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 distance, she saw a naked man.
"Athena."
A sweet voice called out to her, but it wasn't the man. She turned around and saw a beautiful woman her height with the same shade of white-blond hair and green eyes apart from the angelic smile on the woman's face it was like staring into a mirror. Her mother.
"My dear Athena. You've grown so well."
Athena walked into her outstretched arms and let her mother stroke her hair.
"Your people are dying Athena. Your people need you. If you don't break tradition and lead them, they will continue to suffer as I suffer now. Avenge your people Athena. Avenge me."
She saw the man again in the distance. She tried to speak but couldn't. But It seemed her mother understood her silent question.
"Don't turn him away." She said.
"You need him."
She awoke abruptly. Pushing the dream to the back of her she continued her journey with a single goal in mind. The only person who always made sure that the light in her wasn't completely gone.
Dead.
Once again her father had selfishly taken away an innocent life. And worse she couldn't even have the pleasure of taking away his life since some bastard had done it.
The forest became unnaturally silent.
She wasn't alone in the forest anymore. As soon she alighted from her horse. And no sooner than her feet touched the floor did she see three haggard men walking toward her from different directions staring lustfully at her.
"Leave in peace."
'And you shall leave in one piece' she completed in her head. The man on her left grinned, revealing thoroughly browned teeth and a gap where his canine should have been.
"We're not thieves." He saidgrining wierdly
"Yes." The one in front of her with bloodshot eyes and half a nose agreed.
The other one to her right advanced toward her. He seemed to be the one in a better condition than his friends, that is until she saw his other side no ear no arm.
"We only want to have fun with you." Missing body parts said giving her a sadistic smile.
"No." She started sounding bored.
"It's not your choice." Gingerbread teeth said getting angry at her lack of fear.
She heard vampire eyes trying to make away with her horse. As Gingerbread teeth reached out to hold her. Vampire's eyes screamed out holding with his good arm what was left of his right arm. Next to him was a huge white wolf that looked even taller than her horse with an arm in its mouth. it was obvious what had happened there.
She was temporarily forgotten as Gingerbread teeth charged at the wolf while missing body parts laughed at vampire eyes bleeding half arm. She should probably start thinking of him as missing body parts two.
But the laughter soon died as he saw Gingerbread teeth's body fall to the floor limply.
Athena watched as the wolf bit off his only arm. She hoped for his sake the wolf would just kill him because well, what's a rapist without his arms? She heard the last of the vampire's eyes cry as he also fell to the ground.
Her horse which had seen worse than the events of that day was still eating grass unperturbed.
The wolf had shifted and stood in its place was a naked man. The Naked man from her dream, their eyes met and he smiled. She went to the horses and began to attach the horses to the carriage, she mounted and began to go.
"A word of thanks would not be out of place I just save your life!"
He exclaimed standing in her way. She nudged her horse forward around him.
"Oh, so you were on a suicide mission then." He said getting the message she hadn't wanted his help.
She continued to move.
"I am because of you naked and stranded in a forest. You will not leave me alone here like a-"
He stopped mid-sentence as she led her horse around him, delivering her message quite effectively 'yes, I can leave you.'
"Wait!" He called out behind her. She kept on moving.
"At least tell me your name."
"Where are you going?!"
He began to run after, stopping once more in front of her.
"You know what I saved your life so you owe me. And I demand that you let me ride in your carriage."
He said and marched off to the carriage door before she could stop him, muttering under his breath.
What is she keeping in here anyway? He thought. He yelled and immediately jumped back from the carriage as he opened it.
"You have a dead werewolf in your carriage."
"Who is she?"
She turned her head away from his direction. He looked at her with concern and whispered?
"You can't speak?"
She stayed the way she was and uttered a single word.
"No."
He applauded dramatically; "She speaks!"
And after his momentary excitement had died down. He asked again.
"Why do you have a werewolf in your carriage? A dead one to be precise. You could get in a lot of trouble if her pack discovers you know."
The remainder of the home in the statement seemed to snap something in her.
Her head snapped back to look at him. Her emerald eyes which were formerly devoid of any emotion were filled with annoyance.
"Go away."
He seemed to understand he had reached the limit when he heard her tone. Especially with the way her finger twitched towards her sword. The fool finally left her in peace. She thought of her mother in the carriage and her mother from her dreams. She sighed. Maybe she should have let the dimwit come with her.
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,
The Beta whom she had spoken with the day before informed her of the five subdivisions each consisting of ten members that are supposed to help with the Alpha duties. Assistants of sorts he had gently said.The first person came forward a man that seemed in his early fifties."I am the head of the Jaguars. My name is Reynold."I am the eyes of the Tigers. My name is Sir Damien."Alex leaned closer to Athena and whispered. " I feel like they are calling themselves body parts."In the background, Athena heard."……heart of the cheetahs." "Definitely labeling themselves as body parts and animals."A man with generously endowed lips walked forward and dramatically began."I come forth to present myself as the descendant of great soldiers who fought to protect and defend women. Back in the 1500s, my ancestors were known as the defenders and protectors of women. We have weathered a lot when it comes to the pro-" Protecting and defending women, am I right?" Alex finished and the man he had cut off gl
He looked at the huge desk in front of her littered with paperwork, letters waiting to be read and answered, missives waiting to be approved, and different invitations to be accepted or declined."That seems like an awful lot of work." He watched as she read a letter."You can ask for help you know." She folded the letter and added it to a pile."Alright then, don't ask. I unlike you am not blinded by arrogance so I'll just offer my help like the humble person I am." She began to scribble something on a paper complete;y ignoring him"Where shall I sit?"She folded the paper and stamped it with the pack's seal and rang for a servant."I have a feeling you are deliberately ignoring me." Someone knocked on the door."Enter." She called. And as the door opened, a footman walked in."Take this to the household of the Buchanans," she said"Yes, my King." The servant bowed and turned to leave. "Bring me something to sit on. Preferably one made from feathers."The servant took in his di
Someone was coming.Her eyes snapped, she sat up and looked at the timepiece she had set on the table next to her bed; 5 o'clock and ten minutes. It was a gift from Brenda when she had turned eighteen, it was a small clock engraved in a wood carving of an Alpha wolf.Its purpose was to remind her of who she was but whenever she looked at it she mostly saw how weak she was, an Alpha who can't shift.How perfectly embarrassing. Seconds later she heard a knock on the door. "Enter." "My King." A servant entered with 6 others in tow and bowed. "Speak." "We bear gifts from your admirers." When she heard who the admirers were she scoffed. Just as she had expected. At six o'clock and two minutes the door opened and someone entered.She didn't need to look up to know who it was, much to her dismay she sensed him, felt his presence.As soon as he entered he noticed her first of course, wearing a black morning gown sitting at her table one leg resting atop the other while she signed and
"So since we have decided to become friends, I suppose I'm allowed to ask a question?" He paused for an answer, and when he saw none was forthcoming he continued."The Beta, earlier he mentioned something about how you didn't grow up in the pack, I'm curious." She arranged the few papers that were askew on the table and placed her hands on her legs one placed above the other."Have you not heard?""The servants hate me because they think I am power-thirsty and discontent. And even though I have not been out so frequently the few respected people I have met have deemed me worthless and fit to be used as a cleaning rag, that is apart from the Beta of course but a man such as he is not one for gossip. So my last resort is you.""I wonder why people love talking unnecessarily so much. All you needed to say was no.""I apologize for being such an explanative and good person, so out with the story.""There is no story. My father got angry my mother gave birth to a female child so he burnt