Athena’s POVThe kids' giggling warmed my heart; Andrew was busy playing with them, and they ran all over the place; I could easily say Andrew is the favorite parent between both of usI sat on the bed, my heart gladdened just by the sight of them, and I can't fathom the happiness they have brought into my life. It seems like only yesterday that I was in the theater room with Alice, trying to push them out of my belly, but now they will be celebrating their one-year-old birthday tomorrow.“Stop it, Evan, you're going to pull a tooth,” I said, and Andrew laughed.“You worry too much about the kids, they're fine, and I'm here with them,” he said, and I groaned; I know how much I worry about them, and I can't blame myself; they're all I've got, and if anything happens to them, I don't believe I'll ever forgive myself. “Yeah, I know,” I answered with a smile as I heard a knock on the door and Andrew growled a come in, the door opened, and beta Royce entered my room.“Your immediate atten
Andrew’s POV“Yes, I believe we should build a stronger wall, and the project should begin as soon as possible,” I replied as I examined the pack's wall. It has deteriorated over time. “I heard something troubling alpha,” my beta stated, and I raised an eyebrow at him.“What have you heard that troubles you?”I inquired. “Your step-brother, he has been looking for his mate for the past two years, he returned to his pack over a war that occurred between his pack and another pack, I heard the war recently ended and he was victorious. He's getting set to visit our pack, and you know what I mean, lady athe...”I growled at him, cutting his sentences.“I don't care whether he comes here or not; Athena is mine, and he must deal with it. I'm sure that Athena won't want to go back to him,” I remarked smugly, knowing that my stepbrother Daniel always got what I wanted, always having what I wanted most, and that left me devastated and angry at him and the rest of the world. It feels good to se
Athena’s POVI sigh as I hear snoring near me, I feel weak deep within, and I try turning on the other side of the bed I'm sleeping on, but my hand lands on a hard surface, I'm shocked, and I open my eyes immediately. I screamed when I noticed a naked unknown man lying opposite me. I stood up and fell to the floor, naked, and hurriedly grabbed the blanket next to me, wrapping it around my body; I was astonished to discover that there were two men in the room.I struggled to recall the previous night's events; I remembered a strange man coming to me and speaking to me; I remembered suddenly losing consciousness and gasping; I looked around the odd room and realized I had been kidnapped.Tears welled up in my eyes as I considered what might have happened throughout the night that I didn't remember when I heard the door open, and I was surprised to see Andrew enter the room with his beta and lady Edna. Lady Edna's face is permanently plastered with a wicked smirk, Andrew is enraged, an
Daniel’s POVI didn't expect the war to last so long; I underestimated the pack, but I am not someone you should mess with; I will trample on you and make you wish you had never thought of irritating me.“We're almost at the Dark Wand Pack,” Beta Carl said, and my heart raced. I'd missed Athena so much that I'd spent several nights dreaming of her and our child, always seeming to have her in my embrace and playing with my son, only to wake up to reality the next morning, the aftermath of the dream leaving my heart, aching and yearning for my mate.I see the love I would have had if Athena was still with me, and it hurts even more that I was the one who destroyed the lovely life I would have had. We were standing in front of the Dark Wand pack's massive wall when the gate suddenly opened, and I saw Andrew, my step-brother, approaching me; I hadn't seen him in years, and he hadn't changed. He had to have known we were coming.“Stepbrother!” I scoffed, his angry eyes mirroring mine; nei
Daniel’s POVAndrew brought me to the dungeon where those men were being held. I spotted the two men naked in the cell and snarled at them; as soon as they saw me and Andrew, they collapsed to the floor.“Are they the ones you caught with Athena?”I inquired.“Yes!” Andrew responded, and I nodded, returning my focus to them. “What happened between you and Athena, and how come you laid naked next to her?”I inquired, and they looked at each other, refusing to speak, and I snarled, hitting my fist on the cell, and they fled back, their eyes widening in dread, and I darted my eyeballs around them. “Please open this cell! They need to be tortured, and maybe they'll talk by then,” I remarked, as one of the guards swiftly entered the cell, shackled their hands behind their backs, and led them to the torturing chamber.They dropped to the floor, and I looked at them with rage in my eyes, barely restraining my wolf, who was on the surface attempting to take command. I saw the fire kindled in
Andrew’s POV“Alpha Andrew! Are you going to abandon me here? You pledge to always protect me, yet you abandon me in the dungeon!” Edna yelled, and I came to a halt, angrily brushed my hands, and walked back to meet her. “You should be grateful, you should be grateful that I did not kill you after what you did,” I remarked, and she snorted.“You don't care about her! You're only this way because of your stepbrother!” Edna shouted, and I put my hand inside the jail, clutching her garments. As I drew her closer, she hit her face on the rods that held her in place. “Don't tempt me, Edna, you should not tempt what I can do, I can kill you with a snap of my fingers,” I said dangerously, my finger elongating, her mouth immediately shut, and I saw fear lingering in her eyes, I let go of her clothes and she fell on the floor, she raised her head to look at me and her eyes brimmed with tears. I moved away without feeling sorry for her, wiping my hands on the handkerchief I was carrying, whe
Athena’s POVI groaned as I clutched my palm on my head and felt a severe headache pass through my skull. I yawned as I gently opened my eyes.I looked around the room and realized it was unfamiliar to me, my eyes widened in awareness that I might have been kidnapped, I attempted getting up quickly but fell on the bed groaning, I grabbed my head once again attempting to soothe the agony I felt“Easy lady,” a strange voice muttered, and I quickly darted my gaze to my side, where I noticed a man standing with a cup of coffee in his hand, a small spoon in his right hand, and stirring the contents of the coffee cup.“How do you feel now that you're up?” he inquired, and I closed my eyes groaning; the last thing I recalled was rushing with my kids within the forest, and I blacked out when I was struck by a large piece of wood.“What am I doing? What happened to my children? What is your name? How did I end up here?” I inquired, and he chuckled. “A question at a time,” he taunted, continui
Athena’s POVWe exited my room, and Alpha Lucas took me to the one where my children were. As soon as I saw them, my eyes welled up with tears and I hurried to meet them. "Are they okay?"I inquired, my eyes welling up with tears. "They're fine; they're just sleeping right now and will wake up soon."Alpha Lucas spoke up, and I nodded."All right, thank you so much for your hospitality; you could have left us to die in the woods," I said, and he smiled warmly at me. We discreetly exited the room so as not to disturb the children. As we walked outdoors, I noticed numerous camp houses all over the place. I was stunned and slowly tilted my head to look at Alpha Lucas"We are a group of rogues who have formed our own pack; I am their leader and alpha, and I make sure to provide for and cater to them."Alpha Lucas spoke out, and I nodded. I was perplexed as to how I had ended up among rogues."How did you find me?"I inquired, and Alpha Lucas began walking slowly, and I followed him. "We wa