Hector's POV
Pain radiates throughout my body, my skin hot as sweat dripped off me I could feel a cold liquid being pumped into me as it burned my insides. My eyes felt heavy as I forced them to open. The room was dark except for the lamp that sat to the left of my bed along with a jug of water and a glass. I went to sit up but found myself unable, the pain was too much so I laid back down with a grunt. A long line of stitches went vertically down my chest, I was only stabbed so now I was curious as to the size of the incision. Taking a look around I was in a hospital but a fancy one at that, I was in a private room that much was clear. It wasn't your usual sterile boring white walls but cream with white blinds instead of the horrid blue vertical blinds you would normally find. A canular was placed in my hand a small tube leading to a bag filled with a foggy liquid that had been labelled penicillin, that explained the burning sensation I had been feeling. If I was attached to antibiotics, then I must have caught an infection of some kind from the knife the rogue used. A tube was coming out of my mouth making it difficult to breathe, so I pulled it out only for one of the machines to start bleeping. I instantly cursed myself for pulling it out as the alarm from the machine gave me instant headache.
The door flung open two scents I recognised entered my nose relaxing my tensed-up body as my mates came flying into the room having obviously heard the machines alarm.
"Your awake thank the goddess we thought something had happened when we heard the alarm" Athena threw herself onto the bed winding me in the process causing me to wince. "Ah sorry forgot. How are you feeling?" Athena's eyes dropped to the floor as she sucked in her bottom lip guilt on her face knowing she had just hurt me.
"Well, I was in a little pain but now I really hurt, how much have you eaten since
I've been out" Realising I was messing with her she smacked my arm before scoffing and hugging me like I was a china doll.
"Hector, I owe you my life. You could have died for what you did" Axel stood in the doorway; I could feel his pain through the bond. He didn't want me to take the knife for him, he would have rather died than see me like this.
"We are mates Axel; I would have done the same for Athena just as I know you would do the same for us. Are you going to stand there all night or come in" I wanted to feel his touch just as I did Athena's. Athena's touch had Bryant stirring thought it wasn't enough to wake him, we needed Axel.
Axel came over to the side of the bed, he gently cupped my face turning it to face him before planting a sweet and delicate yet passionate kiss on my lips. That was exactly what Bryant needed to wake from his slumber. He didn't have the strength to heal me which was fine, I was just grateful he had kept me alive.
"So, what have I missed? By the looks of your twos faces you haven't slept so come on tell me"
"Well with you in here sleep has been the last thing on our minds. I'm so glad you're ok Hector. I love you, but if you ever do anything like that again I'll let Venus eat you" Athena's face lit up ever so slightly as she kissed me.
"Well, Venus can do whatever she likes with me" I winked at Athena who just chuckled and rolled her eyes. I had never been one to take things seriously and she knew it.
"We found out who can remove Axel's bond to Vanessa, however it's not going to be as simple as just casting a spell" I raised my eyebrow at her vague statement needing more detail than that. "Axel's mum is the only one that can do it. The moon goddess told me that it could be done by will or by death"
"Ok so kill the old bag"
"Yeh it's not that simple. If the bond is removed before the time is right an innocent will lose their life. That innocent being Axel's pup. Oh, and not to mention that his mum and dad also share a bond, so she dies he does to" my eyes shot to Axel who just looked out the window staring up at the moon. I was gobsmacked, he hadn't even found out if the pup was his or not and was going to have to decide whether to stay bonded to that phsyco or lose his pup. How could anyone make that choice? If he left the bond intact until the pup was born yes it would survive, however his bond to Vanessa would be stronger and when it comes time to remove it, there's a good chance he wouldn't be able to do it. Once mated and marked our bonds grow rapidly over time until being apart from our other half becomes unbearable, the pain only subsiding once reunited. Something that was already beginning to happen, it was obvious by the way Axel had carried himself these last few days. He was suffering but didn't want us to worry.
Having waited for Axel and Athena to leave I managed to get myself up and dressed. I couldn't sit here and worry about my mates; about what choice he would have to make. I asked the nurse to send a message to her alpha for me, I wanted to see Axel's mother and he was my only way in. Thirty minutes later he strolled in, he was just as tall as Axel but not as big built. The moment his eyes met mine he growled, I wasn't sure if he knew about his son having two mates or not but looked like I was about to get my answer.
"So, it's true... my son likes men" his voice was full of disgust his eyes leaving my own.
"It is, he is also fated to Athena. He isn't gay he's bisexual he always has been"
"Don't you dare tell me about my son. You made him the way he is. YOU" he was clearly in denial about his son that or he didn't pay enough attention to notice. Axel shaped his brows; his hands were immaculate not a callus on them. Little details along with countless others that would have summed him up had he cared to notice.
"Me... let me stop you there. Before I met Axel, I only ever had eyes for one person. Athena. I had never been interested in men not until I found him. Your son has never tried to hide what or who he is, so if you didn't know then I'm sorry, but it's because you were either to arrogant or busy to pay attention" he stepped towards me, his hands turning to fists as he clenched them by his sides. Axel had told us that his father had a temper, and I was beginning to see it. He went to strike until he heard someone clear their throat behind him stopping him in his tracks.
"What's going on? Hector, Dad?" Axel stood there his arms crossed over his chest, his hair sat messy on his head. He looked as if he had tried to get some rest before being told to come here before things escalated.
"Nothing son" his father's words couldn't have been any further from the truth let alone blunter if they tried, you could literally cut the atmosphere with a knife.
"It's not nothing is it Alpha. He has a problem because you and I are mates. I have turned you gay apparently" I couldn't help but smirk as I noticed how tight his father's fists were clenched even tighter his knuckles extremely white. Small droplets of blood falling to the floor as he dug his nails into his own skin.
"I can assure you dad if anything I turned him. Not that it should matter. I'm your son and I'm happy. Whether you can accept it or not you should be happy because I'm happy. Now, why are you in Hector's room?"
"Ask your... mate" he practically spat the word mate as if it left a sour taste in his mouth. "He called for me and if I haven't a guess, I'd say he wants to have some time with your mother" he may have been oblivious to his own son's nature but damn he was smack on the money with that.
We spent the next hour chatting or well arguing about how we should approach the entire situation. I was all for storming in there and ripping the bitches heart out but unfortunately that wasn't an option. An arse the alpha may be, but he was still Axel's father no matter how I personally felt about him. Eventually we agreed that Axle and the alpha would face her alone, that if either me or Athena went in, she would be less likely to co-operate.