Athena Crimson ✓

CHAPTER 19

(Athena's POV)

"What? How? No..." My legs sway and he holds me and steadies me. Tears start to pour down my cheeks and I sob, "Someone shot her dead in her room" he growls.

I see Max and Z beside me "Alpha what happened? is something wrong? How's Betty?" Max asks getting more worried by the second. I give Victor a glance not knowing what to tell or believe anymore.

The only best friend I had is dead now, and she is dead because of me. My breathing hitches.

"Max, Betty was..." Victor says and suddenly looks up shocked and pulls me to him when we are tackled to the ground by the pack warriors.

I hear a gunshot sound and someone falling with a thud. People are running around us, but we cant get up. Victor is too heavy even if most of his weight is balanced on his arms, still im trapped under him. On him and surrounding us are the pack warriors. I know he is alright because, he keeps saying something to me, I just don't understand what he is telling me but. I am still crying and cant seem to stop it. My best friend...Oh Betty!

I hear another gunshot sound and in a few seconds all the warriors who tackled us to the ground get up and Victor lifts me up. I turn to look at Max lying in a pool of his blood and I feel nauseated.

Oh god! 2 people are dead... because of me... If I had died the other day, they would have been spared.

The pack police bring the body of the shooter, who was shot down by the pack police and throw him at our feet. "There was no Identity on him Alpha" they speak.

Victor growls and asks them a series of questions and they answer. I have tuned out, I cannot hear or think anything except how I have led to my best friend and her fiancé's death.

I feel Victor shaking me by my arms, and I look at him once again not able to understand what he is telling, tears running down my cheeks and I cant help it. My vision darkens and I feel going limp in his arms.

(Victor's POV)

"Athena! Athena listen to me, tell something... Athena" I shake her. She is sobbing uncontrollably and it hurts so much to see my mate in pain. Even when we were tackled to the ground by my guards (to protect us), I was trying to speak to her, but nothing I said seemed to get through. I have failed in keeping her safe. Though we are not hurt, Max and Betty are dead. If not for my wolf's hearing I and/or Athena would be dead by now.

"Athena" I shake her again, trying to get her respond. She just loses balance and gets unconscious. I swoop her in my arms and run to my penthouse.

Damn... Just damn.

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