All Chapters of A Deadly Obsession: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Two weeks laterI slam my fist down on the table in yet another shitty motel room. “This is useless. We’ve visited five packs, and no one will talk to us,” I say, frustrated and tired.‘You can’t really blame them. From the little we have found out, what happened down here is a tragedy.’“Well, someone needs to talk. How are we supposed to find out who did this if they refuse to talk about it?”‘Who are we meeting with today?’ Enyo asks as I stand up and pack some of my things into my rucksack, getting ready to leave.“The Moonstone pack. Let’s hope they’re willing to talk,” I say as I get ready to leave.#I travel south along the old highway until I finally come across the turnoff we need. I pull onto the old dirt road and find an SUV parked on the side of the road. The young guy standing near the vehicle waves me down, so I pull over and wind my window down.“Hey there, are you Athena Argos?” He asks.“That’s me. Can I help you?”“I’m Beta Jason of the Moonstone pack. I’m here to t

Present DayI wake up to my stomach grumbling. It’s dark out, so I lean over and grab my rucksack and get my phone out. Goddess, it’s 3am. I’ve slept for over twelve hours. I get up to pee, finding the ensuite on the other side of the room. When I’m done, I go to the sink and wash my hands as I look at myself in the mirror. My eyes are puffy and red from crying, the remnants of the nightmare still lingering in my mind. In the mirror behind me, I notice an oversized shower with various jets and decide to take a shower. I grab a towel from the cupboard near the sink, undress, and turn the water on as hot as I can stand. Water shoots out of the jets in all directions and standing beneath them feels like heaven. I wash my long hair and feel slightly better afterwards.While I try to relax under the hot water, I reach out to Enyo. Her wall is still up, but I can feel that she’s agitated and on edge.When I’m finished in the shower, wrap myself in the large fluffy towel, and return to my roo

“Athena, I’d like you to meet my Luna, Rachel,” Alpha Peter introduces her.I lower my head as a sign of respect and shake her outstretched hand. “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Luna,” I say. “Athena, I am so glad to finally meet you. Alex sang your praises when he was here. So, I feel like I know you already,” Luna Rachel says kindly.“Rachel is also our historian and has some of the answers you are looking for, Athena,” Alpha Peter says.Doctor Shields stands from his seat so that Luna Rachel can sit at the desk, and she opens the other two manilla folders the doctor brought over. “Now I know you have a lot of questions, and hopefully, with the information in here, we can at least answer some of them,” she places her hand on top of the manilla folders. “Thank you, Luna. I appreciate anything you can offer,” I say.“Now, as Peter has said, we believe the attacks on our packs were focused on lycan like yourself. I believe it’s because of this,” Luna says as she hands me a small, old-

I pack the last of my clothes into my suitcase while Beta Jason is on the phone with Alpha Peter.“Yeah. Room 12. Mhm. Yes, Alpha. We’ll wait here until they arrive. Thanks,” he says and ends the call. “Alpha is sending a group of warriors to escort us back to the compound. They’ll be here in about 30 minutes,” he tells me. I nod as I head into the bathroom to grab my toiletries and makeup, packing them into a small bag. Then I turn to leave and crash straight into Beta Jason. “Shit, sorry,” he says, rubbing the back of his neck. “I was coming to see if you needed any help.” “Oh, I’m nearly done,” I smile awkwardly. “Thanks though, Beta.”“You can call me Jason,” he says as he moves to the side, my breasts rubbing against his chest as I move past him into the room. I feel his eyes on me as I get the last of my things from around the room and pack them in my suitcase. I turn and look at him, my heart rate picking up as we stare at each other. ‘Today has been a whirlwind of emotions.

I’m woken the next morning by someone knocking on the door. “Athena? Are you awake?”I groan when I realize it’s Jason. I turn over, look at the time on my phone, and groan again. It’s 4:30am. “It’s too early,” I yell out and roll back over, hiding my head under the blankets. “I’m coming in,” he says, and I hear the door open. I sit up in a huff and rub my eyes. “Jason, I’ve barely slept. What’s so important that it couldn’t wait until later?” I ask. “I wanted to make sure we were okay,” he says, blushing, and giving me an awkward smile as he sits at the end of the bed.“Why wouldn’t we be?” I ask as I pull my hair back into a ponytail.“Well, because we almost… And then I found Jess, my mate…,” he trails off. “We spoke about this last night, remember?” I say, a little frustrated.“I know, But I hadn’t met Jess yet… I just…” he sighs and rubs the back of his neck. “I just wanted to make sure that me finding my mate didn’t upset you.”“Not at all,” I say with a smile. “We’re still fr