"It's the men's combat game, Athena!" Damien said as he watched his Alpha strap herself with knives. She placed a diamondback knife in her boots and wedged a dagger on her arm. A pair tantos sat on the insides of her jacket and when she turned to face Damien, she smiled. "How do I look, Damien?" She asked. Damien shook his head and turned away from her. He hated the fact that she was excited for the combat. There was nothing to be excited about! She was literally putting herself in the face of danger and beckoning on it to come to her. "I don't know what to say, Athena. I do not feel comfortable with you participating in the men's combat category," Athena walked to the window and opened it. It was nearing evening and in about an hour's time or so, she would be out there, facing her opponent while everyone watched. If she was being honest with herself, she was really scared. Scared of the unknown. What if she got beaten to a pulp. What if she got paired with someo
The Middle 1880sThe cry of a newborn child was heard from Luna's bed chambers."At last! After nearly fifty years, finally, I have my heir." The Alpha Caden said.He shoved everyone out of his way and went to his wife's bed chambers."Where is he? Where is my son?" His beta came forward and began."The Luna is health--""I don't care. I have waited fifty years. Where is my son?!""Alpha Caden--"He impatiently shoved the beta out of the way when he spotted the midwife carrying a bundle."Let me see him.""A-alpha he-she-it--" the woman stuttered."Out with it!" He roared. By now the midwife was trembling. ad mist the chaos a quiet unwavering voice said."We had a girl," she said, her lips trembling with fear. He turned to face his Luna."What do you mean we had a girl?" He asked, looking at the Luna suspiciously"The child I gave birth to is a girl." She repeated.He went white as it dawned on him."Since the beginning of time heir after heir has ruled the Antarti pack, never has the
“Mother! Mother! Mother!" Nine-year-old Athena squealed as she ran around the house."Athena. Sit down." Brenda laughed at the little girl's excitement."But don't you see? it's my birthday I can't possibly be calm." The little girl made it sound like a taboo."Yes. Yes. I know. A nine-year-old isn't a baby anymore.""I thought when one turns six is when they aren't a baby anymore." Cassandra fixed a stare on her."Did you lie to me mother?"" Oh, dear! The pie is burning."" But there is no pie."It was too late since Brenda had already made her mistake.Later in the evening, Cassandra is letting out sobs hiding her face in her palm."You mean you aren't my real mother?""I'm sorry, but it's true. But I will always see you and treat you as my own.""No! I will just continue to pretend that you are my mother and that she doesn't exist since she was so wicked to abandon me.""Athena.""No! No! No! I hate her. I hate her. I hate her."And she ran up to her room crying.Brenda couldn't f
Athena close the eyelids of the woman who had raised and nurtured her. And placed her body in a carriage and rode the carriage.And rode to the place her birth mother was murdered. The place where she was given birth to. The place where she would bury her mother. The place they had run away from.A place that was supposed to be home.After a slow journey of seven hours, she decided to stop for a bit by a pond so the horses could rest and water. She found a nice patch of grass for the horse and she lowered herself under an apple tree after eating some of its fruits. Knowing the well-trained battle horses were watching her, she drifted off to a strange and alluring sleep.She was eight again in her bedroom with her mother."Mother?""Yes, my dear.""Why does everyone hate me?""They don't hate you. You're different. You're special."Then she was her twelve-year-old self midst hundreds of people watching a beautiful set afire.Then she was an adult in a field of roses, And then in the d
ANTARTI PACK.There was chaos everywhere. The Alpha had been murdered in cold blood. It was unheard of in the history of the Antarti pack. And if an Alpha could have been killed with all the security around him, then no one was safe. Athena finished burying her mother where she requested. It was easy since no one was paying attention to her.After the odd man had left she decided to heed her birth mother she sent a telegram to her best man to acquire as many soldiers as he could and send them to Antarti pack ahead of her camouflaged.She had already seen about fifteen of them spread out amongst the people.She lingered around people long enough to understand that the first son the Alpha had sired died in childbirth and the second wife he took after the king's execution had given birth to another son who was now nowhere to be found since the incident happened.Athena knew the people had been told the first child died during childbirth. The funny part was how she was being referred to
"Kill him."He hadn't seen this coming, hadn't expected it at all, at least not this way.He had always thought his cára would be one of the official's daughters and was just waiting for the sextuplets to turn seventeen so that he would be sure which was his future Luna.He did not expect his cára to be someone he has never heard of or seen judging by her beauty, regalia, composure, and silent demeanor. He almost believed what crazed fellows who refer to themselves as scientists say about another world the same as ours but very different in its entirety because this enchantress must have fallen from there.When he had made her acquaintance for the first time he had been baffled by her. We're she a human she would have cowered in fear at the events that had happened or at least show some sign of bewilderment, and if she were a werewolf she would have immediately felt the mating bond as he had, but from all signs, she didn't feel a single thing -except scorn may be- toward him till when
Antarti packShe heard someone rhythmically tap twice at her door."Come."The door was opened by the footman who announced that the gamma requested an audience with her.The second time the door opened and slowly closed she heard him limping in on one good leg and a wooden one. She didn't see the need to turn to face him, she already knew all she wanted to know about him. "My Queen. I must first apologize for the unwelcome atmosphere you were faced with when you arrived. You see, never in the history of our kind has a-""A what?"She cut him off daring him to complete his sentence."A…. a unique person like yourself rule a pack, and Antarti pack, the giants of packs as we are usually referred to as, is just ah…. Uncertain as to how to help you in order not to wear you out.""You think me incapable," she asked, looking at him intensely"No..no uh…yes.""I will rule my people as I deem fit I don't need your advice. Do you have any other thing you think my attention should be brought to
“Jealous now are we," he smirked liking that she was jealous of someone she doesn’t know"Out.""What? You're not throwing any more knives?" He feigned surprise."No.""And here we are. Back to mono wordings.""Out.""No. You sit down it's time you listen to what I have to say."She remained in her standing position."Very well, stand if you wish. I had a dream I saw someone I assume was your mother. She led me to you."She waited for him to continue as she recalled her dream."It was strange. She knew my name and she was burning in the fire." he continued"What?""It wasn't burning her though. She seemed immune. I knew it wasn't a normal dream so I followed it and it led me to you.""You were led by your dream?" she asked. Surprised that someone would be stupid enough to follow a dream"I know it sounds silly. I was even asked if my long-lost brothers will come to shove me into a well since I'm Joseph." He laughed."You're not.""I know," he replied"It doesn't make sense," she said,