Freya's povThose buttons by the elevator, they drew me in, they magnetized me. Tugged at me, itched on me to find out where they led, what secret they hid. I was curious, they were fascinating and anything that was fascinating usually held, big, abstruse secrets.As much as it tugged my heart, to follow my desire to discover the secrets within those buttons, where they could take me to, my mind said a different thing. My logical side said to keep off. There was a benefit of ignorance, only when discovered, you'd wish you hadn't. So for now it was safer to bask in my ignorance regarding this fascinating buttons, just for now.I walked out of the elevator. Outside I spotted Merona with Racheal. She was speaking with Merona, I could not quite make out the words because they were far, but she laughed, gleefully, then went on to hit Merona by the arm. She was enjoying conversing with her. She seemed to be enjoying her company, since when were they both best friends.Suddenly a lump formed
Artemis PovAjax body was disposed off, it was great getting him of my ass yet I didn't feel as awesome as I'd thought. I was angry and frustrated. The trace of those emotions unknown. The video he made for his daughter had already been forwarded to her. It was time to face the dog that thought he could bite its owner, Jude.My frustration and anger were directed towards Jude, but it felt like I was projecting it at the wrong person. Walking out of my room, I saw Freya and almost instantly, I felt a tug in my chest. It grew tight and a lump formed in my heart. I almost moved back out of fear. It was then I realized my anger and frustration, whom it was directed at. It was no other person but me. I was angry at myself.It felt as though I had betrayed Freya. I wasn't one bit pleased with myself.“Artemis!” she called out, her eyes twinkled as she waved at me. Waving back, the knot in my chest tightened. Damn it!She scurried away with her business.“Alpha,” Iris called. I turned and ga
Freya's pov“Let's go up to my room, okay? Come,” I said as I supported her up. My hands came up and wiped her cheeks and her eyes, I repeated the same action with my clothes. “Come lets go,” I supported her and we walked out of the library with my arm around her waist. When we got to the open Hall where servants were posted, she let go, damp her eyes and put on a straight face. She brushed her hair back with her hands and then went to walk like she was on a runway.I stood perplexed for a moment, staring at her runway walk. Was this the girl who was just crying for her deceased father not too long ago?Shaking my head and rubbing my eyes, I went after her. She was some serious psycho. I had to be careful with her.Arriving into the elevator, she just stared ahead and didn't say one single word to me. Wow. I kept looking at her, trying to decipher the abrupt need to be a celebrity in front of the camera.The sound of the elevator chiming open had her walking out, again she didn't pay
Freya's povToday was the day, the day for my beauty treatment. Argh… I didn't see the point. I was gonna be treated like a princess, bath with honey and milk and rose and all the things that would make me glow, and then I would be sent into a battle where all of that would be nothing but vain.The pack was almost done with the decorating, they had transformed the hall into magic. It was lovely but at the same time, all the decor and interior were getting in my way.Occasionally I would bump into a crate of balls, a box of ribbons and drapes, and poles, basically everything used for decorating. It pissed me off, especially when I was done with training, and I was tired, those traitorous drapes would occasionally get in my way.With my face-off fast approaching, my time for myself was limited, making me train even more. I had had less time for Loretta, I barely even saw her which I felt bad for. It seemed as though I just abandoned her after learning of her problem. It was hard balanci
Artemis povThe Moon goddess was definitely out to get me, she was bent on making sure she punished me. When did Loretta and Freya suddenly become friends, holding hands and coming into my office together?Loretta was a little hesitant but Frey held her hand and assured her. They were like each other's support. Just how busy had I been?They wanted to speak to me alone, Iris took a quick peek at me before he walked out. They saw themselves in a vacant seat in front of me. They took one last glance at each other as they braced themselves to come out to me.“Loretta's father is dead,” Freya announced briefly.Shit!I heard my conscience laugh at me from the back of my mind, howling and screaming out in mockery of how he warned me. It came back to bite me.“Artemis?” Freya called carefully, I jerked discreetly as I turned my attention back to her.“I heard, I'm listening. Anyway, how do you know about it?” I asked slowly.“We have the video,” Loretta said, if she saw the video, did that
Freya’s povI had a cucumber, whittled, and placed over my eyes. A soft hand went to work on my back, massaging and untying all the knots in my muscle. I moaned in ecstasy, this was really a beauty treatment. Pear was smeared over my face. This section was mainly for natural beauty treatment. All natural products were used, no artificial. Honey was spewed into my bath. I stayed in the honey water for close to thirty minutes. A timer was set. After that, I was helped out by the maids, still drenched in the honey water, fresh water was arranged, and rose petals were thrown in. I was guided into the bathtub filled with rose petals. For thirty minutes, I stayed in, letting my pores absorb the nutrients that the rose gave up. Poor rose was withering away to make me beautiful.The timer by my side went off, a towel was instantly held out by two maids as the others supported my weight, and helped me out. The White towel was wrapped around me. After I was dry, they set out and were engaged
Artemis PovI stood by the balcony, a glass of wine in my hand, I swirled my hand gently, thinking about who could be stalking Freya.Nobody came to my mind, but I knew they were from the court. They were the ones so fixated on me getting a mate and now they were still the ones who wanted to decide which mate I got to be with.My hand was in my pocket as I walked aimlessly in the open area. Staring out into the big land I had acquired over the years. Lands that I had razed down packs to acquire, one of them I joined to build The Multi-Billion Dollar group. A goal that even my father couldn't achieve, I had done it. He would bow to me when I met him in the underworld.I wonder what he would think of me now. I had surpassed all the records that he had set, earned more respect, and of course, enemies. Found a mate who was smart, strong and beautiful, and controlled the empire and its vastness. Yes, they were constantly trying to bring me down, but just like always, their plan would ever
Freya's povThe day was here, it had arrived. Artemis was beside me, by his left was Iris. Then there was Oslo, tilting my jaw from side to side repeating the same words, “Do you remember all our training?” he had asked that for the umpteenth time but I wasn't complaining, I understood why. Rather it was Iris that found the replay of the question infuriating. It was like being in a loop.I was forced into a black leather fighting gear. A tight badass leather pants, a leather sleeveless top and a high knee boot. My hair was packed in a neat ponytail, wrapped into a bun by my maids. I and Rachael hadn't made up and right now, I didn't want to deal with the do's and don't. It wasn't time for introspection, if anything, I pushed away any ideas that would stand between me and winning.Those badass brave females that usually had power-bikes were exactly how I looked and felt. The mere outfit made me feel brave.“Do you remember all our trainings, everything I told you, just——”“Oh for heave