Lahat ng Kabanata ng Royalty In Rag: Return Of The Wolfless Queen: Kabanata 191 - Kabanata 200

She had heard about the terrible dark powers that could do things like that. Not all witches dared to engage in it, either.She had not thought of its possibility because witches had not been sighted around any pack for centuries.Stories about dark witches like that had been told more like scary stories when she was young.And now?Athena could not believe a witch or two were probably roaming free in the kingdom at the moment. And helping rogues, or who knows who else? But why? She wondered in frustration.“Oh, now we have a fucking witch to deal with? Goddess help any who dared cross my land. I hate those damn breeds.” Alpha Kane’s face looked like he was very close to having an apoplectic fit.“Oh, you hate everyone,” Alpha Rohan muttered beneath his breath.Well, not so much a mutter because Athena heard it clearly. So did all the other alphas.Alpha Kane’s glower darkened. “I told you to…!”“Enough!” Athena’s voice snapped out like a whip, cracking across the room and arresting

“You are doing it again.”He said in a low tone filled with so much raw energy that threatened to unravel the strength she wrapped tightly around herself.“Doing what?” She asked innocently.His eyes darkened at that. The hazel darkened with something close to hostility, and she almost took a step backward.Turning nearly black, his eyes danced over her stoic face as he nodded almost to himself.“Pushing me away. It's your first reaction. Every single time. It's almost like you…”He gritted his teeth, the tension showing through his chin as he turned his head sideways like he was struggling to hold back what he might regret later.Athena knew she should shut up then and just wait for him to leave.Instead, she couldn't stop the words that slipped out of her lips, “Like I what?!”“Like you don't think that I am strong enough to stay!” He snapped at her.He looked like he hated what he just did. But he went on anyway. “Almost like you are still comparing me to him. Richard. Like you are

“That's all then.” Athena leaned back from the system. “I will personally supervise the projects here in Moonvale and I expect you to do the same in your packs as well. I will be visiting your packs soon too. But in the meantime, you can reach out regarding anything you might need.”“Noted, Your Majesty,” they chorused.“Thank you for attending the meeting. While we work on getting those who seek to destroy us out of their holes, thank you for working with me to make sure that they see that their underhanded tactics are not enough to stop us.”The meeting ended and Athena stood heavily from the table. Her eyes caught on the missed calls blazing on her phone and she headed to the window.If he could miss her calls because he was too busy with a conversation, then she could do the same as well.“After all, she was a busy woman and not someone waiting around with bated breath for him to give her the time of day.”“You didn't invite him to the meeting,” Morrigan's voice stirred in accusati

For a moment, Raymond wondered if this was Athena messing with him.“Nah, this is not her style,” he responded to himself.He could see the construction workers glancing his way, probably wondering why he was not approaching them yet.He immediately dialled the number that sent the text.“The number you dialled is not in service,” the mechanical voice sing-songed in his ear immediately.“What the…?”How can an unregistered number be chatting him?Would Athena really…He decided to text back.“Who are you? And what is this about?”No response.He was wondering if the number was disconnected right after the first message was sent.But who would be sending him such a message?He wondered in confusion.Then he typed, “Athena? Is that you? Baby, can you just pick your call? What's going on?”He tossed the phone down on the space beside his seat as he briefly wondered how fast he could get to Moonvale.She did tell him to leave and he intended to stay away until she admitted that she wanted

Athena couldn't sleep. Hearing from Raymond had managed to loosen that knot in her chest, the one that had been there since he left and had only intensified when he didn't pick her call. She had managed to tell herself that being at odds with him did not disturb her. But it wasn't until she heard his voice last night that she realised she had been lying to herself anyway. She hated fighting with her mate. She even hated being apart from him the most. “You are right,” she said to Morrigan as she got off the bed where she had been tossing and turning all night. “It sucks.” Morrigan remained silent, but Athena could practically feel her smirk. She rolled her eyes with a smile as she went to her dresser to put on a coat over her pyjamas. Dawn was hardly brushing the lightening sky when she stepped out of the alpha house. Fog hung low over the grounds and shrubberies as it was reluctant to let go of the night. As her slippered feet took her down the driveway towards the woods, At