CHAPTER 85ATHENAThe drive back to Night Walker Pack was a silent one. Everyone seemed to be lost in their thoughts. What the clan leader revealed was weighty and none of us seemed to have wrapped our heads around it."So, this makes things pretty complicated. I doubt if Greta even knows she's being used. Ursula or Khalene or whoever she is doesn't really care about her desires. She just wants to have her way and gain control of all beings. We need to talk to Greta and tell her everything." I said, breaking the silence."Are you sure she doesn't know all this? She has harbored these plans in her head for years and is finally going through with it. She has betrayed you already and you still want to save her?""We were really close growing up. What if this is the only chance I'll get to save her too? She's just misguided and focused on the wrong thing. Has she even considered the possibility that you're not her mate when she eventually shifts?""I think she really believes Alpha Aiden
CHAPTER 86AIDENThe room was lit up with streaks of sunlight seeping through the window pane. The sounds of birds chirping happily seemed to calm me and a look through the window showed clear,blue skies. A really lovely morning.How long had I been asleep for? I had no Idea when I has last had such blissful sleep ever since I became Alpha. There was always one thing or another to do and I ended up having no time for myself.I did always have time for my mate though. I was never too tired to see her beautiful face and make love to her all night.Speaking of which, why wasn't she by my side this morning? The day would have been better if I had woken up next to her."Hey, you're up." A voice spoke from the entrance. She peeked through an opening she made at the door and walked in with a smile as she saw me sitting up."Hey." I replied, stretching out my hand for her to come over."It's morning already. I can't come back to bed.""Just for a few minutes Greta. It's such a beautiful morni
CHAPTER 87ATHENA I stared at the number of wolves I saw, their teeming number frightening me. How long did it take for Ursula to build an army like this? So this was her plan after all, to gather wolves that had abandoned their packs or been exiled for an offence and take over other territories."Even with this number, she can't defeat the other wolf packs and the witches.""She can, if she wields the stone of Divinity. She'd be unstoppable. Besides, she has one thing to her advantage, no one will see this coming. You didn't either,you just thought your friend was going to try to kill you again and take your place. You didn't expect this did you?"She was right. No one knew what was looming. They would be taken by surprise and with Ursula's power, they would win this war."What about the witches? They can help out too right? She would definitely go after then to take her revenge for being abandoned. Surely they'll help ur.""Ursula has been possessed by an ancient powerful witch, I'
CHAPTER 1ATHENA’S P.O.V"Why won't you just believe me Aiden? I said in a frustrated tone as tears poured down from my eyes.He glanced at me with fury that was written all over his face, there was nothing I would tell him that would make him listen to what I am saying."Aiden, please listen to me", I yanked him by the arm and held him, trying to make him pay attention to me. But he immediately swatted my hands away."Do not touch me with those filthy hands, you whore!" he spat, "We both know that the child you are carrying isn't mine. Have you suddenly forgotten? The day I found you and your lover on our bed? You kept denying what I saw, what Greta saw, what we all saw!!!" his voice began to rise, yet it felt cold and dark, his voice was different, it was like I was staring at a different Aiden entirely."I don't know how Sebastian got there! I told you I didn't remember anything that happened, You know I would never cheat on you Aiden, This," I approached Aiden and placed his hands
CHAPTER 2ATHENA’S P.O.VI kept weeping on the floor, until I felt the person come to a stop beside me. I raised my head to see who it was. Greta stood in an exaggeratedly stylish manner with smiles on her face, I couldn't understand why, but I felt anger brewing inside of me. My mind wandered back to the day when Aiden saw me and Sebastian on the bed in his chambers, Greta had a satisfied look in her eyes.After Aiden had stormed out in anger, I had tried to explain to her, to explain my side of the story. She kept a stoic expression and said nothing but just walked away. "Why are you here?" I asked, anger lacing my tone.She scoffed and yanked me up roughly."I think you should get a better dress to wear. If I'd be advising, I'd say you wear something more loose." she said sarcastically.I couldn't help but begin to fume at her attitude. Even when I had wanted to speak with her ever since the incident, she had always avoided me. Maybe I could tell her all that I had been harboring
CHAPTER 3GRETA’S P.O.V"One more move to take and everything would be in plan" I muttered, grinning maniacally, my eyes scanning around for the Pack's doctor office.When Athena was screaming and pleading for me to talk to Aiden, I almost burst out into laughter right in front of her, it took a lot of self control for me not to.Everything had been my plan, I had advised Aiden when he told me the options he gave Athena before he left her in the pack house.I told him it was better to get rid of the unborn child before almost all the members of the pack found out."Oh, Miss. Greta Arnold, welcome" the pack doctor greeted me as I stepped into her little office."Thank you, she's here just as the Alpha had ordered" I said."Great! I will supervise the operation right away" the pack doctor said."Wait" I said all of a sudden and the pack doctor stopped in her tracks, a look of pure confusion on her face."How may I help you?" She asked like I was a pest. How dare she ask me such a questi
