ZEUS
Hot.
The sudden, searing sensation against my back jolted me from sleep. Disoriented, I blinked into the dim room, trying to make sense of the heat radiating against my skin. Then I realized…Odin. He was pressed against me, his arm draped around my waist as it had been the entire night.
Confused, I turned to face him, and my heart stopped. His face was flushed deep red, beads of sweat clinging to his forehead. His breathing was shallow, labored, as though he were gasping for air.
“Odin!” Panic surged through me like wildfire. I shot up, my body taut with dread.
His entire body was burning, scorching hot as if he'd been thrown into a bonfire. I shook him frantically. “Odin, open your eyes! ODIN!” My voice broke a
ZEUSGritting my teeth, I hauled his arm over my shoulder and half-carried him to the jeep. I yanked the passenger door open and guided him into the seat. His body slumped back, drenched in sweat, gasping for air.I jumped into the driver’s seat, my fists clenching around the wheel as I glanced at him. His condition was worsening by the second. I regretted staying overnight. We should have left immediately.I quickly took a look at the map. Scott had circled the place where I had to go.I floored the accelerator, speeding down the road. “Don’t close your eyes!” I urged, my voice desperate. “We’ll be there soon!”He blinked sluggishly but remained silent. When his eyelids began to droop, fear gripped
“ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH, AND HE STILL HASN’T SENT THE MONEY!” Suzan screamed, hurling an ashtray across the room. It narrowly missed the young man in the wheelchair, smashing against the wall behind him.Unfazed, he didn't flinch or even glance up, calmly continuing his solitary chess game.Alexandra stormed out of her bedroom, her expression annoyed. “Mom! Can you stop making such a racket? I’m on the phone with my boyfriend! This is why I stay in the hostel and hate coming home!”“Who cares about your slum-rat boyfriend?” Suzan spat, her voice laced with venom. “Is he going to save us when we’re flat broke?”The young man’s skin turned pale at the outburst.
ZEUSAt the age of fourteen, I witnessed horrors no young mind should ever endure. Every night, a monster lurked behind the door, emerging to destroy something within me. Forced me to watch a foolish act of kindness on my part ruin a life. Until one day, I finally broke free.But not alone. I took Gary with me, an eleven-year-old boy whose innocent face and short height made him look younger than his age. Clutching each other’s hands, we ran through the dead of night, desperately trying to outrun the monster pursuing us.“Zeus… I can’t…” Gary panted heavily, his face pale and bruised just like mine. His legs trembled, on the verge of collapse, weakened by fear and pain. “I can’t run anymore. I…” Tears streamed down his cheeks as he fell against my
ZEUS“Can’t decide yet who to go to? Gary or Damon?” a familiar voice spoke from beside me. “Knowing you all these years, I bet you’ll choose the person who matters most—the one you value above all.”I didn’t need to look to recognize him. Mr. Peter. The homeless man who always lingered near this bus station. Twelve years ago, he had been in this same bus station when he called an ambulance for me. I came to see him once a year without fail. He was as much a fixture of this place as the rusted benches and the faint scent of gasoline.Leaning back, I murmured, “Do I really have to decide?” My fingers clenched around the eleven thousand dollars in my hand as I stared at my reflection in the cracked mirror on the station wall.Mr. Peter
ZEUSLet my heart choose? The truth was, it had never been confused in the first place. It had already chosen the path I had just come from. The third path I had been trying to forget, pushing it aside while focusing on the other two. But my heart, mind, and soul had made the decision long before I could admit it, even to myself.The path leading me back to the person I had fallen in love with…no matter how hard I tried to deny it."Mr. Peter, do you still have my cell phone?" I asked.The old man smirked, pulling out the outdated keypad phone I had entrusted to him for safekeeping. "Of course." He held it up proudly. "But I'm afraid you won't be able to make any calls from it. You might receive a message, though.""A message is fine,
ZEUSDuring the barbecue, Jay had asked me, “Are you his soulmate?”My hand was almost burned in surprise. “No,” I immediately denied. While living amongst werewolves even though it had only been for a couple of days I had come to understand the meaning of soulmates.“Really?” Jay did not look convinced.“Yeah, why do you think otherwise?”He gestured at Odin having a conversation with Scott a distance away, “Do you see how he looks at you? It is beyond attraction. It is something else,” he commented.
ZEUS“Ohh…” I hissed, throwing my head back. Two fingers at once! Pain and pleasure shot through my being. But once I took a peek at his fingers disappearing into my hole, my cock sprang back to life.I put a hand over my eyes in shame. It felt so good. So good that I hated to admit that I loved a man fingering my ass. Was I becoming an animal? How could I feel pleasure this way? I had only received pleasure sexually from the front, how could this much pleasure come from the back?“Don’t hide,” Odin slowly removed my hand from my eyes, making me see the third finger he had planned slide into me.“Wait.. three is…a little too much,” I gasped, reaching out to stop hi
ODIN“Let me sleep,” Damon moaned softly, swinging between pleasure and sleep as I thrust deeper into him. His heat and tightness were intoxicating, making it impossible to even slow my relentless desire for him.“Good boy,” I whispered against his ear, biting and sucking the sensitive skin. “Just one more minute... I'm almost there.”It was already well past midnight. No matter how many times I took him, it was never enough. Damon was simply addictive, and I wanted to be buried inside him forever.But unlike me, he was human, fragile and limited in stamina. His body trembled with exhaustion, barely able to keep up with my endless hunger.With two final thrusts, I spilled inside the condom with a groan of satisf
Nephew? My mind raced. Was she Odin’s aunt? Aunt Jane, the one he had mentioned before?Straightening my posture, I met her glare head-on. “I didn’t seduce anyone.”Her eyes burned with fury. “If you didn’t seduce him, then you intentionally did all of this to ruin his life!”I arched a brow. “How exactly did I ruin his life?”“How dare you act innocent?!” she snapped. “Odin’s name is now attached to a human. Not only that, you’re a man! His future, his reputation, his standing with the Council, everything is at risk because of you. Do you even realize what kind of trouble you’ve brought upon him? The Council is holding a final meeting with him as we speak!”
