Chapter 47. Once I Had Her in My Arms Again…

Daxon

My phone buzzed in my pocket, the vibration humming against my thigh. I slipped it out and glanced at the screen. A single message from one of my allies stared back at me.

“She’s alone.”

The words sent a wicked thrill coursing through me. Just two words, and every vein in my body had lit up.

My lips curved into a smile that wasn’t really a smile at all, it was hunger. Fire and Possession.

This was the moment I’d been waiting for, the opportunity to reclaim what was rightfully mine.

Finally.

I didn’t waste time, didn’t need to. Getting to Athena had never been a challenge. If anything, it was the easiest task in my life, and it would be a pleasure—a darkly seductive game

But this wasn’t just about finding her. No. This was about her returning to my embrace, not just as my mate, but as my possession.

She had spent too long slipping through my fingers, too long pretending she wasn’t meant for me. And tonight,