LOGINAzrael“I believe Athena was already marked for banishment before anyone found out she was your mate,” Mother said.We were sitting in my office after she returned from speaking with Athena. She had gone to question her privately to confirm whether she was truly the woman from that night. Judging by the serious expression on her face, she had gotten the answers she needed.“She explained everything to me,” Mother continued. “On the day of the mating ball, the pack bus left without her, so everyone else returned home first. By the time she finally made it back with your mate mark on her neck, nobody cared about finding out who had marked her. Her father immediately threw her out of the pack without even consulting the elders.”I leaned back in my chair, silently processing everything she was saying.“That tells me her banishment had already been planned before the mating ceremony,” Mother went on. “Then you visited their pack, and they discovered she was your true mate. Instead of acce
AthenaI sat on the cold stone floor of the prison cell. The freezing air wrapped around me, making my whole body tremble. It was so dark that I could barely make out anything around me. The only thing I could see clearly was the rough wall behind me whenever a little light slipped through the bars.I wrapped my arms tightly around myself, trying to keep whatever little warmth I had left. It didn't help much. My clothes had been taken from me, leaving me with only my bra and underwear. Every passing second felt colder than the last, and my body refused to stop shivering.Slowly, I rested the back of my head against the damp wall and closed my eyes. My mind refused to stay quiet. I kept thinking about everything that had happened, trying to understand how I had ended up in this nightmare.None of it made any sense.There was no logical explanation for my actions except that I had been under some kind of spell. I forced myself to retrace every step I had taken, hoping I would remember a
Azreal"That's impossible!" she exclaimed, her eyes widening in shock. "No one can see that tattoo on your back, not even me," Mom said, staring at me as if I had just said the most unbelievable thing she had ever heard."She saw it, Mom, and she is the lady from that night, not Aurora," I said.Mom's hand flew to her mouth as she struggled to process what I had just told her. She stood frozen for a moment, taking slow, uneven breaths while staring at me with disbelief written all over her face."Are you sure?" she whispered. "Celestina said no one else can see it except you and those connected to it. I thought they got wiped out?" she asked, her voice filled with surprise and confusion.I understood exactly why she was reacting that way because I was just as confused.The tattoo on my back was no ordinary mark. It wasn't something anyone had ever been able to see. Not even my own mother had seen it, despite being there the day the powerful witch, Celestina, performed the spell.That
AzraelI pushed the door to my office open and stormed inside, with Gabriel following closely behind me. The anger boiling inside me was too much to control. I marched straight to my desk and, with one sweep of my arm, sent everything on it crashing to the floor. Papers scattered everywhere while books and ornaments hit the ground with loud thuds.Still not satisfied, I grabbed the chair beside my desk and hurled it across the room. It slammed hard against the wall before falling to the floor."You need to calm down," Gabriel said.I turned to him sharply, my chest rising and falling with every heavy breath. "Do you think calming down is going to solve any of this?" I shouted."You destroying things won't make anything better either," he replied. "At least sit down so we can think this through. Maybe we'll find something we can do."I let out a bitter laugh and ran a hand through my hair. There was nothing anyone could do. Just when I thought everything was finally falling into place,
Athena“The king is already on his way here. Don't kill her yet,” one of the guards surrounding me said.The moment he spoke, all the guards immediately took several cautious steps backward, putting some distance between us. Their swords and guns were still pointed in my direction, but none of them dared to come any closer. Their expressions were filled with fear and caution, as if they expected me to attack again at any second.A few of the guards quickly rushed to the two men lying motionless on the floor. They carefully lifted them up before hurrying out of the treasury. The two men looked lifeless, their bodies covered in blood, and I couldn't tell if they were still alive or already dead.I stood there, completely frozen. Slowly, I lowered my gaze to my hand, I was holding a knife. Fresh blood dripped from the blade onto the floor beneath me.My breathing was heavy, and my chest rose and fell rapidly. My entire body felt exhausted, like I had just been through a fierce battle. Ev
AzraelI frowned deeply at him, searching his face for any sign that he was joking. My chest felt tight, and my mind refused to accept what I had just heard."Is this supposed to be a joke? Because it's not fucking funny, Gabriel." I said, my voice low and filled with disbelief.Gabriel didn't laugh or even smile. The excitement that had been on his face moments ago had been replaced with complete seriousness. He looked directly into my eyes, determined to make me understand that he wasn't making any of this up."I wish I was joking. Remember I told you that the girl from the room that morning had wavy black hair, just like Athena's? And when we visited her pack and met Aurora, I told you her hair was different from the girl I met that morning. Just like she was trying to hide her face that day, she did the same today, and I knew I had seen that move somewhere significant before." Gabriel said.My breathing became uneven. The words echoed over and over inside my head. It sounded impos
AthenaHe stared at me for a few seconds after I kissed him, almost like he was waiting for me to pull away or regret it. But I did not, instead I wrapped my arms around his neck softly, silently letting him know that I wanted this too.That was all the permission he needed, he claimed my lips imme
AthenaI stood in front of the bathroom mirror quietly, staring at the faint bruises around my neck. My fingers moved carefully over the marks Xander had left behind earlier in the elevator. The skin still hurt whenever I touched it.I swallowed hard, Xander had truly wanted to kill me. If that wo
AzrealI scoffed in irritation “I wasted my time coming here,” I said coldly. “I thought you would actually help me, but all you have done is plant more confusion in my head.”Fiona watched me calmly, completely unbothered by my reaction. “I can bet that deep down, you already know the answer,” sh
Azreal“Claim her right now,” Ryker’s voice echoed inside me, pushing hard, trying to rise to the surface. I clenched my jaw and forced him back, struggling to keep control.My eyes stayed on her, I couldn’t look away. She stood there naked, and in that moment, nothing else existed. To me, she was







