My Life For You

Beta Artemis POV

Seeing Dragana attacked in the meadow like this brought my heart to stop and drew my blood cold. She looked so beautiful, yet so fragile, so innocent, so vulnerable, her big silver eyes full of confusion and fear. At that moment, as in many moments in past 10 years - all I wanted to do is take her in my arms and never let her go. For years, I have stolen secret glances, smelled her scent passing by, looked at her hair glisten in the sun, perhaps hoped against hope that one day she will see me as her mate, or that her wolf will appear and claim me. She was always nice to me, funny, prankster at times, we got along really well. However, I had to maintain my loyalty to the Alpha King, to the packs, I had to respect the blood oath we all gave to Roman so many years ago.

Something happened that fateful night to him, when he pulled her lifeless body out of the depths of that lake. I think somewhere in his heart, that reminded him too much of his mother’s death. He was very