Novels by Athena Writes

CHAPTER 5|| ASHVARA'S POV ||I hit the ground hard enough to taste dirt and feel every bone ache.My stomach twisted and my head spun as I barely rolled out of the path of the horses thundering behind me. Hooves pounded the earth and the ground vibrated under me.Oh gods… oh gods… oh gods…I scrambled to my feet, my hands clawing at the soil. The Alpha King’s escort came charging, a dozen horses and armored men, and I was in their way. One massive hoof slammed close enough to kick up a cloud of dirt on my face and I could feel the wind of it. Another step and I would have been gone!I swallowed my fear and ran because I had to..I didn’t look back. Voices shouted from the road, all shouting my name or the King’s name or something in between but I ignored them. I ignored the thundering steps, the shouts, and the clatter of hooves. My lungs burned and my legs ached but I didn’t stop.The forest was just ahead.. my salvation. Or so I hoped.I dove into the trees, the undergrowth tearin

CHAPTER 4|| MASON’s POV ||The hall went dead quiet for half a second and then it exploded.Gasps went through the air like sparks thrown into dry grass. Chairs scraped loudly and someone actually choked on their drink. Voices rose everywhere... shocked, angry, and confused. I heard my name whispered like a curse and a prayer at the same time but I didn’t care.. not one bit.I stood there, tall and unmoving, my hand still raised from where I had pointed at the girl sitting right next to me.. the same girl whose eyes had gone wide with pure terror the second my words left my mouth.My mate.She looked like I had just sentenced her to death. Her face drained of color, her lips trembled like she was searching for an escape route that wasn’t there. The smell of her fear found its way into my nostrils sharply with the panicked scent of her wolf curling deep inside her. I didn’t turn away from her.Around me, even my own escort shifted uneasily. The men who had ridden with me from my pack,

CHAPTER 3|| ASHVARA's POV ||I limped, not the dramatic kind that makes people gasp and rush to help. It was the ugly kind... the slow, painful drag of a body that had already taken too much and was asked for more.Two guards walked on either side of me with their grips firm but not rough. I wondered if that was respect… or just because the Alpha King would be watching… because yes. Apparently, the Alpha King wanted to see me.Me…!Ashvara Darkwater… the omega who couldn’t even wash cum off clothes properly without getting slapped.What could he possibly want? I asked myself for the hundredth time.I had never met the Alpha King, and I'd never even seen him from a distance. He belonged to stories whispered at night, told to scare children into behaving. Kings didn’t come to packs like Silverfang for omegas accused of murder.. they came for alliances, for power and for punishment.Every step sent a sharp sting through my ankle and all because of the silver that had burned me raw. I cl

CHAPTER 2|| ASHVARA's POV ||" LET ME GO! LET ME GO!! Ugghh.."I screamed from the top of my lungs, only getting whipped in return. They dragged me all through the hallway until they threw me like a sack of potatoes in front of Astar.I lifted my head with teary eyes and asked Astar," What did I do wrong? I have cleaned the clothes and...."My words got stuck in my throat when something pressed on my neck, forcing me straight to the ground. Isolde put all her strength on my head until I was thrashing underneath her feet. Astar pointed at the dead body lying in front of my eyes," Explain your crime! You better have some fucking answer for killing an innocent child."I lifted my head to take a good look at his face. He was the child of one of Isolde's maids in line. Three days ago, his mother was weeping to me that her boy was sick and she had no money left to take him to the healer. She also added that Isolde never cared for their well-being. I offered her the herbal medicine that I

CHAPTER 1|| Ashvara's POV ||TWO YEARS AGO...." Ashvara! You.. managed to get in the mating ceremony? What about your household chores?"Leila asked in worry as she looked down at my plain white gown. I had spent a month sewing the gown by myself. All because I couldn't afford one.I was the lowly weak omega of Silverpang Pack. All through my life, I was taught by the pack members that I should serve them with my life for raising a leftover rogue like me. Even today, when the whole werewolf community was joining the mating ceremony, I was left with dishes to wash clean.I hushed Leila and replied in a lower voice, stealing a glance at my surroundings," Hush, Leila! I have finally managed to finish them all. If I don't come today, probably I will never manage to get out of here."At this point, only my mate was the way to get out of this hellish life of mine. My wolf, Seris, whimpered in excitement, sensing something around her," Mate....Mate...Ashvara..."I snapped my head around