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THIRD PERSON'S POV:-
Alexander felt a sudden sharp pain in his chest and he fell down on the staircase of Hound's mansion. He had received Athena's message, explaining to him what she was about to do. And where he could find Aurora's missing heart. "This doesn't feel right, I need to hurry up." Alexander growled, pushing himself back on his feet. He started running toward that specific room again.
Oliver was laughing hysterically, staring at the throbbing heart in the container. "I can't believe you actually thought that I could let anyone free you from me. You are bound to me until the world ends. That means, you are stuck with me forever, my dark haired princess." Oliver growled seductively, staring at the heart with lustful eyes.
What he didn't know, Athena had opened her eyes already. The heart was pounding so loudly, the beats were echoing loudly inside the room. That excited Oliver to the point, he had a boner. He was stroking his dick from above his pants. Athena stepped up on her feet, and pulled the sword out of her chest. She was about to attack her father from behind when her skin started tingling and the beats she could hear outside, she felt them inside her chest as well.
Alexander wrapped one of his arms around her from behind, leaned his face toward the crock of her neck and pecked the mark that he gave her softly, making her moan ever so softly. "You and I are in this together, my Sweet Bean." Alexander whispered softly in her ear, making her smile widely.
The peck on her mark was a way for Alexander to call upon Athena's beast that had fallen asleep a while ago due to the spell Oliver casted to suppress Aurora's soul. Alexander intertwined his fingers with Athena's. Gordrix started growling angrily and he was not alone. Cynthia was with him.
The growls made them both turn around. Alexander and Athena shifted partially into their beasts. "Your sick lustful game ends today and now." Alexander growled at Oliver angrily. Oliver started laughing at Alexander and that angered Athena.
"Don't you dare mock me by laughing at my mate, you fucking demon!" Athena punched Oliver hard on his face, pushing himself through the wall. He fell out of the mansion and into the back garden. Alexander scooped Athena in his arms and jumped off of the room.
Oliver's wolf took over instantly, jumping into the fight. "You can never win. I made sure you will never win even if you would be able to get to her heart." Athena heard her father through a mind link as Oliver attacked Athena. Athena turned around and Alexander clawed Oliver's wolf.
Whimpering like a puppy, he tossed on the ground. All of a sudden, Alexander felt his arms and legs being strained with the ground. He couldn't move at all. Athena turned and found Alexander trying to break free from the strains. As she turned her face again, Oliver punched her in her belly.
The hard punch knocked the air out of her lungs. Athena fell on the ground, screaming in pain. "The baby is fine, Athena. But you are suddenly in labor. It was the only way to protect him in such a short time." Cynthia whispered, trying not to disturb the baby.
With all the strength he could master, Alexander broke free from the strains and he was right beside Athena. "The baby is fine. But it's coming out!" Athena whimpered then screamed in pain.
"It's alright! I am here. I am never gonna leave you." Alexander whispered, holding her hands in his as he made her sit on his lap and open her legs wide.
"Alexander! The way for your sister to have a happy life is to get that heart and bury it in her grave. If something happens to me, I want you to do it for me." Athena whimpered helplessly, tears running down her cheeks as she started pushing.
Oliver growled angrily, as he couldn't let someone with Aurora's face, being loved by another man. He launched at the couple but all of a sudden, he watched Aurora standing in front of the couple, guarding them with her soul. "This is as far as you can go! I will not let you hurt my baby boy and her mate. I have protected her from you since she was born. I will protect her now as well." Aurora yelled at Oliver angrily.
That wicked grin on Oliver's face pissed her. But it disappeared the moment he saw a hundred walls of people, standing in front of the couple, guarding their Alphas and the heir to both packs with their lives. "We spent all our lives fighting each other. But it took us a year to realize, we can protect each other together." Beta Eric growled at Oliver angrily, hatred dripping from his eyes for Oliver. The man who killed his precious sister.
"We will protect our alphas together, and the future heir of both Hound's and Woodfang blood." Beta Carrie added, completing Beta Eric's sentence.
Oliver howled loudly, staring at the people in front of him. He was about to take a step forward toward the people of his pack when an arm went through his chest. A moment later, his throat was ripped out of his neck. As his body hit the ground, he saw his father face with a disappointed look on his face and sadness in his eyes.
