Dangers And Secrets

Athena



On my way to my room with thousands of different thoughts bombarding inside of my head, I accidentally bumped into the last person I wanted to see—Celine.

Her purse fell from her hand and I stumbled backwards.

"Ugh! Can't you see where you are going?" She groaned, bending down to grab her purse and collect her belongings that fell

I did not bother to pay more attention to her and attempted to walk away. Having a conversation with her was the last thing I wanted.

But then suddenly I heard her muttering.

"Fucking slave."

My feet stopped on their own, my fists balled up to my sides and I turned around instantly, "What did you just say?"

She stood up straight, grabbed her purse and looked at me, "I said exactly what you have heard."

"It's rich coming from a woman like you when all you do is suck my mate's dick and run here and there around him like an obedient dog would do for his treat," I crossed my arms over my chest, "So it's better for you if you keep your mouth."

Her face turned different shades of red in anger, I saw her jaw clenching as her teeth grind together.

"You fucking bitch! What the fuck do you think of yourself huh? Do you even know who I am? If I ask Sebastian once, he'll throw you out of this place and never look back. I have much more power over him than you!"

"Oh really? I think you need to stop living in your own delusional world. And for a fact, I know who you are— A fucking mistress. So stay in your lane or else if I have to put you there, it won't be good for you." There was no way I was going to let a slut like her walk all over me.

She was selfish and full of depravity and today I surely planned on teaching her a lesson.

"What would you do huh? A bloody wolf-less pathetic creature, You know what, let me show what I can do." She attempted to whack me with her purse and this was it, I lost my calm.

I grabbed her purse with a hand throwing it away against the nearest wall and kicked her leg hard.

She fell straight on her back on the floor, her pained loud groan sounded throughout the corridor.

"I've gone through a lot in my life, Celine but one thing that I'd never allow is a slut like you hitting me. My weaknesses are limited and only for the people I care for, so if you think just because I don't have my wolf with me I'll stay scared of a bitch like you, you are absolutely wrong in this case," I spat, "So next time if you try raising your hand at me, you might not have your hand attached your body anymore."

"You weak pathetic bitch," She snarled and stood up, "This ego and bravado don't suit you. Your own mate doesn't give a fuck about you, in fact, he hates you and I am sure you know that because judging by all these marks and bruises I can see on you, it's evident Sebastian has already shown you what you deserve. You have got nothing to be so proud of, you are miserable!"

"I don't care what you think, Celine. You are very welcome to get lost, but since you have pulled out this topic, I'd like to let you know that your opinion about my and Sebastian's relationship will not make any change. You are not even his girlfriend, you are just a mistress. I am his mate, and whether he hates me or loves me....he'll stay remain connected to me for the rest of his life. The bond we have is made by the goddess, we are destined to be together." I spoke, loud and clear, "So if you think by saying all of these you'll get a reaction out of me or affect me, it's completely stupid of you to think so."

"Oh shut up! Don't try to make yourself feel better behind the cloak of these words," She said, "You know the truth by yourself that Sebastian will never ever accept you as his mate, and mark what I'm saying— He'll throw you out like a used tissue paper soon as he gets bored of you. A man like him doesn't have any place for emotions and when it'll come to you, he'll become a thousand per cent more emotionless."

A chuckle slipped past my lips, "And what are you trying to prove by saying all of these? Are you only trying to prove to me that he'd never be mine or you are doing this because you want to break my confidence for your motives?"

A flicker passed through her eyes, she looked like a deer caught in red lights. I saw her hesitating for a while before she spoke once again.

"I don't have time to waste on you, be miserable somewhere else." She moved to grab her purse and the things that'd fallen on the floor.

I crouched down beside her as well and her gaze moved to me, I picked up her cell phone and other accessories, helping her put them in her purse but she seemed to be aware that was not my real intention.

"I have yet to know your real intentions, Celine. But I know...that way you are on who has sent Winona to help me out of the mansion and I know that you did not intend on letting me get out alive." Her entire body froze upon my statement, I also noticed the hitch in her breathing, "You might have thought you are good at hiding your motives but in reality, you aren't. And I am sure living in the same house, you are not unaware that the intruders Vincent Thompson have sent are dead, it won't take long for Sebastian to figure it out as well that you are related to this incident in some way."

Celine seemed way too restless all of a sudden, I could notice the strange kind of fear shading her eyes and her hands shaking ever so lightly as she looked at me with full caution.

"You are involved with Vincent, aren't you?" I asked.

"I....I don't have time to talk to you, nor do I need to give you any explanation," She hurriedly stood up.

This was what made me completely sure that she was involved with Vincent Thompson— A man who wanted to kill me because of his enmity with my mate.

"Sure thing, try your best to hide your treachery but I promise you, your true colours will come to light very soon," I stood up as well but then my eyes fell on the envelope that lay just beside my feet, it'd supposedly fallen from Celine's purse.

