(Diego's POV)I saw this coming, yet it came as a surprise.My little mysterious mate loved another; I could tell what she was off doing, but I had become pathetic enough to push it away. Even if deep down the jealousy ate me out, could it be because I wasn't good enough?So many questions on my mind, but then maybe this wasn't about me, even from the start; it had always been about her. Never once did she tell me the truth about who she was. I could have questioned her, but I couldn't risk scaring her away, and so I kept up with all her bullshit. I loved her despite her unfaithfulness, yet she rejected me.The rejection still hurt.All my life, I have wondered what it would be like to finally have a mate. I thought I would finally be complete; I had found my other half, but now I wish she never came; maybe then I wouldn't have had a taste of what it felt like to have one -only to have her taken away from me-- this was much worst.I couldn't understand what I felt for her now, but it
(Lena)I woke up on the white-titled floor.I tried rising to my feet, but the throbbing headache prevented me from doing that.I wasn't alone.Aradia leaned against the wall, still in the same black cloak I had seen her in the last time she was here. What was happening? Was I dreaming?"No, you are not.""Did you just read my mind?""Not exactly," she said, walking towards me. "Your face said it all.""Why are you here? How did you get in, and why am I on the floor?""You don't remember what happened?" she asked.I tried remembering, what did happen and little by little, the pieces came together, I had remember the pain I felt.There had been so much blood on the tiled floor after I had lost my balance and slammed my head against the wash basin- it was still broken, but the pieces that had been on the floor was no longer there; could I have imagined it? But then, how could I explain the head ache I felt?.I noticed I was also in a new set of clothes."I cleaned up," Aradia said."Why
(Natasha's POV)I never truly understood how much Diego's presence meant to me. Since he left through those doors, he never came back. A whole day had passed, and I had one more day to go- one more day to meet Set. I had hurt Diego in the worst way; he didn't deserve it, but again, he was one of those who had been at the wrong place at the wrong time... with the wrong person. I was no good for him, and it was only fair that I let him go. Yet I couldn't explain why I waited in anticipation to see him again.There was a knock on the door and my heart seemed to stop beating for a moment. I rushed to the door only to discover it was an Omega who had stopped in the wrong room. The poor little Omega seemed scared by the disappointment on my face; I couldn't even hide it.So I had decided to go to dinner, just so I could meet him..Walking into the dining room, I noticed how scanty it was—some thing was definitely up, something that kept them all busy. I spotted the Gamma Nate, though; he
I had wanted to return to Lena; she hadn't been doing well lately, and I might have to involve a pack doctor. Her health was a major concern of mine, but Diego was my beta; it wouldn't hurt to check up on him real quick."I think I should check up on him.""He is in the bar; that's where he spends his nights," Nate said, and a surge of pity filled me. We might not be as close as we once were, but that didn't make me see him any less than family.I walked into the bar alone. Diego was seated there with Isis by his side; she looked... different, more vibrant than ever, even if her pink hair was gone. I had walked in on them making out. I couldn't help but worry; that was very unlike Diego. Was he doing this to get his mind off things, or was this the reason for the rejection? I doubted it; Diego had waited so long for a mate, he loved her, and he was very capable of controlling himself. I turned to my main focus."Diego, I want to speak to you in private." "I am busy, Alpha," he said,
"She is not dead," the woman said. "I got that part already." "I had been sent by her mother; it was time they met." "Where is her mother?" I asked "Somewhere you cannot be; her mother had been killed ten years ago." I always knew there was something strange about this woman, and now I knew why. "Though her mother is yet to go to rest, you see, Hecuba has lost something very dear to her. I would like to tell you a story. I plead that you only give a listening ear," she said. "Please," she added. I knew it took everything in her to have uttered the word; she seemed to see herself above everyone. I took a seat just beside Lena, and I placed her hands in mine, holding on. "Hecuba, Lena's mother was no ordinary woman, but before then she had been an average wolf. Odis was a deity; he had always been greedy for power, and due to his mild ambitions he could no longer remain with his fellows; he came down to rule over the werewolves. But he had been distracted. When he saw Hecuba for
(Lena's POV)The woman turned to me, and I held back a gasp of admiration. She was beautiful—so beautiful that it was otherworldly.Her hair was a unique red; her hair seemed to float elegantly in the air; her eyes were the color of the sun; her skin was pale; she was nothing like me, yet staring at her, I knew who she was even before she said the words."Daughter?" she called out. I rushed into her arms, and she held me close. "I've missed you so much. Forgive me, daughter. Forgive me for never coming back, but I would have done that; I would have returned back to you just as I promised, but I failed," she said, and my heart clenched. I felt guilt for blaming her. After all Aradia had said, I couldn't help but feel sympathy for the mother I never knew. We couldn't get back the time we had lost, but at least I knew she tried; I knew she hadn't abandoned me."It's alright, I forgive you.""I do not deserve your forgiveness; you deserved a life with your mother. Do not think for once th
"It is my destiny" I said to Hecuba."I know it is inevitable, but there is still time.""I will not sit dormant and let him build his army.""You are brave, my little Lykaina, but to beat him, you have to be able to control your gift.""They seem more like a curse to me than a gift.""That depends on how it's being used. So the werewolf, you love him?.""I do; I love him more than you can ever imagine.""You cannot have him," she says."Why?""It is your destiny, as the prophecy says; to love is to be hurt, and to trust is to be betrayed. He would betray you; just as Aradia had told you, he would use you, and that's why you cannot be with him.""He is all I have, all I live for, and I am nothing without him.""You are powerful without him; emotions weaken us; you need to do as I have asked of you; you need to defeat the vampire; this is what you want.""You loved Odis; even if it was forbidden, I could do the same.""Don't be stubborn, Lykaina. See where it ended, me. I do not want y
(Natasha's POV)"I thought you'd bailed on me," Set said, a smile on his face. He looked different—no longer the scary vampire, but the friend I had grown up with. "Just so you know, I was about to come up to your room and take you forcefully with me if you delayed a minute longer""A girl needs her time""I am beginging to think you purposely came a few minutes late""You thought right, after keeping me waiting the last time, is only fair I did the same to you""Girls never do forget things like that do they""Don't know about other girls, but I don't.How did you make it?" I asked, trying to hide my surprise."You didn't think I was capable of deceiving the ghost?""I didn't," I said. "I am glad you are here.""I am too. And the honest truth was that it went smoothly—almost too smoothly," he said, a slightly troubled look on his face."Where are we going?" I asked"You will find out soon," he said."There's a hidden route straight ahead; the patrollers had already covered this place