CHAPTER 4ATHENA’S P.O.V.I woke up to feeling nauseous and dizzy. The room was literally spinning, and I couldn't tell where I was. After a little while, I was able to make out the figure of the Pack doctor who saved me and my unborn child.I was in the pack hospital, that was what I could make out, I couldn’t think properly, it was like I was slipping in and out of consciousness.I managed to glance at her and tears began to drop from my eyes at the amount of pain tingling my body, my whole body was on fire.I tried to sit up, but the skyrocketing pain I felt sent me back crashing down on the bed. I groaned in pain, and I noticed I couldn't feel my hands. I stared down at my hands, and noticed they were still covered in cuffs.What's happening? I stared at the pack doctor in confusion. Why is my hand still cuff to the bed? Didn’t she save me? Then why am I still handcuffed?I felt another wave of intense pain hits me and I screamed, startling the doctor who had been staring at me sil
CHAPTER FIVEAIDEN’S P.O.V"Mother, why aren't you saying a word?" I asked. After I had rambled everything that had happened to my Mother, she just kept staring at me."What do you want me to say? I warned you didn't I? I told you that girl is of no good for you, but what did you say?" Mom said angrily and I sighed."But she's still my mate," I pointed out."And you just found your second mate which is a good thing, you are surprisingly among the people who the moon goddess choose to give a second mate at last you will be free from that girl's clutches" she said."I ordered for the pack doctor to get rid of her pregnancy, I don't want the rumors that have been spreading around in the pack to be confirmed" I said."Rumours? I don't see anything in what they said to be rumors, it is all true that your mate wasn't loyal to you and had gotten pregnant for another man" I clenched my fists as the images of Athena on our bed with that scunt Sebastian, I would kill him."Mother, that's enough
CHAPTER 87ATHENA I stared at the number of wolves I saw, their teeming number frightening me. How long did it take for Ursula to build an army like this? So this was her plan after all, to gather wolves that had abandoned their packs or been exiled for an offence and take over other territories."Even with this number, she can't defeat the other wolf packs and the witches.""She can, if she wields the stone of Divinity. She'd be unstoppable. Besides, she has one thing to her advantage, no one will see this coming. You didn't either,you just thought your friend was going to try to kill you again and take your place. You didn't expect this did you?"She was right. No one knew what was looming. They would be taken by surprise and with Ursula's power, they would win this war."What about the witches? They can help out too right? She would definitely go after then to take her revenge for being abandoned. Surely they'll help ur.""Ursula has been possessed by an ancient powerful witch, I'
CHAPTER 86AIDENThe room was lit up with streaks of sunlight seeping through the window pane. The sounds of birds chirping happily seemed to calm me and a look through the window showed clear,blue skies. A really lovely morning.How long had I been asleep for? I had no Idea when I has last had such blissful sleep ever since I became Alpha. There was always one thing or another to do and I ended up having no time for myself.I did always have time for my mate though. I was never too tired to see her beautiful face and make love to her all night.Speaking of which, why wasn't she by my side this morning? The day would have been better if I had woken up next to her."Hey, you're up." A voice spoke from the entrance. She peeked through an opening she made at the door and walked in with a smile as she saw me sitting up."Hey." I replied, stretching out my hand for her to come over."It's morning already. I can't come back to bed.""Just for a few minutes Greta. It's such a beautiful morni
CHAPTER 85ATHENAThe drive back to Night Walker Pack was a silent one. Everyone seemed to be lost in their thoughts. What the clan leader revealed was weighty and none of us seemed to have wrapped our heads around it."So, this makes things pretty complicated. I doubt if Greta even knows she's being used. Ursula or Khalene or whoever she is doesn't really care about her desires. She just wants to have her way and gain control of all beings. We need to talk to Greta and tell her everything." I said, breaking the silence."Are you sure she doesn't know all this? She has harbored these plans in her head for years and is finally going through with it. She has betrayed you already and you still want to save her?""We were really close growing up. What if this is the only chance I'll get to save her too? She's just misguided and focused on the wrong thing. Has she even considered the possibility that you're not her mate when she eventually shifts?""I think she really believes Alpha Aiden
