Breathless, shaking from misery, my lips, my hands, my whole body felt vulnerable before this painful imagination. “Do you think my emotions are a fucking joke?!” I yelled and burst into a few tears. “Mind your language, Athena. You are before The Elders.” My Lord warned me with a frown, pointing his finger at me to stop the disrespect. But have they thought about my misery? My feelings? “Can you feel the extent of how much I ‘don’t’ want you?” I asked breathlessly, voice cracking, turning to Darius who was looking with a dead look. “Now you are realizing that?” He scoffed, returning a dead smile. Turning back to My Lord, I held my heart, tears gleaming on my face which staggered him to find tears on my face after a devilishly long time. …He tried to make me cry many times and a single thought of loving Darius made me cry…. “My Lord, my feelings are my own. No one holds right over them. Not even your mate bonds. Only I can control what I should feel. I don’t need a fucking pat

After everyone left, I was standing where Darius left, staring at the ground devoid of emotions but a sting traveling to my core.I didn’t want to feel the pain of distance, I didn’t want to feel this attraction of mates.I didn’t want any of that but to no avail.‘Why was this happening to me? Too much hatred? And what about what he did to me? Wasn’t that cruel?’ I thought sorrowfully.As I was lost in my miserable thoughts, My Lord came and grabbed my arm forcefully, sending a glare in my direction, fuming with rage.“What the fuck was that, Athena?!” I flinched when he yelled at me but I didn’t dare to lift my eyes from the ground. I was utterly exhausted and depressed from acting cold.“I didn’t save you so that you sob and become pathetic before him!”I couldn’t keep up my facade. Shivering slightly when his one hand grabbed my arm painfully and pointed his finger at me.“Do you think you could be vulnerable and act however you want just because I have granted you exceptions tha

ATHENA BECKER. ‘Would you return for me?’ An unwanted thought rose in my heart and traveled a clench to my core. My frown deepened, groaning in pain as he truly broke a rib. And it was hurting like hell. “Hmph. Why would you?” I muttered under my breath after wrapping the bandage and applying ointment on my throbbing body. “Argh…” I groaned in pain, not believing how powerful his one attack was. He could kill me one snap. “Can I come in?” Jax asked, standing outside. “Wait a minute, let me wear my shirt.” I wore my shirt quickly and hummed so he could come inside. He frowned and leaned on the doorframe, folding his arms at his chest. “What did you do to infuriate His Highness this much?” He asked sternly. “I yelled at him.” I sighed, picking my tray of food and eating it quietly. “Then you deserved it. Besides, be grateful. If it was someone else, they wouldn’t be alive.” He chuckled, coming closer and sitting on the other side of the bed. “Hmm.” I motioned the nurse

After meeting Darius there were countless emotions roaming wildly in my mind and carrying them, my lips were curled upwards unintentionally and I returned back. Jax was awake, doing some work with other wolves. They all stopped when they saw me. "Where were you?” A wolf asked. “By the waterfall, I needed to relax my body and mind.” I sighed, turning to leave but the tenderness on my face was clear. And Jax noticed it. “You look like you are in an awfully good mood." "I do? Must be your imagination." Mumbled, I shrugged it off, becoming serious abruptly and went back to my room. ‘Don’t think about it, Athena. Don’t let him become your weakness.’ Mentally scolding myself, I laid down, closing my eyes to fall into darkness. Hoping it would take me far away from him and his undesirable thoughts. Later, weeks passed and I was finally healed, my body could move and I was back to work. "Ah, finally freed. Now I can shift my bind." I beamed, delighted to go back to work. Or else t

ATHENA BECKER. ‘Dear Moon Goddess, please write Athena Becker in my fate.’ No, no, he must be lying. This has to be a lie. I was utterly abashed after I returned, pressing my fingers over my lips, losing my breaths. “What happened? Why are you stunned? Thinking about your lover?” Jax chuckled, seeing the lost look on my face but I couldn’t stop it. If only he could hear how wildly my heart was beating. “Job’s done. I am exhausted. I am going to my room. I want to rest.” Speaking blankly, I didn’t want to interact with anyone and went to my room to contemplate what happened. “...Okay.” ‘Do you mean your prayers, Darius?’ And before I knew it, a month passed painfully slowly, I was thinking about him constantly after piercing an arrow through my chest, he faded. I didn’t expect him to truly vanish and not return but sadly it occurred. He was testing my patience and me. He didn’t come to my streets again. My mind was clouded with fury for what I ended up doing due to rage b