Ares' pov I opened my eyes only to snap it shut a second later as the sun burned my vision.I opened my eyes to a slit, trying to get used to the bright light before opening it fully.The first thing I noticed was the sun directly above me, and I rolled to my side.The next thing I heard was the sound of waves crashing before I felt the prickle of sand on my skin.I was on a beach.I sat up slowly, ignoring the pain in my head as I looked around. My vision was impaired with black dots coming from the assault of the sun till I could finally see clearly.The sand was so white it felt like a dream. The ocean so clear and blue I could see the crystals that sat deep in it.There was nobody or building in sight as far as my eyes could go, making me wonder how I got there. I tried to connect to my wolf, but it was futile and he was totally silent.I sighed, but allowed the smell of salt and sea calm my nerves.“Tabitha would love it here,” I thought to myself with a smile.As soon as her na

Ares' pov After she went into the bathroom, I found myself barking orders at the maids to get all of her favorites meals ready, before going back to the room.I paced the room a few times, waiting for her to come out.I couldn't hear any sound coming from her in the bathroom, and this pushed not only me but Pellar to the edge.I knew I was meant to give her some time but she had been in there for close to an hour, the thoughts of her drowning in the bath from excessive tiredness, clawing at me till I couldn't take it anymore.My resolve snapped, and my feet led me to the bathroom and I pushed the door open, panicked.My eyes landed on wide hazel ones and even though the bubbles in the water covered every part of her up to her neck, I couldn't help the way my dick twitched as the water ran down her wet hair and face.Her doe eyes stared at me expectantly, and while I realized I was gawking, I couldn't do anything about it.“Ares….is something wrong?” Her soft voice tipped me off even

“Good morning,” Ares' deep voice greeted me as soon as my eyes fluttered open.He was propped up on his elbow staring sweetly at me. “Morning,” I said, feeling a bit flustered.He'd meant it when he said he wasn't going to let me go for days. We had been cooped up in his room for close to a week, learning more about each other and making love any chance we got.It was like being locked away from the real world and I loved it here. In his arms.The guilt of still keeping the real truth of my life from him surfaced as I looked at his breathtaking smile and shiny eyes, but I quickly pushed it back down.I was probably being selfish, but I didn't want him to see me any differently. Not yet at least, because I knew I had to tell him someday.“What's wrong?” His thumb grazed my chin.That was one of the things he had learned to do during our time together.He could easily tell when I had even the slightest change in my mood.The mate pull was now stronger than ever even though he was yet to

Ares' pov A permanent scowl was etched on my face as the meeting dragged on.I gripped my phone tightly, trying to distract my mind from the half naked picture of my mate that had my cock raging.We had made love every single day in the last week, yet I couldn't have enough of her. I still had a lot to explore with her body.The thought of ditching the stupid meeting ran through my mind a number of times, but this was an important deal and I'd put it off for far too long.I couldn't wait to get home and bury myself in her soaked pussy.The thought pulled a groan from me and half of the table turned to me.“Alpha, are you okay?” One of the members of the board of directors asked.“Yes,” my response was short and forced, but they all soon turned back to the presenter.The AC was in full blast, but I found myself sweating and shifting uncomfortably in my seat.Who knew my little mate was a temptress?By the time I was done with her tonight, she wouldn't tease me this way again.“...righ

My eyes burned. My chest tightened and the simple act of breathing became a challenge I seemed to be losing at with each passing second.I wiped the tears away with the back of my palm, but no matter how many times I blinked or closed my eyes, when I opened them again, the image haunted me, mocked me, and question everything I knew.This was the height of cruelty as I knew it and nothing, not even Jason and my own sister's betrayal came close. Not even knowing that someone I spent five years loving was the first to strike me to death, caused me the intense pain I was feeling at that moment.Glaring back at me was a video of Ares with a woman, a woman I knew very well, straddling him, and they were both naked! His eyes were closed probably from the pleasure as Noelle grinding herself down on him, moaning to tomorrow.Nyx clawed at my mind, howling and crying, but I was in way too much pain to pay attention to her, and just shut her out.After watching the short video to the end, everyt