"I always knew King Athena and that footman had a chemistry right from the moment I set eyes on them both," One of the elders spoke beside Damien who was fuming as he watched Athena and Luis kiss passionately. Damien had always known that Alex was smitten by his Alpha but he didn't know that she felt the same. Actually, he was lying to himself. He knew the truth and he knew that Athena was equally smitten by Alexander. But they weren't mated to each other so it was ridiculous for them both to even indulge in the act of kissing and also, people were starting to talk. "I knew there was something going on between the both of them from the moment I saw them arguing." A lady said as she hid her face behind her fan. "Of course! No wonder he wasn't looking at any woman. He had his eyes on her." "Do you think they're mated?" "I have no idea. But I am sure as hell that King Athena doesn't have a mate. That's why she's King." "She probably got rejected,"

The party was slowly coming to an end. Guests were already drunk and the party was beginning to look like a shit show. Daniel and Ciara had paid their respects to Athena who sat with Alex at the Terrazzo before going up to their room and now was the time for servants to actually start cleaning everywhere. Someone had made a mess on one of the tables. They had gotten drunk and had vomited on the table and it was an irritating sight to watch as guests went back into their room. Athena and Alexander were the only ones left and they both sat on the stone chair at the terrazzo. They had been together for almost an hour with Athena in Alex's arms as they both talked like they had known each other for years. Athena was more shocked by the whole thing than Alexander himself as she hadn't even expected to speak to him about herself and events surrounding her so well. But she was happy to be in his arms. She felt safe and loved and cared for. It was a good feeling. "So,

Daniel and Ciara had a really heated argument and it ended with Ciara bursting into tears and Daniel trying to beg her. She refused to sleep on the same bed with him. Instead, she took the floor and when Daniel saw that she wasn't going to go back to the bed until he left, he climbed down and lay beside her before she climbed up to the bed. Both couples were awake as their mind raced with thoughts. Ciara was seething, feeling ashamed and also feeling bad that she couldn't conceive. Daniel, five years ago, had assured her that even without them having a baby, he didn't care. She had believed him and she had ended her nights of crying to sleep. After that day, things had gone smoothly. Daniel never mentioned the idea of them having a baby and each time she tried to relapse, he would remind her that a child didn't matter as long as they were together. But time came and each time Ciara would visit his mother, she would always talk about children and how the hous

While everyone slept, the rogues began their nightly duties. They were ten in number and two out of them carried an unconscious girl in their arms. When they got close to Antarti gates, she was dropped to the floor. Their leader sent one of them to check the gates while they planned on how they were going to break into the doors. The man they had sent to the gates ran back to report his findings. "Dimitri, there are CCTV cameras at the gate but I don't think they're in operation." The man, tall and bulky, turned to look at his messenger. "Are you sure?" The man nodded. "Positive." "Alright," Dimitri said and turned to the men who stood before him. His eyes darted to the unconscious girl. "I want you all to be really quiet when you're jumping through the gates. And as for the girl, I'll take care of her. She's very important to us." "But she's going to slow us down," One of the men bold enough to speak to him said. Only a glance was enough to sile

Alexander grabbed the creature by the throat and instead of attacking, he held it close and peered. Athena was standing from afar off, shivering in fear and beside her was Ciara who's hand was on her chest as she stared in horror. The creature had the body of a little girl and she struggled violently against Alexander's hold. Athena and Ciara began to walk towards Alex as he held onto the creature. Immediately, he pushed her to the wall of the pillar and pulled her hair up. It was indeed a girl. She looked like she had just been infected and the woman gasped. "She's a girl," Alex said. When Athena and Ciara got to where Alex stood, they peered and looked at her face. "She's a little girl," Ciara muttered and pulled her eyes open. The little girl snarled again and Athena flinched. Ciara wasn't a bit affected by the girl's act. "She's not a werewolf. Look at her eyes. She just turned." Alex nodded. "I figured. I need her to be back in her normal state so I