Athena Crimson ✓

CHAPTER 22

(Athena's POV)

It was the middle of the night and I heard someone calling my name, so I decided to follow the name as stupid as it may sound. The voice I must tell was alluring, and couldn't be denied. I followed the voice to reach the living room of Victor's mansion, everyone must be asleep, the lights were off and now the voice didn't call out to me anymore. All I could hear was the wind and trees. It was beginning to drizzle. In the corner of the living room was a really old wooden rocking chair, it looked really cozy and I sat on it trying to think about my life that is a mess right now, I keep meddling with the arm rest, when I see an engraving, it was too old to identify, it starts with a 'C', but other than that I couldn't make out anything. I feel someone watching me and I lift my head to look out the glass doors, that lead to the forest. And I decide to go, or should I say my legs decide to go and my mind has no control over my body.

Lightning strikes were the only source of light in the dark night sky. It was raining heavily, with ground shaking thunders every few seconds. Why am I even here, out in the pouring rains? In the distance I see a silhouette when the lightning strikes again. And poof it's gone. I get the eerie feeling of being watched. I try to move to get under some shade...

Shit I can't move! But why!!

I see the silhouette again, it's a man in a black coat, I can only see his back, he is walking away from me. Is that Victor, NO, its not his body shape, Victor is more heavily built, who is this? I should tell Victor about this.

I try not moving, Maybe he won't notice me. Lightning strikes again, and I see something I probably shouldn't have... He has a big Rambo knife, with blood dripping from it. Wait he stopped walking... He turns his face slowly while I stay in my place frozen, hoping that he wouldn't see me.

Please God no... why do I always end up in situations like this.

I can swear he smirked even though he was at a distance. And with a swift movement he threw his knife at me. The knife came spiraling towards me, ready to cut anything in its path. God save me just this once... I screamed my heart out.

And I woke up, screaming! It's the same nightmare. And I am in the bedroom, not in the living room. But how? Maybe I dreamt going downstairs. I try to collect myself. Breathe in – Breathe out. I hear heavy footsteps and my door is thrown open. There stands Victor in nothing but a towel, drenched from head to toe, he must have been taking a shower. "What happened? Are you alright" He asks me as he closes the distance between us while checking for something in the room.

"I- I am alright, just a nightmare" I stutter, he sits on the bed and pulls me into a hug, burying his nose in my neck and sighing.

"You are shivering Athena" he tells me.

"The nightmare, maybe its because of that" I breathe out and sigh thinking about the nightmare.

"Um, Victor you are making me wet" I say pointing to him.

"What" he asks confused, and then looks down at himself before realizing, "Sorry, I was showering when I heard you scream and I imagined the worst" he rushes out before hugging me again.

"Wanna talk about it- the nightmare?" he drags out. I nod and tell him, right from the walking out in the rain to the knife coming at me. It feels good to share the load.

"Athena," he clears his throat, "Has any of your dream come true before?"

"What why would you ask that, its just a dream..." I tell him confused.

"No, its just that my wolf wants to make sure that no harm comes your way, not even in your dreams, so I asked just to ensure, Besides you are a human, so its not possible for you to tell the future." He looks at me and "Sorry babe I didn't mean to startle you like that, I just cant stop worrying about you."

I give him a weak smile. "I know" I really know.

"Okay so I'll go back to my room and you can call me or barge in at any time, okay?" he says but doesn't move from the bed.

He looks at me, with an emotion I now know - Love.

He glances at my lips swiping his tongue over his own. He leans closer and waits as if asking for permission.

And I close the gap between us, only to get lost in him.

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