The Alpha's Broken Heart

What am I really? ~Nefeli~Unknown

This situation would have been overwhelming if I didn't have the upper hand. This man, rogue, is threatening to hurt Amara. I'm trying to focus on her and the pack but I'm out of it. I feel as if I'm withdrawing from my own body.

"Give us your blood!" a rogue yells to me. For a second I consider it, Amara is more valuable than a bit of my blood. I'm about to agree but then the random voice intervenes.

'Don't do it, trust me. We won't get hurt...' The voice advises, then I feel a weight shift within me, almost as if aligning something within my soul. I turn to Nate who is looking at me intently. He catches my gaze and shakes his head. Should I trust Nate and the voice, or should I just do my thing? I feel extremely troubled with my current predicament. Amara looks helpless and I talked all that smack talk, just to still and do nothing? I'm lost in my head but my head clears when I smell that foul scent, a rogue, it's trying to sneak up on me. It's scent is sealed to others but I can practically taste it. The rogues heartbeat is erratic and I can smell it's fear.

' I got you, just let me help, trust me. ' I then just decide to trust this voice, hasn't hurt me or proved my wrong yet. I try to let her in. I turn to Nate and see him nodding at me. That was all the assurance I needed. I feel a weight lift and something pour out of a deep pit in my soul. I see fragments of gold shining in my eyes as I'm pushed to the back of my mind. I look at Nate seeing him shift back, is he scared of me? ' no he just doesn't want to get bloody whilst watching the scene play out' Calista muses in my head.

As he shifts I see a silver handcuff holding him to the locker, his hand is burnt around the wrist. I felt someone else's anger combine with mine and blossom in my soul and my body turned to the imposters trying to retreat. My hand raised to the exit and I see it glow and seal shut. My other hand waves by me and a sword appears my hand.

The voice that left my mouth didn't sound like mine, but if it gets the point across, so I'm not complaining.

' You touched what's mine, the damage is done so now prepare to meet your fate.'

The voice said before grabbing the frozen rogue that tried to sneak up on me. I grab their neck, causing their cloak to fall. I see the male with a knife, he seems to have forgotten how to use out of fear, I snarl at him squeezing his neck till he turned purple, cut off his hands at the wrist where they cuffed Nates left hand; to show I have taken a grudge, and shoved my sword through his chest. The limp body falls and his 'teammates' gasp. The pathetic leader lets go of Amara who ran into Xavier arm immediately. I feel Calista step forward and realise a battle cry.

The fight, or rather attack blurred past my eyes. I barely had time to process my fast movements and neither did they.

After probably thirty seconds I stood with the leaders neck in my hand, his body hovering over the ground.

"Please, please! I pledge loyalty to whoever you are or I can be your slave!" he begs squirming in my grasp. I let out a bitter chuckle then turn to Nate, who stared at my lovingly and adoringly. I smirk at him.

"Let's make a deal, okay. I will tell you my name and you will give me your love and it's package, what you think?" I asked him. He looks confused and so does everyone else but let's out a strangled cry when I squeeze his neck more. Nate looks like he understands my hidden message.

"Yes, I will give all my love, what is your name?" he says frantically. I hum approvingly.

" My name is Athena, after my life source, goddess Athena. " I say and he gulps. I said that I was her daughter before but I didn't think I was actual offspring, again, not complaining!

" Can I?" I ask getting closer to his face. He nods and closes his eyes, slightly puckering his lips. I raise an eyebrow at him then turn to Nate, who looks disgusted and is growling loudly. I let out a laugh and he opens his eyes, startled.

I trace his chest, making him purr abit. Without warning I rip his heart out of his chest. His eyes widen and his life slips out of his eyes gracefully. I drop his body and head towards Nate. I can feel the heart viciously beating in my palm, begging for more seconds of life. I kneel and break off the cuff. I hand him the heart and he stares at it, disgusted.

"Boy, same!" I hear Calista say to him making him chuckle.

I see most people already freed. I look at Nate and suddenly feel myself fade.

' Athena? Are you okay! ' I ask frantically as I feel myself falling. Nate grabs me, the golden fragments clearing from my sight.' Next time sweetie, next time.' Athena says to me, her voice fading from my head gradually.

"Nefeli! Nefeli! stay with me your gonna be okay. Nefeli don't leave me!" I hear Nate shouting. I grab his pinky finger to show him I'm still there. I try to respond but the darkness pulls me into it's depths mercilessly.

I open my eyes to see a field, a one story house and a garden swing. I walk towards the house, cautiously. I can't help but feel like this is my house it has a twinge of familiarity, even though I have never seen it before. I walk through the front door, which was open. I walk around the house looking for any signs people living here or lived here. I walk through the living room, the kitchen and the dining room. I move further in and open what I assume is a bedroom. I enter and gasp at the interior, it looks like it should be my room. The light green walls with emeralds imbedded in the walls, the posters and even the black wooden flooring, these are all stuff I loved because of Nate. Nate! he must be worried sick. How long has it been? A week? A month? I walk into the living room once more and look at the portraits. Most were of Nate and I smiling, some of Amara and Xavier and one of my Mom, the biggest portrait, one of her holding me and her belly. ' My birthday picture...' I was sitting on her lap making duck lips to the camera. I laugh as I remember the scolding I got from my Mom when she saw the picture.

I sit on a black couch in the living room reminiscing through all my pleasant memories. The more memories I dug up, the more portraits appeared on the walls. I then notice a tiny box TV in the corner. I walk up to it, tampering with it trying to turn it on. After I give up and just press a random button it comes to life.

I sit and watch the visions I've had recently play in front of my eyes. The one of young Nate and the one of the war. As soon as they're done a new vision starts up.

' I first hear a distant cry and then rain falls down, only this time it was gloomy. The sky was crying because of a great loss. I see a life start from the dead and a heart breaking viciously. The reborn brings painful love, however a new love sprouts from mercy, second chance love. Only the mourning one will truly understand life ...'

Then the TV turns off. I try to press the same button but it's no use, I tamper for a few more moments before kicking it, only cracking the screen a bit. I sit staring once again at the portrait of Nate and I. 'Nate?' I try to call out through the mindlink but he doesn't respond. ' Nate please where are you, where am I ?' I say softly, tears brimming my eyelids as I think about the possibility of never returning to him ever again. Pain pangs at my heart making it nearly impossible to breathe. ' Is this how love is?' I ask myself bitterly chuckling as I feel tears fall down my cheeks. This is the only time I've ever cried after my their death.' damn it! fine! I do love Nate.' I say staring at a portrait of us playing with flour in the pack kitchen. 'So much it frickin' hurts...'