ATHENA'S POINT OF VIEW I took off my jacket in front of the mirror and gaped at my arm. The wound was completely gone. Not even a sign that I had ever been hurt. I pulled out the necklace Rojas had given to me, even now in the fasin light of day, it still glowed.As I stared closely at it, that's when I saw it, the bird.The same fleur-de-lis I had seen on the Stone Family ring. What was the connection? Why did the my mother's stone have the same insignia as the Stones Family ring? What was the connection? I wondered.It also made me wonder why the Nightwalker pack were the ones who found me. Aunt Jasmine had only specified that my Mother left me on the bridge. Suddenly, I was wielding a power stone and that meant I could be a target, but what did it have to do with the Stone family though?My screen lit up and the first thing I saw was a message from Rodriguez, the bronze was ready. I texted him my address and asked him to drop it off first thing in the morning.As I stared out at
ATHENA'S POINT OF VIEWScarlett Stone was obviously a well feared woman and many had dared not utter a word to her. So my shock was justified when I walked into the Stone house and found her ranting about my incompetence."It's been three weeks now, Sebastian. Where is that incompetent fool?!" She yelled. He just stood there watching her."Athena will be here soon, Mother. I don't think name calling is quite important." He said in that deep tone of his which usually held no expression except a dark tiredness."I'm sure, that's what you said fifteen minutes ago. The engagement party is tomorrow night, Sienna's jewelries aren't even ready yet. How did we hire such a person." She ventedI stood at the door listening to them without bothering to go in. I was meant to be remorseful and rush in there but Scarlett had always done her best job belittling me. The jewelries were ready and Valerie was bringing them, should I tell her or should I not? I asked myself a naughty smile forming on my
ATHENA'S POINT OF VIEW"How was that even possible?" I thought to myself. I had just seen Aunt Jasmine yesterday, he couldn't possibly have followed me. The only ones aware if the anonymous call I received were Valerie and my back up team."How...how do you mean?" I stammeredHe pushed a bunch of pictures towards me. I stared at the images of several cooured wolves moving around a forest area. This wasn't the pier but it was still a place across the bridge which means it wasn't white far off from the Pier. I stared at the images for what he tried to tell me until I saw it. The white figure hiding behind the trees at a distance, it was almost blurred out."But that could be anything, including a chair" I said to him. He called my bluff by snorting a laugh."A chair Athena, wolves don't use chairs. I looked at the back of the folder they were placed on, it read "Viscal Clan - Alpha, Thomas Viscal ". How did you find this pack?" I aksed him"In honesty, I didn't find them, they found me"
ATHENA'S POINT OF VIEWI walked into the Stones mansion even more weary of all of them. One rule as a survivor of hell was that nobody was to be trusted. After the way they had treated me for years, it was evident that they were all alike, and if I was back in this house it was as a result of chance and the fact that my brand name did not reflect Athena. Why would Sebastian store silver? What was his plan?I had gone back home and changed into a silk black one shoulder top and black pants that clung to my body. It accentuated my hips and bust. My hair was let loose and I held a purse. The presentation was about to go down and I needed to ensure that eveuiplaued out well so I could gain my freedom and leave this place. The contract which was binding had tied me down in this city for long enough. I felt married to this horrendous household.Valerie and Rodriguez did a good job setting up the projector frame in the Stone living room . The jewelries had been put into glass casings and dis
ATHENA'S POINT OF VIEWI called my dealer in Europe to send an invoice for the Brotelli diamond Sienna had ordered.It only made sense that she wanted the Brotelli diamond but why did she want the invoice? That was my Company's report. Even then, I didn't want any more drama from she or Scarlett Stone. Since she wanted to pay for it directly, she could have the invoice and the order report.My phone beeped that morning and I saw a message from Valerie, a new project had come up.I dialed her number immediately."Hello, I thought I said to shut down any projects until we were done with the Stones Contract?" I asked her over the phone."Yes ma'am I know but this order came in urgently and it is from a huge company. Only problem is that they ordered for twenty pieces of silver jewelry." She replied."Didn't you tell them we don't work with silver?" I aksed her. Humans were my only problem in this business. They found it weird that a jewelry company did not work with silver, and the orde
ATHENA'S POINT OF VIEWI got to the Stone Mansion early. I waited at the Greenhouse going through the remaining designs while I waited for the stone to be delivered. I got a call from my friend in Europe an hour before and he confirmed her payments and that he had sent the stone already.I spent about two hours trying to fit the minor stones we had purchased for the bracelets Sienna had requested for. Each work required precision and it took about ten minutes each to fit one diamond in place.About an hour later Sienna walked in with a box in her hand."The diamond has been delivered" she said. "I'm excited already, aren't you? Today is my engagement party and I am going to be wearing one of the most expensive diamonds in the world. Everything will fall in place tonight. It is so exciting" she squealed sauntering into the room gaily. She placed the wooden box on the table and opened it. The Stone was truly a masterpiece, it was even more beautiful than in pictures."Did you place an
SEBASTIAN'S POINT OF VIEWThrough out the engagement party, I wondered what Athena was doing. I wanted to be with her, spend some time with her instead of being trapped in a crowd with people I didn't want to be seen with.Everything proceeded smoothly, the security has covered the environment as I had ordered, even then I felt worried. My senses never lied when something was wrong. I walked through the maze outside hoping to catch some air and understand what was wrong. Then I saw the lights at the Greenhouse were still on. A smile came to my lips, she was still here, but the minute I thought of her, my heart skipped a beat. I walked towards the greenhouse, the door was ajar."Strange" I thought to myself. As I walked into the room, it was empty. There was food on the table and a glass of wine. The food looked untouched except for a small piece that had been removed.I picked up the glass and put it to my nose, just as fast, I took it away from my nose. "Damn! What was that smell?!"
ATHENA'S POINT OF VIEW I hadn't expected to wake up to the light of day again. After the previous night, everything had gone dark, the pain which coursed through me was evidence that I was going to die. The room looked dark because the curtains were closed. There were several bouquets of flowers on the table beside me and on the chair. My entire body hurt and my mouth was dry, my lips felt chapped and everything tasted and smelt like chemicals. I looked at the drip connected to my vein, "another chemical" I thought and threw my head back on the pillow. The door opened and a Doctor I recognized walked in. "Had Sienna brought me to the hospital?" I thought but that didn't sound right. Sienna hated me.Doctor Steve had a smile of relief on his face and I managed a slight grin which made my face hurt."You look like shit Athena. Thank God" it was an odd comment but I smiled at it because it came from a good place. Dr. Steve was the only one in the Stone family who had ever treated me wit