DAMONI hated the rain.But on that day, in the middle of a downpour, a boy running barefoot across the street caught my eye.My car had broken down in an area of the slums, and while the driver worked on fixing it, I sat in the backseat, watching him. He was filthy, soaked to the bone, and clearly poor. Yet, he looked as casual as if it was another normal day.Standing under a makeshift shelter, he unwrapped a cheap piece of candy and popped it into his mouth. After gathering two bamboo sticks and a few bricks, he waded into a large, filthy puddle in the middle of the road. The water was thick with mud and waste, but he didn’t hesitate. He placed the bricks down, using them as stepping stones, and created a makeshift bridge.
ZEUSThe ground beneath me felt unsteady. My worst fear had been confirmed.“You knew,” I choked out, my fists clenching at my sides. “You knew about Odin…”A slow, cruel smirk curled his lips. “Of course, I did. And so did you.” His voice lowered, venom lacing every word. “Tell me, how could you let him touch you? Didn’t your skin crawl? Didn't you feel repulsed? You were forced, right? That beast forced you into those dirty acts, right?”“Once again you call them beasts?”Rage burned hot beneath my skin. My fingers trembled as I forced myself to meet his gaze. “If you hate werewolves so much—why did you make her fall for you? Why
ZEUS"Don't tell me he saw the love bites."I ran my hand over the back of my neck with one hand, feeling the faint sting where Odin's lips had been last night, as I sped down the road.Damon’s reaction haunted me. It wasn’t just his touch on my neck, it was the way he looked at me. Something in his eyes sent a chill crawling up my spine. My heart twisted with an emotion that I couldn’t place… and I hated it.Clenching the steering wheel tighter, I forced myself to focus and press down on the accelerator harder. The city blurred past as I made my way to Lucas’ office building. Entering the parking lot, I pulled into my usual spot, my pulse drumming in my ears.“Zeus!”
ODINThe baby's sharp, heart-wrenching cries pierced through the thick walls of the meeting room, pulling my focus away from the tedious discussion with the pack’s Elders. I had been handling critical decisions—territorial expansions, rogue incursions, and strengthening our defenses—but nothing held my attention the way her cries did.Without another word, I pushed back my chair and strode toward the baby’s room. The pack members fell silent, exchanging wary glances but knowing better than to question me.The sight that met me tightened something in my chest. My little princess—face flushed, tiny fists balled up—was wailing uncontrollably in the caretaker’s arms.“What’s wrong?” My voice came out harsher than I intended.
DAMONI stepped out of the car, my polished shoes striking against the marble floor as I strode toward the penthouse. My grip on the Warpath Technologies contract tightened, the smooth paper crinkling under my fingers. My mood? Foul.“So, the President of Warpath Technologies just… sent the signed contract instead of attending the meeting?” My voice was sharp as I flicked my gaze toward Victor, who scrambled to keep pace beside me.“Yes, Mr. Damon,” he confirmed, slightly lowering his head. “His secretary delivered it personally. She mentioned the President had to leave the country due to an urgent matter, so he won’t be attending.”A bitter scowl crossed my face. This contract, the one I’d fought tooth and nail for—was finally in m
ZEUSThe next day, I woke up earlier than usual. My nerves were already on edge, a mix of excitement and thrill twisting in my stomach. As I worked out, my eyes kept darting toward the clock.Odin was coming.After he left last night, Victor got a call from Warpath Technologies saying they wanted to sign the deal with Darcy Group. Which meant today… Odin and I were supposed to meet again.The thought alone sent a rush of energy through my veins, and I finished my morning routine in record time. But as I stepped out of the shower, something felt… off.Victor wasn’t here.He was always on time, never late, never absent. Yet, today of all days, there was no sign of him. I reached for m
ODIN“I love you,” I murmured, pressing my lips softly against Zeus’.“I love you too,” he whispered back, his kiss lingering, as if neither of us wanted to pull away.I gazed down at him, memorizing every inch of his face—the curve of his lips, the warmth in his hazel eyes. Mine. He was mine, and leaving him here, alone in Damon Darcy’s grasp, felt like carving off a piece out of my soul.A sharp knock on the door shattered the fragile moment.“Mr. Damon,” Victor’s voice came from the other side.Zeus lifted his head, meeting my gaze with a small, reassuring smile. “Go,” he mouthed, gently releasing my hand.
ZEUSNo wonder I hadn’t connected the dots. Warpath’s president—the elusive, shadowy figure no one seemed to have seen in person—was him.Odin must’ve caught the flicker of realization on my face because he stepped closer, his voice softening as he reached for my collar. “You look thinner,” he murmured, adjusting it with gentle fingers.I laughed under my breath, trying to shake off the tension. “Really?”“Zeus…”His voice sent a shiver through me. I still wasn’t used to him saying my real name, not like that.“Hm?” I couldn’t meet his gaze. If I did, I might lose what little resolve I had left.His hand slid down to mine, gripping it firmly. “Let’s go home