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ATHENA'S POV:-

After a few rounds between us, we finally settled down on the bed. Alexander was lying straight on the bed and I was on top of him. "So, are you ready to tell me what has been bothering you?" Alexander asked in a low tone and I suddenly snapped my head to look at his face. That was definitely not a good idea. I felt a sudden jerk in my neck.

"Woah! Easy there, Sweet Bean. You are going to hurt yourself." He whispered as he placed a soft kiss on the crock of my neck. The pleasure boosted the healing process. Or maybe being with him made me a lot stronger than I ever thought about. Either way, for me, it was a win-win situation.

I tilted my head to the side, letting him take full advantage. "Although I would love to do it one more time, I think it's for the best if we take a little break. I have noticed, all we do in our alone time is get streamy. We don't talk. We don't discuss anything. We don't even argue like couples always do." Alexander whispered softly, seductively in my ear, making me giggle like a little girl.

I turned in his arms and looked at his face. The amused look on his face was something out of this world. Along with that, I heard his hope in his voice. Something that filled my empty chest with warmth. "So you want to argue with me. I am up for it. You know, couples fighting and stuff." I knew that's not what he wanted to say. Yet, there I was, making fun of him.

I was still afraid. I believed everything that he told me. I trusted him. But I was afraid to show it to him. "You know what I actually mean. I want to know what's bothering you. I understand that you still don't trust me. But you can at least tell me the reason why you have been so frustrated." Rolling his eyes in annoyance, he almost growled at me. I had crossed a line that I was not supposed to touch.

Moon Goddess brought us together for a reason. We were mates and we decided to give this relationship a try. I was staring into Alexander's eyes. It was equally painful for him. But I was the only one who found the whole situation amusing. "There is nothing wrong. Nothing that I can't handle on my own." I tried to defend myself while trying to pull away from him.

As if on cue, he grabbed my hand and wrapped his arms around me so I wouldn't be able to leave. My body was screaming at me not to leave but then again, this alpha's ego. It was the biggest enemy between us. "I know you are a powerful woman and you are an Alpha. But I need to know of anything bothering you." Alexander was rocking me back and forth on his lap. His words were filled with kindness and he didn't hesitate at all.

He sounded like a man who was so proud of his mate and the places she had earned with her own hard words and efforts. But at the same time, my worst enemy was the destiny I brought with myself. "So what? You can come in and jump into my fight. So you can be my hero. Forget it. I am not doing that." I growled at him angrily.

As soon as those words were out of my mouth, I heard a slight skipping in his heartbeat. My words hurt him again. Maybe Cynthia was right. I was cruel like my father. "I didn't ask for that. I know well that you don't need me to save you. It's actually me who has always needed you to save my ass." Despite the painfully words I was throwing at him, he still managed to say kind and beautiful words to me.

His words made me smile again. Biting my lower lip, I asked him: "Are you saying I am the one wearing pants in this marriage?"

Alexander laughed out loud as he heard me. He pulled me back to his chest. I wrapped my arms around his torso and let his heartbeat echo in my empty chest as well. "No! I am saying, you don't need protection. But you need someone to listen to you so your mind can be less foggy and you can think straight." He whispered softly, rubbing his hand gently on my back.

I looked up again, and met his eyes. There was no sexual tension between us at that moment despite the fact that we both were naked and we both had our hands on each other's body. "Huh! I like the way you think!" I whispered softly, though I didn't want to answer his question.

My father was an evil man. And his hatred toward the werecoyotes was dangerous for Alexander. I tried to hate him all my life. But the truth was, I was falling in love with that man a little every single day. "Athena!" The way my name rolled on his tongue, I couldn't help but imagine his tongue rolling inside my pussy again.

"Fine! I'll tell you. Whatever." In the end, I was the one who had to surrender. His eyes were making me weak every single day.

He was not proud at all. He cupped my face and gently started caressing my cheeks, trying to make that conversation comfortable enough for me. "So, go on! What's been bothering you, Sweet Bean?" He Asked as I didn't say anything for a while.

I was actually lost in his eyes and that gentle touch. I just wanted to melt in his arms if it was possible. I cleared my throat just so I could clear my mind as well. "It's my father. Damn man just doesn't know how to quit annoying people." I finally told him the reason I was so worried.

