ATHENA'S POV.A week after Alpha Jeremy had left the Palace in hysteria over the fact that he would continued to be punished, things felt a little weird. I had executed my revenge on him, but I didn't feel that sweet feeling I had expected to feel. Instead, that day, I had cried in my room, and had refused to let anyone come in. It was only when I heard Aiden's voice that I opened my door for him. Why had he bothered making my life hard? What was the use of it? What did he actually gain from it? I never expected the moon goddess to actually fight for me. Hearing him say that had been really good. It had felt nice. Someone had been enraged when he was treating me like trash.And that someone had decided to stand up for me. "Miss," Lilac called, as she knocked on my door gently. "Yes?" I turned around, and she came in."It's time to pick Aiden.""Oh!" I said, getting up, and a wide smile spread on my face. "Just give me a second." I said, fishing my wardrobe for a coat. I found a r
ALPHA RAGAS' POV.It was well over a year since Lorrie and I got married, but I was yet to adjust to things. I had thought I'd come to love and accept her with time— that time v0uld forge a deep bond between us, but no. Time didn't do anything good to Lorrie and me. It only made it worse. It got to a point where I could not bear to see her face, or hear her discussing vain things. Everything she said from her mouth simply seemed wrong. It was like we were so far apart that we'd never catch up.My marriage felt like hell, and so many times I wanted to end it. Lorrie's father seemed to care less since she was already married, and anytime I tried to give a little complaint on Lorrie's outrageous behaviour which didn't sit well with me; he waved it off as a problem for newlyweds. Unfortunately, being married for over a year didn't sound like newlyweds to me.Due to that, I had decided not to think of him, or give his opinions much thought. If I found out Lorrie was becoming too haughty f
LORRIE'S POV. Xander and I walked through the alley laughing at a joke I had just told. We had shopped heavily, but he had insisted he could carry it all by himself. In short, Xander was carrying fifteen shopping bags. He had found a way to pin a few around him, and it had been funny, but looking at it, it seemed adorable."I'm glad we finally ran. That was just the last straw. I never thought he'd harm me. He's a lunatic." I said, thinking of how my head had hurt when those ceramics had smashed on my head."Is your head all healed?" He asked, looking at my hair, and I shook my head to show I was all fine."Come on, it's been a week already." I said, pushing him with my hip, and he staggered with the weight of all the shopping bags, and I laughed. "You're not even that strong." "Try carrying all these." He retorted.We stopped at a grocery store next, and I made sure I carried all the grocery bags, even though he insisted on carrying them.Xander and I had fled to the least place Ra
LORRIE'S POV.For some reason, I got stuck, and couldn't do a single thing. My thoughts were running wild, and it seemed like I was going to go crazy. It was really Athena. The woman standing in front of me in the fancy red suit was Athena!Was I seeing something wrong? Was I dreaming? My heart began to beat faster. I had no cause to be scared, but just by realizing she could see, my mind was turned upside down. Athena… Blind Athena could see. I couldn't deny that she looked scarier when she knew exactly what she was looking at. Those brown eyes had gained a living beauty to them.My lips ran dry, and I couldn't form words. She stared at me continuously, giving me space to take everything in. I looked at her from head to toe, and couldn't believe the finery she was dressed in.White satin shirt with a bow collar, red suit jacket hung on her shoulders gently, matched with red palazzo suit pants, with heels that even I couldn't afford. Her hair was full of pretty pins, and on her nec
ALPHA RAGAS' POVFor days, I drank myself to stupor. I couldn't believe Lorrie, nor could I believe Xander. How could the both of them run with my money? Lorrie had done a lot of things that angered me, but this was too far. I never expected her to go as far as that. How could she steal my money and run? Why in the world would she do that?Her father had refused to see me since the past week. That was shameless. He couldn't take responsibility for his daughter's doings. Thinking about Xander was the worst. I trusted him with everything. Had he and Lorrie been laughing behind my back? Could they have done more harm that I wasn't aware of?But Xander had been so loyal. How could he do such a thing? It was so hard to believe. I really couldn't see Xander betraying me. Why would he betray me? Or maybe it was just me who had ignored all the signs. He had been particularly careful whenever it came to Lorrie, and the times I had thought seriously of divorcing her, he had advised me not to.
ATHENA'S POV.Seeing Lorrie had felt like seeing a stranger, but immediately I caught a whiff of her cologne— a cologne she had terribly loved, and used continuously over the years, I could feel the same feeling I always felt when I was around her. It took me back to memory lane, on a nostalgic ride. The unhappiness, the fear, the cautiousness… It was simply overwhelming, and it felt like I was going to cry just by recalling those miserable days. I blinked immediately. Her first impression of me after all those years, wasn't going to be that of an emotional coward. I wasn't the same woman I used to be. I had grown into what I ought to be.Her voice was the worst. Her voice that I had heard so much. The voice that had been the subject of my nightmares. It was all too much, so I barged past her, and decided to stop thinking, and cut to the chase.Lorrie had been shocked, and I understood that; she even seemed a little tame, but a few minutes after talking to her, I brushed off the wor
LORRIE'S POV.It felt like a bomb had been set off in my heart. Cold sweat broke out on my skin, and the booming of my heart made it seem like the world had ended. Well, maybe it had… It was actually my world that had ended. With a little gasp, I took quick steps away from the door, and bumped into Athena's friend, who was already healing from the scratches I gave her. "No, no…" Could Ragas be with them? What would he be doing? Would he make his way towards me with rage? Would he dig his claws into my tummy, and ask for his money?The fear made it feel like chilled water was filling me up. Then I almost hit myself. I should have still made a run for it. I dashed towards the door again, but when I opened it. There was a cop there, about to ring the doorbell, and I ran back into the house."What are you doing here?" I asked, moving towards the sofas, and the cop regarded me with contempt, before more cops filed in. They were all without uniforms, but I could see their IDs banging on
ALPHA RAGAS' POV.Immediately I saw Lorrie, all the rage I had been barely keeping at bay came flooding out, rising like lava about to burst out from a volcano.She saw me, and I could see the fear on her face. For the first time, she could actually be scared of me. The police had ended up catching Xander. He had stayed hidden, and when he came out, they happened to be passing the route he was to pass, and they caught him. I had spoken to him only for a brief moment because more of my anger was for Lorrie."Okay, okay! I'm sorry! Wait, officer! He's going to kill me. I swear he is. Look at him. Please, wait." She screamed, and I walked towards them angrily. "Ragas, wait! Ragas. You need to calm down." She was talking, but it only made me annoyed. When I got to her, she forced herself to her knees, surprising the cops. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry!!" She pleaded, bowing her head low. All I wanted at that moment was to choke the life out of her, but luckily for her, the town people were maki