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
ARTEMIS POVShe turned to look my way, rage, hurt, anger, and confusion were some of the emotions immediately visible in her expression. Her eyes flicked between hers and Aria’s, the shocking thing is that it was Aria restraining Ale, not the other way around.“Why?” asks Aria, “why keep them from us?”“I was afraid of losing you. Gabe is Jaxon’s Beta, and you would have to leave me,” I replied.“We could have discussed it, and found a solution in the interim,” interjects Jaxon. He too looked baffled by my actions.I stood quiet, I knew they had to have more questions, and I would answer them all. Gabe came closer to Ale and stood right behind her, offering her is support, he didn’t even change a look my way.“Since when?” asks Aria.“I had a feeling there was something more between you two six months ago while we were I Bal Harbour, but I wasn’t sure. My guess now is that since I was suppressing our wolves and masking our scents the mate bond was masked as well, and Aria you were con
ARTEMIS POVI felt when they completed the mate bond, why I have no clue, but I’m about to find out, because my mother forgot to warn me about this little bit. I was in my room cuddled up my chaise with a fire going after steaking one of my father’s seven-hundred-dollar bottles of scotch from his study. Man, daddy really does have good taste. “I agree,” says my mother as she sets her hand on my shoulder giving me a death scare.“A little warning next time mom might be nice, “I tell her while still trying to get my heart rate under control.“Scared? I heard you call for me,” she says while standing by the fire taking it in. “Hecate is doing a marvelous job with you, and the magic. The weather resembles a crispy fall day in the mountains in here.”“Yea, she’s a great teacher, but I don’t think this has so much to do with my magic as it does with my elemental powers. Did you know Aidan is an empath?” I ask.“Your brother is more than an empath; your brother is earth.”Wait… what? Did she
JAXON POVI’ve been trying to reach Art for a while now via mind link, but she has blocked me out. I know what happened between her and Ale was really upsetting, and it caught all of us off guard, but I get why she did it. I just want to show her that I’m here for her and that I understand her.‘That’s not what you said in there dumb nut,’ says Ares.“She caught me off guard with her confession, what d o you want me to say. I’m trying to apologize to her.’‘Next time, let me handle things, let me be the one that talks to her. You seem to be messing things up,’ he scoffs and walks away.Damn stubborn wolf.I decide to go to the bar out back and grab a drink and wait till she is ready to talk, I’m sure she wants to be alone right now. When I step out the air is brisk and chilly, I don’t mind it, it feels like home. The fire pit in the lounging couches near the bar is on and on it is Aidan having a drink.“Hey,” I say and pat his shoulder as I passed him on my way to the bar. “What’s wit
ARTEMIS POVToday everyone is heading out, earlier I met with my father, brother, and my team minus one Ale, to decide the order in which my pack visits will occur in. Since we are closest to the east coast of the country, it makes the most sense if we start there from south to North. First stop is Miami, to visit with alpha Velasquez from the Sun’s peak Pack. I am really interested in the guy; no, but I think its only fair I give him a real chance since Jaxon kind of ruined my date with him. After I will be going to New Orleans to visit Gunner and the Moonshine Pack, followed by Donovan in New York, now this one I’m really looking forward to. After that, I will be going to Chicago to Draken’s dark forest pack. I will then make my way west where I will be visiting Set at the Crimson’s pack in Arizona, Ares at the Ocean’s Howl pack, followed by Jaxon at the Shadow Moon Pack, and then finally Ethan back home at the island.We will then reconvene, and I will have to decide. Terrifying! T
ARTEMIS POV Ale’s eyes grew big with my simple reply. “What do you mean you know?” she asks. “Well other than the fact that your scents have merged, I also felt when it snapped into place last night.” She looked at me horrified. I grab hold of her hands, “I happy for you Ale. You deserve him and all the love he feels for you. Your future is bright and full of happiness.” Her eye rimmed with unshed tears, “I haven’t spoken to you in 24 hours, and you can now see the future? What the fuck!” Everyone started laughing. “You felt everything we did?” she asks, her face red like a tomato. “Serves you right for keeping secrets,” she says and looks away. “If you mut know, no I did not feel everything, thank the Gods. But I did feel the euphoria, clarity, and serenity that came when the bond was sealed. And it will be the same for everyone going forward. A little gift that comes with being the moon goddess’s daughter.” “Fuck!” Claimed Roger. “Shit.” Liam. “That sucks,” says Cass. “I
ARTEMIS POVJax and I were on the phone till late last night, we talked about anything and everything, and I felt my bond to him growing. Today, I have a huge project to present to a client for my company and then I’m excited at the prosper of seeing Donovan. He texted early morning sending me the location for our dinner. I got to New York early this morning, Kane and Liam are with me, I need them to help me dig into all the alphas. I need to be ready prior to entering their territory, I don’t want to be caught off guard, and I know if here is anything out there these guys will find it. The rest of the week will be intense, I have to pack, ensure that the island will be taken cared of while I’m gone, and in order for me to do that I will have to enlist the help of Aunt Hecate. She’s been helping me learn protection spells, but she says I can also learn to weave them. I need to make sure the island is protected from Hades, the people that live in the island are my responsibility, and I