Chapter 131.2 Athea The pull was so intense. With Veda, it was like falling off a cliff into the deep cool waters below. But here with Antony, it was like standing in front of a derailed train. His scent lulled me into the sweet and inviting peace. But his words and touch were like a drug, before he could pull away from me, I was pulling him back into me slamming my mouth down on his. Him sitting down in this chair with me straddling him, I could now feel just how large and thick he was. Shifter men were typically larger than human males that was just a fact of the matter. We were typically bigger and stronger in every way. But this, this thing was far bigger than just a shifter. If he even tried to take me, he would certainly rip me from asshole to navel. Yet, when he dragged his nose from my ear nipping, sucking, and kissing every inch down to the base of my neck and shoulder where if he wanted, he could bite down into me and mark me. Mark me as his. Veda and I had thought abou

Chapter 132Athea. It had been almost two whole weeks since the beginning of the academy and I was already running. Running for my life and running away from one of my mates. Antony showed me that week we were together; love, compassion, and the loyalty and respect of a mate. He didn’t have to hide our bond, but because I wasn’t ready, he essentially lied to his family. For me. But I couldn’t even tell him the truth, I felt like the worst mate in the world. I didn’t deserve Antony or Veda. I am the reason Veda was going through hell because of me. As Cybil ran towards our pack, I made the decision to free Veda of our bond. If I ever crossed Antony again, I would officially reject him as well. It was only right. Maybe they would finally get someone that was deserving of their love. Maybe Veda and Antony would connect and they could be happy with one another. But I wouldn’t be a part of that. Right at that moment,

Chapter 134 Athea The last thing that I remembered was passing through the gates and demanding to speak to Antony. Then my entire world went dark. My dream world was nothing but the horrors that were inflicted by my father, and the horrors that Veda had gone through or was still going through. I woke with a gasp when I heard the slamming of a door. Waking up, I began to have a panic attack. Was it all a dream? No, no, no. I escaped. I ran. I ran back to Antony. Why am I waking up back in the dungeon? I was cuffed to a chair in the middle of a dark and damped cell with silver cuffs. I couldn’t see any better than a human in the place. Even my sense of smell was limited as all I could smell was the dirt and the musky smell of the confined area, never getting fresh air. The only different thing was the distinct metallic scent of blood. My father’s cells had a permanent stench of blood like it had seeped into the walls and everything within the room. But for some reason, this cell smell

Chapter 136Antony I don’t know how long, I just sat there holding Athea’s hand. The medical staff have all been in every few hours checking her vitals, her IVs, and the wounds that she currently has bandaged. Yet it wasn’t just the medical staff that trickled into her room. As the day gave way to night, the first of my large family began to come in, starting with my father. “I heard what happened. How is she doing?” He asked me.“I don’t know yet. Mari said she would make a full recovery. She looks like hell though.” I told him, staring at Athea. I couldn’t take my eyes off of her, for fear she would wake up and I would miss it. Miss her.“She will make it through, have faith. But the pressing problem is, we don’t know if we can fully trust her after all that she has done.” My father said. Still, I couldn’t meet his gaze as my sole focus was on my swe

Chapter 138Antony “Whooping your ass,” my sister said with her cocky grin. Had to hand it to the girl. She did do so, all while wearing the same clothes she had been wearing earlier. Same old and tattered white V-neck t-shirt, black bra, and worn blue jeans with the same shredded knees. And not a drop of sweat marring her pretty face.“Sis, you really need to buy some new clothes. What the hell are you doing stalking around this place wearing that damn see-through shirt?” I asked him to try to catch her off guard on something.“Well, I was supposed to be at the dungeons when we were redirected to the hospital. I haven’t yet been home to change. So, suck it.” She said, looking up and down her outfit and then back to me. “I take it you shredded your clothes and will need to return back to your room to change before you can return back to the hospital to be with your mate.” She