CHAPTER 84ATHENAI remembered it suddenly like I hadn't forgotten. When I had died,my body had been taken by someone and placed on someplace that looked like an altar. Who could have taken me there and why? Greta was looking for me then, it seemed she didn't know who could have taken my body. Was it Ursula?Aiden stared at me,waiting for a response. He must have noticed my reaction."I think I've been there before.""When was that? How did you get there?" My father asked."My body was taken and laid there by someone but I have no idea who had brought me there.""Your body? What do you mean by that?"Oh, that's right. He didn't yet know about my death and coming back to life."I'll explain later father. For now, we need to find our way to the realms. If the witches weren't in support of ursula's plans and locked her up, they might still be looking for her now. They might know how to stop her. We need to get there, and fast.""I can help." Karah said showing up at the door and startlin
CHAPTER 83AIDENMy mind was clouded with so many thoughts. Guilt,pain, anger, frustration, all of these emotions gnawed at my heart and nothing I did calmed me down.Did all of that really happen? Did I accuse my mate whom I loved so dearly of something so terrible? How on earth coukd I have done that?I didn't want to believe it, I couldn't wrap my head around it and I wished it was something I could dismiss as a mere dream. But the pain in her eyes had been real, the way she trembled as she remembered it and talked about it. She barely stopped herself from crying as she talked, the pain was choking her and the guilt for having caused that pain was choking the life out of me.I stood up from my desk and paced the room. Her behaviour towards me from that night began to make sense. If course I would have acted that way if I was In her shoes. She came back only to be faced with the same fate again, with the same man who hurt her,who betrayed her. How could I have done that?The glass I
CHAPTER 82GRETA.I had no idea where I was. The last thing I remember was going to bed. I had left the pack house a few hours ago after that huge mistake I made and now I was staying at a motel with the humans. It was the only place I could hide because I knew they wouldn't come looking for me here. It was against the rules to shift in front of non wolves and with the countless different human smells, it would be difficult to sniff me out. I was safe for now.But how did I get here? When did I leave my bed? And where exactly was i now?"Hello!" I called out into the darkness, but the emptiness only echoed my call back to me.The room was dark and the only streak of light that entered it came from a small window , so small that air barely passed through it."Hello!" I called out again,louder this time."Luna." A voice echoed back. There was something about this voice. It was so raspy and seemed to have been crafted with age, but at the same time, it was intimidating, so much so that i
CHAPTER 81TWENTY-TWO YEARS AGOTHE REALMS.URSULA"Xanthe! Xanthe! Listen to me. You're making a mistake." But he kept walking like he hadn't heard me, pulling me along."Let go of me!" I yelled, wriggling my hands to loosen his grip on my wrist, but he held on tight, my struggles not doing anything to change his mind."You're hurting me xanthe!" I screamed, and whimpered in pain. It was the only thing that could stop him. He could never bear to see me hurt. He let go of my hand slowly and stepped away from me.I held on to my wrist and rubbed on it to soothe the pain and allow the blood to flow through again."The council are meeting because of you,Ursula. What you did was an abomination! How could you try to mess with the balance of things as the gods have made them?""The gods? If that is the way the gods think then I dare say they are a partial bunch!""Don't you dare say those blasphemous words!""I do not blaspheme, surely I have every right to voice out my thoughts. I am tired
CHAPTER 80AIDEN Why didn’t I see it? Why hadn’t I read the signs all this while? I would have been able to do something about it before it got to this point.I should have known when Athena suddenly changed towards Greta. It started a day before her eighteenth birthday. She had been furious, she had yelled at Greta and warned her not to enter her room again, I didn’t understand it then but now I did. Greta never liked her, never truly considered her a friend.“I can’t even imagine what you must be feeling right now.” I said to her, my fingers still wrapped up in hers. “You cared about her once, loved her even. Why did she choose to betray you?”Her eyes darted away from mine. They were glassy and it was obvious she was trying to fight back tears.“I have no idea what has gotten into her. Our friendship should have meant more to her, at least it meant a lot to me.”She still sat on my laps after we ended the phone call with her brother. I caressed the back of her hand, the questions
CHAPTER 79ATHENAIt was true what Trisha said. The rumour has eaten deep into everyone's heart and it was on everyone's lips.How did she manage to spread these stories in so little time? The story had gone beyond the border. The people now knew about Greta.Suddenly, everyone was curious about their Alpha's true mate and the female who separated them. Why would she spread such an absurd story? And how did she Do it? Did she get help from someone else?I doubted it was the warrior's doing. They wouldn't dare to betray their Alpha. So, the only logical explanation was that the rumour did not start at Night Walker pack. It started at Blue Moon pack and spread quickly because I was well known already and the pack was a small one. It would have been easy for that kind of story to circulate and since Night Walker pack was the closest to it, the stories were able to infiltrate it.I sighed and shut my eyes. Tamara had called me that morning too. She had informed me of the rumour when it be