Athena’s POV
To do what he did, to sacrifice his chance to be with his fated mates and tie his soul to my sister, there was no doubt whatsoever in my mind that he meant what he said. Every fibre in my body believed him, it was this precise moment I realised how rational my decision to reject him was. I should have heard him out, I should have known there was a reason behind a future alpha doing what he had done. Though I never would have guessed his mother branding him. He loved me and marking Vanessa was his way of not only apologising for everything but proving that one statement to me. My heart fluttered as it raced, those alluring brown eyes and his voice that sent the swarm of butterflies that resided in my stomach into a frenzy with each word he spoke. His smile just amplifies that
