ARTEMIS POVDonovan was right about one thing, I could not let him bully me and boss me around, after all I am a goddess. As I made my way into the kitchen, I noticed how dark his aura was and the fact that he was walking the perimeter of the kitchen in a never-ending loop.“What crawled up your ass and died?” I asked sarcastically.“Don’t! I can barely contain my rage and you want to joke about it?” He exclaimed angrily.“Well, I suggest you relax, and when you have calmed down, you can meet me in my office. Until then Jaxon, I won’t be having this conversation with you.”“Are you serious right now?”“Go for a run or something, I’ll be in my office.”He stomped out of the kitchen, slamming the door on his way out.Ugh, men!I needed to get to my office to go over email and work that I have neglected with so much activity around here the past few days. Yea, I think that’s what I will do. Plus, that should give me some reprieve before all hell breaks loose and Jax and I start World War
JAXON’S POV I don’t know what to think right now. I feel there is a lot the elders have hidden from us; I’m hoping this conversation with Art will bring a lot of things to light and answer a lot of the questions I’ve been asking myself since we set foot on this island. I looked over at Art, her eyes clouded over as she was contacting Aidan through their mind link. “He’s on his way,” she says. I lost myself in thought, there is just so much I’m questioning, like why does Art not have a mate, or does she have one and just not realize it? Our feelings for her cannot be just a simple attraction, they go way beyond anything I’ve ever felt for anyone or heard about any normal mate or romantic connection. How do you explain that? Then there is all the secrecy behind who she really is, why keep her hidden all these years? Isn’t hiding someone right under our noses safer than keeping her locked up like some little bird, and then releasing her to all these wolves for feeding? Had she been all
ARTEMIS POVHearing my father acknowledge and accept what and who I am so easily gave me the reassurance I wasn’t aware I needed. I looked over to my brother concerned with how quiet he was, when suddenly his face split into the brightest smile I have seen, one my brother has always reserved for me, “my sister if a freaking Titan.”“A what?” I asked.“A TITAN!” he exclaimed once again.I broke into a fit of giggles, “only you A.”“What?” He asked looking perplexed.“My mother is a titan, not I. I am something else altogether, something more. I’m not certain I know how to explain it. I’ve spent time researching old scriptures and books, and the Hindus were the ones that managed to best explain what I am; according to Hindu folklore I’m a Trumurti. An all powerful being wh
ARTEMIS POV“There was nothing more important to Selene than her family, and so her reply was automatically, ‘Everything, I would give everything.’ Noticing how assertive Selene was Celeste decided to open herself up and tell Selene her story. Selene sadden by Celeste misfortune wanted to help her, but didn’t see how she could be of help, or how Celeste could guarantee her promises. Seeing her confusion Celeste told Selene, “I am here to be held accountable for the mistake I made and from what little the fates have allowed me to see; you’re going to help me fix it.”“How, I am only human?” she asked.“You must, for if you don’t you will lose those you love most,” replied Celeste.“The gods having had their role to play on the unfolding events decided it was time to clean up the mess and kill all the Lycans and eradicate their kind from existence. So, the two paired up to try and work on a way to prevent the genocide from happening, work, and work they did tirelessly, but to no avail.
JAXON POVMy mind, reeling with all the information she unleashed on us, was working at full speed, trying to piece everything together. But one concern reigned supreme; Artemis, how do we protect her?‘We need more information!’ Suggests Ares.‘Really, what else do you need?’ I replied.‘Let me forward!’‘What? No, you can be extremely stubborn, and we are all here to listen and understand her, not to push her.’‘You all are not asking the right questions or any questions at all!’ he exclaimed.‘Jesus, stop yelling! You’re going to give me a headache. Fine! I’ll let you take over, just don’t block me out, I too want to know. And by the way, I’ve been asking the right questions,’ I scoffed.‘Sure!’ was all he said, before he came forward and pushed me back.It’s as if she sensed the minute he came forth, she looked our way and smiled.“Hello Ares!”ARES POVHow did she know it was me, and not that stubborn mule for a human counter part that I got stuck with?‘You know I can hear what
ARTEMIS POV“I know it’s a lot to process but, I know that if I truly want to count on you guys for support and assistance then you needed to know what I know. As more details begin to clear up for me, I will be able to share more information with you, but for now that is all that I know.”“What about your connection with Jax and Ares, what do you know about that?” Asks Aidan giving me a skeptical look.Really Aidan?‘Way to throw me under bus!’ I say through our mind link.‘Answer the question,’ he replies and smirks.“Nothing is clear to me about that! But my guess would be that it stems from the connection I have with Ares and our history,” I reply. “Connection? What connection?” asks Ethan.For fuck’s sakes, what is it with these alphas?I was just about to come up with some dumb excuse when Jaxon answers, “it’s just the feeling we of comfort with have with each other as if we are connected. But like Art said it’s probably from the history she and Selena share with my wolf.”“Ok,
ARTEMIS POVWalking back out onto the hall, I’m still in a trance trying to process what Selena said about my actions having a reaction and hurting Jaxon and Ares. Grabbing onto the moon charm on my charm bracelet I try to focus on my mother, feeling her essence, and I almost had her when Donovan sneaks up behind me and breaks my concentration.“Hey!” he says.“Hey, you scared me.”“I’m sorry,” he says as he walks around to stand in front of me and grabs hold of my hands. “I didn’t mean to scare you. Where were you?”“Uh? Right here.”“that’s not what I meant? You were zoned out for a while, you do that a lot you know, around all these alphas and overall, you need to be more aware of your surroundings. Is something bothering you?” he asks concerned.“No, nothing,” I say while caressing his cheek.“You know you could talk to me, right? I know we haven’t known each other for very long, but you can trust me. I will be there with you for whatever you need, I’m sure having to deal with all
ARTEMIS POVIf that’s his reaction, how will she react?Gods why didn’t I just tell her? Why did I have to mask her mate bond and make it pass for a simple attraction?‘At first we didn’t know,’ Selena chimes in trying to help.‘But something did tell us Gabe was her mate. And then when he was there on Friday, we hid it Sel. How do we tell Ale and Aria that it wasn’t our intention to keep her away from him?’‘The first thing you have to do is be honest with yourself and answer those questions then go to her with the truth,’ she replies.“Oh baby, why didn’t you tell her?” asks my father.“It’s a long story so I’ll try and make it short; we met Jaxon and Gabriel six months ago during the opening of my last project in Bal Harbour. I knew what he was and so I masked our scents and my aura. We all hung out, I wasn’t certain, not one hundred percent, but I had this inkling that they were attached, it was a very strong connection, something told me he was her mate, but I didn’t want to get