Stavros - The Cursed Beta (Overpowered Series)

Hazel Lavoie’s POVMy heart thumped wildly in my chest as the car sped away from the airport of Ioannina, following the winding roads up the Pindus Mountains in Northern Greece. My destination was the kingdom of Aromania, perched in a valley on the highest range of the Pindus Mountains. I had been here two years ago when I was sixteen. It was the most memorable trip of my life. I had experienced my first shift and realized who my mate was. It was none other than my first and only crush, Stavros Petrakis. Two years older, Stavros was the son of Theodore Bergeron, the Delta of the Luceres Pack. I’ve known Stavros since I was born, but everything changed ten years ago when the Whiteridge Pack attacked and overpowered our pack. We lost our family, home, and our village, Lucania, in the Northern Territories of Canada. Zephyrus, the Alpha’s son, and Stavros helped us flee Lucania to avoid death. We took shelter in Zephyrus’s ancestral home in Aromania. After a month, my grandparents arri

Hazel’s POV “You look pale, Hazel! What’s wrong?” asked Hera the moment I entered our room and closed the door. All my resolve crumbled to dust, and I slumped to the bed, unable to control the tears any longer. “Stavros likes a princess. He wants to reject me tonight. He has asked me to meet him at dusk in the Secret Garden.” I broke down as uncontrollable sobs shook my body. Unable to take in the pain anymore, I covered my face with my hands. What had I ever done to deserve this? “What rubbish! Did he tell you her name?” I shook my head, and she grunted in disbelief. “I’m sure he’s bluffing. He doesn’t like anyone but you. He has always liked you, Hazel.” I removed my hands to look at her. Was she out of her mind?“No. He hates me. He asked me to go back to Alaska because he would never choose me as his mate. He said he doesn’t like me.” I sputtered as more tears fell from my eyes. Hera sighed and hugged me close. “I’ll have a word with him. Maybe something is disturbing him.” S

Stavros’s POV Flashback - A Month Ago“What are those?” exclaimed Damon, drawing our attention to the darkness that enveloped us, covering us like a blanket. It was late afternoon, and we had arrived at the southern boundaries of Aromania to check on the sentinels stationed there. Two of them died after poisoned arrows pierced them from the sky. We scanned the vicinity but found no one. We were about to head back to report to King Georgios when Damon stopped us. Following his line of vision, we gasped with surprise to see almost twenty to thirty large winged dragons weaving through the clouds almost thousands of feet above us. “I think the Dragons are planning an attack on Aromania!” cried Leandros Vasiliou, who also had fled with us from Lucania ten years ago. “Where’s Zephyrus? We should stop them right away before it’s too late.” I surged ahead, following the movement of the giant-scaled beasts as they prepared for descent. “I’ll call him right away,” said Damon. There wasn’t

Hazel’s POV I rang the doorbell of granny’s cottage in the sleepy suburban town of Tetlinville along the Chena River, almost 80 miles south of Fairbanks, Alaska. It has been my home for the last ten years yet I was apprehensive of granny Erika’s reaction to my return. After the way we had parted, I knew she wasn’t expecting me back. Or was she? Maybe she knew what was in store for me in Aromania. She knew I would get rejected for no fault of mine. Maybe that was why she objected to my plans. After all, my granny, Erika Payne, was a powerful witch in her youth. My mom, Carol Payne, was a witch too, but her first spell backfired and she got expelled from the coven. To escape punishment from the Supernatural Council, my mom fled with my aunt Cassie to Lucania. They led anonymous lives as omega when my dad met Mom and accepted her as his mate. Mom lived a life of anonymity and never disclosed her true identity to my dad. It was only after their death did my grandparents, Erika and Simon

Stavros's POVEight Years Later“Hazel has joined Fairbanks Elementary School as their Academic Head. Now she will live with the Windcrest Pack and accept Alpha Zander Astros as her chosen mate. Her life is finally on track while we’re still wasting our lives here. Zeph, when do you plan to get back to Lucania? I’m tired of preparing for war,” whined Hera as we gathered in Zephyrus’s room to discuss our next move. For almost a month, all we were doing was planning to fight the Whiteridge Pack and defeat them. We were tired of planning. There was no way of knowing when Zephyrus was planning to strike. We needed action now. I was losing my patience and so were the others. It had been eight long years since I had seen Hazel. She hadn’t kept in touch with Hera as well. The only update I had of her was about her enrollment in college eight years ago. Hera told me she had opted to live in a dorm room at the college campus and I spent every night worrying about her. I didn’t want her to cho