"I should have done that the moment I found out that you have been abusing a woman on the land that was freed by a woman. It's my fault that I didn't stop the monster your mother had created." Samuel Hound growled as he watched his son die a painful death.
Moments after his death, the air echoed with the cries of a new born baby. All of the people turned around, staring at the baby in Athena's arms. "It's a girl!" Alexander announced for both of the packs. Everyone started cheering, welcoming the princess, the future alpha of both packs as they all prayered.
Just then, Athena started gurgling in her own blood. Beta Eric quickly grabbed the baby from Alexander's hands. Alexander scooped Athena in his arms. "The baby is safe now. I want you to free your sister. It's time for me to go." Those were the last words Athena spoke before she was engulfed by darkness.
Samuel had the container that had Aurora's heart thumping inside of it. "Let's take her to the Alpha druid." Alexander suggested. Nodding his head, Samuel handed the container to Alexander and shifted into his wolf form. Alexander rides on Samuel's back to the palace where Queen Solana was informed of the situation.
Queen Solana checked Athena and realized that she could no longer live without a heart. "The moment Oliver Hound died, your sister was free from his hold. That left Athena unprotected. It was a miracle how she lived for nineteen years without a heart. Now, she needs one. It's your decision, Alexander. You can either set your sister free by burying this heart, or save your mate. What's it gonna be?" Queen Solana informed Alexander of the two options he had. One one side, he had probably the last way to set his sister free from the world. And fulfil Athena's last wish. But in that case, he was supposed to let his mate go.
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Athena opened her eyes and found herself lying by the same river. She turned her head and found Aurora lying beside her. She looked happy. "Did they set you free?" Athena asked.
"You'll know soon." Aurora replied.
"Before I can go! There is something you need to know. Oliver, your father, was not alone in this deadly game he played with me. He couldn't do it unless he knew ways to restrain Cynthia. By the time I figured it out, it was too late. Oliver had already killed Cynthia inside of me." Aurora whispered, making Athena frown in confusion.
"Why are you telling me this now?" Athena asked in confusion.
"Because whoever it was, it was after the actual power that Cynthia had locked inside of her. And as your baby has finally been born, the powers within her have been unleashed." Aurora informed Athena, making her confused even more.
"Aren't I dead?" Athena asked in confusion. She heard a baby cooing. Athena turned her eyes for a second and when she looked back, Aurora was already gone. But she was able to hear Aurora whispering a few last words in her ear.
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Athena opened her eyes and found herself lying in Alexander's arms. She tried to push herself up but failed. "Hey! Don't push it. Just stay in my arms." Alexander's hushed whispers made her whimper.
"How can I be alive?" Athena asked Alexander in a low tone. He cupped her face and pecked her lips gently.
"I used Aurora's heart to give you life." Alexander replied, hoping to receive appreciation from Athena. But instead, he received an angry growl from his mate.
"I told you to set her free by burying her heart. Instead, you decided to save me?" Athena was roaring at her mate, anger flashing in her eyes.
It was painful for Alexander but he decided to stay calm. "I couldn't live without you. I had already lost Aurora. I can't lose you too. Besides, our baby Aurora needs you." Alexander whispered softly, almost lovingly while gently stroking her long black locks.
"I can't believe this. You decided my fate when I asked you to set both me and your sister free. How can you do this to me, Alexander? Don't you get it? I didn't want to stay alive. The purpose of my birth had been fulfilled. I was supposed to die along with Aurora's heart." Athena growled at him angrily. Tears welled up in Alexander's eyes as he heard hatred in Athena's words for him.
He wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tightly. "I don't care if you hate me for the rest of our lives. I needed you with me. So I saved your life. Punish me if you want to, but I am not ashamed of what I have done." Alexander whispered softly in her ear. He pinched her chin lightly and guided her lips toward his.
"That's what you will get from now on, Alexander. Till I live, I will hate you to the depths of my heart and soul." Whispering those heartless words, Alexander's Heartless Luna kissed him deeply, leaving his heart wounded.
TO BE CONTINUED…