ARES' POVTHREE MONTHS LATERI had gotten the information that Violet was in labour, and I wanted to be there more than anything. I had been going to her doorstep every day, morning and evening, trying to get to talk to her, but she obviously wasn't interested. She didn't want to talk to me. It was either that she was ignoring me, or she looked and refused to say anything while I begged her. I knew that I fucked up big time by accusing her of just going to hide. But I was also under so much pressure, and I couldn't see her properly. But I could swear on anything that I was not responsible for keeping her or maltreating her at any point. Even if the voice in my head didn't want me to go and see her, I was still compelled. I could not let her go through so much pain alone. I didn't want her feeling like I had abandoned her. I wanted to be there for her the way I was supposed to be right from the beginning. I parked the car right in front of their pack gate. Jackie ran to me immedi
VIOLET'S POVThere was no denying the fact that Ares was there. He had been there, and I could smell his scent on the baby. Even the way Elmyra and Jackie had been acting did nothing but confirm my thoughts. I didn't mind. I didn't have any issues with the whole thing. Because I knew that Ares would never hurt his child even if he had wanted to kill me in the past. But smelling his scent up close like that just brought back so many memories that it wasn't supposed to. It made me cry at night.And of course, there was literally no one to tell when those things came. Jackie was busy as well, and Elmyra was finally the female alpha. It had never happened before, but there she was, making a difference more than anyone in the world. There she was, pushing the pack forward.I placed the baby in his cot as soon as I finished feeding him. I was already searching for a name that I wanted to give him. But even that was taking time. It seemed hard to even think of something. I knew that Are
Violet’s POVMy eyes pleaded with my stepfather as I struggled to breathe. "Please, Father, the antidote. I need it. I don't want to die." My voice was barely a whisper, and my body was trembling with each cough.His gaze remained fixed on his painting, his brushstrokes steady and calm. "I don't care if you die now, Violet. It won't affect my pack." His words were cold as usual.My hand clutched my chest, and my coughing was growing more intense. I felt my strength fading. I was in this condition because of my stepsister, Jackie, who was suffering from unbearable pain.I had the power to absorb and heal others' pain, but each time I used my power, it weakened me because my wolf wasn’t out fully. This time I had tried to heal her, but I got infected instead. The healer had made an antidote, but my stepfather refused to give it to me. He didn't care that I was suffering or that my life force was dwindling, as long as his daughter was okay. "I'll do anything, Father—anything," I begged
Violet’s POVThis man standing in front of me was my mate. I never for once imagined I would be mated to a middle-aged man, but if that is all it takes to save me from the misery of life, I wouldn’t care. His hands on my skin made my heart race even more, but then I noticed the look on his face; he never said a word to me. Was he not feeling the mate bond? Why hasn’t he said anything to me? I asked myself, lost in my own thoughts. I had waited all these years to finally meet my mate. I just turned 19 and was scared that I wouldn’t find him. But now he was in front of me, completely mute. Was he ashamed of me? “What’s going on here? What did you do to Alpha Ares?” I heard Jackie’s voice as she shoved me to the side, attending to him. “You incompetent fool! Why did you spill the wine on him? Can’t you do something properly for once in your life?” She yelled.“I didn’t mean to. Someone tried to touch me.” I didn’t even complete my statement when I felt a heavy slap on my face. Jackie
Violet’s POVAlpha Ares eyebrow shot up, his gaze fixed on me. “Sign the document?” He repeated his voice, laced with curiosity. “What do you mean?” My eyes welled up with tears as I scrambled to cover myself with my robe, my hand shaking. I gently got down from the bed, my knees hitting the cold floor with a soft thud. "Please, Alpha Ares,” I begged. "My father will sell me if you don't sign it. Please, I'm begging you." My tears flowed freely now, dripping onto the cold floor. He walked to the table where the file was. He opened the file, his eyes scanning the contents. My heart raced, and my breath was short and ragged. I knew I was doomed. “Get out!” Alpha Ares's growl was low and menacing. I cowered, my eyes fixed on the floor. "Please," I whispered, wishing this time he would change his mind, but Alpha Ares's patience had worn thin. "Get the fuck out now!!!" he yelled, his voice shaking the walls. I got up to my feet immediately, my legs trembling beneath me. I didn’t dare
Violet’s POVAs Alpha Ares pulled me out of the room, I couldn’t help but feel happy. Finally, someone was standing up for me; finally, I was going to leave this hell of a life. I didn’t care about the documents or terms.All I knew was that I was leaving with one person who truly cared about me. As we got to his room, Ares' gaze softened, and his eyes filled with concern. He gently held my face, his warm touch sending shivers down my spine. "Are you okay, Violet?" he asked, his voice low and soothing. Tears pricked at the corners of my eyes as I looked up at him, my heart overflowing with gratitude. "I'm okay," I whispered, even when I knew I wasn't.But just standing there and looking straight into his eyes, I couldn’t feel the pain anymore. "Thanks to you, I'm finally free." He let out a soft smile. "You're safe now, Violet," he whispered back, cleaning my tears. In that moment, I felt a deep connection to this man, this stranger who had become my saviour. “He really hurt you ba
