The Beast's Virgin Claim

Cronus is cautious pacing around the room with his limbs fastened behind his back keeping his attentive eyes on the door. Over the past hour, he has been paying attention to every movement to every diminutive variation in sound or heat. "She is climbing the stairs." He speaks.

"I do not hear anything." I scowl. As the future Alpha his ears were trained to be sharper he can hear even the slightest of dins. There is a feeble knock upon the wood the knob is unhurriedly twisted and the door is propelled open to expose a radiant Lumina who immediately greets my brother with a wide smile as soon as her sparkling greys land on him.

"Cronus." She giggles as he opens his arms for her and as soon as she is in his presence he envelops her in a warm embrace. She is the only female after mama and me whom he touches this fondly.

"Thank you for this, Lumina." He says as she nestles into his heat inhaling his scent her smile broadening. I suppose they haven't seen each other for a while despite residing quite close to one another. Their responsibilities obstruct them from spending more time with each other I suppose.

When Lumina belatedly shifts her eyes to me and finds me sitting calmly upon the edge of Cronus's bed she gasps in surprise. "Theia? What are you doing here?" I smile weakly at her tears brimming in my eyes my emotions getting a hold of me and I rapidly gaze down at my lap my locks shielding my face from sight. My feelings are all over the place today and suddenly being in the company of another female who knows me very well I wish to complain and seek comfort in her arms. I still seem to be immature in many ways as you claim, Phobos.

"Cronus I would like a word with your sister. Would you mind stepping out for just a few minutes?" She requests her knowing eyes anchored upon my quaking shoulders as she strolls towards me.

"Of course, I will be in my office. I will return in a few minutes."

As the door to the room closes I sense the bedding shrink down beside me and Lumina wraps her left limb around my shoulder and tugs me to her chest. My wails grow more piercing more gut-wrenching to her gentle touch and she crushes me to her in a tighter grip. "Oh, Theia." Her voice is velvety and empathizing as she leans down to look at my face whilst gently rubbing my back to soothe my cries. There is an audible hitch of her breath as she examines the pain held deep in my eyes. "I know this look of yours for I once held it in my own eyes. Your male he...betrayed your trust."

"Yes." I nod shakily my voice cracking.

"What did he do?"

"He allowed another female, his friend to kiss him." A deafening growl thunders out her heaving chest a need to protect and defend me consumes her whole. Raging greys collide with timid nordic blues, our wolves greet one another from behind barriers her wolf attempting to share her strength with mine so she can awaken.

"Did you slaughter her? Did you paint the earth with her filthy blood? Who is this disgusting female who touches what does not belong to her?"

"It is Moira," I whisper and she gnarls unveiling her warrior canines to me exposing just how upset she is for me. "It is not what you think. She was intoxicated and she believed Phobos was her male Ondra, you know how I told you about their resemblance before. He informed me that he consoled her that way a few times. But it was not the kiss that truly broke my heart."

"No, it was not. It was the fact that he hid it from you." She declares with certainty.

I snap my gaze to her with a frown. How does she know this? How is she able to understand my situation without needing more information from my mouth. "How-"

"Those two brothers are truly idiotic males I tell you. Deimos had once done something similar to me."

"With the chosen?"

"Indeed. And do you know what I did in return?" I shake my head and her sweet smile transforms into a destructive look that sends a shiver down my spine. "I punished him and made sure he bled like he made me bleed. I built my own house away from the castle and raised Kal for a while without Deimos's aid. I showed him that I did not need him in my life, that I could live happily without him. And that was what brought about this unfathomable fear that made itself a home within his being. It took me a year to forgive my moon blessed but that one year was enough for me to bring him to his knees for his sin. They are Alpha males indeed but that does not mean they are allowed to disrespect their females. What your male did was out of good intention I believe but it is still going against the scared mate bond against your love for him."

Lumina brushes my flowing tears with her thumbs and boosts my face so I can encounter her affectionate regard. "I do not know what to do."

"You do know, Theia. Otherwise, you wouldn't be here now would you?"

"Phobos is coming."

"Of course he is, after all, he breathes because of you. You hold half his soul and there is no doubt he loves you I am sure of it but you must make him bleed Theia. You are the queen of beasts claim your power, demonstrate your strength to your male. Show him how his actions have damaged your heart and trust. And in time he will seek your forgiveness."

"I do not want to bring him to his knees."