My father was a threat to both Alexander's and my pack. The people of the packs, Alexander and I, we all meant nothing to him. His dark ambitions were just too evil. I wanted to protect the whole world from that man but the truth was that I had no idea how. "What did he do?" Alexander asked curiously.

"The question is what is he up to?" I decided to correct his question. It was not about when he actually did. I was afraid of what my father was up to.

Alexander frowned in confusion as he heard me. "What do you mean? He asked in a low tone. I sighed as there weren't any easier words to explain what I meant. The day I forced him down from the alpha's seat, I was well aware of the fact that one day, my father would try to do the same to me. That's what I had expected from him.

I didn't know what he was actually looking for. As if there was some sort of treasure he was looking for. Something that can get his seat back. It just didn't make any sense to me. "My people have been watching him and his crew since the day I took over. Up until now, there was no problem. But currently, his pals are proactive around the pack." I finally started telling Alexander everything I had been watching almost every single day.

"I still don't get what you are trying to say." Alexander asked curiously. Of course, it was impossible for him to understand the reason why I was panicking. To him, I had already taken that man down. But the truth was that my cowardly father actually surrendered before I could even challenge him. As always, he took the easy way out of his problem.

I knew I needed to tell someone about my problem. Although, I had to be the one to solve the problems in my pack, I still needed someone's expert opinion just so I knew I was not going on any wrong paths. Since I started thinking about my baby, my life started to change. I wanted a better world for my baby. A world and a pack where he could breathe without worrying for his life.

"Last night, I was late because I stayed behind to witness it with my own eyes. Once it was midnight, my father entered my office in the pack house. He was snooping around, as if he was looking for something." I finally told him the incident that occurred a few hours ago that night.

"You didn't confront him?" Alexander asked in a low tone and I rolled my eyes.

I used to believe that he knew my father better than I did. But then again, he knew the man my father actually was when his sister was alive. After her death, my father was practically a walking mystery for everyone. Even for my grandfather. "I did. And he played the same old previous Alpha card. Saying that it's my duty to make sure I am not doing anything stupid around." I replied to Alexander in a low tone.

A low growl escaped his lips as he also started to understand the game my father was playing. "Are you saying that you are afraid of your father? The same man who surrendered before you even touched him." After a while, Alexander asked me a question that left me surprised.

I questioned myself once. If I was actually still afraid of that man for some reason. In a minute, I realized, I was never afraid of him. When I was a child, I used to follow him, expecting to have a beautiful relationship with him. Like the relationship I witnessed around me. The relationship between a father and his daughter. But my father was not really that kind of man. He was a monster who had destroyed everything and killed an innocent woman.

The answer was in front of me. The question Alexander asked was kind of stupid. But maybe he asked it because I felt like I was afraid of that man. "No! I am not afraid of that cowardly bastard. But his evil mind is something to be afraid of. Lucifer was actually his pupil." I replied to Alexander in a low tone.

I sighed as I turned around on his lap and rested my back against his chest. Despite the fact that I was still naked, my body was getting warmer. "Are you saying he is planning something?" Alexander asked me in a low tone. He wrapped his arms around me and hugged me from behind.

"I am not sure but this much snooping around and breaking into the personal spaces of their Alpha is actually something serious. It's like they are looking for something." I replied in a low tone. For some reason, my breathing became heavy.

I was not even in heat, yet it felt like I was. I was sweating, my body was getting hotter and my clitoris started throbbing. "And what might that be? Do you have any clue? He asked in a low tone. His voice was the only thing I could focus on.

I thought about his question for a while. No matter how hard I tried to deal with the situation that was connected with my father in any way, I always feared that his ego and his monstrosity would turn my pack into a graveyard. The same pack I had worked so hard and turned it into a piece of heaven. "Not at all. I am still trying to figure out what his game plan is and what he is…" I was trying to explain everything to him, until I felt like something was bubbling up into my stomach.

I pulled away from him, clutching onto my stomach. I was rubbing my chest because I didn't like throwing up. "Athena! Are you okay?" The concern in his voice was visible on his face as well. Alexander was worried about me. I tried to respond but as soon as I opened my mouth, I felt like everything was about to spill out.

Pressing one of my hands on my mouth, I ran toward the bathroom. "Athena… Athena, wait!" Alexander shouted at me from behind. But I was more worried about throwing up in our bedroom. I buried my face in the toilet seat and let it all go. I let go of that burning sensation I had been feeling inside of my chest and my stomach throughout the day.