Alpha Ares’ POV“Where has she gone?” I asked the guards, but they shivered, unable to give me a response. I had gathered all of them in the courtyard.It turned out that one of the guards was passing through the cell where she had been kept, but she was nowhere to be found. “Alpha, Violet…” Colton, my beta, said, running into the room, panting. I closed my eyes, trying not to show my frustration at their incompetence. “I heard what happened to her already. Any news that might interest me?” I asked him, with my eyebrows raised. He had tried maintaining eye contact with me, but I knew that it was one thing that none of them could do. “Yes,” he nodded, hesitating. “Then what are you waiting for?!” He flinched immediately.“There was a woman taking her out of the palace gates.” I froze, running my hands through my hair. Whoever took her was from the palace.“Take me to where she had been kept,” I commanded Colton, and he led me to the fence where he had seen the woman with Violet in he
Violet’s POV“I’m sorry?” I asked, hoping I had heard properly.“You heard me properly,” he said, rolling his eyes and sighing like he was tired of me already.“Then where will you sleep? I really don’t want to inconvenience you.”“It’s my palace.” With that, he was out of the room.Okay, he was rude. But it didn’t really matter to me. It was honestly none of my business.I looked around, trying to take in the décor of the room. Everything was in black and white. Simple, but obviously expensive. I headed to the bathroom, eager to get some water on my skin after all these days. I allowed the hot water to touch every part, ignoring how it stung the whip marks on my back. I found the soap that Ares uses. It smelt exactly like him. I used it, hoping he wouldn’t mind.By the time I was done, there was a dress on the bed. It was nothing expensive, but it looked and smelt clean. I quickly put it on, ignoring the fact that it was nothing like my size. It was too big, and the shoulders were
VIOLET'S POVThere was no denying the fact that Ares was there. He had been there, and I could smell his scent on the baby. Even the way Elmyra and Jackie had been acting did nothing but confirm my thoughts. I didn't mind. I didn't have any issues with the whole thing. Because I knew that Ares would never hurt his child even if he had wanted to kill me in the past. But smelling his scent up close like that just brought back so many memories that it wasn't supposed to. It made me cry at night.And of course, there was literally no one to tell when those things came. Jackie was busy as well, and Elmyra was finally the female alpha. It had never happened before, but there she was, making a difference more than anyone in the world. There she was, pushing the pack forward.I placed the baby in his cot as soon as I finished feeding him. I was already searching for a name that I wanted to give him. But even that was taking time. It seemed hard to even think of something. I knew that Are
ARES' POVTHREE MONTHS LATERI had gotten the information that Violet was in labour, and I wanted to be there more than anything. I had been going to her doorstep every day, morning and evening, trying to get to talk to her, but she obviously wasn't interested. She didn't want to talk to me. It was either that she was ignoring me, or she looked and refused to say anything while I begged her. I knew that I fucked up big time by accusing her of just going to hide. But I was also under so much pressure, and I couldn't see her properly. But I could swear on anything that I was not responsible for keeping her or maltreating her at any point. Even if the voice in my head didn't want me to go and see her, I was still compelled. I could not let her go through so much pain alone. I didn't want her feeling like I had abandoned her. I wanted to be there for her the way I was supposed to be right from the beginning. I parked the car right in front of their pack gate. Jackie ran to me immedi
VIOLET'S POVAres seemed broken as he begged me to stay at the palace. He was almost down on his knees, and I could see him rolling on the floor if I even spent a second more there. I turned back one more time, only to meet his worried face and Belladonna's worried one. Her eyes were fixed on Ares and back at me. It was almost like she wanted to tell me to stay back but could not bring herself to say the words. I headed out of the pack, with my bags in my arms. I looked at the building through the exterior part of the gate. I was thankful that there were no pack members that were there to stop me. “Luna”, someone called out to me, and I closed my eyes, wanting to ignore and run away. “Please turn and look at me,” the voice said in an almost pleading voice. I succumbed, already feeling too weak to do otherwise. I didn't know why I felt a little bit relieved when I turned and saw Cole, one of the guards. I took pride in the fact that I knew almost all their names. Of course, I was