I bend down and picked up the envelope and the way Celine's eyes widened, it was more than obvious that this was Celine's.

I opened the white envelope, sceptically and was soon met with the sight of a handful amount of cash that explained the reason why this packet felt so heavy.

"What are you going to do with so much cash?" I raised one of my eyebrows, fully aware that this money could not be for her use.

There has to be a different reason.

She opened and closed her mouth a couple of times, probably trying to come up with a retort but when she couldn't succeed she strode toward me and snatched the envelope from my hand.

"It's none of your fucking business." And with that, she stormed out of the place as soon as she could.

Today's encounter with Celine has definitely convinced me that Celine's intentions were much darker and deeper than I'd once assumed.





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"So you mean, Basically Celine was homeless before Sebastian met her at a party and brought her here?"

"Yes, all I know is that Celine lost her apartment because of debts and such and ended up homeless and on that very day, when she was trying to drink her misery away, she met Alpha and then he brought her here. Since then she has been staying here, for more than a year." Sarah responded to my question.

"Is there anyone who knows her background, I mean about her family and parents?"

"No, she probably doesn't even have anyone. However, I am not sure since nothing about her is transparent."

Everything about Celine seemed shady.

These mere pieces of information could not lead me to anything. To get to my answers I needed to get to the roots of everything, and for now, my only hope was Julia.

"Have you brought the phone?" I asked Sarah.

"Thanks a lot for the help," I thanked her in a low whisper as she handed me the phone, "You don't know how important it is to me."

"It's okay, but you need to be very quick. The guards can catch us at any time, besides you know there are other maids who are assigned to solely keep an eye on you." She spoke.

"Yes, I know," I said, instantly dialling Julia's number on the phone. She'd given me her number the day she came to meet me.

She wasn't allowed to be anywhere around this house or even miles away. So the only way to communicate was through the phone and this was indeed risky but I did not have any options.

Only Julia could tell me about Sebastian and his enemies. She was the only one who have ever bothered to stay connected to his life even though he have restricted her.

It took a few seconds before Julia picked up the phone.

"Hello.."

"Hello, Julia. It's me, Athena," I spoke, "I need to ask you something, it's very important."

"Okay, tell me what it is. Did something happen?" Worry laced her voice, she must have realized my restlessness through mine.

"I don't have much time on my hand because guards can be here at any time, so please try to answer my questions as short and as informative as possible," I spoke, Sarah looked around us to make sure none was coming at this way, "Do you know who Vincent Thompson is?"

Julia fell silent for a brief moment before she spoke, "Yes, I know who he is. He's the son of Draco Thompson who was Sebastian's father's biggest enemy."

"Tell the reason behind their enmity? How it all started?"

"Sebastian's father was a brute, just like the way he ruined Sebastian's and his mother's life, he ruined many more lives too. And one of them was Draco's. Draco and Elijah were friends, and they ran a weapon business together but due to a few disputes both their relationships faced downfall and soon it turned into hatred. And one day, Elijah just killed him even though he knew that Draco had absolutely no intention to harm in such a way. But being the monster he was, Elijah did not care, after killing Draco he snatched his business leaving Draco's wife and children to roam on the streets."

"What happened after that?"

"Watching his mother and sister suffer for years, not even having proper food or shelter over their head, Vincent's hatred grew beyond extreme. And now he wants to get back everything Elijah has snatched from him. He wants to take away everything Sebastian has today and he'll not miss a single chance he gets to destroy him and seek his revenge, Vincent and his family's only motive is to destroy Sebastian and they have vowed to do it at any cost." Her voice dropped. a few octaves sounding deeper and darker.

"What happened to Vincent's mother and sister? Where are they right now?" I asked.

Julia paused for a whole long minute before she spoke, "I don't know but maybe.....they are where they should be."

"Vincent is trying to harm me as well, Julia. And I think there's big danger roaming around us right now, and that is Celine— Sebastian's Mistress. I think she is involved in all these conspiracies of Vincent against Sebastian and me," I spoke, "I do not know why she is doing it, perhaps for money or anything else but I need your help. If you get to know anything about Celine, inform me soon as possible."

"What did she do? Did you notice something strange that made you doubt?" Julia asked, I hadn't expected her question to come so quickly.

"Athena, maybe the guards are coming this way. You need to hurry." Sarah spoke up before I could respond to her and my eyes fell on the shadow of two guards who were walking in this direction from afar.

"Julia, I'll talk to you later." I was about to hang up the call when her voice rang

"Athena listen..."

"Yeah?"

"Take care of yourself and Sebastian. Keep a look at everything, danger can be anywhere," She said, "I'll pray for both of you."

"Thanks, Julia." With that, I cut the call and handed the phone which she hid beneath the tray in her hand, before we both walked away in different directions as far as we could.