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|ORION|

RED.

That was all I saw when I rushed to the male punching his face in until it was painted with red.

He hurt her and I was going to do so-

"Please, stop this." I turned with rage to see the Crown Prince of the werewolf kingdom pulling my hand.

"He hurt your sister." I said with a low growl, "You should be thanking me."

"I don't know who you are, but I'm sure Astraea will be fine with you, please take her away from here." I released Alan as he fell to the ground like a sack of hay.

I strode to Astraea swiftly picking her up in my arms while everyone else stood still watching me. Lotar, my second, picked her maid and we disappeared into thin air.

•

I sat across the bed where she lay. Her poorly dyed blue hair sprawled over the bed and her brows furrowed. The healers had cleaned her up and treated her.

'She has bruises on her scalp, neck, and some other places. Her wounds will heal in less than a week and her hair will return to its original state by tomorrow. And she may experience fainting spells.' I remember the healer saying.

I clenched my fists in anger. If only I had arrived earlier, she would not have experienced enough of that. 

I flinched as she gasped, her grey eyes locked onto my obsidian ones. "Eloise… Eloise." I frowned at her words.

"She's fine, she is being treated as we speak." 

"I want to see her,"

"No."

I kept my gaze on her when she was little and I felt drawn to her, I didn't think much about it. But now, I understood, the moon goddess paired us together to be mates.

But gods don't have mates, at least we are never paired with mortals.

"Please, Orion." My breathing quickened and my eyes darkened. I loved the way my name rolled out of her lips.

I bent, leaning towards her until we were inches apart from each other. Her eyes widened at our proximity, making me chuckle, " Come on, ask."

Her chest rose and fell, lifting her breasts as her heart rate picked up. 

"H-how are you…still you?” 

"I am immortal, I don't age physically. I am a god and a particular werewolf princess wished I got a stroke and felt sick. She even called me a bastard." 

"I- I it's your fault. Y-you promised." she stuttered, "You promised you'd be there if I called,"

"And I was there.".

"You were late! Wha-What if you came a bit later, I would have been married off to tha-" 

"I would have never let that happen." I cut her off sternly and she wrapped her arms around my neck startling me.

Her touch was warm and comforting, calming the anger in me as she pulled away sniffling. "You'd be a bastard if you did."

I stood abruptly. "Rest, you need to if you want to see your friend." 

I walked out briskly, the doors closing on their own as I teleported back to the werewolf kingdom. I wasn't done with the cunt.

•

|ALAN|

Pain surged through my entire being as I regained consciousness. The taste of blood lingered in my mouth, and I struggled to push myself up from the cold ground.

"Where is she?" I snarled, my eyes searching the room for any sign of Astraea.

The Crown Prince, a towering figure with an air of authority, glared at me. "She's safe now, far away from the likes of you."

A surge of fury coursed through my veins, and I lunged at him, only to be restrained by the guards. 

The unknown man who attacked me materialized on the altar. His aura was otherworldly with a slick yet firm body build. His dark eyes glared at me with hidden rage in them.

It's him, he took that bitch from me.

"You'll pay for this, mutt."

He lunged at me, his calloused hands grabbing onto my neck, lifting me into the air. He chuckled darkly. " Mutt? It seems I haven't introduced myself." He whispered in my ear, "I could end your pathetic life in a snap, I am Orion." 

My eyes widened as I tried to breathe, He is the lonely, ruthless, god.

"You can't protect her forever."

Orion, the mysterious god, scoffed. "I don't plan on it. But rest assured, she won't be in your clutches again."

I seethed with rage, my plans unraveling before my eyes. Astraea, my ticket to power and wealth, slipping away.

He threw me onto the ground and I felt chains form around my neck.

"What do you think you're doing?"

"Seems you missed etiquette class, it's rude to talk to someone of higher authority in that tone," Orion said pulling the silver chains as I burned my skin, I screamed and he levitated pulling me along with him.

By this time, everyone apart from Rowan and the guards had evacuated the hall.

The silver burned into my skin, seizing air from my lungs as it kept getting tighter.

"How does it feel? To be placed on a leash and pulled around?" He let go of the chain, tossing me into one of the pillars.

The pillar came crashing down on me as I lay limp on the ground. All because of that bitch I had to suffer all this humiliation. 

"Orion , please, seize this." Rowan voiced out standing in front of me and blocking Orion's path. He should let him kill me. I already suffered enough humiliation and disgrace.

Orion gave me one last glance and walked away. "Wait! How is she? My sister.?" Rowan asked as silence enveloped the room.

"She's alive." 

With that, he disappeared into thin air.

I huffed, groaning at the immense pain coursing through my body. I will make her pay, Astraea, you will pay for the humiliation you caused me today.

I will make sure of that.