#Chapter42After I left Lucas and Elijah at the packhouse, I met Ria at my house. I'm cooking us both food before we settle down with movies and wine. "You know, I have missed your cooking," Ria said as she sniffed the air. I laughed and turned to face her while she was sat at the kitchen island. "Drew not feeding you?" I chuckled. "Oh, he feeds me plenty." She smirked. My eyes went wide at her and I dropped the spoon I had in my hand on the counter. "Oh my god, I did not need to hear about any of that." I shrieked. I picked the spoon up and chucked it into the sink. "What... Sex?" She asked, casually. "Oh my god, Ria." I yelped, shaking my head.  "Have you not-?" She started to speak, "No." I blurted out, glaring at her. She stood up and came to me. "Amaris." She soothed, I shook my head and glanced at the cooker. "I don't want to talk about it," I said through gritted teeth. She turned my head back to her and took a deep breath. "We don't have to, don't worry." She comforted me,

#Chapter44I woke up with my head pounding and my mouth drier than a desert. I groaned and blinked a few times. I glanced beside me and Ria was sleeping peacefully next to me. I groaned, lifting the blanket over my head. After last night I am never setting foot outside again, I'm too embarrassed and ashamed. Rhydian pretty much kicked me out last night.'He will have known you were turned on.' Aurora chuckled. 'Maybe you need to speak to someone that has had sex.' I groaned and tried pushing her away, 'Amaris, when it comes to sex... we are both a little clueless. I can't give you any advice or anything.' She fought against the barrier. 'I know... Please don't say that word.' I cringed. It's not the actual word I don't like, it's the memories that are involved with it. It's almost like the word is a trigger for images to flash through my mind. The memories are tattooed into my brain and no matter what they don't leave. "Someone is grumpy this morning." Ria chuckled. I peered ou

#Chapter46"Selena," I growled, warning her. I grabbed hold of the door handle and went to open it, "You're a fucking..." "You just said lots of bad words. Amaris isn't my mummy." Cory exclaimed, holding my hand a little tighter. "Stay out of this, kid." Selena rolled her eyes. I chuckled and picked Cory up. "I'm not arguing with you and I'm certainly not letting you get to me." I took ahold of the handle again and turned my head towards Selena, "I'll be sure to tell my mate you said hi." I winked before pulling the door open. The hall was silent, all eyes were on me. I strolled into the hall with my head held high. "Good morning, Alpha." A pack member smiled at me. "She's Amaris." Cory pointed out, scrunching his nose. I chuckled and nodded, "Indeed I am." He chuckled and wrapped his finger around a loose strand of my hair. "Who is your mate?" He asked, twirling his finger in my hair. I stopped walking and glanced at him. "Can you keep a secret?" I whispered. "I'm not allowed t

#Chapter48*SEXUAL ABUSE WARNING.*This is a warning for sexual abuse, it's not descriptive but it could be a trigger. If you aren't comfortable reading this kind of thing, please don't read this Chapter. There will be slight hints in the next Chapter as to what happened to Amaris.Rhydian's POV. I sat staring at the envelope. I shakily picked it up, holding it tightly. I don't know if I can open this, what if she's leaving? What if she doesn't want me? My reaction to her being called Luna wasn't exactly my best moment. But, if she had given me a second to explain myself, she would have known why I reacted like that. It wasn't because she was referred to as my Luna, it was because someone else knew we were mates. I was surprised she had told someone.All I want to do is howl it from the highest point in the forest, claim her as my mate and let the world know. But, I know it's hard for her and I'm willing to go at any pace she needs, as long as the outcome is her by my side. 'Ju

#Chapter50"Amaris, you can't walk around with red eyes!" Lucas shrieked as I left the office. I rolled my eyes and carried on walking with Lucas hot on my tail."Why not? They're a part of me." I shrugged.I reached the top of the stairs and turned to face Lucas. "People will be afraid. You've only just told them about your wolf and going around with red eyes is going to cause unnecessary problems." He muttered. I glared at him and he shrunk back. "I'll go lock myself in my room then or maybe I'll go back to Canada." I snapped.I don't see his problem. I'm a Dark Wolf and it's time I start embracing it. "You can't go... go back to Canada." Lucas stammered. "Nobody accepts me here." I deadpanned before walking down the stairs. "Amaris." I heard Tristan behind me as I stepped off the stairs. I turned my head slightly and Tristan was stood by the kitchen door with his arms crossed."Of course you told your dad." I snickered, glancing at Lucas. "Amaris, you need to shift back," Tristan