ATHENA'S POV.We stopped running at the same time. His face contorted in pain, and while I remained standing, he fell. My mouth was open, and my breathing began to come out faster. I screamed. I screamed again. My screams seemed to be in distant echoes. I screamed again and again, and fell to my knees. I raised his head on my laps, and tried to stop the blood gushing out of his heart. Why his chest? Why!? Couldn't they have shot his leg? The blood poured out through the space in my fingers, and soaked his clothes terribly. It seemed like everything around me had stopped. I couldn't hear the men any more even though I knew they were coming from us. It felt like my heart was bleeding. Blood gushed out in the form of pain. My chest hurt so much! Words were unable to explain my pain. “Alpha Ragas!” I screamed. Not like that. He wasn't to die like that. I was yet to thank him, and make him feel happy for saving me. Even if I couldn't be with him, I wanted to make it up to him.He cou
ATHENA'S POV.I shuddered, and heaved heavily, feeling like all breath had been stolen from me. He was gone! He would never speak, never smile, never see me. “Alpha Ragas?” I suddenly wished to hear his voice, craved to hear him call my name. Knowing I could never satisfy that craving, made me want to go mad. “Alpha Ragas?” I called, but he didn't reply. I screamed, and screamed again, holding him to my chest. It felt like I would die. My mate had died, and I and my wolf were feeling immense pain.Our goodbye was so painful, and I wished he never came to save me. “Alpha Ragas.” I cried. Crying seemed like it wouldn't be enough. I wanted to cry my soul out. I wanted to scream until there was nothing left to scream.“Help me! I'm dying!” I screamed, hugging his body to me, trying to keep him warm. It didn't help that the atmosphere was cold. It was cooling his warm body faster than food. Alpha Ragas eyes stared lifelessly at the sky, and it tore my heart apart. The palace behind me
ATHENA'S POV.I picked him up, and turned him around, giggling with him.“What did you just call me? What did you?” I asked in a funny voice, rubbing noses with him.He giggled.“MaMa.” He called again, and I squealed.When I opened my door widely for the first time in months, the maids seemed shocked. I had only always opened it halfway to take food, so they wouldn't be worried I wasn't eating.“Miss!” They said, with tears in their eyes, as they smiled, and I opened one arm. They came to me, and I hugged them as well as I could.Aiden and I went to Alpha Ragas' grave, waiting for Tristan, who would return that night.“Hi.” I said sweetly to Alpha Ragas, and dusted the pictures of him, and us, before placing them gently on the grave. “Say hi Aiden. Say hi.”“Ay.” He said, and I laughed. “It's been like… over two months since you left, and we all miss you, although, I'm still going to tell Aiden you're a coward because you didn't stay.” I said, smiling. “By the way, you haven't come
ATHENA “Athena!”The shrieking voice of my sister, Lorrie, instantly jolted me awake.“How dare you sleep by this time when you ought to make me breakfast!”“I'm… I'm so sorry,” I muttered while trying to find my cane. “Don't tell me sorry! You're always so slow, and it's disgusting!”“I'm truly sorry, Lorrie, I didn't get to sleep early last night that wh-”“Excuses! Get the fuck out of bed and make breakfast!” She yelled and quickly walked out of my room, slamming the door shut behind me with a loud bang.Without a second wait, I quickly stretched my hands towards the edge of my bed and thankfully, I found my cane. Immediately, I grabbed a hold of my cane and managed to get down from the bed. Though I was blind, I could still carry out chores and never worry about my blindness. I simply just use my nostrils to detect things. With the cane in front of me, I led my way into the bathroom, where I washed my face. I wish I could look in the mirror and see what I looked like. Though m
ATHENA “Stay back!” I tried to push him away, but I couldn't since he was too strong for me.“Let go of me!”“I can't. Athena, I'm trying to control my feelings, but I can't fight it. You're my mate, after all.”“Stop saying that to me. What if Lorrie hears this? You guys have been engaged since you were kids!”“And I found out you were my mate since a year ago. Do you know how much I want to avoid you? I just can't, no matter how hard I try.”He said the words while leaning into me, at this point, my heart was beating so fast that I thought it was going to get ripped out of my chest. The next thing I knew, I felt something warm on my lips, and immediately I jolted backwards, and almost fell with my cane. “What do you think you're doing?” “Shhh, Athena, don't make a sound. I just want to kiss you. You can't deny me this much, and you know it.”“What exactly do you want from me, Ragas? Will you keep doing this to me even after you get married to Lorrie?”“Lorrie has been betrothed
***Lorrie's POV***“Hey best friend. What do you have for me this time.”I raised a brow at the words of Ryan. “How did you know I'm here because I have something for you?”“How long have we been friends? You wouldn't just show up here at my bar without something in mind.”“You're right. Listen, I'm not going to beat around the bush with what I'm about to say. You like Athena, right?”Ryan raises his brow at me. “How did you know that?”“That's not relevant right now. Do you like her or not?”“I do. I actually want to bed her. I need to know how she tastes. I'm sure she's never had it.”“Good! Since that's the case, I'm going to make your wish come true.”Bryant went wide in shock. “For real? I mean, you'll truly do that for me.”“Since when have I not fulfilled my promises? Trust me when I say I will make your dream come to pass.”“Of course, I believe you. I've always believed you!”“Good! In that case, there's something I would like for you to do for me.”“And what's that?”I lo
**Athena's POV**I thrashed my head from side to side as he pushed into me. Just then, I heard a loud bang on the door. I had expected Ragas to get off me, but he didn't, rather he took me harder. “Hel-” he quickly covered my mouth with his hand, shutting me up that very instant. Whoever it was continued to hit the door while Ragas also continued with what he was doing. I can't tell how long it took, but when he had gotten enough of me, he pulled away, leaving me on the cold floor. Just then, the door to the room was pulled down instantly and to my greatest horror, I perceived Lorrie's scent in the room accompanied by another scent that was a little familiar. I let out a shocked gasp, when I realized Lorrie had seen me in the worst of all states. Though I can't tell what expression she carries as of the moment, but one thing was for sure and there is the fact that she was going to kill me. Immediately, I reached for my dress, Which lingered around my legs and pulled it up to cove
**Athena's POV***# A Week Later It's been a week ever since I arrived at the Nightshade pack. Everything still seemed like a dream to me. A week of peace. I felt like this was where I should be all along. With the help of the maid, I was taken to the breakfast table to join Jeremy for breakfast. “Good morning, Alpha,” I greeted. “Good morn-”“Where is she? I would like to see that tramp!” A lady's voice echoed in the air, which made my smile disappear like the wind. “What is the screaming all about, Octavia?”“Love, I heard you brought a woman home who happens to be your mate. Is this true?”Immediately, my blood ran cold. Did she just say, love?“Why don't you take a seat, so I can explain what's going on.”I blinked in utter confusion. My ears must have deceived me. More than anyone, I really want to hear what he has to say. “Athena, here, is indeed my mate.”“Oh my goodness! H…her?” The lady asked with a shaky voice. “Yes, her. She's my mate, but that doesn't change anythin