LOGINAzrealThe entire kingdom was swallowed by grief. The war had ended, but the cost of it was unbearable.Hundreds of our warriors had died on the battlefield. Many of their bodies never made it home, leaving countless families with nothing to bury. The palace grounds, once filled with laughter and training, had become painfully quiet. Everywhere I looked, people wore expressions of heartbreak and exhaustion.The victory we had hoped for had turned into one of the greatest losses our kingdom had ever suffered.A heavy ache settled in my chest as I watched my mother break down after hearing the news about Raven. She had always been her precious daughter, now she was gone.My mother cried without trying to hide it, her pain filling the room. Those around her tried to comfort her, but nothing they said could lessen the loss.I couldn't bring myself to walk over, there was nothing I could say that would make any difference. Silently, I turned away and made my way back to my office.At least
AzrealAs I stepped out of my apartment, Gabriel came running toward me, his face filled with panic. He barely had time to catch his breath before speaking."Alpha, the western part of our kingdom is under attack. The warriors stationed there said they have been outnumbered."I immediately changed direction and headed toward the conference room without wasting another second. "Call every unit commander in the kingdom," I ordered as I picked up my pace. "We need a strategy meeting immediately." I glanced at him briefly. "Did they identify who is leading the attack? Who are we dealing with?""They are warriors from Crescent Moon," Gabriel replied as he hurried beside me. "But I was told they also have a few powerful witches fighting with them."I stopped walking for a moment, the pieces falling into place. "Patricia has finally joined forces with Lena." I had expected this ever since Athena confessed that Patricia was responsible for stealing the scroll.Gabriel frowned in confusion. "W
Athena"What are you talking about?" I asked, my voice trembling.Luna Elsa looked at me, her eyes already glistening with tears."Years before you were born, your father came to my husband for help," she said softly. "He told him that people were trying to infiltrate your clan."I frowned, unable to say a word."Your clan was unlike any other. It was blessed with powerful witches, gifted seers, talented healers, and rich mineral resources that couldn't be found anywhere else. Everyone wanted a piece of it. Powerful Alphas wanted control over those resources, and even the human government wanted access to them."She paused before continuing. "They pressured your father to open the clan to them, but he refused. He knew what those resources could become if they fell into the wrong hands. They would be used to create dangerous weapons, and it would have thrown both the human and werewolf worlds into chaos."I stared at her, struggling to process every word."Your father trusted only one
AthenaI focused all my strength on trying to move my finger. I kept telling myself that if I could move even a little, it would mean I wasn't completely trapped in this body. But no matter how hard I tried, nothing happened. My finger refused to respond, and the effort only left me more exhausted than before.A frustrated sigh escaped my lips. I was tired of lying in the same position every single day. Tired of staring at the same ceiling. Tired of depending on other people for everything. This wasn't the life I had imagined for myself. It couldn't be, I refused to believe that this was all that was left for me.What made it worse was knowing that the only hope everyone kept throwing in my face was Azrael.If I let him mark me just so I could walk again, there would be no going back. The mating bond wasn't something that could simply be undone because I regretted it later. Even if I killed him someday, the bond would still leave its mark on me.Evelyn had once told me that bonds with
AzraelIt had been several days since Athena woke from her coma, yet she barely spoke to me. Ever since she blamed me for the deaths of her parents, she had built a wall between us that I couldn't break through. Every time I tried to start a conversation, she acted as though I wasn't even in the room.It hurt more than I cared to admit. My mother had told me to give her time, to stop pushing her and let her focus on recovering. She believed Athena needed space to process everything she had learned.I understood that but understanding it didn't make it any easier. My mate was only a few feet away from me every day, yet whenever she looked at me, all I saw in her eyes was anger, resentment, and disgust.She didn't smile anymore, she didn't ask me for anything. She had even requested that I stop taking care of her and assign one of the maids to help with her daily needs instead. She didn't want me feeding her, helping her change, or assisting with anything else.I refused not because I w
AthenaWhat kind of cruel joke was fate playing on me? Azrael was the same man from two years ago. The same stranger from that hotel room, the man who had marked me.How had I never noticed it before? We had been intimate twice, yet I had never seen the tattoo to recognize it. Or was my mind making connections that weren't really there? Maybe it wasn't unique at all. Maybe it was just an ordinary bird tattoo, something anyone could have.But deep down, I knew that wasn't true. I had seen that bird before. Not just as a tattoo, but somewhere else. It was an emblem, a symbol I had come across before. I just couldn't remember where or when.The harder I tried to remember, the more my head throbbed. I slowly closed my eyes, trying to quiet the storm of thoughts racing through my mind.Could Azrael really be my true mate? The question refused to leave me alone.A few moments later, Varek finished his usual examination. After checking my pulse, my breathing, and the rest of my vitals, he f
Athena’s POVThe door creaked open and one of the lieutenants. His eyes scanned me briefly before settling. “You look better,” he said. It wasn’t a question.I shifted slightly on the bed, ignoring the dull ache in my body. “I have been worse,” I replied.He gave a short nod. “Good, the General dem
AthenaThe guards dropped me at the border of the pack territory like I was nothing. “Don’t ever come back,” one of them warned coldly. “If we see you again, we will crack your skull.”They turned and walked away without looking back. I stood there alone, my small bag at my feet, staring at the gat
Azrael“This is the tenth pack we have searched, and we still haven’t found her. If I hadn’t seen her walk out of your room with my own eyes, I would have thought she wasn’t real.” Gabriel, My Beta said as we drove away from the tenth pack that day.He sat in the driver’s seat, his hands tight on t
Athena“You! You are the girl from last night?” the man who opened the door said immediately.My heart jumped. I quickly let my hair fall forward, covering my face. I didn’t want him to recognize me, I didn’t want anyone to really see me. More than anything, I never wanted to meet him again.“I for