VIOLET'S POVI allowed myself to be dragged away by the masked men. I didn't even want to ask where they were taking me. I was just glad to be out of that airless room. I was honestly weak since the last thing I had was a bottle of water in whatever amount of hours I had been at this place. I had been in a situation like this before. Eric was a living testimony. But they were not Eric. These people were different. I had absolutely no idea how I was even still able to walk as they pushed me to wherever I was being led to. It was the first time I had been out of the room with my eyes open. I was finally fully sane after such a long time. The hallway was filled with different rooms, all with the same doors. I couldn't help but wonder if that was where other people were kept. If there were other people. They finally opened up one of the doors and pushed me in, as they dumped me on one of the chairs. I was patient enough to wait for whatever was coming after that. I noticed that I was
ARES’ POVThe way I hurried outside with Colton was out of this world. I could feel the others coming behind me. I just needed to see that print. I was the one who got the shoes. I had gotten the particular sole print that she liked. So I was going to identify them anywhere. Torches were flashing at every point. People were starting to get the hint that there was actually something wrong. Every single person wanted to see what was actually happening. Just like me, they wanted to see the print. Even if they didn’t know her shoe sole print, they could at least identify her shoe size.I held my breath as we got close to the backyard. Cole looked back, as if asking me if I really wanted to see what he was about to show. I gave him a small nod, and he finally pointed at the place. The backyard was slightly muddy. I could already picture a struggle. A small smile wanted to creep on my lips. Of course, my Violet was not just going to give up just like that. She was going to fight with th
ARES' POVI wanted to sit. I wanted to breathe. But I couldn't. Finding Violet was more important. How could she not be in the pack as a whole? Elmyra was obviously trying not to cry, while Jackie tried her best to remain neutral and strong for Elmyra as she tried petting her. Indigo was continuously jittering in her sleep. I was worried about the kind of connection that she had with Violet. It was starting to feel like it wasn't safe. Akira was carrying her in different ways just to make sure that she was not going to wake her up. We both knew that if she woke up, she was going to be crying continuously. And we didn't want that. “She was right in front of me an hour ago,” Elmyra said as she sniffled. “She was finally happy. The revenge thing was over. She could finally sleep. And now this is happening?”Luna and Lynn were worried as well. We were practically the only ones that knew she was missing. Luna didn't want us alarming the guests just yet. She still felt Violet was somewh
VIOLET’S POVI followed the Omega upstairs. She seemed pretty excited that the whole thing was going on. I couldn’t help but notice how much the pack members needed this party. How relaxed they finally felt. It wasn’t a lie that we had been under so much tension. It almost felt like I didn’t belong there. But I pushed the thought out of my head. I deserved happiness too.I saw Lynn and Luna sitting together, with drinks in their hands. I wanted to be angry at both of them, but this was life, right? They had their own things to do. They couldn’t be here for me all the time. Their faces lit up as soon as they saw me, and I could tell that they both missed me. The way they hurried to hug me was out of this world. Lynn didn’t even care that she was putting on a gown. She jumped on me without any kind of hesitation. I tried my best to hold her still. Luna was still seated with the largest smile on her face. I got to where she was seated and hugged her too. I heard her sniffle, and I k
ARES’ POVI was at the terrace, trying to cool off my head when I felt someone bow behind me. I turned, slightly shocked to see Akira there. There was something about her mood. It was off. I knew she wanted something. I decided to act like I had no idea. “What is it?” I asked her, and she shook her head. I allowed myself a small smile. Well, two could play this game.“Where is Violet?” I asked. I made sure that I didn’t leave the room until Violet had fallen asleep. I was glad that she had gotten the revenge that she wanted. She could finally have some peace of her own. She deserved every kind of peace and joy. She deserved to be spoiled. And I wanted to spoil it. I wanted to be the one person that made her happy. When she thought about happiness, I wanted her to think about me, the kids, the pack and everything that I was going to show her. “She’s in my room,” Akira said, and my eyes widened. When was that tiny woman ever going to listen to the instructions that I gave? I specifi
VIOLET'S POVIt all started as a joke, didn't it? But there I was, allowing myself to be carried in Ares' arms as I moaned in pain. I could feel the baby. I could feel the baby shift. But even through all my pain, I could tell that Ares was more pain than I was. The frown line on his face was not leaving. He was stuck in between carrying me to our room, stroking my back, kissing my forehead, and whispering words of affirmation to me. It was all too much for me to take in. That didn't change the fact that I was dead meat as soon as I got better… if I did. He finally trusted me once, and I flopped. I was already feeling like a bad mother. With opened eyes, I put my child's life at stake. That didn't change the fact that Alpha Damien was finally dead. He was finally gone. Revenge had been served. Even if it was still with Ares' help. Ares swung the door to the room open with his feet. He gently placed me on the bed. He was in a hurry, but he took a few seconds to look at me one more