A Gift from the Goddess

Chapter 21

 In future chapters, I will also be using single quotes’ for just things Aria says to herself internally. An author note reminder will be added to the next chapter it’s used, which hopefully assists in reading/understanding what’s happening. No…

He couldn’t be here. He wasn’t supposed to be here yet.

1*”You are nothing, Ariadne,’*’I heard his voice speak in my head, an old memory replaying from my past life. ‘*”You are only here because I let you be here.”*’

No, please, no… I’m not ready… ‘*”You have been found guilty of the charges against you.“* 

Cold, familiar green eyes stared down at me.

Piercing. Like a tiger watching its prey with curiosity. “*”Therefore, with the power held within me, I, Aleric Dumont, Alpha of the Winter Mist Pack...” 

I took two steps back slowly, unable to take my eyes off the man in front of me. ‘*”…Sentence you, Ariadne Chrysalis, former Luna of the Winter Mist Pack...”*) “Aria?” a familiar friendly voice called out beside me. However, I couldn’t register their words.

1*”…To death.”*’

I fell backwards to the floor in front of the man who had been my death.

…Who will be my death.

“*”Your sentence is to be carried out immediately.“*‘ 

No, please, make it stop.

I covered my ears feebly as the rational side of my brain tried to convince me this wasn’t real, that the voice was just a memory inside my head and nothing more. 

stop… STOP…

began to rock, trying to

“Ariadne?”

voice. It broke through my mental turmoil enough

Nothing had changed. “... Why are you here?” I managed to whisper. However, I wasn’t sure if I was asking

be here, right? They called me back home due t o an emergency with that girl who was attacked. I’ve only just arrived.”

to present yourself in this manner to your future Alpha,” he said, a tone o fannoyance in his voice. The way he spoke wasn’t

me in front of a

going to completely ignore what I’m saying to you?” he said, increasingly becoming angrier. I couldn’t get my body to respond. Nothing I did would let me take control.

...So helpless.

wasn’t different. I hadn’t changed. He was fated to control my life no matter

 could feel the tone of his Alpha authority trying

to move, he eventually lost patience and reached his hand out towards me. And at that, my body finally

flinched, turning my face away as I held my hands up in defence against the

…Only it never came.

making contact. I looked at his arm and, to my surprise, I saw how it was positioned as if he had been planning to pull me to my feet rather than slap me. I’d acted on impulse when there had been no real danger

trial grounds. Aleric wouldn’t be able to kill me without a valid reason in front of a witness. “What are you on about? I haven’t even done anything

me however, I found I was unable to stop the involuntary flinch that shook me once again; the sight of his quick movement towards me having triggered the

things that she really doesn’t feel like being around you right now. Probably best to also keep in mind she’s been in a coma for the last three days and was released only about two

for reassurance, but I couldn’t make myself lose sight of Aleric. My body’s natural reaction was

growled. “She doesn’t belong to

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