Violet's POV I held my breath after I spoke. I wasn't planning on speaking. In fact, that was never the plan between Lynn and me. I looked over at her, and she didn't seem disappointed. Alpha Ares turned to look at me immediately. I didn't look away. I needed him to see that he actually hurt me. By hosting this party and not telling me anything about it. Ares did not look okay. There were dark circles under his eyes, and he missed a button. Something that hadn't happened since I had known him. I almost walked up to him and asked him what was wrong. I almost asked if he needed me to make any kind of soup for him. Lynn's hands were firmly in mine like she could read my thoughts. I locked eyes with her, and she shook her head. Every single person in the room was looking at me. I could tell that some of them recognised me from the last party. And for the ones that didn't, they were obviously getting the gist already. My eyes drifted down to the place where his hands were intertwined
Ares' POV“Are you okay?” Jackie asked as soon as I came out of the room. I wanted to stay back and peep. I wanted to see what he was doing to her. How he was treating her that made her want to be so close to him all of a sudden. “I'm fine,” I mumbled as I headed back to the party. Kyros and Luna were there already, socialising with other people. If I didn't know how they were, I would have blamed them for asking their son to do whatever he was doing now. After all, Luna was always overprotective of Violet. They both smiled at me and approached me without hesitation. “How are you enjoying the party?” Luna asked, smiling more than she usually did. “It's been going as well as it possibly could.” She nodded, taking a sip of the drink in her hand. “Any plans to make the pack more secure?” Kyros asked, and I nodded. I was lying. There wasn't really any plan in place. The first thing I wanted to do was recruit the soldiers. They were the front liners. There was no way we were going to
ARES’ POVThe party was over as soon as Violet walked out of the party. All eyes were on me, and my cheeks still burnt from the slap that Luna had given me.“The party is over,” someone shouted, and the other guards had started asking everyone to leave. It felt like the slap had brought me out of the trance that I was in. My head was no longer light, and my feet seemed like it was rooted to the ground. “Are you okay?” Jackie asked immediately. I was noticing every single thing. Her mascara was running down her face like she had been crying. But why? “Just leave me alone,” I said, feeling angry for no reason. I started walking away, but she grabbed me by my arm.“You can't ignore me that way, Ares!” she screamed. “Are you going to be just like other men? Get your way and then abandon the girl because she genuinely loved you?”“What do you mean by get my way?” I asked. It was the second time that she was saying something like that. Without even hesitating.She opened her mouth to spea
Violet’s POVThere wasn’t anybody in the world that would be able to give me a reasonable explanation for Colton being at Alpha Kyros’ pack. My heart skipped a beat, hoping to the Goddess that Ares had sent him to meet me. The sad look on his face told me otherwise, but that didn’t stop me from walking towards him. “What do you want?” I asked, and he frowned.“I get that you’re angry with Ares. But I’m Colton for goodness sake.”“Did he send you to come here?” I asked, and he shook his head.“I’m sorry about how he had been treating you. The whole pack knows everything now. He might just be coming back to pick you up any second.” Every person around me had been telling me the same thing. I bit my lip, trying hard not to tell him that I was going to be making my way to the palace that evening.I shook my head anyway. “If Ares wanted to pick me up, he would have.” Colton sighed. “I don’t know if I’m imagining it, but he hasn’t been okay since the priestess died. He might just be genui
ARES’ POVI walked into the priestess’ lair. She was casting a few spells and poring over a few books at the same time. It brought tears to my eyes. Was I ever going to get used to the old priestess not being there? The tears dripped down my cheeks, and I caught myself. Why was I crying? Since when did I become so soft? “You are here, Alpha,” she said, noting my presence. I quickly wiped the tears from my eyes. She paused as she stood up. “Are you crying?” I faked a cough. “Your lair is pretty dirty. You have to keep it clean at all times. Your predecessor would have done a better job.” She was practically shivering. I understood that she was a young girl. Fortunate enough to learn so many spells that she could curse every single person on earth at the same time.By the time I was done speaking, it sounded like I was snapping at her. It was her own turn to cry. She gently wiped her tears with the sleeve of the long gown she was putting on.“What’s wrong?” I asked softly, taking gen
Violet’s POVA piece of wood hitting my head was enough to wake me up. I cried out in pain. I could feel liquid dripping down my face. It was definitely my blood. The metallic taste filled my mouth. I tried to move my arms, but they felt too heavy. I tried the same with my legs, but I couldn’t move. Fuck, I was tied up. I opened my mouth to breathe, and I breathed in dust. That was more than enough for me to cough. I bent forward as I coughed, but even my stomach was tied to the chair. I heard heavy footsteps in the room.“She’s finally awake,” a deep voice said with a hint of amusement. “Is someone there?” I asked. “Please let me go. You can even cover your faces; I won't tell a soul. Please.” A small laughter went round the room. I could clearly hear about three men laughing. “Little girls like her are the definition of kiss and tell.”I shook my head in the darkness and continued pleading with them. “We should go and tell them that she’s awake.” One of them said, and the other g
Ares’s POVI felt my knees buckle as soon as the words left Kyros’ lips. “What do you mean by she is missing?” I asked, looking at all of them at the same time, waiting for naswers. None of them could provide one.“Who was with her? Did you guys really leave her alone?!” I asked, almost screaming. Luna looked at me immediately. She laughed in a mocking way. “You want to talk? Have you forgotten that you left her here? Have you forgotten that you abandoned her with us when you knew that she had no one but you?”“When you knew that every single issue and mark on her body was caused because you abandoned her with us when she was supposed to be with you and no one else?”Her statement gave me chills. My hands balled into fists. When did I start feeling bad for abandoning people?“Only the Goddess knows where she is at the moment,” Luna continued. She wasn’t stopping; she wanted to make sure that everything that she was saying got committed to my memory. “It might just be one of those pe
Violet’s POVMy stomach was hurting from the amount of rubbish that I had eaten and the smell of the room. The room had a foul smell like there were dead bodies in it. I lay on the floor there, at the corner of the room. I heard the three locks click, and I managed to raise my head. I didn’t know how many days had passed. But I hadn’t spoken a word. I couldn’t see the sun either, as there was no window in the room. The air was getting congested, and I could barely breathe. The door creaked open, and Eric was there again. He looked around the room.“Violet,” he called out in a sing-song voice. There was finally some natural sunlight getting into the room. I raised my hands weakly. He had to know that I was there. I didn’t want him punishing me for not signifying. He seemed like Satan, and I was his sinner. “I’m here,” I croaked. My throat was hurting. I couldn’t remember when I last even had water. Or peed.“Ah,” he said, smiling. He walked down to where I was, with a full-blown smi
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