ALPHA KING RYAN’S POVI took a deep sip of my wine, while staring at the painting on the wall in my living room. All that filled my mind at this moment was how to get into Aiden’s private walls. I needed to know whatever they were planning and everything about them, just so that whenever I want to strike, it’s going to be a perfect strike.“Hmmm I keep thinking of perfect ways to get rid of that Aiden, but all ideas on my mind seem kind of a little too impossible to use.” I spoke out, and Kiera who had been staring at me like she had been desiring to know what was in my mind, sat up.“Well, Aiden isn’t someone one can take down with just little ideas. I guess we’ll have to think deeply of something. It can’t be done in a day, you know.” Kiera uttered, looking serious about the situation on ground.“Well, I know about that. And it has been days since I have been thinking about the perfect plan to hatch against him.”“Oh, really? Well, the longer it takes, I think that’s how bright the

ALPHA AIDEN’S POVWhen night fell, I was in the living room , waiting for this time to come and since it has finally come, I can make my move.I walked up the stairs and headed to her room, hoping she was there and had not sneaked out of anger or anything.As I got to the entrance of her room, I knocked on her door slightly, just so as not to make her jump out of her seat or whatever she was doing.Didn't want to make her shocked or uneasy in any kind of way. But I didn't get any response even with the way I knocked gently. Then I moved closer to the door and knocked again.“I really don't want to see anyone.” Aria spoke, sounding pained.I could hear it from her voice that she was really pained and trying her best not to let it show in her voice.“Come on, Aria. I know you aren't pleased with what happened, but just open the door.” I urged.Then a moment of silence reigned and I was about to speak when I heard the door click.I let out a deep sigh and then pulled down the door knob,

ARIA'S POV..“We just need to get past them, and find the portal. They're not that hard to outrun!” Adan said, turning, and running. “Alright!” I replied shakily, as we ran hand in hand, from the mass of black scorpions. They crawled over themselves, making strange clicking noises as they tumbled forth. My heart was crazed. If they happened to catch up with us, we would get stung by almost all of them, and that would mean getting filled up with poison.“Damn! I don't think we can use our abilities!” Aiden shouted, and I realized we were running at the speed humans recognized as fast, but slow to Lycans and wolves. “Damn it!” I shouted, trying to run as fast as I could to avoid getting caught by the scorpions. I couldn't imagine what would happen if they happened to lay their nasty pincers on me. There was no way my wolf speed wouldn't kick in. Not when I needed it the most.“It doesn't work. Don't even bother.” Aiden shouted, and I looked back at the scorpions, and screamed. The

ARIA'S POV..I coughed up blood again, and felt weakened, like I couldn't hold on anymore. Back then, thinking of meeting my mother had actually done something awful to me. It made me wonder if death could really take me to her.It wasn't like I didn't want to hold on, I was just tired. The pain in my stomach was too much, and so much blood had run up my nose that it stung, and my throat felt sore. When the dead bodies left me, my senses had returned, but my eyesight was dimming.And I wondered… Am I dying? Would just a single trick from the forest kill me just like that?I had attacked with all my might, not knowing I was fighting with the one I could never overpower. Aiden, seeing me as a monster, would have attacked fiercely. My screams must have been roars to him, and my gasps of pain, snarls. “Aria… stop.” Lucien suddenly said, and I realized my own eyes had been closing without me knowing it. “Hang in there. Don't close those eyes.” He ordered, laying me against the tree, as

ADRIA'S POV..Fear gripped me hard in my chest, as I watched the large creature. Never in my life, had I ever seen a creature as large as that.The worst thing about the giant octopus was that it seemed to have eyes everywhere on its body. "Damn." Aiden muttered, and immediately turned around pulling me with him. "Swim."I began to swim, but it was hard. Already, my stomach hurt. The leaves, and cloth Aiden had used to cover my wounds had slipped off, and I wasn't supposed to be in water, with such a wound. Swimming forward was our only option because the water didn't let us get anywhere near the shore. Just then, a large tentacle landed right between Aiden and I, with a large splash, and we were both driven apart by the force of it.I landed on another tentacle, and my heart threatened to burst out."Aria! Use your claws!" Aiden said, as I began to rise out of his reach. I got up from the slowly rising tentacle, and tried to jump down, but another tentacle caught me, and wrapped