Chapter 41.

Zeus.“No!”Athena's piercing scream breaks through the room.“Athena...”I whip my head in her direction just as she sinks to the floor.I toss the phone receiver aside and rush to her, kneeling beside her.“Sweetheart... Darling... What happened?” I ask worriedly.She's sobbing. Just staring at the television.I follow her gaze.Cristoff's lifeless body is dragged away from my brother's presence.“And this is what will happen to every goddamned creature that threatens the safety of our people!” Norman announces loudly on the television.The crowd erupts into an excited cheer.“He killed him! He ordered them to shoot him...I bet it's wolfsbane and quicksilver through his heart!” She sobs painfully.Her tears twist my heart into ugly knots.Unable to bear her crying any longer, I pull her into my arms. She struggles against me for a few seconds. But I hold her tightly.Eventually, she collapses against me, crying bitterly.“How many more... How many more will he kill?” She cries, her

Chapter 42.

Zeus.An hour later…Anger bristles inside me as I storm out of my residential quarters and head towards my vehicle. John Sanders stands beside the door, his eyes filled with concern. He salutes me respectfully.“How is she?” he asks as I reach him.Concern is evident on his face. I know exactly who he's talking about.Athena.I haven’t seen her since she walked out.“I have no idea how she is.” I rub my forehead, anxiety breaking through me. “I checked mum's room. Everywhere. I wanted to check the security feeds and search for her. But I figured she needed time to process everything.”“Athena is fine.”My mother’s stern voice comes from behind me.John Sanders and I turn towards her.“Mum.” I say softly.Relief pushes through me like the very air we breathe.I walk towards her. She meets me halfway. Together, we move a few steps away from John and the car.“What Norman did is unforgivable.” I say tightly, gazing absently at the perfectly trimmed lawn. “But Cristoff committed a crime

Chapter 43.

Athena.Battle Chief’s Residence. Silvaton Wing. Monday, May 28th. Next day…Morning.I’m still in the side cottage. I’ve been here since yesterday morning.It’s a small side cottage within the Battle Chief’s residence, with windows that usually overlook the sun and the beautiful scenery. Sadly, the sun is gone behind the clouds now because of the rain. All that remains is darkness.A darkness that mirrors the darkness in my heart.I remember when I ran in here yesterday morning. It was as if my heart was going to explode. I could feel it ripping to shreds inside me.I couldn’t be with Zeus a minute longer.He couldn’t understand my pain. He could never understand. All he knew was loyalty to his duties. I only wanted to be with someone who could feel my pain.So blinded by my sobs, I ran to where I knew I could be safe. I ran to his mother.I remember banging on the door. I remember my wolf keening inside me with pain. A maid opened the door.“Please… Please, I need to see her…” I c

Chapter 44.

Zeus.Her eyes widen with astonishment. Fear. Uncertainty.I trail a lazy finger along the edge of her beautiful face, feeling the way her pulse throbs beneath my finger when I stop at that spot on her neck.“I want to love you, Athena.” My voice is hoarse. My head still throbs from last night. My skin still prickles from the entire experience. The things I saw. The things I felt.But I hold myself together.Her eyes widen a fraction again. In doubt, maybe.I drop a soft kiss on her beautiful lips.“I want you to ruin me forever. I want you to punish my soul. My heart. I want you to make me endure every cruel atrocity I've inflicted on your people. Show me no mercy, like I've shown your people no mercy. I want you to take me as your prisoner.”Tears leak from her eyes. Her lips tremble.“You don’t… You don’t know what you’re saying.” She yanks herself from me and shoots to her feet. She paces a few steps away.“You think this is a fucking joke? Saying all this about how you were cruel

Chapter 45.

Athena.Phlebotomy Department, Human Blood Bank, Silvaton Wing. Monday, 18th of June. Three weeks later.Morning.“You know we don’t have to do this, Miriam.”My voice comes out small and shaky now as I sit beside Miriam in an office in the phlebotomy department of the Silvaton Human Blood Bank.Well, once upon a time, both humans and other creatures used one Blood Bank. But when the balance of the world tilted, the humans felt insulted to share the same blood bank with us. They abandoned the werewolves and vampires to their own fates.Miriam spares me a sidelong glance.“And leave you in the state you’ve been in for the past week?” she says softly.I turn my tired gaze from her, my body still shuddering beneath the cloak draped over me.“I don’t think Zeus would forgive me if he knew that I couldn’t take care of you while he’s away on a duty.”“Duty to destroy more of our kind…” I scoff bitterly, my teeth clattering.She scoots closer and pulls me close.I press my head against her s

Chapter 46.

Miriam.“Athena! Athena!” I cry out anxiously, pressing my palms to my lips. Fear freezes every muscle in my body.She snarls in Molly’s face.Molly whimpers, her eyes widening in fear.“Plea… Please…” she pleads desperately.“Athena…” I take a cautious step towards her. “If we hurt Molly… If anything happens to her, we will be in trouble.”I try to reason with that human part of her.“Even if we came in here discreetly with the help of my loyalists who work here, a little pressure from the Overlord and they will implicate us if anything happens to Molly or any staff here… Athena…”I take more steps until I reach her.Her back is so stiff as she bends over Molly, her body shuddering violently with hunger.That same burning hunger I saw in her a few days ago, when I was called into her room by a guard.“What happened to her?” I asked as I rushed to the side of what looked like an agonizing Athena.Her skin had a sheen to it. It was clammy. Her body writhed on the bed as she struggled b

Alle Kapitel von Athena A Love Of A Thousand Years: Kapitel 41 – Kapitel 46

Chapter 41.

Chapter 42.

Chapter 43.

Chapter 44.

Chapter 45.

Chapter 46.