Chapter 39
Athena pov
Come to a dirt road that looks so overgrown no one can walk down it. Slipping behind a tree I strip and shift. Grabbing my bundle of clothes I take off home.
Running full speed I make it home. Less than an hour. Shifting I get dressed and slip into the castle through the back door. No one uses the back entrance anymore. Making it to my room I shut and lock the door. Stripping I toss the clothes away from me. I’ll burn them later. Grabbing sweats I head to the shower.
Scrubbing my body I start to cry. How could I be so stupid? Why was I acting so weird? I had no control over myself. I can’t tell anyone about tonight. I can’t let anyone know what happened. It would be one thing if he was my mate but he’s not. He’s a wolf from the black rose. A pack that hates me and my pack for reasons all their own.
How do I ask what happened to me without disclosing what I did? Maybe Loki might have an idea. First I have to scrub his scent off me And out of me. Others will smell him on me I’m sure of it. How long does the scent blocker last how long will that wolf’s scent stay on? Why did I go there? Slipping down the shower wall bringing my knees to my chest laying my forehead on my knees.
Once I cried until I couldn’t anymore and the water ran cold. Getting up feeling stiff I shut the water off and get out. Getting out I dry off dressing I crawl into bed. I want to forget tonight and pretend it didn’t happen. Thank goodness no one knows it was me and neither does that wolf. Besides who would believe it in the first place I’m too young to go there. My ID was fake so there is no trail back to me.
Closing my eyes trying to go to sleep when I remember the SUV “fuck” throwing the blankets off I get out of bed to head down to the garage I’ll need to put in a work order to have it fixed. I can say I was practicing working on the engine. My father is our pack mechanic so he’s been teaching me how to work on them for years.
Slowly making my way down I wasn’t paying attention “alpha” “alpha” “ Calvin, Brad hope your nights been well?” “it's been an adventure.” Nodding as I keep walking. Making it to the garage before I realized who I just passed. Turning around watching them turn the corner. How?
Picking up my pace I rush to the garage. Finding the SUV I click the key fob. Popping the hood. Everything looks fine but how? Popping the back I check under the blanket. Nothing. Lifting the hatch for the back storage space again nothing the distributor cap was put back on but by who?
Checking over the entire SUV and I can’t find anything out of the ordinary. Is someone watching me? Fuck double fuck. Slamming the doors and hood I put the key back. Fuck this. Storming to my hidden room. Slamming the door shut and licking it. “Loki your ass better wake up right fucking now.” “I wasn’t asleep I was watching my new favorite soap opera cause that’s all I can fucking see from here now that I haven’t already read a million times.” “what do you want me to do I can’t sit here turning pages for you. Never mind fuck that off for now. What can cause someone to be different? Make sessions they normally wouldn’t? And can fix a broken car that no one knew was broken? Without anyone knowing?” pacing back and forth.
“slow down and start again.” Clicking the monitor off I plop down in the chair. “first I felt drained in there. The. I drank this drink and I felt very agreeable to things. Not going into it then I removed part of the engine in the SUV at the club. But I ran home and forgot to fix it. Yet it and the men driving it are back like there was never a problem. The thing is fixed nothing is wrong or out of the ordinary. What can do that?” “well for all that at once nothing. Separate several things. Why? What did the drink taste and look like?” he says pacing the painting.
“fruity and it was dark so no clue. Why?” “show me your hands right now?” holding them up “turn” I do get drops his shoulders “okay well that’s good. What happened to telling me everything? Did you figure out who owns it? I could never figure it out.” “Nothing happened. Teach me magic.” I demand. Tilting his head studying for a long time before he starts pacing and having a talk with his wolf who seems to be answering him.
“how far are you willing to go?” “what's the worst thing you can think of or do?” “child there is nothing I wouldn’t do for power. I had it and I’d take it again given the chance. So again how far are you willing to go?”
“I won’t kill someone so probably up until that I guess.” Shrugging hoping I would never actually have to kill something. “we might be able to work with that. How far into that book have you gotten?” “chapter two.” “skip to the chapter on summoning a witch. Then we will start there also you could put a TV or something here with voice control.” Nodding I stood up “I'll get on that in the morning. Do you want that back in?” frowning he nods “sadly it’s comforting knowing they are alive.”
Flipping the switch brings the screen to life. “I can’t find Gregory either. Is there anyone else you remember down there?” “ill try and remember. But I kinda was away for a while seeing some oats and all. And then when I returned I was pretty much immediately being shoved into this hell.
