ATHENA'S POV.When Lilac had come to me with the news of Alpha Ragas wishing to see me, there had been a little thrum in my heart. I knew he'd eventually find out who I was after my meddling with Lorrie's case, but maybe there was that part of me that doubted it. Alpha Ragas was one of the people that I really didn't want to see. He had forced himself on me, and seeing him made me have thoughts of him doing it again. If anything like that ever happened, I may be unable to stop myself from murdering him. To be honest, I felt really anxious. I even had to take some pills to calm myself down. Lilac had encouraged me not to see him, but I hadn't figured it all out yet. I wanted to think, and see the way out properly. Making a hasty decision never brought out good results. I was unable to sleep that night. I kept pacing in my room, and didn't want Tristan to know about it. If he knew about it, he might not want me to go, and I needed to think. Weighing both options was very important.
ATHENA'S POV.It made me uncomfortable. He was being sincere, and it made me wonder if I should have never messed with Lorrie. That way he wouldn't ever have to know that I still existed. He would have gone on with his miserable life. Alpha Ragas didn't seem like he was going to leave me just like that, and it made me a little uncomfortable, and maybe… scared."You… you can't just say that. Do you think I'll accept your request to sever our mate bond? Athena, you… I don't think you understand. For over a year, this heart," He placed a hand on his chest, "hasn't accelerated this much, but what happened when I saw you? It began to beat so hard that it got uncomfortable. Even now, my heart is beating so hard because I'm scared I might lose you again."Athena, I… I don't know how to explain it. It's like… it's like I'll go crazy if you're not with me. Guilt and regret have ripped me apart. They have eaten up my soul. I can't feel anymore. I'm just… I'm alive, but I'm dead inside. It's lik
ATHENA'S POV.“How!?” I asked, getting to my feet in a frenzy. “Ma'am, you will need to calm down, please. We will explain everything to you.” Miss Lizzie said, sounding scared.“No, you will explain everything to me now. Send me the hospital address.” I said, snatching a coat from my wardrobe, and trying to put it on as fast as I could. I left my room, and rushed down the hall. “Hurry!” I screamed at her, feeling like my world was tumbling already. People could go to hospitals for different reasons, but she was acting so tensed up and scared that I knew it was nothing small.“Okay, Miss Stephanie, and Miss Nina went for an urgent meeting that we all didn't expect. I was asked to watch the kids that they'd brief me about the meeting, and Aiden began to cry because he would rather not see Miss Stephanie leave, and I was busy writing out a note to a parent because she kept on forgetting to place a tumbler with hot water in her daughter's bag, so I picked him up because he was waking t
ATHENA'S POV.My shoulder shuddered, and a little sound escaped my throat. Almost immediately, I began to cry. What were they saying? My Aiden was in there dying, but I couldn't give him my blood, and Tristan also couldn't?“Athena.” Tristan called, and wrapped his arms around me. I wanted to do something, but I couldn't stop staring at Aiden and crying. “Why can't I give him my blood. Blood is blood!” I screamed, trying to push Tristan away.“You have to calm down.” He said, but I didn't calm down at all. I was going to find someone with the RhNull blood. “Well we're wasting time if we have to go through six million people.” I said, pushing, and he finally left me alone. “Ma'am. There's little time left. You have to be quick.” The doctor warned, and I ran through the hospital wards, asking. Tristan followed me quickly.“Athena, not that way.”“I'm sorry, but does any of you have the RhNull blood type?” I asked, frantically, but they all looked at me like I was speaking gibberish.
ALPHA RAGAS' POVI sat in my room staring at the reflection of myself in the mirror. I had been miserable ever since I discovered Athena was alive, but wasn't returning to me. It had broken me to see her acting like that.I really wanted to find her those times, and apologize. Maybe I had just been too late. Maybe if I met her before she had managed to meet Tristan, she would have accepted me back. I was just too late. Too late!I poured more apple cider into my glass, and raised it to my lips. It took several bottles to knock me out, but that was my ultimate goal. I hadn't been to the company in days. Everyday was filled with drinking. In a few days, I had drank several types of alcoholic drinks, and I wasn't about to stop. I wanted to get totally wasted. She wanted to break the mate bond— how could she say that when it was the only reason I had to cling to her? How could she want to break off the only thing connecting us? No, that would be impossible. She'd have to kill me first.
ATHENA'S POV.I hadn't intended to mention anything about Aiden being his son, but he had been asking so many questions, and I had no time. Aiden was dying, and it seemed like Alpha Ragas wouldn't stop asking his countless questions. I took in deep breaths, as it had been so hard to push those words out. It had been hard to let him know who Aiden was to him.Since he already knew, I needed him to do something. Say yes, or tell me to lead the way, but he just kept on staring at me, like he was lost in space. “My…” he began to say, but stopped like he was trying to make sense of everything. “Sierra, go to my room and bring the photos on my bed.” He said, still staring into space, and the maid left immediately. I tapped my feet restlessly on the ground, while he just kept staring into space, lost in his thoughts.We had no time. The little time we had, he was wasting it. The maid returned running, and he snatched the photo from her, letting others fall to the ground as he singled them
ATHENA'S POV.“No!” I heard myself say strongly before I could stop the words from bursting out. That was impossible. It was the very thing I was against. The very reason I hadn't wanted to go to him in the first place. I didn't want him trying to claim Aiden for any reason at all. He looked at me with those eyes I had stared at so much on Aiden's face, and I looked away, suddenly breathing hard from anger. “Athena…” he called softly.“He is mine! He is mine, and mine alone. You do not get to come after all the struggle, and just… and just claim him like he's some property you own.” “Athena, I will make up for it. Also, I'm not claiming him. I just want to be in his life. Is that too much to ask?”“It is too much! Do you know what I think when I see you? I think, oh! Maybe things would have been better if he hadn't raped me!”“Athena.”“Maybe I wouldn't have had to go through hell with Alpha Jeremy, and spend nights crying all alone in my bed.” I spat at him, venomously, and he sta
ALPHA JEREMY'S POV.I looked at myself in the mirror, wondering how I was to dress. I was finally breaking my mate bond with Athena, and it was a little daunting because no one I knew ever had to break a mate bond; from the stories I heard when I was younger, it wasn't quite a pleasant experience. I threw open my closet, and picked out a T-shirt and jeans. I had to look humble, so she could even give me a chance because honestly, I planned to beg her, and see if she'd reconsider her decisions. If she would be my Luna, I would do everything she wanted. Honestly, it was a huge loss for me. I lost my riches, and a woman the goddess had specially picked out for me. Everyday, Octavia irritated me, and I always felt like locking her up in a room, so she wouldn't be able to come out, and I wouldn't get to see her annoying face. After changing into a light grey T-shirt, and black jeans, I began to rehearse what I'd say. If I said my words right, there was a chance she'd be swayed. Ladies