Athena's POV"I don't understand why women can't go there. Is there something special there?" I asked him. He had already been to the Midwinter Festival. Except for me, the other three had already been there."Actually, no. In that way, it's very normal, but it's also very grand. Everything about it is very grand: the decorations, the people, the events, and everything else. Lucian seems very serious about it, "While Embry and Jacob caught up to us, Locros told me. They had been out for some runs in the snow."What is very important to Lucian?" When Embry joined us, he asked. Jacob was just a few meters away, putting on his training gear to get ready for battle.I said, "The Mid Winter Festival.""Oh, yes, that's a big deal for them," said Embry. "I wish that you could join us,"I told him with a smirk, "Well, I'm going." His eyes grew very big at once. He opened his mouth to talk, but Jacob said, "Hell, yeah!""But they don't let women in there!" Embry had said."Who says I'm going t

Athena's POVWe were looking around when loud drums and horns that could shake the ground let us know that the Lycan King had arrived. People moved out of the way for the King's chariot as it wound its way through the town and the crowd, stopping suddenly just a few yards from the stage.The moment I saw his chariot, my wolf started to growl. Even though we were a long way from the stage, I could still see everything clearly as he got out of the chariot and stood taller than everyone else.He bent down for a moment before getting up on the stage and looking around at the crowd. I had to bend a little bit to fit in with the crowd. It was done by accident. Even though I was at the very back of the crowd and wouldn't have been easy for him to spot, I didn't want to take any chances.After all, he was a lycan, and his senses were better than mine. If I hadn't been careful, he could have found me easily even in the crowd. It was better for me to be careful than to get caught and cause trou

Athena's POV"Then why did you come?" He yelled at me and looked me straight in the eyes. It was as if he could see right into my heart.To see you. I told him instead that I wanted to see the festival. It was hard to keep going when I couldn't take my eyes off of him. I was getting weaker because of how intense they were, and my wolf was getting closer and closer to being out of control. The bond between mates was very strong and sometimes too much to handle.I wondered if it was like this or if, because he was a powerful lycan and we were different, it was worse for me. I didn't know, but I was sure that if there weren't so many people around, we would have already started ripping each other's clothes off. I could see the intense desire and lust in his eyes, and he looked a little tense.He seemed to be fighting himself. The stress around us did nothing to help us. Being so close to my wolf was already making me crazy. I wondered if the bond between him and his mate was just as stro

Athena's POVAs soon as he finally pulled away from the kiss, I couldn't take another breath. I was out of breath and very hot because of the hot kiss that made everything go wrong for me. I was glad he still had me in his arms because if he hadn't, I was afraid I would fall to the ground and pass out.It was so intense that I almost felt like he took half of my life away. I put my head on his shoulder and took a few deep breaths. At the same time, I felt one of his hands go down to my hip and rest there for a moment. As the sexual fog slowly lifted, I could hear his heart beating from this close.I stayed that way for a while, trying to catch my breath, but the strange tingling feeling between my thighs got stronger, making me squeeze my thighs. When I finally had some control over my body, I tried to move away from him because I was afraid that if we stayed like this, things would soon get very bad. But he just growled at me and tightened his arm around my waist, making me feel ever

Athena's POVIn the next few hours, I had no control over myself or my body. Those women were taking care of me in every way. It was so much for me to handle. At one point, I felt like yelling as loud as I could."She's just a puppy," a woman said with a frown as she ran something through my hair and made it smoother. "She still smells like a puppy." I heard one of the women say, "I didn't know the King was taking such young girls." While they were making out with me, I was shocked and wondered if he had really slept with every woman there.Every time I thought he couldn't get any worse, he showed me an even worse side of himself."Whatever it is, I think he picked her up because of how she looks," one of the women said, giving me a very critical look that made me feel even worse about myself.I wanted to leave, and I even tried to run away a few minutes ago, but these women don't seem like normal women. I knew they weren't people, but I also knew they weren't lycans.They were magica