and it’s production. My team is currently looking at what else the plants can be used for so we can extend on the market.Rowan went back to his thrall and promised he would visit once I have my pup. He will also bring Luca, so he and Athena can start to form a friendship. Damien and Roxy both know what happened and Damien knows not to show me pity. He knows I hate it, so he has been his normal self and for that, I am grateful.Everyone in the pack has looked at me with pride as it takes a lot for anyone to walk away, especially from a mate bond that can’t be broken, but I think I knew this day would come sooner or later. I just hoped it
Robert POV.I’m going to lose her and it’s what I deserve. I knew what I was doing was wrong, but I couldn’t help it. Thalia was showing me affection and attention, and things got out of hand. I didn’t know that Marissa was being drugged. I’m glad she was. I didn’t want her to feel it, and I know that makes it so much worse.There were times she drugged me, but that’s no excuse. I know Marissa will walk away, and there is nothing I can do to stop her. There is nothing I can say or do to show her I am sorry. Nero has blocked me out completely as he warned me to not give into Thalia, but I didn’t listen and now I am paying the price.“Son, you need to go and speak to your mate. She is leaving.” My father’s voice enters my head and I ignore him. She deserves to be happy and if that means without me, then so be it. I can’t stop her even if we were on good terms, so no matter what I do, she will still leave.“Robert, you need to try. You fucked up son and now you will pay the price. The on
Marissa POV.After the conversation with Kayla, I’m in shock and sadness. She told me everything. I don’t feel bad for her because she betrayed the sisterhood for her own gains. The Alpha marked her, causing the death of his Luna.The priestess’s had no choice but to hunt her down to kill her and her Alpha. They only found him. She ran away like the traitor she was. Others found out about what she had created and so she began making more for profit.Kyla said it was only supposed to be used on the harem’s and nobody else but it got out and others starting to make their own version of it. Without the Ice Lily, it wouldn’t have been as potent. All this heartache and pain was caused by one love sick woman who, in the end, lost everything she wanted.She told me her organisation runs deeper than just the Lycan Kingdom. She is still part of my pack and so she has pledged her allegiance to me and has handed over more information, which I need to get to the elders.She will remain here until